Blueberry Boyfriend | Prairie Artisan Ales
Brewed by:
Prairie Artisan Ales
Oklahoma, United States
prairieales.com
Style: American Wild Ale
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.40%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
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Added by superspak on 05-13-2018
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Ratings: 19 | Reviews: 3
4/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L: Poured from a can to a snifter glass. Had a ruby red color and a thick, opaque consistency. There was a quarter inch of foamy, off white head that lasted a below average amount of time. Not much lacing.
S: A good aroma of blueberries, citrus, Belgian yeast, and a few other fruits.
T: Tasted of a moderate amount of Belgian-style yeast / funk (present throughout), a good shot of blueberries, light citrus notes (lemon, in particular), some dark fruit, and melon. A much more interesting flavor than I expected. The blueberries are given a serious boost from the other fruit elements. Well done.
F: A good amount of carbonation with a lively finish. Medium-bodied.
O: This is a well made wild ale - very sweet and likable. Drinkable.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L: Poured from a can to a snifter glass. Had a ruby red color and a thick, opaque consistency. There was a quarter inch of foamy, off white head that lasted a below average amount of time. Not much lacing.
S: A good aroma of blueberries, citrus, Belgian yeast, and a few other fruits.
T: Tasted of a moderate amount of Belgian-style yeast / funk (present throughout), a good shot of blueberries, light citrus notes (lemon, in particular), some dark fruit, and melon. A much more interesting flavor than I expected. The blueberries are given a serious boost from the other fruit elements. Well done.
F: A good amount of carbonation with a lively finish. Medium-bodied.
O: This is a well made wild ale - very sweet and likable. Drinkable.
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4/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.49/5 rDev -10.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
4.42/5 rDev +13%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
3.88/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.29/5 rDev -15.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
From the bottom of the can, overlapping the rim, in small yellow text: "13082TH1BBBOYFRIEND 18106 171 18"
Appearance: The body of the beer is an opaque purple-red color that looks like beet juice. It has a short purple-pink head that looks frothy and slowly fades out.
Aroma: It smells like old fruit with this meaty yeast aroma. It smells a bit like popcorn.
Taste: It's tart up front with a very fruit-forward flavor. It tastes a bit like a blend of fruit juices including grape, blueberry, and pomegranate.
Mouthfeel: It has a pronounced tartness which tapers off to the back of the mouth where the beer ends very dry. The body feels a bit thick in the middle.
Overall: The aroma of the beer was a turn-off but it has a good fruit flavor which is enjoyable. I would most likely pass on it again given the aroma but at least the flavor makes the beer worthwhile.
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look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
From the bottom of the can, overlapping the rim, in small yellow text: "13082TH1BBBOYFRIEND 18106 171 18"
Appearance: The body of the beer is an opaque purple-red color that looks like beet juice. It has a short purple-pink head that looks frothy and slowly fades out.
Aroma: It smells like old fruit with this meaty yeast aroma. It smells a bit like popcorn.
Taste: It's tart up front with a very fruit-forward flavor. It tastes a bit like a blend of fruit juices including grape, blueberry, and pomegranate.
Mouthfeel: It has a pronounced tartness which tapers off to the back of the mouth where the beer ends very dry. The body feels a bit thick in the middle.
Overall: The aroma of the beer was a turn-off but it has a good fruit flavor which is enjoyable. I would most likely pass on it again given the aroma but at least the flavor makes the beer worthwhile.
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3.95/5 rDev +1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.72/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.76/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but was just released. Pours moderately hazy red/purple/pinkish orange color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky light pink head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of juicy/lightly tart/tangy blueberries, fruit skin, lemon, peach, plum, pear, melon, red/green apple, red grape, citrus zest, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/acidic yeast, blueberries, lemon zest, and bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of juicy/lightly tart/tangy blueberries, fruit skin, lemon, peach, plum, pear, melon, red/green apple, red grape, citrus zest, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light fruity/lactic tartness and fruit tang on the finish. Lingering notes of juicy blueberries, fruit skin, lemon, peach, plum, pear, melon, red/green apple, red grape, citrus zest, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, blueberries, lemon zest, and bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/tartness and tangy fruit balance; with zero puckering flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from tartness and tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly acidic/tangy/tannic mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.4%. Overall this is a very nice fruited sour ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, blueberries, lemon zest, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink with the mellowly acidic/tangy/drying finish. Not overly sweet or tart either way. Nicely jammy berries; with balanced lemon zest, Lacto, and bready malts. A very enjoyable, and well made offering for a sweeter sour. Nice summer beer.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but was just released. Pours moderately hazy red/purple/pinkish orange color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky light pink head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of juicy/lightly tart/tangy blueberries, fruit skin, lemon, peach, plum, pear, melon, red/green apple, red grape, citrus zest, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/acidic yeast, blueberries, lemon zest, and bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of juicy/lightly tart/tangy blueberries, fruit skin, lemon, peach, plum, pear, melon, red/green apple, red grape, citrus zest, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light fruity/lactic tartness and fruit tang on the finish. Lingering notes of juicy blueberries, fruit skin, lemon, peach, plum, pear, melon, red/green apple, red grape, citrus zest, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, blueberries, lemon zest, and bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/tartness and tangy fruit balance; with zero puckering flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from tartness and tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly acidic/tangy/tannic mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.4%. Overall this is a very nice fruited sour ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, blueberries, lemon zest, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink with the mellowly acidic/tangy/drying finish. Not overly sweet or tart either way. Nicely jammy berries; with balanced lemon zest, Lacto, and bready malts. A very enjoyable, and well made offering for a sweeter sour. Nice summer beer.
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3.33/5 rDev -14.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.22/5 rDev -17.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
4.4/5 rDev +12.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Blueberry Boyfriend from Prairie Artisan Ales
Beer rating:
3.91 out of
5 with
19 ratings
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