Blueberry Ale
Back Road Brewery

 

 

 

 

 

 

Served in a shaker pint glass at Chumley's.

Part of my Beers Around the World quest here. It pours a deep sunset amber topped by a half-finger of off-white foam. The nose comprises blueberry and lightly-buttered biscuit, not unlike blueberry muffins or waffles or some sort of blueberry-infused breakfast bread product. The taste brings in more of the same, with the biscuit (now less buttery) taking the lead, relegating the blueberry to a slightly more supportive role, though its sweetness is still more than present. The body is a light medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a drying finish. Overall, a pretty nice blueberry beer, one of the few examples of such a unicorn-like beer I can point to. It's not amazing, but it's a tasty, fruity treat for those times you want one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warmed this up to 60F before drinking. Nice amber color and 1cm off-white head. Beautiful lacing on the glass.

Smell is of dried blueberries and sour yeast. Taste begins as a sour maltiness followed by hop bitterness and ending with a truly interesting blueberry muffin aftertaste way up in the back of the throat.

Mouthfeel is the weakest element. Carbonation seems inadequate and so feel is a bit watery.

12oz bottle thanks to aasher.

Righty-O, going into this expecting a Blabaer clone, more or less. Let's see if it meets or exceeds these expectations.

The beer pours a slightly cloudy medium amber color, and maybe it's just my eyes playing tricks on me, but I'm seeing bluish/purplish hues in there. One-finger off-white head sits atop it, and the lacing is not shabby.

The aroma is interesting. Lots of blueberries, like blueberry pancakes, with a peppery/spicy note and some caramel malt evident.

The flavor is all right. You can't miss the blueberries here, but they're not overdone. There's a spiced note to it - ginger maybe - along with black pepper and a muffin-like malt character. This is actually not bad.

Medium-light bodied with average carbonation.

An above average fruit beer overall. Can't do too much hating on this one.

served into a pint glass

A.

A nice amber color. almost like maple syrup. Not much head at all.

S.

amazing. blueberries right off the bat. also very similar to a wheat ale smell.

T.

blueberry not a powerful as I thought it would be, but good of course. a bit tart. taste again is similar to a wheat ale.

M.

a very crisp clean beer. a good amount of carbonation. a tart dry aftertaste.

D.

again, very crisp. not a heavy beer. Could definitely drink a few in one night. I probably wouldn't go out of my way to buy a 6 pack, but i wouldn't pass it down if offered.

Big thanks to aasher for this one as an extra in an in-person trade! Served from bottle into a Samuel Smith imperial pint. Poured a clear red-orange with a one finger off-white head that subsides to minimal. Also had a few floaties present in the bottom as well. Maintained decent lacing throughout. The aroma was comprised of malt, wheat, and blueberry muffin!? Hell yes! The flavor was of malt, blueberry, bread, with a wheat followthrough. The blueberry muffin flavor was an aftertaste after swallowing. Definitely liked this aftertaste. It was light on the palate with medium carbonation. Overall this was a very nice extra to get ahold of. The blueberry muffin aroma and aftertaste knocked this one up a notch for me. However, the flavors present were kind of light, but the ones that were there were quite nice however.