Blueberry Belch
Fegley's Bethlehem Brew Works
- From:
- Fegley's Bethlehem Brew Works
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Fruit and Field Beer
Ranked #500 - ABV:
- 4.2%
- Score:
- 77
Ranked #38,083 - Avg:
- 3.29 | pDev: 14.29%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 14
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 29, 2024
- Added:
- Aug 29, 2003
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 11
SCORE
77
Okay
77
Okay
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Reviewed by tigg924 from Massachusetts
3.69/5 rDev +12.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev +12.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours clear, purple tan in color with one quarter inch head. Taste is big blueberries and wheat. Light bodied, sweet with moderate carbonation. Makes for an enjoyable, clean, true to style beer. Solid but not mind blowing.
Jul 03, 2019
Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania
3.86/5 rDev +17.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.86/5 rDev +17.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Fegley's Brew Works "Blueberry Belch"
12 fl. oz. brown glass bottle, "BTLON: 042717" and sampled on 082417
$2 @ Weis, Conshohocken, PA
Notes via stream of consciousness: A rough pour brings up a finger-plus thick head of pinkish white foam over a hazy golden and amber body with a touch of a pinkish sheen. The head has already, unfortunately, dropped. Blueberry greets you in the aroma and I'll assume it's real as the bottle label reads "ALE BREWED WITH BLUEBERRIES". It's pleasant, not too strong, not too sweet, and welcoming. The flavor follows with a blueberry flavor that's neither sweet (it's sweetish) or tart within a basic golden malt base. I hate to say it right now, before we've even really begun, but it's a one-trick pony, and to be honest, we are really through at this point. The blueberry is nice but it's not brilliant, and the beer beneath it is just a base for it. Modestly bitter but dry in the finish - there seems to be a light touch of acidity to it. It's medium bodied and gently crisp across the palate. It's better than a lot of the blueberry ales I've had, and I'm glad they didn't go heavier on the wheat because sometimes that just muddles things up, but it remains a fairly basic fruit beer. On the other hand, what is that big music fest they have in Allentown?... I sure wouldn't mind having a few of these on a warm day out in the sun while relaxing and listening to music. Nicely balanced, refreshing, and easy to drink.
Aug 24, 201712 fl. oz. brown glass bottle, "BTLON: 042717" and sampled on 082417
$2 @ Weis, Conshohocken, PA
Notes via stream of consciousness: A rough pour brings up a finger-plus thick head of pinkish white foam over a hazy golden and amber body with a touch of a pinkish sheen. The head has already, unfortunately, dropped. Blueberry greets you in the aroma and I'll assume it's real as the bottle label reads "ALE BREWED WITH BLUEBERRIES". It's pleasant, not too strong, not too sweet, and welcoming. The flavor follows with a blueberry flavor that's neither sweet (it's sweetish) or tart within a basic golden malt base. I hate to say it right now, before we've even really begun, but it's a one-trick pony, and to be honest, we are really through at this point. The blueberry is nice but it's not brilliant, and the beer beneath it is just a base for it. Modestly bitter but dry in the finish - there seems to be a light touch of acidity to it. It's medium bodied and gently crisp across the palate. It's better than a lot of the blueberry ales I've had, and I'm glad they didn't go heavier on the wheat because sometimes that just muddles things up, but it remains a fairly basic fruit beer. On the other hand, what is that big music fest they have in Allentown?... I sure wouldn't mind having a few of these on a warm day out in the sun while relaxing and listening to music. Nicely balanced, refreshing, and easy to drink.
Reviewed by SMZBrew from Pennsylvania
3.6/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.6/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Purplish haze with a small head. Taste malty, bready with a somewhat artificial blueberry flavor. I would say this tastes pretty close to a blueberry muffin. Easy drinking beer but definitely not world class as far as fruit beers go.
Aug 21, 2017
Reviewed by q33jeff from New Jersey
2.46/5 rDev -25.2%
look: 1 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
2.46/5 rDev -25.2%
look: 1 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
**
06/23/14
3-way blueberry beer taste test. 1-Sam Adams Blueberry Hill Lager. 2-Fegleys Blueberry Belch, 3-DuClaw Blueberry Citrus Wheat."
**
08/16/14
Appearance, clear purple, no head.
Aroma, yep,it?s blueberry.
Taste, I have to say not bad. Can use a bit less blueberry, and a bit more beer. There are hints of cherry, lemon, lime. Feel, a touch flat.
Overall, a good summer drink but lacking in beer qualities.
**
Dec 16, 201606/23/14
3-way blueberry beer taste test. 1-Sam Adams Blueberry Hill Lager. 2-Fegleys Blueberry Belch, 3-DuClaw Blueberry Citrus Wheat."
**
08/16/14
Appearance, clear purple, no head.
Aroma, yep,it?s blueberry.
Taste, I have to say not bad. Can use a bit less blueberry, and a bit more beer. There are hints of cherry, lemon, lime. Feel, a touch flat.
Overall, a good summer drink but lacking in beer qualities.
**
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