Petal To The Kettle
Upland Brewing Company

Petal To The KettlePetal To The Kettle
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From:
Upland Brewing Company
 
Indiana, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
Ranked #659
ABV:
6%
Score:
84
Ranked #22,821
Avg:
3.68 | pDev: 10.33%
Reviews:
10
Ratings:
47
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 08, 2022
Added:
Jun 09, 2016
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  10
This refreshing kettle sour welcomes in spring with a distinctly tart grapefruit, peach, and strawberry flavor. Hibiscus and rose petals were chosen to compliment the tart and citrusy character, giving this ale a delightful floral nose.

This beer pours a beautiful pinkish purple reminiscent of the inside of a ripe grapefruit. The aroma is of tart strawberries, lemon, and grapefruit with floral notes of rose and hibiscus. The flavor has a distinctly tart grapefruit character supported by peach, strawberry, and delicate hints of floral perfume.

5 IBU
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Ratings by Warren2621:
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Rated by Warren2621 from Indiana

4.03/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Nov 26, 2016
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Rated: 3.81 by mdaschaf from Indiana

Apr 08, 2022
 
Rated: 3.96 by burtclaws

Oct 23, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by aasher from Indiana

Jun 29, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by paulish from New York

Apr 14, 2021
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Rated by Eyedoc27 from Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Nice strawberry
Jul 07, 2020
 
Rated: 3.64 by GC2020 from New Hampshire

Jun 07, 2020
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Reviewed by beersampler6 from Michigan

3.52/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Quite a sour wild ale from this Indiana brewery known for these types of beers. "Packaged 1/6/20, best by 5/6/20" printed on can so this may have been just a little too old. Pours a clearer medium pink color with a minimal film of white head and scant spotty lingering lacing that quickly faded. Aromas of tart raspberries, strawberries and cherries. Also some faint floral hops, malt and bread. Tastes similarly, decent balance but just too sour and tart for me. Probably meant to be that way but I couldn't quite appreciate it. Mild thin mouthfeel and decent carbonation that slowly faded.
Jun 02, 2020
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Reviewed by Franziskaner from Missouri

3.56/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Cloudy and pink to light red in color. There’s a trace of a fingernail of off white on top. The aroma is of strawberries, rose, and hibiscus. The flavor is of muddled strawberries, rose, and hibiscus. The mouth is moderately carbonated.
Sep 01, 2019
 
Rated: 3.74 by blissfulNemo from Michigan

Aug 11, 2019
 
Rated: 2.22 by isaac_barrow from Indiana

Jul 02, 2019
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

4.15/5  rDev +12.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
12 ounce can into tulip glass, best before 8/2019. Pours very hazy reddish/pinkish orange color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy light pink head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big juicy/tart/tangy strawberries, hibiscus, cranberry, fruit skin/seeds, rose, lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, apricot, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, light peppercorn/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of strawberries, hibiscus, rose, fruity/acidic yeast, and pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy/tart/tangy strawberries, hibiscus, cranberry, fruit skin/seeds, rose, lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, apricot, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, light peppercorn/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang, and light spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy strawberries, hibiscus, cranberry, fruit skin/seeds, rose, lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, apricot, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, light peppercorn/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of strawberries, hibiscus, rose, fruity/acidic yeast, and pale/wheat malt flavors; with a fantastic malt/tartness and tangy fruit balance; with no puckering flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering tartness, tangy fruit, and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/grainy, and fairly acidic/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol for 6%. Overall this is an outstanding fruited kettle sour! All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of strawberries, hibiscus, rose, fruity/acidic yeast, and pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, refreshing, and fairly crisp/clean to drink with the mellowly acidic/tangy/drying finish. Nicely soft feel, not overly lactic. Nicely juicy/jammy strawberries; with balanced rose, hibiscus, and Lacto complexity; with a great balancing pale/wheat malt backbone against acidity. Mild residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and impressive style example. Not overwhelming on any aspect.
Apr 29, 2019
 
Rated: 3.94 by eljabak from Michigan

Apr 27, 2019
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

3.72/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Welcome back to my New Hoosier Daddy Beer Sunday (Week 738)! I am CANtinuing with CANs from IndiCANa, courtesy of @AyatollahGold & @jkblr both of whom have recently hooked me up, Hoosier style. It will be a CANner, not banner, day for The CANQuest (tm)!

From the CAN: "Tart at Full Speed"; "Ale with Rose, Hibiscus & Strawberry".

Was there a bumper crop of hibiscus in IndiCANa this year?!? This is my seCANd CANsecutive beer from there with hibiscus as an adjunct!

This beer strikes me as an homage to both my late Pops & his mom, my paternal grandmother. He was an avid bicyclist & a founding member of the Lancaster Bicycle Club & she was a brilliant gardener whose rose & raspberry bushes were a haven for bees. As to me, strawberries are my favorite fruit!

A Crack! a Glug & the same result! Clearly, either the adjuncts, the yeast or a CANbination of both do/es not lend itself/themselves to the creation of head and/or retention. It fizzed and foamed as quickly as I poured & quickly faded into nothingness. 8=( Color was again the cloudy look of freshly-squeezed Ruby Red grapefruit juice (SRM = N/A). Nose smelled like Grummy ChANdler's garden - fresh fruit & flowers! This was probably the least funky-smelling beer in this style that I have enCANtered. Mmm. Mouthfeel was medium. The taste was definitely tart, but not so much so as to be puckering. The taste was definitely of strawberries, underlain by easily-identifiable rose & hibiscus. I was pretty impressed with this one! It made me long for a strawberry pie, with or without rhubarb. And a bouquet of roses on the table as a centerpiece. I miss Pops & Grummy. 8=( Onward! This was NOT "tart at full speed" or I would not have liked it as much. Its lack of inherent tartness hurts it when rating to style, which may acCANt for its "Good" score. Finish was dry, after all, it was tart. I liked it much more than the previous IndiCANa hibiscus-infused beer & that has to count for something, right? YMMV.
Apr 14, 2019
 
Rated: 3.36 by bschmidt_37 from Illinois

Mar 17, 2019
 
Rated: 3.54 by BarryMFBurton from Indiana

Mar 14, 2019
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Reviewed by Flickib41 from Indiana

3.77/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a pale pink. Definitely taste the strawberry and hibiscus. Get floral hints strawberry on the nose. Not an overpowering tartness with this sour. Very drinkable. On a warm summer day I bet this beer is even better.

Not sure why they say this beer is retired. Talked to a Upland rep and they are going to produce this beer on a yearly basis as part of their new sour series.
Mar 12, 2019
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Reviewed by Lafayette_Beer_League from Indiana

3.79/5  rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Hey The Lafayette Beer League is working to bring you video reviews of beer from Indiana. We love craft beer. We are trying to explore all the great beer Indiana has to offer. Our Goal is to bring a video to you each week! Check out this Video about Uplands Petal to the Kettle

Talking about Beer: Upland Petal to the Kettle
https://youtu.be/Uy0bXwM9fjI
May 11, 2018
 
Rated: 4.16 by DigitGrowler from Kentucky

Apr 26, 2018
 
Rated: 3.64 by MrDis from Indiana

Mar 31, 2018
Petal To The Kettle from Upland Brewing Company
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