Fruit beer is a beer that incorporates natural fruits or fruit juices and extracts during production. It comes in various styles and typically contains characteristics of both the base beer and the added fruit.
How it is made
Fruit beer is made by adding natural fruits such as cherries, raspberries, apples, or citrus fruits to the beer during production. Fruit juices and extracts can also be used. When natural juices are used, filtration may not be necessary.
Types and styles
Fruit beer varies in color, taste, and aroma depending on the type of base beer and the fruit used. For lighter fruit beers with colorful fruits, the fruit's color may dominate the beer's appearance and foam, with possible cloudiness depending on the ingredients.
Adapted from the Russian Wikipedia article Фруктовое пиво, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.