Cherry
Upland Brewing Company

CherryCherry
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From:
Upland Brewing Company
 
Indiana, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
Ranked #569
ABV:
6%
Score:
89
Ranked #10,615
Avg:
4 | pDev: 11.5%
Reviews:
98
Ratings:
368
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 04, 2023
Added:
Oct 02, 2008
Wants:
  157
Gots:
  82
Cherry is a barrel-aged fruited sour ale that showcases the distinct fruit characteristics of Montmorency cherries melded with a mildly tart base of sour ale. The beer pours with rich hues of red and pink foam, with zesty effervescence. Tart cherries dominate the aroma, with hints of wine and cider. Notes of cherry pie, lactic tartness and mild barnyard envelop the palate. Finish is dry, with lingering cherry fruitiness.
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Ratings by ehammond1:
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Reviewed by ehammond1

4.5/5  rDev +12.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Bottle (2010)

Acquired via trade
Thanks, barkingelectron!

(Aged for 1+ year)

Careful all, this one's a gusher!

When the foaming eventually subsides, this beer pours a murky, hazed, dark pink and light ruby with a pillowy, thick, quickly forming pink head. This eventually leaves the glass messy with spiderwebs of pink lacing. I like it.

The aroma is both very acidic (sour!), and very fruit-forward, with lots of tart and fresh cherry aroma leaping from the glass. There's also a good amount of bright funk complementing the sour acidity and the fruit aromas.

As has been my experience with other Upland sour lambics, this one is hugely sour--mouth puckeringly, throat closingly so. Along with the aggressive sourness is a lot of bright, fruity, plump, fresh cherry flavor. The funk is relatively subdued, at least compared to the aroma. This is a marvelous combination of cherry and sourness--exactly what I was hoping for.

Medium bodied with high carbonation--perfectly appropriate for the style. A joy to sip. I had this before my meal and after, and it was brilliant both times. Drinks incredibly well both chilled and at room temperature.

Phenomenal cherry sour. I would love to fill my cellar with this stuff.
Feb 17, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.5 by West_Chester_Ale_Tester from Ohio

Sep 04, 2023
 
Rated: 4.25 by rare_bird from Michigan

Apr 23, 2023
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Rated by mpk2020 from Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Draft in Columbus, IN
Mar 13, 2023
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Rated by NCSapiens from Indiana

4.09/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pinkish red, good sour cherry flavor.
Feb 11, 2023
 
Rated: 4.42 by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania

Nov 20, 2022
 
Rated: 4.09 by Dactrius from Netherlands Antilles

Sep 07, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by dsshuck from Delaware

Feb 01, 2020
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Reviewed by JohnnyHopps from Indiana

3.81/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Appearance - From the bottle, the beer poured a hazy shade of ruby red with a white head.

Smell - The nose was sweet tarts, chopped up, cooked, and madrinto liquid form in a secret lab. Of course, the act is speculation. It did smell like sweet tarts.

Taste - For the taste, I will use another candy reference. The beer tasted like liquid War Heads. Holy cow, this beer was sour with little regard for cherry. The overall profile was acidic with some softness coming toward the back.

Mouthfeel - The acidity gave a drying impression in conjunction with moderate carbonation.

Overall - This might be my least favorite Upland lambic as there was little regard for the fruit.
Aug 03, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by paulish from New York

May 04, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by bluehende from Delaware

May 03, 2019
 
Rated: 4.32 by Dr_Fox from Utah

Mar 23, 2019
 
Rated: 4.31 by Shaun_S from Maine

Feb 19, 2019
 
Rated: 5 by Garyhaber from Florida

Feb 04, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by shelby415 from Oregon

Jan 20, 2019
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Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota

4.34/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from 750ml bottle into glass. Bottling date is 'APR 2018'. Caged and corked bottle.
Clear, cherry red colored body. Each pour brings forth a fizzy head that immediately dissipates. No lacing. Final pour clouds up the body.
Aroma is funk and cherry, with an oak barrel inclusion. Slight lemon/cherry tartness.
Taste is a medium tart cherry, with oak barrel and barnyard funk. No hops and no bitterness.
Medium mouth feel, with fizzy approach to each sip. After taste is cherry, which is slightly sweet rather than tart.
Well blended sour ale, with a heavy flavor cherry emphasis. Very pleasant balance of tart, sweet, funk, and fruity.
Jan 08, 2019
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Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania

4.18/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
pour from a 750ml bottle

bright clear dark pink in color, thin white head. tart cherry aroma and flavor, very bright and fruity without the sour component being overbearing. thinner bodied, fizzy which works.
Dec 21, 2018
 
Rated: 4.31 by ADKbeerguy from New York

Nov 11, 2018
 
Rated: 3.97 by Jsalz21 from New Jersey

Oct 19, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by a77cj7 from South Dakota

Oct 13, 2018
Cherry from Upland Brewing Company
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 368 ratings