TampaBrew (746), Tampa, Florida, USA Nov 9, 2009 Pours a red brown. Nose is sweet fresh blackberries, mild tartness, apple skins and red wine vinegar. Flavor is a watery tartness, sweet fresh picked berries. Very drinkable and enjoyable sour. All around needs some age or complexity. Looking forward to future batches. Rustyham (545), miami, Florida, USA Nov 4, 2009 has a sour kick that is strengthened by the blackberries, strong vinegar hints, and more bitter than sweet. Hardly any noticable sugar sweetness. Bottle from Ryan Blanksi’s Sourfest- Hollywood, Florida. sigma23 (217), , Maine, USA Nov 2, 2009 2008 release. pours a reddish amber with no head. aroma is exploding with berries and tartness. flavor is sweet/tart juicy berries with a vinegar note. decent carbination and a semi dry sweet finish. very tasty daknole (2805), Plantation, Florida, USA Nov 1, 2009 The best Upland I have had to date. reddish/pink pour. Aroma has berries, raspberry, blackberry and maybe some chery. Flavor is tart and fruity. A bit of vinegar too. I enjoyed this one. TaktikMTL (2745), Montréal-Nord, Quebec, Canada Oct 27, 2009 Bouteille de 750 ml partagée lors d’une dégustation Ratebeer Montréal chez Altair. Arôme: Odeur de petites baies avec une pointe de citron. Apparence: La couleur est blonde voilée. Présence d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de petites baies avec une pointes de cerises sûrettes. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement vineuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. (Rating #2705) Fred82 (344), Montreal, Quebec, Canada Oct 11, 2009 750ml bottle at a tasting. Nose is quite barnyard and funky. Some berries and nicely sour. Taste is very fruity berries a bit vinous. Hard to find a distinctive blackberry taste there. Good brew still. harrisoni (6703), Ashford, Kent, England Oct 4, 2009 Updated: Oct 18, 2009Bottle at Chriso pre-GBBF tasting 09. Cloudy pink red and gold colour. Fruity, bit of hedgerow. Too acidic. Not much blackberry, but yes hedgerow fruit. OK fruit but just too much malt vinegar. 2.6 Re-rate Bottle at LCRBM 5 at Kulminator. Sour aroma. Its decent fruit. Bit of vinegar. OK. DSG (1501), Tel Aviv, Israel Sep 18, 2009 [9/5/08] Bottle sample during LCRBM at Kulminator in Antwerp. Murky reddish-brown. Wonderful aroma of berries, barnyard and some citric notes. Sour flavor with blackberries, earth, oak and some other fruits. Medium-bodied. Great.
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