Black Bear Blueberry Ale - Black Bear Brewery

deltatauhobbit

Maine

4/5  rDev +23.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Growler from Burby's.

Pours a hazy golden color with ample head and leaves a good amount of lacing.

Smell is similar to a wheat beer, strong yeast/citrus/lemon aroma with a hint of blueberry, not overwhelmingly sweet for a fruit beer.

Taste is a cross between a wheat beer and a fruit beer, the blueberry sweetness isn't overwhelming like it can be with some fruit beers but instead has a light hop bitter aftertaste melded with the malt, good amount of carbonation that makes it crisp.

Serving type: growler

07-13-2008 23:10:02 | More by deltatauhobbit

lordofthewiens

Maine

3.8/5  rDev +16.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Shared a bomber with my wife, who really likes these fruit beers. I don't, but she said I would like this one. And I did, sort of. It was a hazy gold color with a medium-sized white head. Aroma was strongly blueberry, almost cloying. But, it had a much better taste than suggested by the aroma. The blueberry was more muted and there was a very nice malt presence. It had much more depth than other fruit beers. I'd drink it again, if my only choice was a fruit beer.

Serving type: bottle

12-22-2007 21:50:00 | More by lordofthewiens

Boppar

New Hampshire

1.78/5  rDev -45.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 1

On tap at Paddy Murphy's in Bangor, ME

A: Nice hazy unfiltered coppery gold. About damn time I saw an unfiltered Blueberry up here. One finger of head. Good retention.

S: Overwhelming amount of blueberries.

T: Cloying sweet, unbalanced blueberry madness in an artificial, medicinal gagging kind of way. There was a slight vinegary aftertaste which may have been a fault, but which was actually the best part of this beer. Awful.

M: Yeah, I guess.

D: I would never drink this again, either for love or money.

Serving type: on-tap

11-10-2007 23:27:03 | More by Boppar

brewandbbq

New Hampshire

3.65/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours hazy gold, with a huge, foamy, rocky head.
At least 4" of spongy white.
After two minutes the massive head falls like a cake, leaving webbed lacing aplenty.
Large blueberries in the nose, along with a light spiceyness and a hint of malt. A bit citrusy beneath the berries.
Medium body and well carbonated, a bit prickly and aggresive.
Light malt on the pallet with a more subdued blueberry character.
Fruity enough in general, but not screaming the blues as did the nose.
A crisp hopping rate suggests a decent APA recipe as a base before adding the berries.
Finishes dryish and a bit sweet, with lingering fruit and a slight harsh husky note.
Some more malt and blueberry on the pallet would be helpfull.

Serving type: bottle

08-30-2006 23:08:13 | More by brewandbbq

sulldaddy

Connecticut

3.25/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

This brew is a 22 oz bottle poured into a pint glass at room temp. The beer is clear amber with 1/2 inch bleached white creamy head foaming up easily. Aroma is some grainy malt and very mild blueberry. First sip reveals an average body and mild carbonation. Flavor is husky grain malt dominant with only a hint of blueberry mixed in. The blueberry is more evident if the beer is allowed to sit on the tip of my tongue, but otherwise is very mild.
Finish is again grainy with some herbal hops. AN easy drinker that works well when sitting lakeside on a sunny day. Not overly fruity though.

Serving type: bottle

07-25-2006 02:07:12 | More by sulldaddy