Upside Brown
Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Bière de Garde Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.35
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Upside Brown is an exploration of bottle-conditioned Brett character in a malty beer, specifically Brett character that enhances and complements the specialty malts. It’s best described a Biere de Garde (beer for keeping), a farmhouse-style brown ale traditionally brewed in Northern France and sometimes thought of as the lesser known cousin of the popular saison style. More so than most styles (if styles are your thing), Biere de Garde has a wide array of examples, from golden to copper to brown. Upside Brown is on the malty end of the spectrum, for sure.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cherry wood stain pour from .75l Sept 2014 bottle. Large pillow head. Brett funk and fruit aroma. Malt, candy sugar and floral and yeast. Rather good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:31
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Refrigerated 75 cl brown bottle corked and capped. Hazy medium brown with fluffy beige head. Aroma is dark fruit, medium, body, well carbonated, and a little big-bubble lacing. Taste is dark slightly fruity malt and yeasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2016
at 20:22
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Aroma: cherry, pineapple, barnyard, earthy, Appearance: clear, amber, tan head Taste: medium sweetness, lightly sour, Palate: medium body, creamy, soft carbonation, long finish, Nice brown.
Tried
on 25 Jul 2015
at 14:09
7/10
Happy Canada Day!!!! Also, the Fonz.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jul 2015
at 18:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Wood, stewed apple, green apple nose. Murky copper, thin head. Barnyard, apple. Light body, soft carbonation.
Tried
on 13 Jun 2015
at 17:34
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750 mL bottle from the brewery, shared at my 10K tasting. Hazy brown, large foamy tan head, fair retention. Aroma of stone fruits, brett, herbal/vegetal notes. Tart dark fruits, yeast, spice, plum, caramel. Medium bodied, lingering spice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2015
at 17:33
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Drake 10k tasting. Hazy deep amber color, off white head. Aroma of raw gingerbread dough. Taste is earthy brown bread. Very tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2015
at 17:33
7/10
Tried
on 01 Jun 2015
at 00:38
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at fantasy tasting a nice new beer from ommegang. Pours brown with fine head and nice retention. Nose is light farmhouse and some Brett. Tastes of Brett, earthy, pineapple, chocolate, caramel, and hay. Live,y palate that finishes dry. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2015
at 16:55
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Etched glass. Pours orange brown. Nose/taste of toast, caramel, grainy farmhouse. Medium body.
Tried
on 01 Mar 2015
at 22:42