Our Impression: As a brewer, it is sometimes necessary to appease the demographic of beer drinkers who want a beer that doesn’t taste like beer.  This can lead to gimmicky beers with crazy names and odd ingredients and flavors.  We try not to forget that there is still a beer style underneath all the added adjuncts. (Adjuncts = Anything not water, malt, hops, yeast).  We decided to brew something that inspires us and also something that attracts beer drinkers and non-beer drinkers alike!  The base beer, a Belgian-style Witbier, is an elegant, light-colored wheat beer brewed with belgian ale yeast.  We brewed the witbier with raw wheat, belgian malts, and a long, traditional decoction mash.  The result is very pale, dry, doughy witbier with low hop character and complex belgian esters. Even though some of the fine subtleties are lost behind the hefty dose of raspberries, this product has been elevated into something truly special.  We love Mr. Bear and hope you do too!