Saison Du Blodget
Upright Brewing Company

Saison Du BlodgetSaison Du Blodget
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From:
Upright Brewing Company
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
Saison
ABV:
5.75%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.1 | pDev: 9.27%
Reviews:
8
Ratings:
82
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 09, 2021
Added:
Dec 11, 2013
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  10
The only beer that combines the hop forward Five with barrel aging, Saison du Blodget has a historic profile melding tartness and bitterness. The wild aroma is rooted in the mix of hop notes and spent peaches from the Fantasia, which also contribute unique yeasts and bacteria.
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Ratings by oline73:
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Rated by oline73 from Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -8.5%

Jan 23, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by acurtis from New Jersey

Sep 09, 2021
 
Rated: 4.06 by amano_h from Oregon

Jan 09, 2016
 
Rated: 4.1 by MDDMD from Pennsylvania

Jan 01, 2016
 
Rated: 4.48 by kristinc from Canada (BC)

Sep 26, 2015
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Reviewed by Stevedore from Oregon

4.34/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
750ml bottle. Served in a stemmed glass.

Pours a lighter orange body, slight golden hue, with a two finger white head, solid retention, not much lacing. Thin film. Smells of tart citrus, lemon, mild-moderately aggressive acetic tartness, oak, stone fruit, mild cracker, no graininess or lactic acid. Flavour is very similar to the smell; the lemon and stone fruit is more pronounced, and there is a moderately aggressive acetic quality that makes it on the tarter side of the BA saison spectrum, which I welcome. The stone fruit is more mellow than if it were a true peach aged saison, but it's still quite noticeable. Oak, mild funk, a bit of horse blanket, but not overtly cheesy. Very pleasantly tart and fruity flavour profile. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, nice carbonation, crisp, refreshing and mildly drying. Finish is a bit of stonefruit and funk. Great taste and depth in a 5.75% ABV package. Overall, a very nice saison that seems underrated to me, but has just enough of the tartness and stone fruit that works quite well for me.
Jun 19, 2015
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Rated by IMFletcher from Kentucky

4.24/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Funky and wonderful. I'd drink more saisons if they tasted like this.
Jun 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4.15 by 4DAloveofSTOUT from Illinois

Jun 12, 2015
 
Rated: 4.37 by CTJman from Connecticut

Jun 07, 2015
 
Rated: 4.53 by Faxmesomehalibut from New Hampshire

Jun 04, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by ADTaber from South Carolina

Apr 25, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Lare453 from Florida

Mar 30, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by DVMin98 from North Carolina

Mar 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4.38 by DrBier from Pennsylvania

Feb 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3.98 by BDeibs from Colorado

Feb 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Gobzilla from California

Feb 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4.23 by polishkaz from Connecticut

Jan 31, 2015
 
Rated: 4.53 by thampel09 from New Jersey

Jan 04, 2015
 
Rated: 4.27 by PEIhop from Massachusetts

Dec 27, 2014
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Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois

4.3/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This years release, not retired, and probably a duplicate.

Pours a bright saturated orange, a finger of white foam on top. Spotty lace around the edges of the glass.

Musty oaky aroma with a juicy citrus quality, peach pit, fuzzy sweetness.

Bright peachy acidity in the taste, grapefruit, yogurty lacto, wet wood, oaky tannic bitterness briefly in the dry aftertaste. Crisp acidity, refreshingly tart verging on sour. Somewhere in the realm of Fantome and Fantasia, somewhat lambic-esque. Overall it's tasty and nicely complex and cohesive.
Dec 18, 2014
Saison Du Blodget from Upright Brewing Company
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 82 ratings