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Cherry Wheat
- Fruit Beer
- 5.3% ABV
- Label approved Oct 29
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90 seek it out · 80 would buy again · 70 fine, wouldn't seek it · 60 disappointing · 40 flawed or drain pour
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Samuel Adams' Fruit Beer. Label approved 29 October 2026.
Brewed at American Craft Brewery LLC (Massachusetts). More brewed there.
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How to serve it
- Serve at
- 42–48°F (6–9°C)
- Glass
- Tulip: the narrow top holds the aroma in and the head up
About 155–200 calories and 13–24 g carbs
About 105 of those calories come from the alcohol.
General guidance for Fruit Beer. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools
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About this beer
This is the 63rd of 63 labels we have from Samuel Adams. It is one of 59 fruit beer labels approved in October 2026. Its label was approved 14 days after it was submitted. The brand on the label is Samuel Adams; it was brewed at American Craft Brewery LLC in Massachusetts. The label carries the Brewers Association independent seal.
From the label“THE COMBINATION OF CHERRIES FROM THE GREAT LAKES AND A TOUCH OF HONEY BALANCES THE RED FRUIT CHARACTER WITH A SLIGHT SWEETNESS. ADDING WHEAT CREATES A SMOOTH, LIGHT BODIED BEER. A DELICIOUS TREAT FOR ANY OCCASION.”
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Style: SpecialtyBrewery: Samuel Adams