What are your reasons for adding fruit?

[Jag75]

It is usually peach flavoring that smells like cat pee to me (and it is a 'thing' that some people perceive it that way).

I hope you didnt just mess me up lol. Cold stone creamery has a mint ice cream that I really liked. My wife took a bite and she said it tasted like toothpaste . I dont eat that flavor anymore because everytime I do I taste Crest lol.

 

[radwizard]

Actually, this thread surprises me that so many people don't like fruit in beer. This site is filled with threads of people trying to target fruit flavors in un-fruited beers like IPAs, Belgians, Brett beers etc . I thought that was the whole reason why the trendiest hops were the fruitiest.

 

[kingmatt]

Fruit is like any other ingredient, if used properly it can enhance and improve the taste of the beer, just like hops or a specific yeast strain. That said, if used improperly it can easily ruin a beer, more so than most other ingredients.

 

[grampamark]

In my little corner of the brewing world, there is no reason to add fruit to beer, ever.

Obviously there are some who think fruit is a traditional brewing ingredient. Carry on.