Fantasia - Upright Brewing Company

tcampbel1

Oregon

4.55/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Bottle poured into Delirium Tremens tulip at cellar temp.

A: Hazy orange and pink. Looks like a peach. Slight white fizzy head that quickly disappears.

S: Tart fruit aroma with a hint of citus. Mild funk, but the sweetness relly shines here.

T: A pop of fresh peach followed by some tartness. As it warms some, the acid picks up. Very light oaky funkness.

M: Very refreshing. Medium carbonation. A creaminess that is soft on the palete.

O: This is one of the best offerings from Upright in some time. The balance that Alex had with this is spot on. Just wish I had picked up more.

Serving type: bottle

02-07-2012 03:49:59 | More by tcampbel1

Grant35

California

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

05-20-2013 20:57:21 | More by Grant35

yourefragile

District of Columbia

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

05-20-2013 02:20:44 | More by yourefragile

tom10101

Quebec (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -13.6%

05-19-2013 18:06:55 | More by tom10101

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

05-18-2013 21:04:39 | More by Photekut

BarrytheBear

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

05-18-2013 03:49:50 | More by BarrytheBear

davey101

Connecticut

4.49/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

2013 vintage. 750ml white waxed bottle into a HF over sized wine glass.

A - Pours a hazy...well its a peach colored body. An initial fingers worth of soapy foam with large bubbles forms but settles into some edging pretty quickly. Decent lacing with minimal retention. The peach color though, man does it look good. Swirling the dregs for the final pour gives it an amazing fruit smoothie look.

S - Super funky brettanomyces and lactic acid followed by over ripe peach juice. There is a subtle, almost spicy vanilla thing that I get on the very end that I would imagine is coming from the barrels.

T - That distinct brett funk followed by a wave of lactic acid twang. This goes head to head with sweet peach juice and a touch of oak. Lightly sour with a long lasting juiciness. This is a very drinkable beer and something that is perfect for the warmer months. Mouth feel is crisp and lively while maintaining a medium body.

O - This beer is excellent. Truly one of the best American Wilds I have had the privilege of trying. I wish I had it a bit fresher as the peaches are sort of playing second fiddle to the critters, but god damn is this a tasty beer!

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2013 02:51:18 | More by davey101

AlexFields

Tennessee

4.21/5  rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Opened at 4/20 tasting.

Pours a hazy bright yellow, solid layer of white head.

Smells of lots of sweet peach, then lactic tartness, hints of funk.

Similar in taste--lots of sweet peach, dry and moderately sour, touch of brett.

Good carbonation and drinkability, nice refreshing sour.

Great beer, probably slightly overrated but still plenty good.

8.7/10

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 21:14:56 | More by AlexFields

sleuthdog

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +9.4%

05-11-2013 02:40:06 | More by sleuthdog

thegoon55

South Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

05-07-2013 22:02:14 | More by thegoon55

BAstoutsNsours

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +9.4%

05-06-2013 01:20:25 | More by BAstoutsNsours

drummermattie02

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +9.4%

05-05-2013 18:56:40 | More by drummermattie02

sgoro

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

04-27-2013 21:17:30 | More by sgoro

DaSolomon

New York

4/5  rDev -7.8%

04-25-2013 23:16:59 | More by DaSolomon

jaylib

California

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

04-23-2013 03:58:14 | More by jaylib

mobius387

Wisconsin

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

04-14-2013 12:17:34 | More by mobius387

Dreadnaught33

District of Columbia

4.28/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

This is a very nice, easy drinking beer. Thanks to starrdogg for bringing this over to taste.

The look is great, it has a super hazy golden look, almost like a peach juice with a bit of head and some floating bubbles. Very nice.

The smell and taste resemble each other in a big way, tons of fresh peaches and nice oak touches, a very composed saison like malt and feel. Some nice yeast notes and even more beautiful fruit notes. Just a really easy drinkable nice beer, but not really tart like you'd expect a 'wild' to be.

Another very nice beer.

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2013 00:38:41 | More by Dreadnaught33

ahalloin

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

04-13-2013 00:27:37 | More by ahalloin

JMRSN

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

04-09-2013 16:36:01 | More by JMRSN

jvillefan

California

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

04-01-2013 20:17:35 | More by jvillefan

StarRaptor

California

4.75/5  rDev +9.4%

03-26-2013 00:06:48 | More by StarRaptor

jaasen64

Massachusetts

4.43/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

750ml bottle from the 2013 release poured into a Lawson's tulip. Another bottle graciously shared by JD (shawdeuce22) at his birthday tasting.

A- Pours a translucent golden with decent carbonation and a thin white head that forms that has nice retention.

S- Fresh peaches, peach skin, some subtle brett, fairly aromatic.

T- Peach juice, fuzzy peach skin, some subtle brett funk that balances nicely with the peaches, finishes with a very light sour peach presence.

M- Has a light feel to it but is fairly full bodied, slightly dry, refreshing, extremely drinkable. Feel fits perfectly with the fuzzy peach presence.

O- This was a fantastic peach wild ale and it is hard to decide if I like this better the Peche n' Brett or Persica, the later which we drank right before this. Persica definitely had more of a funk presence, probably because it had longer for the brett to come out. I really liked the fuzzy peach skin presence and drinkability on Fantasia though. I could easily drink this all the time and wish it were easily available to me.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2013 19:54:08 | More by jaasen64

phingdong

New Hampshire

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

03-20-2013 02:33:52 | More by phingdong

RedneckBeerz

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

03-18-2013 11:27:32 | More by RedneckBeerz

rodkin

Missouri

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

03-17-2013 02:01:43 | More by rodkin