Upstream Brewing Company

Brewpub in Omaha, Nebraska, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Upstream Brewing Company (Old Market)

Established in 1996

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514 S 11th St, Omaha, NE, 68102, United States

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5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

GABF2009 - identical to the kriek my ass - I loved that beer, but this one doesn’t have that lovely earthy funk that Upstream is usually able to produce in their beers (whether they intend to or not) - I taste raspberry puree and faint malt character - the raspberries are natural, earthy, fairly sweet - no real lambic character - like unsweetened raspberry juice.

Tried on 29 Sep 2009 at 22:47


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

750 mL bottle at the Relentless Thirst Gathering in Richmond, VA, 8.29.09. Pours a copperish amber color with a thin head. Average head retention and lacing. Aroma is toffee with light citrus notes. Taste is toffee, caramel, bitter hops with a bit of citrus and raisin. Medium-full bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2009 at 23:30


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle shared at RBSG Grand Tasting. Nose was tart with minor citrus, and yeast. Murky yellow orange with a small yellow tinged head. Flavor was citrus orange with minor tartness. Not very sour!

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jul 2009 at 23:44


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

@Noogfest High5 Thanks heemer77-750ml bottle #978 of 1126-pours no head and yellow/gold color. Aroma is vinuous, dry, tart/lemon, yeast. Taste is dry, tart/lemon, yeast, light fruit. Farmhouse character.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2009 at 10:41


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

@Noogfest High5 Thanks heemer77-750ml bottle #375 of 1191-pours a white ring for a head and hazy pale yellow color. Aroma is wood, yeast, light malt, fruit. Taste is wood/oak, yeast, light malt, fruit-tart. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2009 at 10:39


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft pour at the brewpub in the Old Market, Omaha Nebraska. Pour is slight haze orange copper with a smallish off white head. Nice lacing as the beer falls. Aroma of the ginger, coriander, earth, yeast and wheat. Behind that is a straw grassiness that gives it an interesting edge. Flavor is big on the ginger, and that dominates the taste initially. As the mouth acclimates to the ginger, the additional spices and wheat take center stage, and eventually this is a pleasant, nicely spiced Saison. Palate is medium, a bit rough, and less dry than the Lemon Haze Saison I had. This beer was interesting, and was likely somewhere between a Wit and a Saison in the style wheel.

Tried from Draft on 16 Jun 2009 at 17:59


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

Draft pour at the brewpub in the Old Market, Omaha Nebraska. Pour is orange golden, hazed with a smallish off white head. Aroma is immediately of the sugary sweet orange fruit and orange peel. Behind that is grainy earthy wheat and a clove yeastiness. The flavor follows the nose closely, sweet orange fruit and peel initially, followed by the grainy wheat, finishing with dry yeastiness. Palate is medium, dry in the finish which makes it drinkable and refreshing. The big sweetness is the main story here, perhaps a bit overboard, but does make it unique.

Tried from Draft on 16 Jun 2009 at 17:56


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle 75cl.[ Courtesy of henrikb ]. Unclear sparkling with a medium red color with a average to large, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white light red head. Aroma is moderate malty, vintage, earth, cherry syrup, red wine cask wood - harsh and dry notes, cinnamon. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet, light to moderate acidic and light sour with a long duration, and a dry finish. Body is medium to light, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090116]

Tried from Bottle on 12 May 2009 at 09:48


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

FRO Throwdown: Bottle courtesy beastiefan2k. Sherry caramel color. Sherry, plummy figgy flavors. Wood in the finish? Strong but pretty well balanced finish.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Mar 2009 at 22:30


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

Tasting at Papsoe
Hazy amber color; small head. Very nice aroma, woody with some vanilla and light fruity sourness, dynamic, interesting. Medium body, some malt flavor, medium sweetness, light grape fruitness and delicate vanilla. Correct bitterness. A bit chalky at the end. Chaotic but also interesting.

Tried on 11 Jan 2009 at 18:10


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