Sour Reserve - Upland Brewing Company

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rAvg: 4.44
pDev: 9.01%
Reviews: 33
Hads: 78

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Upland Brewing Company

Indiana, United States

Style | ABV
Gueuze | ABV ?

Availability: Limited (brewed once). bottle (33).

Notes:
BLEND 1: Batch Years Blended 2006 (our original batch of lambics), 2008, 2010
BLEND 2: Batch Years Blended All 2008

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Reviews by rlee1390:

rlee1390

Indiana

4.2/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A-Bright orange, some carbonation, not much, but some lacing is left.

S-Fruit, oak, funk, more funk.

T-Funk, sour, oranges, other fruits, oak, grapes/wine, well balanced as well.

M-Medium bodied, some carbonation, easy drinking.

O-A wonderful sour. Great sour notes, balance is perfect. Not a shock this won a gold medal at GABF.

Serving type: bottle

10-27-2012 16:43:35 | More by rlee1390

More User Reviews:

GrumpyOldTroll

New Jersey

4.25/5 rDev -4.3%

05-20-2013 00:20:45 | More by GrumpyOldTroll

SpeedwayJim

New York

4.11/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Thanks to GuisseppeFranco for this one. Batch 1 750ml corked and caged bottle into a Cantillon flute. Had at a tasting 5/19/2013. Reviewed from notes.

Beer is a cloudy peach. No lace, thin legs, and no head. Not much to look at.

Nose is sweet, pulpy with some light tartness, a touch of mango and a bit of acidity. Aromatic and pretty appetizing.

Opens tart lemon, hay, and wood. Sour mango and apricot notes at the middle. Gueuz-y. Finishes some vinegar and lemon with a well balanced malt presence. Aftertaste of tart tropical fruit. Pretty simple overall but well balanced and the flavors work well together.

Light to medium bodied with moderate to high carbonation. Spritzy and bubbly in the mouth and silky and filmy going down. Messy finish with a lingering aftertaste. Appropriate.

A very solid beer all the way around and pretty in-line with the rest of Upland's wild offerings. Certainly worth trying.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 15:14:58 | More by SpeedwayJim

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4.75/5 rDev +7%

05-18-2013 21:25:44 | More by Photekut

JMRSN

Pennsylvania

4.5/5 rDev +1.4%

05-02-2013 17:59:59 | More by JMRSN

BrianSherry

Michigan

4/5 rDev -9.9%

05-01-2013 20:43:17 | More by BrianSherry

drummermattie02

Texas

4.75/5 rDev +7%

05-01-2013 18:51:02 | More by drummermattie02

hoppymcgee

Pennsylvania

4.5/5 rDev +1.4%

04-29-2013 02:21:08 | More by hoppymcgee

sweemzander

Illinois

4.25/5 rDev -4.3%

04-28-2013 21:03:26 | More by sweemzander

enelson

Illinois

4.75/5 rDev +7%

04-28-2013 01:39:28 | More by enelson

Boilerfood

Indiana

4/5 rDev -9.9%

04-27-2013 17:46:07 | More by Boilerfood

warnerry

Michigan

4.25/5 rDev -4.3%

04-27-2013 17:12:54 | More by warnerry

cfrances33

Illinois

4.75/5 rDev +7%

04-15-2013 04:51:16 | More by cfrances33

funkyaudio

Illinois

4.5/5 rDev +1.4%

04-10-2013 21:29:30 | More by funkyaudio

claytong

Vermont

4.25/5 rDev -4.3%

04-08-2013 20:38:34 | More by claytong

monitorpop

Michigan

4.5/5 rDev +1.4%

03-30-2013 22:38:34 | More by monitorpop

Bobbyearl

Florida

4.75/5 rDev +7%

03-11-2013 13:26:51 | More by Bobbyearl

jeonseh

Indiana

4.24/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Batch 2; Bottle shared with NWI tasting group

A - Light golden with orange hue. Small white head full of carbonation. Small amount of carbonation trailing upwards

S - Lots of white vinegar tartness. Slight oak and lemon as well. Overall, you can tell that this is going to be a tart and sour beer

T - Really tart and sour beer. Get sweet-tarts, lactic acid, and lemon initially. There is a light blue cheese funk to it but this one is definitely more on the tart side. Light oak comes through in the finish as well

M - Lots of carbonation but the beer manages to have a nice pillowy softness to it that makes this light in the mouth

T - This is a Gueuze that leans more to the tart side than the funky side. This is definitely one of the tarter beers that I've ever had. It's a mouth puckerer.

Serving type: bottle

03-09-2013 02:53:24 | More by jeonseh