Boysenberry
Upland Brewing Company

BoysenberryBoysenberry
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From:
Upland Brewing Company
 
Indiana, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
Ranked #347
ABV:
6%
Score:
92
Ranked #5,933
Avg:
4.17 | pDev: 7.43%
Reviews:
7
Ratings:
31
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 28, 2023
Added:
Aug 19, 2017
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  4
Boysenberry is a single barrel experiment offered exclusively at the Wood Shop to showcase the balance of the fruit and our sour blond ale Basis.
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Rated: 4.34 by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

Aug 28, 2023
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Reviewed by NCSapiens from Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This is one funky beer, but there is something addictive about it. It looks purple with luscious pink head. The taste is super dry, tart, and a bit sour. The main flavors are oak, barnyard funk, wheat cracker, boysenberry, green apple. An absolutely delectable light malt on the finish. Great complexity of flavors meld well together and change from the beginning of the sip to the long lasting aftertaste.
Jan 13, 2023
 
Rated: 4.5 by mwvman from Indiana

Oct 24, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by LAM01833 from Massachusetts

Jul 31, 2022
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Reviewed by BerryKumquat from California

4.34/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: Light-dark red color.
S: Bretty clean fruit smell.
T: A very clean and dry fruit beer. Not much sour but instead a lot of berry with a dry finish.
F: A punchy but light fruit beer.
O: A very simple but enjoyable beer for any occasion
Dec 12, 2020
 
Rated: 4.5 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Apr 03, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by brittanylicious from Indiana

Oct 13, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by heysuz from Indiana

Oct 13, 2019
 
Rated: 4.04 by Lofreqwave from California

Oct 10, 2019
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Reviewed by VoxRationis from New York

4.55/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Served on tap at Melzingah Tap House in Beacon, New York.
A: Pours a cloudy, raspberry/garnet color with a two finger, frothy pink head, surprising retention and light, but complex lacing.
S: Aromas of dark raspberry, cherry, and (of course) boysenberry. Very berry.
T: Semiweet and tart. Rich flavors are a melange of the nose, but I would hazard that gooseberry has a role. Relatively strong bitterness consistent with the style.
M: Full bodied with moderate carbonation. Chewy
O: This is a very enjoyable Russian Imperial Stout. Cannot say I picked up the oats in the flavor or mouthfeel. Maybe a bit smoother.
Oct 03, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by alexsergio from New York

Sep 16, 2019
 
Rated: 4.32 by mdfb79 from New York

Jul 02, 2019
 
Rated: 4.75 by Fettpopps from Massachusetts

Jun 15, 2019
 
Rated: 4.24 by Eychung from New York

Jun 14, 2019
 
Rated: 4.15 by Dactrius from Netherlands Antilles

Apr 27, 2019
 
Rated: 4.21 by tcbro023 from Wisconsin

Feb 04, 2019
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 1/18/2018. Pours slightly hazy deep ruby red/light purple color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy light pink head with solid retention, that reduces to a thin spotty lace cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big sour/tart/tangy blackberry, raspberry, blueberry, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, peach, plum, cherry, pear, melon, red/green apple, currant, red grape/wine, oak, hay, straw, grass, pepper, wheat, cracker, white bread, light leathery/musty funk, and yeast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, boysenberries, oak barrels, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big sour/tart/tangy blackberry, raspberry, blueberry, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, peach, plum, cherry, pear, melon, red/green apple, currant, red grape/wine, oak, hay, straw, grass, pepper, wheat, cracker, white bread, light leathery/musty funk, and yeast/oak earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang, and yeast/oak spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy berries, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, peach, plum, cherry, pear, melon, red/green apple, currant, red grape/wine, oak, hay, straw, grass, pepper, wheat, cracker, white bread, light leathery/musty funk, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, boysenberries, oak barrels, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tartness, tangy fruit, and spiciness balance; with no puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from tartness, tangy fruit, yeast/oak spiciness, and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, and bready/grainy/acidic/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol for 6.3%. Overall this is a fantastic fruited sour/wild ale. All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, boysenberries, oak barrels, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and easy to drink with the modestly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish; not overly lactic. Amazingly balanced juicy/jammy berries, and Brett/Bacteria complexity; nice oak presence, and pale/wheat malts against acidity. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on style example as expected. Their fruited sours are always impressive. This was not as lactically sour as most others.
Nov 03, 2018
 
Rated: 3.99 by Gagnonsux from Texas

Sep 01, 2018
 
Rated: 4.15 by IRONRakkasan from California

Jun 22, 2018
 
Rated: 3.34 by Mebuzzard from Colorado

Jun 21, 2018
Boysenberry from Upland Brewing Company
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 31 ratings