Pickle Me Up
Bootstrap Brewing

Beer Geek Stats
From:
Bootstrap Brewing
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
American Blonde Ale
ABV:
4.5%
Score:
+3 ratings needed
Avg:
3.14 | pDev: 23.89%
Ratings:
7 | reviews: 5
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 09, 2026
Added:
Apr 18, 2022
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota

3.74/5  rDev +19.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
12oz can, painted label. Stamp on bottom lip is 'BB 12/03/26'.
Clear, pale gold colored body. Creamy, white colored head. Leaves behind some lacing strings.
Aroma of pickle brine and a background of toasted grain malts.
Taste follows the nose, with the main flavor being a salty dill brine. Toasted grain way in the background. Salty aftertaste.
Medium mouthfeel. Drying finish. No bitterness. Very good carbonation.
As advertised with the salty brine. Thirst enhancer.
May 09, 2026
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Reviewed by Coyote42069 from Colorado

2.46/5  rDev -21.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
Pours a pretty clear gold, with a small amount of bubbly head. The aroma is pretty accurate to what's on the can. A very strong perfume of dill pickle and salt. The taste is not much different, with salt dominating everything.

This tastes very similar to the fake dill pickle flavor you might find on sunflower seeds. Personally this isn't for me, but if pickles are your thing I could see this being right for someone.
Feb 07, 2024
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Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio

4.02/5  rDev +28%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Clear gold with a bubbly white foam head.

Better than Best Maid, as in less garlicky and more dilly and tart, while also eschewing any vinegar qualities.

A closer competitor to Urban Artifact, at least.
Oct 05, 2023
 
Rated: 4.14 by funku2 from Colorado

Aug 18, 2023
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Reviewed by whynot44 from Missouri

2.75/5  rDev -12.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Clear golden color with a modest foamy white head. The aroma is Polish (or maybe Kosher) dill pickles.
The taste is diluted dill pickle juice - salty, dill, garlic and a hint of vinegar with a background of sweet blond ale.
The body is medium, carbonation is light.
Altogether, this is a weird brew, not something I would drink often, but at the same time oddly enjoyable just as something different. Could work with burgers or brats, or even meatloaf. I don't think I could handle more than one of these.
Aug 23, 2022
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Reviewed by Beaver13 from Colorado

2.1/5  rDev -33.1%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
12 oz can, best by 11/27/22. Pours clear straw gold with a small white head that quickly goes to a thin collar that leaves little lacing.

The aroma is sweet salty perfumy dill pickles.

The flavor is sweet malt with salty dill pickles. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with light carbonation.

Overall, very odd but it is what is says.
Jun 15, 2022
 
Rated: 2.75 by jewellrunner from Missouri

Apr 18, 2022