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Upland Blackberry Lambic

Upland Blackberry Lambic

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A Lambic - Fruit brewed by
Upland Brewing Company

Bloomington, Indiana USA

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203.76/5.03.68/5.0Special-70.1 Flute, Tumbler P  Stats

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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 blackberries - perfect to share with friends, and a platter of good cheese and fresh fruit. - Caleb Staton, Head Brewer

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 jjpm74 (2694), Connecticut, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20

May 10, 2008  
750ml bottle courtesy of yjb. Pours a pinkish amber with a thin white fizzy head. Smells of sweet sugar, some blackberries, very perfumy, bretty, funky, wheat. Tastes tarte and dry with some decent underlying sourness. The blackberries lend a nice character to this beer. Palate is dry. Finish has a nice tarteness with some residual sugar. More of a sour ale hybrid than a lambic, but a great beer. I hope this brewer puts out more of these experiments.

 nolankowal (814), Dublin, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Mar 2, 2008  
Bottle shared by ogglethorp @ cbusX. REddish pour with a pink tinged head. Aroma of sour, funk, blackberry, and musty malt. Flavors were tart/sour fruits, oak, black berry and dry malt. Medium body, sour/funky with a sour funky finish.


 ryan (1652), Beltsville, Maryland, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/512/20
Mar 1, 2008  
Courtesy of BBB63. Hazy reddish body with a small off-white head. Tart nose with horse blanket, cheese, berry and cherry. The flavor is lightly sour and dry with berry, melon, lemon, lactic acid and light cheese. The malt is dull, flimsy and stale. Medium body is thin with moderate carbonation.


 Pailhead (2298), Allen Park, Michigan, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Feb 27, 2008  
Courtesy of BBB63

Bottle: The aroma was a mixture of sweet grapes and slightly musty and sour blackberries. It pours a cloudy pinkish-purple with a pinkish-white head. The flavor starts with a quick blackberry and grape sweetness and fades a musty tart finish. Medium bodied with lively and soft carbonation. Decent, but I prefer more sour and funkiness.


 xnoxhatex (748), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/516/20
Feb 20, 2008  
Thanks to Pantanap once again for breaking out another Upland Lambic. Samples at "An Evening with Pantanap #3" Thanks Kan! Hazy red with no head. Funky sweet aroma with lots of berries, very nice. Blackberry flavor with earthy funk, sweet. Medium to full body, sour. Very refreshing and funky.




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