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Blueberry
Upland Brewing Company
- From:
- Upland Brewing Company
- Indiana, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.95 | pDev: 12.41%
- Reviews:
- 99
- Ratings:
- 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:
Reviewed by Soonami from Pennsylvania
3.87/5 rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
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, 2011My 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.
More User Ratings:
Rated by TimG_0913 from Delaware
4/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
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, 2020Reviewed 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
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
Blueberry from Upland Brewing Company
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
329 ratings
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