Upland Brewing Company Blueberry

Blueberry

 

Upland Brewing Company in Bloomington, Indiana, United States 🇺🇸

  Lambic Style - Fruit Regular
Score
7.28
ABV: 6.0% IBU: - Ticks: 48
(Previously labeled Blueberry Lambic). Blueberry is barrel-aged sour ale that combines the traditional Belgian-style sour with blueberries sourced from Michigan and Canada. We ferment our base blonde ale, Basis, over six to eight months in oak tanks to produce tart flavors, fruity notes, and a funky character. Then, we select a blend of individual batches for fruiting with whole blueberries for an additional three months, creating an intense blueberry fruit character with floral and dark fruit aromas. The final blend is bottle conditioned, resulting in a fine carbonation and spritzy mouthfeel. Blueberry is the perfect drink to share with
friends over a plate of good cheese and fresh fruit.

In the spring of 2006, I brewed 300 gallons of top-fermented beer using wild yeast to create a Belgian-style Lambic. We conditioned the beer in oak casks and then initiated a secondary fermentation in the casks using whole fruit from Huber's Orchard in Starlight, Indiana. You should experience a tart, almost sour taste balanced by the aromatic and richly flavorful addition of whole blueberries - perfect to share with friends, and a platter of good cheese and fresh fruit. - Caleb Staton, Head Brewer
 

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8.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
2010 Vintage. 9/27/10. Shared with friends at our intense Blueberry tasting extravaganza.

A - Wow. Very beautiful. Extremely blueberry like color. Dark purple red appearance. Minor level of foam at the top mostly around the edges.

S - Wow. Great apricot and mango scent. Excellent blueberry notes as well. Acedic smell of apples maybe? Nice tropical wild smell.

T - Yeah. Very nice blueberry taste. Excellent dry sweetness. Very minor amount of oakiness. I’m getting very faint amount of Frambois characteristics but honestly it’s just that fruity tartness. For sure, just like eating raw blueberries with a slight bit of wheat / withier notes.

M - 60/40 carbonation on the mouth swish. Ultra light body and the intense dryness this beer leaves you with is very amazing. My teeth are chalky.

O - This is much better than the Cascade Blueberry. 95/100. Excellent blueberry taste, ultra dry finish.

Tried on 24 Jun 2012 at 14:09

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle as shown shared at RBWG 2012. Pours a cloudy amber with no head. The aroma is a sour fruit and tart. Thin mouthfeel with a strong blueberry and crisp finish. Easy to drink a very impressive fruit beer from Upland.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Mar 2012 at 12:51

7.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Unclear deep amber/red with no head. Aroma is fruit, tart, sour, brett and berries. Flavour is malt, tart, sour, berrries, fruit, little sweet, and a little acid.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2011 at 08:13

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Hazy deep red without head. Aroma is sweet, moderate sour, fruity and blueberries. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate acidic. Dry and light acidic finish. 271211
Tried on 28 Dec 2011 at 11:34

7.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 9 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. No head. Color is dark red. Aroma and taste are nice and sour brett, blueberries, stable, wood, malt and hops. Falt and no carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Dec 2011 at 10:04

5.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Frothy white fair mostly deminishing head. Light malty and hoppy sour aroma Light sour flavor. Some blueberrie notes. Light sour notes. Oily palate but way too flat.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Dec 2011 at 10:04

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Fruchtig muffiger Antrunk mit trockener Säuerlichkeit, die mit der Zeit schwächer wird. Die Trockenheit bleibt allerdings vorhanden und stört somit durchgehend. Entäuschend sind die Fruchtnoten, die nur sehr schwach ausgeprägt sind. Interessant sind dagegen Zimtnuancen, die bereits im Geruch erkennbar sind. Interessantes, aber doch sehr wässriges und trockenes Lambik. /7/8/8/12/8
Tried on 03 May 2011 at 12:16

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle opened on the bus ride to the Hunahpu release. Pours cloudy bluish purple color. Aromas of sour blueberries and some funkiness, Tart blueberry flavor with some funkiness.Medium body with moderate carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2011 at 13:57

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle. Pours purple. Nose of tart and sour blueberry, funk and sweet lemons. Taste of tart blueberry, funk and earth.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2011 at 17:46

8.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
Really glad to try this one finally. Interesting purplish blue color. Nice funky blueberry plus bleu cheese nose and flavor. The blueberry cuts through fresh and sweet through the cheesy funk.
Tried on 13 Mar 2011 at 08:37