Rose beer covers two genuinely different ideas that both end up calling themselves “rose.” Some brewers add real rose petals, rose hips or hibiscus for a floral character. Others are building a rosé wine-inspired beer, using berries, grape must or a Brut lager process to get the pink color and dry, wine-like finish, with rose only as a marketing angle rather than an actual ingredient.
Below are 5 real rose and rosé-style beers, ranked from strongest to lightest, spanning an actual rose-petal lager, three fruited rosé-inspired lagers, and a Belgian wheat beer built around raspberry juice. Each one lists the brewery, style and ABV, plus whether you can get it delivered through Saucey right now.
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1. Roseria
| Brewery | 2SP Brewing Company (Aston, Pennsylvania) |
| Style | Rose Brut Lager |
| ABV | 6.0% |
This is the one actually brewed with real rose ingredients rather than just rosé-adjacent marketing: hibiscus, rose petals and rose buds go in alongside German Huell Melon hops and wine grapes, on a base of 100% Deer Creek Keystone Pale malt. The result is described as bone dry with grape and melon notes plus a crunchy, rhubarb-like edge, closer to an actual rosé wine in structure than a beer with a rose garnish.
Not currently listed on Saucey; check 2SP Brewing Company’s own site or your local specialty bottle shop for availability.
2. Rosé Sauvage
| Brewery | Aslan Brewing Company (Bellingham, Washington) |
| Style | Biere Brut with Raspberries |
| ABV | 5.0% |
Aslan fermented this on over 300 pounds of raspberry puree using a blend of house ale yeast and a phenolic Belgian saison strain, chasing a Champagne-inspired dry finish rather than a sweet fruit beer. The drying carbonation is doing the heavy lifting here, it keeps the raspberry character tart and wine-like instead of letting it read as fruit juice.
Not currently listed on Saucey; check Aslan Brewing Company’s own site or your local specialty bottle shop for availability.
3. Rosé
| Brewery | Surly Brewing Co. (Minnesota) |
| Style | Rosé-Inspired Lager |
| ABV | 5.2% |
Part of Surly’s Brewer’s Cut small-batch series, this one leans on currants and strawberries for its fruit character and concord grape notes for the wine-like finish, built explicitly to look and drink like a glass of rosé wine rather than a fruited beer. It was a limited release rather than a year-round beer, so availability has always been narrow and seasonal.
Not currently listed on Saucey; check Surly Brewing Co.’s own site or your local specialty bottle shop for availability.
4. Suñorita Rose
| Brewery | Meanwhile Brewing Company (Austin, Texas) |
| Style | Rose Petal Lager |
| ABV | 4.8% |
Built on an Extra Pale Premium Pilsner base with Tettnanger, Hallertau Mittelfruh and Saphir hops, Suñorita Rose adds real rose hips and hibiscus rather than a rosé-wine gimmick, with orange peel and cranberry rounding out the profile. It picked up a 2022 Award of Excellence from the American Rose Society, an unusual crossover accolade for a beer built around an actual flower.
No publicly available product photo found at the time of writing; check Meanwhile Brewing Company’s own site for the current label.
Not currently listed on Saucey; check Meanwhile Brewing Company’s own site or your local specialty bottle shop for availability.
5. Wittekerke Rosé
| Brewery | De Brabandere Brewery (Bavikhove, Belgium) |
| Style | Wheat Beer with Fruit |
| ABV | 4.3% |
De Brabandere markets this as the first original rosé beer to market, built on its own Wittekerke Wit witbier with pure raspberry juice added rather than extract or flavoring. It reads as a soft, full-bodied wheat beer with a raspberry character layered on top, closer to a fruited witbier than a wine-style rosé beer, and it is the lightest, most sessionable beer on this list.
Not currently listed on Saucey; check De Brabandere Brewery’s own site or your local specialty bottle shop for availability.
What is the best rose beer overall?
Roseria from 2SP Brewing is the strongest all-around pick and the one built with the most real rose ingredients: hibiscus, rose petals and rose buds alongside wine grapes. Meanwhile Brewing’s Suñorita Rose is the best choice if you specifically want a beer built around rose hips and hibiscus rather than a rosé-wine imitation.
Is rose beer the same thing as rosé beer?
Not always. Some beers on this list (Roseria, Suñorita Rose) use actual rose petals, rose hips or hibiscus as an ingredient. Others (Rosé Sauvage, Surly’s Rosé, Wittekerke Rosé) are fruited or Brut-process beers built to look and taste like rosé wine, using berries or grape must, with no actual rose flower involved beyond the name.
Are these rose beers widely available?
No. Most are limited or small-batch releases from regional craft breweries rather than year-round, nationally distributed beers. Expect to find them at the brewery’s own taproom or a well-stocked specialty bottle shop rather than a typical grocery store beer aisle.
This niche covers more genuine brewing technique than the novelty label suggests.
