Local Blue
Kettlehead Brewing Company
- From:
- Kettlehead Brewing Company
- New Hampshire, United States
- Style:
- Fruit and Field Beer
Ranked #60 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #15,614 - Avg:
- 4.04 | pDev: 7.67%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 22, 2023
- Added:
- Oct 27, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
Our blueberry ale. A glowing pinkish blue color, made with fresh blueberries picked at a local farm. We add lactose to this beer to help combat the sourness of the blueberries.
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Reviewed by ScaryEd from New Hampshire
3.68/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
16 oz can.
Pours a murky eggplant color with a large, soapy, pink-white head. Decent head retention. Leaves a nice crown of cobweb lacing.
Aromas of blueberry muffins, fresh blueberries, and wheat bread.
Tastes like blueberry scones and blueberry yogurt. Lots of grainy, bready malt. Very subtle tartness.
The feel is medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth and easy to drink.
Overall, I'd say this is a nice fruit beer that comes exactly as advertised. Could have livelier carbonation for better drinkability, but otherwise a good beer.
Jul 28, 2022Pours a murky eggplant color with a large, soapy, pink-white head. Decent head retention. Leaves a nice crown of cobweb lacing.
Aromas of blueberry muffins, fresh blueberries, and wheat bread.
Tastes like blueberry scones and blueberry yogurt. Lots of grainy, bready malt. Very subtle tartness.
The feel is medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth and easy to drink.
Overall, I'd say this is a nice fruit beer that comes exactly as advertised. Could have livelier carbonation for better drinkability, but otherwise a good beer.
Reviewed by puboflyons from New Hampshire
3.38/5 rDev -16.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.38/5 rDev -16.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
From a 16 oz undated can sampled July 24, 2022.
The appearance is a sort of violet amber with a lingering tan head
The aroma expresses blueberries front and center and all the bready, fruity, and hoppy characters are otherwise buried. But what can one expect from the style?
Medium mouthfeel.
The taste is sweet blueberry with a lower profile malt base and a sort of cleansing fruity hop finish. It is what it is. But they carry it off fine enough.
Jul 24, 2022The appearance is a sort of violet amber with a lingering tan head
The aroma expresses blueberries front and center and all the bready, fruity, and hoppy characters are otherwise buried. But what can one expect from the style?
Medium mouthfeel.
The taste is sweet blueberry with a lower profile malt base and a sort of cleansing fruity hop finish. It is what it is. But they carry it off fine enough.
Reviewed by jzeilinger from Pennsylvania
4.06/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Thanks SawDog505 for this can!
A - Pours an opaque pinkish blue color with nice dense light pink lacing lining the top.
S - Big blueberry nose.
T - Blueberry from start to finish with a little bit of blueberry cream character.
M - Thick body like fruit juice.
O - This one goes down all too easy!!
Jun 27, 2021A - Pours an opaque pinkish blue color with nice dense light pink lacing lining the top.
S - Big blueberry nose.
T - Blueberry from start to finish with a little bit of blueberry cream character.
M - Thick body like fruit juice.
O - This one goes down all too easy!!
Reviewed by edward_boumil from New York
4.14/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.14/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: brilliant murky purple colored, white head mild retention, spotty lace. Definitely unique
S: smells like a nice blueberry muffin. Really nice combination of wheat malt and fresh blueberry. Very nice aroma to me
T: repeat of nose, perfect sweetness, not overly so but not dry. Blueberry is super fresh
F: damn smooth, easy to drink and ludicrously refreshing. Blueberry certainly compliments this refreshing quality. Milder carb
O: incredibly well done. I’m usually not a big fan of blueberry beers but this one is tastefully done and well crafted. I’m definitely a fan
Sep 30, 2018S: smells like a nice blueberry muffin. Really nice combination of wheat malt and fresh blueberry. Very nice aroma to me
T: repeat of nose, perfect sweetness, not overly so but not dry. Blueberry is super fresh
F: damn smooth, easy to drink and ludicrously refreshing. Blueberry certainly compliments this refreshing quality. Milder carb
O: incredibly well done. I’m usually not a big fan of blueberry beers but this one is tastefully done and well crafted. I’m definitely a fan
Reviewed by SawDog505 from New Hampshire
4.39/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.39/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured in a flight, pours a very hazy purple pink, with a tiny white head that leaves a little lace behind.
Smell is blueberry, hints of vanilla, and maybe some hints of grape, but it is about the blueberry.
Taste blueberry front to back and maybe a little vanilla and purple grape.
Mouthfeel is what you expect light and crisp, little carbonation, not dry at all, and insanely drinkable.
Overall this is a very tasty and crazy drinkable blueberry Ale. A touch more carbonation and it would be even better.
Nov 02, 2017Smell is blueberry, hints of vanilla, and maybe some hints of grape, but it is about the blueberry.
Taste blueberry front to back and maybe a little vanilla and purple grape.
Mouthfeel is what you expect light and crisp, little carbonation, not dry at all, and insanely drinkable.
Overall this is a very tasty and crazy drinkable blueberry Ale. A touch more carbonation and it would be even better.
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