Fruity Beers

If you'd rather drink juice or soda

By Don McSwiney for Avenue Calgary's June edition.

Don McSwiney’s beer drinking resume includes 25 years of enthusiastic consumption, as a private citizen and member of The Dino Martinis. Turn-ons include long walks on the beach, beer, discovering great new beer and talking or writing about beer. Turn-offs include beer snobs and those unwilling to give different beer styles a chance.

 

  • Ceres Red Erik
  • Floris Ninkeberry
  • Grapefruit Radler
  • Schoefferhofer Grapefruit
  • Mongozo
  • Liefman's Fruitesse
  • Fruili
  • Framboise Boon Lambic
  • Framboise Lambic
Schoefferhofer Grapefruit

Schoefferhofer Brewery, Germany

2.5% Wheat Beer

Guilty pleasure alert! Grapefruit-flavoured, refreshing, alco-pop-wheat-beer = cooler and beer together at last! Very yummy.

Where to drink it: Good Saturday afternoon, après-lawn-mowing drink.

Pairing: With appetizers or a fruit tray.