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Barrel Aged Five (Sole Composition Series)
Upright Brewing Company
- From:
- Upright Brewing Company
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Saison
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.08 | pDev: 5.88%
- Reviews:
- 8
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 25, 2015
- Added:
- Apr 19, 2012
- Wants:
- 23
- Gots:
- 3
Five aged in barrels that housed Upright Fantasia.
120 numbered 750ml bottles
120 numbered 750ml bottles
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Reviewed by msubulldog25 from Oregon
4.1/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.1/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Bottle #9 of 120, a 750ml split to four glasses with friends yesterday. This was a gift from us to them back in late spring and we vowed to open it after their baby was born. Their son arrived on 9/5/12, so we all enjoyed this bottle on 10/14/12...
A: Butterscotch/copper/orange pours for 3 glasses, and surprisingly clear - then the last one got most of the hazy funkiness - but a gorgeous autumnal color in general. Head was a modest cap of white fizz, but I think our host was pouring extra slowly & carefully. Lacing was subdued, a few flakes is all.
S: Lots of peach (thanks Fantasia barrels!) and steady woody/grassy scent. Five (the base beer) shows a little of its hoppiness, a grassy and leafy herbalness.
T: Mmm, lots of peach! Surprising how much flavor was imparted, just by using some old barrels - lots of grainy/ashy residue! Pretty tart, a bacterial funkiness that tastes extra mineral/chalky to me. Woodiness is like hay and twigs.
M: Surprisingly crisp in first sips, an effervescent carbonation. Light-Medium body, refreshing. Dry finish, a slight grainy sheen left behind.
O: The focus here wasn't to 'geek out' over a special beer meant to enjoyed with our friends... so the notes are more recollections and generalities. I certainly thought it was an enjoyable beer, full of peachiness and wood, easy to finish. Our friend H, really wanted to try this while she was pregnant and so we saved it for her - I think she wanted something more hoppy and was the last to finish. All in all, a good tartness.
PS: Also tried this on draft back in the spring at Bottles on NE Fremont (PDX) - its alias then was "Fantasia Five"
Oct 15, 2012A: Butterscotch/copper/orange pours for 3 glasses, and surprisingly clear - then the last one got most of the hazy funkiness - but a gorgeous autumnal color in general. Head was a modest cap of white fizz, but I think our host was pouring extra slowly & carefully. Lacing was subdued, a few flakes is all.
S: Lots of peach (thanks Fantasia barrels!) and steady woody/grassy scent. Five (the base beer) shows a little of its hoppiness, a grassy and leafy herbalness.
T: Mmm, lots of peach! Surprising how much flavor was imparted, just by using some old barrels - lots of grainy/ashy residue! Pretty tart, a bacterial funkiness that tastes extra mineral/chalky to me. Woodiness is like hay and twigs.
M: Surprisingly crisp in first sips, an effervescent carbonation. Light-Medium body, refreshing. Dry finish, a slight grainy sheen left behind.
O: The focus here wasn't to 'geek out' over a special beer meant to enjoyed with our friends... so the notes are more recollections and generalities. I certainly thought it was an enjoyable beer, full of peachiness and wood, easy to finish. Our friend H, really wanted to try this while she was pregnant and so we saved it for her - I think she wanted something more hoppy and was the last to finish. All in all, a good tartness.
PS: Also tried this on draft back in the spring at Bottles on NE Fremont (PDX) - its alias then was "Fantasia Five"
Reviewed by brokensail from California
4.1/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.1/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Thanks, Paul!
Pours a hazy golden orange color with a big white head. The Fantasia character really comes through. Heavy on the peaches but still a nice oak aroma. A touch of tropical fruit, maybe some grass, and a nice lactic sourness. The lemon and peach flavors are quite pronounced and work very well. Some tropical fruits, a little melon, and good wood flavors are also present.
Aug 04, 2012Pours a hazy golden orange color with a big white head. The Fantasia character really comes through. Heavy on the peaches but still a nice oak aroma. A touch of tropical fruit, maybe some grass, and a nice lactic sourness. The lemon and peach flavors are quite pronounced and work very well. Some tropical fruits, a little melon, and good wood flavors are also present.
Reviewed by claspada from New Jersey
4.08/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Bottle 32/120.
Pours a clear, semi-translucent dark yellow/gold color with a decent size, bubbly white head that, as it recedes, leaving behind quite a surprisingly large amount of soapy lacing.
The aromas begin with Brett funk and stone fruit, with a white grape vinous-like quality to start. Definitely a lot of oak and emerging lactic, acidic sour lemon and more peach notes come out more as it warms.
The tastes begin with sour Brett lemon and equal amounts of stone fruits. The oak and vinous grape skin flavors then pop almost immediately after. There is some more fruitiness and almost a creamy lactic quality in the finish as well. The doughy Belgian Saison yeast flavors from the base beer emerge as it warms but the oak and fruity apricot/peach flavors linger more than anything else.
Mouthfeel is medium-light bodied with medium carbonation. Finish is semi- but not super-dry, sweet fruits and frying oak work hand and hand to have a nice balanced finish.
Overall this is a very above average saison, not my favorite Sole Composition beer but that is tough criticize because most of these beers are stellar. Not as good as the De La Seven from last evening but still very very good.
Jun 30, 2012Pours a clear, semi-translucent dark yellow/gold color with a decent size, bubbly white head that, as it recedes, leaving behind quite a surprisingly large amount of soapy lacing.
The aromas begin with Brett funk and stone fruit, with a white grape vinous-like quality to start. Definitely a lot of oak and emerging lactic, acidic sour lemon and more peach notes come out more as it warms.
The tastes begin with sour Brett lemon and equal amounts of stone fruits. The oak and vinous grape skin flavors then pop almost immediately after. There is some more fruitiness and almost a creamy lactic quality in the finish as well. The doughy Belgian Saison yeast flavors from the base beer emerge as it warms but the oak and fruity apricot/peach flavors linger more than anything else.
Mouthfeel is medium-light bodied with medium carbonation. Finish is semi- but not super-dry, sweet fruits and frying oak work hand and hand to have a nice balanced finish.
Overall this is a very above average saison, not my favorite Sole Composition beer but that is tough criticize because most of these beers are stellar. Not as good as the De La Seven from last evening but still very very good.
Reviewed by drabmuh from Maryland
3.95/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Thanks to Starr for sharing this. Served in a snifter. Beer is cloudy and amber / orange with a wispy white head of tiny bubbles, minimal lacing, moderate carbonation.
Aroma is fruity,sweet peaches, a little lactic.
Some of these barrel aged beers from Upright has this odd creaminess to it. It is sweet and peachy but that mouthfeel is odd and gives the beer an odd flavor. I like it but it was OK. I'd try it again.
Apr 24, 2012Aroma is fruity,sweet peaches, a little lactic.
Some of these barrel aged beers from Upright has this odd creaminess to it. It is sweet and peachy but that mouthfeel is odd and gives the beer an odd flavor. I like it but it was OK. I'd try it again.
Barrel Aged Five (Sole Composition Series) from Upright Brewing Company
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
24 ratings
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