Upright Brewing Sole Composition: Saison du Blodget

Sole Composition: Saison du Blodget

 

Upright Brewing in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸

  Farmhouse - Saison Series Out of Production
Score
7.54
ABV: 5.7% IBU: - Ticks: 29
This bottling represents the first time Upright has ever barrel aged the Five. It never struck me as a great candidate for maturation in oak, but after draining the Fantasia barrels it seemed like a good fit to refill them. The aromatics on the Five, both fermentation and hop-based, have pale stone fruit nuances that I knew would work well on top of the otherwise spent peaches still in the barrels. It was a bit of a trial, and only two casks were filled. After several months, the beer started tasting just like I had hoped, so the two were blended and either kegged or bottled for this Sole Composition release.
 

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8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

From tap at Oproer, Utrecht. Aroma is tart fruits, funk, peach, apricot, oak, some floral notes. Flavour is a tasty medium sour. Body is medium. Lovely Sour Ale!

Tried from Draft on 11 Feb 2025 at 15:42


7

Tried from Draft on 16 Dec 2020 at 00:48


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle, 2013 vintage, thanks to Douglas! Pours hazy gold, very small off-white head, dissipates quickly with just a wisp of lacing. Aroma is Brett forward, funky, lemon, hints of acetone and oak tannin. Flavor is medium funky, light tart, Bretty and woody. Light plus body, low carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Feb 2017 at 13:54


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle thanks to Gibson. Pours a hazy yellow gold with medium frothy white head that diminishes quickly. The aroma is funk, oak, lemon zest, brett. Thin body, oak, floral, brett, lemon, nice tartness, really enjoyed this.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Jun 2016 at 17:43


7.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Tasting at Matt’s
Cloudy golden color. Vinous aroma, some peach and apricot, nice sourness. The mouthfeel is very smooth, and stronger than expected, with mild residual sweetness; peach and apricots come through, but also mild astringency.
Balanced, excellent.

Tried on 09 Jun 2016 at 00:07


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle - Wonderful stone fruit and light Perfumy funk. Cloudy gold with a small white head. Sweet peachy notes with a nice herbal finish. Nose is amazing, but flavours are a bit thin.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Jun 2016 at 00:00


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Tap at Beer Temple, 23rd March 16. Aroma is barrel, sour, tart wood, fruit. Taste is tart, complex, soaked wood, fruit, maybe peaches, but sour, fruit stone. Very good

Tried from Draft on 25 Mar 2016 at 16:43


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Tap @ Beer Temple with Markoijelena and Zlotta (a.o.). Hazy pale golden color. Undeven white head with good lacing. Aroma’s: sour, fruity, brett-funk. Retronasal it’s sour, sweet fruits, brett-funk. Flavor is moderate to full sour, bretty. Light bodied. Finishes dry and light bitter. Too much brett for me.

Tried from Draft on 20 Mar 2016 at 08:39


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft at beertemple. Golden pour. Aroma of fruit, tart and some sour grain. Mildly sour taste of funky grain, citrus and some other sweet fruits. Good balanced sour.

Tried from Draft on 20 Mar 2016 at 05:52


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sampled from tap at ’Beertemple’. Clear, golden amber with a frothy, white head. Sourish-fruity, rather funky aroma of lemon, gooseberry, white grapes, oak and some straw. Moderately sour, fruity and funky taste of lemon, gooseberry, white grapes, oak and straw, followed by a medium long, rather tart and dry finish. Thin to medium body, spritzy and moderately astringent mouthfeel, flat. Nice, mellow and well-balanced sour ’Saison’.

Tried from Draft on 19 Mar 2016 at 16:51