Blueberry
Upland Brewing Company

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From:
Upland Brewing Company
 
Indiana, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
6%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.95 | pDev: 12.41%
Reviews:
99
Ratings:
329
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 16, 2020
Added:
Jan 01, 2008
Wants:
  251
Gots:
  63
Wood Aged Fruited Sour Ale w/ 2.5 pounds of Blueberries per gallon
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Ratings by Soonami:
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Reviewed by Soonami from Pennsylvania

3.87/5  rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Thanks Dan for sharing this to have a counterpoint to LeBleu. Very greatly appreciated.

My first Upland beer, and it was a good one, Blueberry Lambic. The beer is a ruddy purple-red, cloudy with particulates, it looks like freshly crushed blueberry juice. The beer smells wonderful, pouring out a bouquet of fresh squeezed blueberries. However, the lambic part of this equation is missing, the lack of sour funkiness in the nose was a pretty good indication that those flavors were probably missing in the taste. This proved to be true as the blueberry was the center point of the beer. I have expected to find blueberry skins and seeds in the bottle of my glass! The fresh berry sweetness and tannins were there and well in balance. The acidity was present, but much more restrained than I expected from a lambic, it tasted more like tartness from the berries and not from the wild bugs. I wonder if another couple years in the bottle would really develop the brett/lacto/pedio character in the beer.

The beer was a little undercarbonated for my tastes as I find the bubbles help carry the fruit aromas and flavors while adding acidity. CO2 also makes the beer seem brighter and more lively. Overall this was a delicious beer, but I think more lambic aroma and taste would really take this over the top. Perhaps what this beer is more time in barrels to give the critters a chance to break down even more of the sugars, as I tasted a tiny bit of residual sweetness. I think that more time before fruit addition would help get more wildness and sourness in the beer.
Apr 10, 2011
More User Ratings:
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Rated by TimG_0913 from Delaware

4/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Overall very good beer. Pretty sour first few sips, but dies down. 4/5
Feb 16, 2020
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
lots to like about this one, although it might be a stretch to call it lambic, no matter how its made. the fermentation profile isnt anything like traditional lambic, but i dont really mind, its a cool beer, somewhat less overtly acidic than a lot of others i have had from these guys have been, and thus quite a bit more drinkable. the color is gorgeous, like blueberry jelly, deep rich color, high refinement, and a big rising airy champagne head on it, just pink. aroma is tangy blueberries, very natural and very concentrated, although maybe somewhat lighter in taste than the color suggests, its neither sweet nor jammy, just tastes like blueberries with a little red wine in there too, things like plum and blackberry as nuances. lots of wood and some clean acidity, even the funky wild elements in here are quite tidy, tastes mature too, with very little sugar left over at the end, and a nice balance between the fruit, the oak, and the very distinctive yeast elements. its sour but i could drink the whole bottle without bubbly guts, and what really makes it for me is this insanely high carbonation, almost explosive, like hard to keep my mouth closed it creates so much pressure, which i think is cool in beer like this, keeps it so light. well made and distinctive, not as complex maybe as more authentic lambic, but its a really cool wild beer, one of the best i have had from these guys!
Jan 19, 2019
 
Rated: 4.13 by bluesyasian from Texas

Mar 18, 2018
 
Rated: 4.23 by NolaHopHead from Louisiana

Jan 27, 2018
 
Rated: 4.08 by WormGod from New York

Jan 19, 2018
 
Rated: 4.5 by jwat from Pennsylvania

Jan 07, 2018
 
Rated: 4.03 by Pro_Magnon from Texas

Jan 06, 2018
 
Rated: 4.04 by Ryannotbryan from Texas

Nov 12, 2017
 
Rated: 4.13 by Lucnifter from California

Oct 03, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by teamwiggum from Wisconsin

Jul 17, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by brittanylicious from Indiana

Jan 23, 2017
 
Rated: 4.48 by Ej8 from Georgia

Jan 07, 2017
 
Rated: 3.82 by Treycotton from Oklahoma

Dec 17, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Dec 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by heysuz from Indiana

Aug 27, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by OneEye78 from Texas

Aug 21, 2016
 
Rated: 4.24 by PhineasMcClintock from Massachusetts

Jul 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.93 by jzeilinger from Pennsylvania

Jul 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by GMorgan from Illinois

Jun 21, 2016
Blueberry from Upland Brewing Company
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 329 ratings