Bethlehem Brew Works Blueberry Belch

Brewed by Bethlehem Brew Works
Style: Fruit Beer
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania USA

Light, hoppy, and barely fruity. I think that this was made as an attempt to lure the traditional American lager drinkers at Musikfest into trying something a bit different with a summer seasonal flair.

On tap. Lots of blueberry in the aroma. Yellow amber color. Low in flavor. Dryish. Easy to drink.

On tap at the brewpub, July 2006. Not really a Winter seasonal therefore. Soft, pinkish colour. Uses Hallertau hops apparently, which worked quite well. Fruit is noticeable but not overwhelming and not too sweet or artificial tasting. Looks like I’m going against the grain a bit (or perhaps the recipe has been tweaked a bit since the early ratings) but I thought this was a very decent and pleasant fruit beer.

20080613 Tap at brewpub. Mild berry flavor and not much in the aroma. I guess that is appropriate for blueberries as they are not that potent when fresh. Bit of tartness and a touch milky. Amusing color is blue tinged from the fruit.

On tap at the BBW Brew Pub. Poured a deeper and cloudy amberish color with an averaged sized purple tinted white head. Aromas of fresh blueberries. I like the blueberry aroma. Tastes of blueberries with some graininess.

on tap-pours a thin white head with cloudy pink/yellow tinting color. Aroma is wheat, blueberry. Taste is wheat, faint blueberry. OK carbonation.

Poured a murky purple amber color with a small, off white head that left light lacing on the glass. Aroma of blueberries, vanilla, light citrus, and toasted dough. Taste was dry, toffee, bready, wheaty, and sweet blueberries throughout.