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Blueberry
Upland Brewing Company
- From:
- Upland Brewing Company
- Indiana, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.95 | pDev: 12.41%
- Reviews:
- 99
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 16, 2020
- Added:
- Jan 01, 2008
- Wants:
- 251
- Gots:
- 63
Wood Aged Fruited Sour Ale w/ 2.5 pounds of Blueberries per gallon
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Ratings by younger35:
Reviewed by younger35 from Minnesota
4.04/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Received one of each of these delicious brews from TheodorHerzl. This will be my fifth of the six. Drank from my Stone India Pale Ale flute.
Appearance- Pours a really flat purplish red with no head what-so-ever. Damnit. The peach was flat and looks like this one is gonna be too.
Smell- A slight bit of a vinegary tartness slaps the nostrils immediately. Lactic with maybe the slightest bit of Brett funk. What funk there is though doesn't seem to last long as the fruitiness of the blueberries lend more of a clean fresh scent. Unlike the other Upland Lambics I can really smell that the fruit in this is blueberry. The rest all just sort of smelled like a mix of berries. The oak really comes through as the beer warms and adds a nice bit of butter and vanilla.
Taste- Starts slightly tart but not near as tart as the nose led me to believe. It's sort of a light red wine like vinegar twang. No funk or anything Brett like but the fruit and wood do a number. The blueberry is tart and fruity and sort of reminds me of a raspberry vinaigrette. I think some carbonation would really help some of the flavors to pop a bit more. The oak is slightly tannic and it adds a bit of light vanilla bean. All these Lambics end with the same woody vanilla.
Mouthfeel- Well... Light and watery with zero carbonation and a bit of spicy vinegary twang.
Drinkability- Really tasty brew but damnit they need to get the carbonation in check. A $15 beer needs to be carbonated, regardless. Gripes aside I liked this one more than all except for the peach (which also wasn't carbonated). The fruit and wood are fantastic accompaniment to the light sour of the brew. Thanks Matt!
Mar 20, 2009Appearance- Pours a really flat purplish red with no head what-so-ever. Damnit. The peach was flat and looks like this one is gonna be too.
Smell- A slight bit of a vinegary tartness slaps the nostrils immediately. Lactic with maybe the slightest bit of Brett funk. What funk there is though doesn't seem to last long as the fruitiness of the blueberries lend more of a clean fresh scent. Unlike the other Upland Lambics I can really smell that the fruit in this is blueberry. The rest all just sort of smelled like a mix of berries. The oak really comes through as the beer warms and adds a nice bit of butter and vanilla.
Taste- Starts slightly tart but not near as tart as the nose led me to believe. It's sort of a light red wine like vinegar twang. No funk or anything Brett like but the fruit and wood do a number. The blueberry is tart and fruity and sort of reminds me of a raspberry vinaigrette. I think some carbonation would really help some of the flavors to pop a bit more. The oak is slightly tannic and it adds a bit of light vanilla bean. All these Lambics end with the same woody vanilla.
Mouthfeel- Well... Light and watery with zero carbonation and a bit of spicy vinegary twang.
Drinkability- Really tasty brew but damnit they need to get the carbonation in check. A $15 beer needs to be carbonated, regardless. Gripes aside I liked this one more than all except for the peach (which also wasn't carbonated). The fruit and wood are fantastic accompaniment to the light sour of the brew. Thanks Matt!
More User Ratings:
Rated by TimG_0913 from Delaware
4/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Overall very good beer. Pretty sour first few sips, but dies down. 4/5
Feb 16, 2020Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado
4.25/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
lots to like about this one, although it might be a stretch to call it lambic, no matter how its made. the fermentation profile isnt anything like traditional lambic, but i dont really mind, its a cool beer, somewhat less overtly acidic than a lot of others i have had from these guys have been, and thus quite a bit more drinkable. the color is gorgeous, like blueberry jelly, deep rich color, high refinement, and a big rising airy champagne head on it, just pink. aroma is tangy blueberries, very natural and very concentrated, although maybe somewhat lighter in taste than the color suggests, its neither sweet nor jammy, just tastes like blueberries with a little red wine in there too, things like plum and blackberry as nuances. lots of wood and some clean acidity, even the funky wild elements in here are quite tidy, tastes mature too, with very little sugar left over at the end, and a nice balance between the fruit, the oak, and the very distinctive yeast elements. its sour but i could drink the whole bottle without bubbly guts, and what really makes it for me is this insanely high carbonation, almost explosive, like hard to keep my mouth closed it creates so much pressure, which i think is cool in beer like this, keeps it so light. well made and distinctive, not as complex maybe as more authentic lambic, but its a really cool wild beer, one of the best i have had from these guys!
Jan 19, 2019
Blueberry from Upland Brewing Company
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
329 ratings
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