Derailed Black Cherry Ale - Erie Brewing Co.

    Derailed Black Cherry Ale is a Fruit Beer made by Erie Brewing Co. which is located in Erie, Pennsylvania. I find the beer's name interesting, as a train derailing seems like something that people would like to avoid, rather than enjoy...

    Derailed pours a semi-hazy, brown-orange with little to no head at all. There are a huge number of bubbles present in the ale, so I expect a high level of carbonation.

    The ale smells unsurprisingly like cherry juice. There is also the presence of bready malts. The beer also has a strange metallic scent to it.

    Derailed has a medium body with a medium-high level of carbonation. The beer leaves a slick film in the mouth after swallowing. An alcohol content 5% ABV is present in the ale.

Drink Derailed! The only beer responsible for multiple horrible deaths!

    The Fruit Beer tastes mainly of sweet cherry juice. There is a light flavor of the same bready malts that were present in the ale's aroma. There is a slight metallic aftertaste to the beer which is in stark contrast to the sweet fruit flavors.

    I can't get over that the beer is called Derailed. The word "derailed" brings nothing but negative connotations to mind. I don't see why anyone would name their product after a disaster, especially something with such sweet flavors.

    Derailed Black Cherry Ale has good fruit flavor blended with mild malt character. I'm put off a bit by the beer's metallic aftertaste and smell, though. There is a slight sourness to the beer that fans of Sour Ales might enjoy, though this is by no means a Sour Ale. If you've never had a Fruit Beer before, this would be a decent one to start with!

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