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Bumble Berry Honey Blueberry Ale
Fat Head's Brewery & Saloon


- From:
- Fat Head's Brewery & Saloon
- Ohio, United States
- Style:
- Fruit and Field Beer
Ranked #121 - ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #23,649 - Avg:
- 3.71 | pDev: 13.48%
- Reviews:
- 126
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 26, 2023
- Added:
- Jul 24, 2009
- Wants:
- 34
- Gots:
- 201
Brewed with fresh harvested spring honey and infused with fresh blueberries. A light, refreshing ale with a nice blueberry aroma, crackery malt flavors, a hint of sweetness and a refreshing blueberry finish.
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Reviewed by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota
3.07/5 rDev -17.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.07/5 rDev -17.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
12 oz cans canned 6/22/23 into a Becher glass.
L: Pours slightly yeast hazed light apricot with a thin head that recedes quickly to zero, lite carbo bubbles, no lacing.
S: Pungent blueberry, citrus, cereal grains, plastic/PVC.
T: Blueberry muffin, peach, light citrus, a hint of melon, light yeast, honey throughout, lightly sweet overall, it is wafting in the palate with lighter tastes, has an ill-fitting halo of plastic.
F: Gently brisk, watery, glassy medium-light body with a mildly juicy and clean feel with a medium length lightly dry finish.
O: I can tell there's a decent honey ale here however the blueberry flavor tastes plastic and fake. It is poor in its style. **Added note later: I poured a can into a plastic cup and it tasted better that the previous glass pour. So I've adjusted and raised my rating a bit.
Aug 26, 2023L: Pours slightly yeast hazed light apricot with a thin head that recedes quickly to zero, lite carbo bubbles, no lacing.
S: Pungent blueberry, citrus, cereal grains, plastic/PVC.
T: Blueberry muffin, peach, light citrus, a hint of melon, light yeast, honey throughout, lightly sweet overall, it is wafting in the palate with lighter tastes, has an ill-fitting halo of plastic.
F: Gently brisk, watery, glassy medium-light body with a mildly juicy and clean feel with a medium length lightly dry finish.
O: I can tell there's a decent honey ale here however the blueberry flavor tastes plastic and fake. It is poor in its style. **Added note later: I poured a can into a plastic cup and it tasted better that the previous glass pour. So I've adjusted and raised my rating a bit.
Reviewed by cwm51662 from Indiana
3.73/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.73/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
I don't know about "Most refreshing beer in America", but not bad. A pretty amber color with significant head. Blueberry to the nose, tamed by the honey mix in it. Surprisingly not sticky like some mixes on this order. Not bad at all.
Jul 21, 2023Reviewed by philbe311 from Pennsylvania
3.8/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Slight light khaki colored froth with limited retention... Completely translucent golden yellow with a bit of carbonation rising throughout... Light nose of blueberry, wheat and corn... Flavor profile is interesting and unique... The blueberry is subtle but still present in each sip... This sits a top a malty base with a hint of honey mixed in... On the lighter side of medium bodied... Even and consistent... Interesting and unique summer offering...
Jun 18, 2023Reviewed by jzeilinger from Pennsylvania
4/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at the ballpark.
A - Dark medium gold with nice clarity (and a slight blue tinge), dense white lacing.
S - Light honey malt with juicy blueberry over the top.
T - Solid honey malt base with juicy blueberry over top while finishing balanced with a slight nod to the sweeter side.
M - Full body (for a lighter ABV Ale) with gentle carbonation working it's way through the thickness.
O - Not a beer style I would pursue but rock solid for what it is and that's what counts.
Jun 03, 2023A - Dark medium gold with nice clarity (and a slight blue tinge), dense white lacing.
S - Light honey malt with juicy blueberry over the top.
T - Solid honey malt base with juicy blueberry over top while finishing balanced with a slight nod to the sweeter side.
M - Full body (for a lighter ABV Ale) with gentle carbonation working it's way through the thickness.
O - Not a beer style I would pursue but rock solid for what it is and that's what counts.
Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota
4/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz can. Illegible date stamping on bottom lip of can.
Mostly clear, pale gold colored body. One finger of white head. Leaves behind multiple spots of lacing.
Aroma of blueberry laid over toasted malts.
Taste is blueberry sweetened with honey, with a toasted malt base. Main taste profile extends into the aftertaste.
Thicker than medium mouth feel, with a bit of a buzz, but not quite bitter. Clean and tight finish. Very good carbonation.
Very refreshing and easy to drink. Has a fizz to go along with the berry sweetness.
Apr 15, 2023Mostly clear, pale gold colored body. One finger of white head. Leaves behind multiple spots of lacing.
Aroma of blueberry laid over toasted malts.
Taste is blueberry sweetened with honey, with a toasted malt base. Main taste profile extends into the aftertaste.
Thicker than medium mouth feel, with a bit of a buzz, but not quite bitter. Clean and tight finish. Very good carbonation.
Very refreshing and easy to drink. Has a fizz to go along with the berry sweetness.
Reviewed by JokersAce
4.08/5 rDev +10%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev +10%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
From draft at a wedding. Crisp, refreshing, sweet and blueberry filled. I enjoy blueberries, and this beer is very enjoyable and sessionable. Gold pour, brief head to a lacing.
Jul 25, 2022Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri
3.54/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
On tap in Cedar Point. Poured a clear, bright orange color with a good-sized, khaki-colored head of foam. It left sticky rings of lace on the plastic cup. It smelled of blueberry, more berries and some sweet honey. Very sweet tasting beer with honey and lots of berry taste. Low bitterness.
Jun 26, 2022Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts
3.87/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.87/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Creamy foamy small head, decent retention, hazy amber color
Nose loads of blueberry, big juicy blueberry, very light cereal grain and malt, doughy, hint of honey
Taste brings more fresh blueberry, juicy berry, light grainy doughy malt, light honey, light bitter herbal hop, grassy, fair bitterness late, little weird bitter thing going on late
Mouth is med bod, med higher frothy carb
Overall not bad, tons if blueberry, weird bitterness
Jun 24, 2022Nose loads of blueberry, big juicy blueberry, very light cereal grain and malt, doughy, hint of honey
Taste brings more fresh blueberry, juicy berry, light grainy doughy malt, light honey, light bitter herbal hop, grassy, fair bitterness late, little weird bitter thing going on late
Mouth is med bod, med higher frothy carb
Overall not bad, tons if blueberry, weird bitterness
Rated by Weisenbeer from Ohio
4.05/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.05/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Wasn't sure what to expect on this one, but the slight blueberry and honey flavors work nicely together..... Thumbs up
Jun 05, 2022Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.64/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.64/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
12 oz. can of Fat Heads Bumble Berry with a July 2021 canning date stamped on the bottom edge.
Appearance. Orange-amber colored body with a decent off-white head.
The aroma has a clear blueberry note while the flavor carries a more generic mixed berry impression. Despite the "honey blueberry ale" description, which it definitely fits, this fruity beer is not sweet. Instead you get a mildly bitter and faintly tart flavor.
Mouthfeel. Lively medium-high carbonation in a near medium body.
Oct 19, 2021Appearance. Orange-amber colored body with a decent off-white head.
The aroma has a clear blueberry note while the flavor carries a more generic mixed berry impression. Despite the "honey blueberry ale" description, which it definitely fits, this fruity beer is not sweet. Instead you get a mildly bitter and faintly tart flavor.
Mouthfeel. Lively medium-high carbonation in a near medium body.
Bumble Berry Honey Blueberry Ale from Fat Head's Brewery & Saloon
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
782 ratings
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