Blackberry Lemon Kettle Sour
Upslope Brewing Company - Lee Hill
- From:
- Upslope Brewing Company - Lee Hill
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Fruited Sour Ale
Ranked #466 - ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #26,851 - Avg:
- 3.78 | pDev: 10.85%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 14, 2025
- Added:
- Nov 21, 2017
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
2.84/5 rDev -24.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.84/5 rDev -24.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
12 fl oz pull-tab can from a mixed 12-pack box:
APPEARANCE: Red hued body. Translucent. Healthy ~8cm head height. Pinkish white head colour.
Good head retention (~8 minutes).
AROMA: Tart berry/currant, lemony zing, faint clean lactobacillus twang. Not getting any true bacterial intricacy or spontaneous fermentation nuance (e.g. microflora, oak).
Seems clean and clinical, and only slightly sour.
TASTE & TEXTURE: Twangy and a bit acidic, with mild sourness from clean lactobacillus. Not a top tier sour ale by any stretch, lacking any bacterial intricacy beyond the basic lacto culture, and lacing microfloral, wood-derived, and/or wild yeast flavours.
Hints of tart berry and acidic lemon are presen. Has a bit of a soapy note I'm not too keen on. A bit sweet for a sour ale, but ultimately it's just very simple and rudimentary; Upslope isn't swinging for the fences with this one.
OVERALL: A basic budget sour, but not terribly interesting fare. I can see why Upslope threw it into a variety box (it's a beer to please the sour fan in one's friend group and to prevent the variety box from being IPA/Pale Ale dominant), but let's not pretend it rivals the best expressions of the style (even if we limit its competition just to basic kettle sours).
Tastes like the kind of variety box beer Great Divide would put out, and I don't mean that as a compliment.
C / AVERAGE
Nov 27, 2022APPEARANCE: Red hued body. Translucent. Healthy ~8cm head height. Pinkish white head colour.
Good head retention (~8 minutes).
AROMA: Tart berry/currant, lemony zing, faint clean lactobacillus twang. Not getting any true bacterial intricacy or spontaneous fermentation nuance (e.g. microflora, oak).
Seems clean and clinical, and only slightly sour.
TASTE & TEXTURE: Twangy and a bit acidic, with mild sourness from clean lactobacillus. Not a top tier sour ale by any stretch, lacking any bacterial intricacy beyond the basic lacto culture, and lacing microfloral, wood-derived, and/or wild yeast flavours.
Hints of tart berry and acidic lemon are presen. Has a bit of a soapy note I'm not too keen on. A bit sweet for a sour ale, but ultimately it's just very simple and rudimentary; Upslope isn't swinging for the fences with this one.
OVERALL: A basic budget sour, but not terribly interesting fare. I can see why Upslope threw it into a variety box (it's a beer to please the sour fan in one's friend group and to prevent the variety box from being IPA/Pale Ale dominant), but let's not pretend it rivals the best expressions of the style (even if we limit its competition just to basic kettle sours).
Tastes like the kind of variety box beer Great Divide would put out, and I don't mean that as a compliment.
C / AVERAGE
Reviewed by ZenAgnostic from Texas
3.91/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
3.91/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
12oz can poured into a Duvel tulip. BB JULY 09 21 printed on bottom of can. So that gives 2 months left.
Appearance - Pours small one finger offwhite head on the pinkish side. Almost clear deep cranberry red body but with a slight haziness. 4
Smell - Faint dry musty sour grape with a slight round sweetness to it. Fairly low key. 3.5
Taste - Tastes like it smell. A slightly sweet but mostly dry sour grape flavored... sour. Though technically blackberry lemon which makes sense too but it's not what I got in a blind taste. 4.25
Mouthfeel - Feels quite pleasant. Has the sourness with no off notes or finish. A little on the thin side maybe. 4.25
Overall - Enjoyable. Maybe sessionable. Not a bad sour but super mediocre. Wouldn't go out of my way to get it again but wouldn't complain about having it. 3.5
May 20, 2021Appearance - Pours small one finger offwhite head on the pinkish side. Almost clear deep cranberry red body but with a slight haziness. 4
Smell - Faint dry musty sour grape with a slight round sweetness to it. Fairly low key. 3.5
Taste - Tastes like it smell. A slightly sweet but mostly dry sour grape flavored... sour. Though technically blackberry lemon which makes sense too but it's not what I got in a blind taste. 4.25
Mouthfeel - Feels quite pleasant. Has the sourness with no off notes or finish. A little on the thin side maybe. 4.25
Overall - Enjoyable. Maybe sessionable. Not a bad sour but super mediocre. Wouldn't go out of my way to get it again but wouldn't complain about having it. 3.5
Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
3.85/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Pours the color of Maraschino cherry juice with a slight orange tone; the head is mauve, builds to one finger and then flattens to a film; squiggly lacing
Smell: Tart blackberry and lemon tones
Taste: Like the aroma, the tart blackberry and lemon tones make a statement from start to finish; moderately sour
Mouthfeel: Light body with moderate carbonation
Overall: A nice, refreshing beer for a hot day; I am not enamored with the blackberry/lemon combination but it is what it says it is
Jun 27, 2019Smell: Tart blackberry and lemon tones
Taste: Like the aroma, the tart blackberry and lemon tones make a statement from start to finish; moderately sour
Mouthfeel: Light body with moderate carbonation
Overall: A nice, refreshing beer for a hot day; I am not enamored with the blackberry/lemon combination but it is what it says it is
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