Nectarine Four (Sole Composition Series)
Upright Brewing Company
- From:
- Upright Brewing Company
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Saison
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.53 | pDev: 4.86%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 05, 2018
- Added:
- Apr 23, 2017
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
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This bottling is part of a collaboration with Ruse Brewing. We both filled casks last summer with light saisons (the Four in our case), and fresh nectarines. They supplied us with the cask, one that carries slightly more wine character than our typical barrels, and their house Brettanomyces, a wonderfully complex strain that's both earthy and fruity. The fruit itself is the dominant element though, with the nectarines showing pungently in the nose, much like raspberries in their intensity and also providing acids and tannins that lend a satisfying heft to the otherwise extra light beer.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by DefenCorps from Oregon
4.3/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.3/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap at the brewery.
A clear straw yellow with a dense, off-white head with good retention and lacing, this looks solid. The nose! Combining a barrel aged version of the base Four with nectarines, this is really, really good. Mildly vinous with a nice blend of fruity and mineraly white wine notes that pair well with the bright and redolent fruit notes, this is excellent. A touch of grass and grain, along with a mild blend of lemon and lactic funk. The breadth and layers that you expect from an Upright beer are present. The fruit - ridiculously bright and fragrant, taking on blend of peach, nectarine and even a little strawberry - is wonderfully present. Delicate tannins, clean grain and a wonderful creamy carbonation are all present, The palate emphasizes the fruit even more, though never becomes a juice bomb, preferring instead to incorporate it into the rest of the flavor palate (you know, like a true artisan, but i digress). Excellent stuff.
Apr 23, 2017A clear straw yellow with a dense, off-white head with good retention and lacing, this looks solid. The nose! Combining a barrel aged version of the base Four with nectarines, this is really, really good. Mildly vinous with a nice blend of fruity and mineraly white wine notes that pair well with the bright and redolent fruit notes, this is excellent. A touch of grass and grain, along with a mild blend of lemon and lactic funk. The breadth and layers that you expect from an Upright beer are present. The fruit - ridiculously bright and fragrant, taking on blend of peach, nectarine and even a little strawberry - is wonderfully present. Delicate tannins, clean grain and a wonderful creamy carbonation are all present, The palate emphasizes the fruit even more, though never becomes a juice bomb, preferring instead to incorporate it into the rest of the flavor palate (you know, like a true artisan, but i digress). Excellent stuff.
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