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Upland Blueberry Lambic

Upland Blueberry Lambic - Lambic - Fruit

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Brewed by Upland Brewing Company
Style: Lambic - Fruit

Bloomington, Indiana USA

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1393.55/5.03.52/5.0Special-60.1Flute, Tumbler
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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 blueberries - perfect to share with friends, and a platter of good cheese and fresh fruit. - Caleb Staton, Head Brewer
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 ditmier (1019), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/102/513/20
Oct 27, 2009  
2008 Bottle - Thanks Toby! - Pours deep reddish purple with no head and no carb...aroma is purple fruit, light vinegar and some tart wood...flavour is similar, light tart berries, some vinegar sourness, has the consistency and mouthfeel of water...great to try, decent flavour, but the total package is lacking...


 pepsican (883), The Student Ghetto, Iowa, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/56/102/513/20
Oct 11, 2009  
Red pour with hints of purple. Looks lik desert wine. Still pour. Meh. Flavor and aroma are tart fruits, oak, and mild vinager. Finishes fruity, again, no carbonation. If only this one wasn’t flat.


 tokyogoat (505), San Diego, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 4, 2009  
Poured red with purple highlights. Virtually no signs of carbonation. Nose was heavy on blueberry compote. Taste was disappointing, fair amount of blueberry, watery, not very sour of bright. Fairly muddled flavors.


 TearsforBeers (170), Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/515/20
Sep 27, 2009  
This pseudo-lambic from the dreary plains of Indiana pours a lovely cranberry cocktail red with just the merest hints of fizzy lifting gas. My olfactory organs are greeted with the smell of old leather belts, an alfafa barn, and the acidic smell of tart fruit. I like the flavor, it develops on the tongue, first water, then acidic juice, followed by a bit of locker room at the margins of the tongue. Mouthfeel is thin and not carbonated as much as would be ideal. Overall, a nice effort from Upland.


 garmonbozia (225), Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/514/20
Sep 6, 2009  
750 ml for Sprinkle. Got this last year and let it set for a while b/c I heard it wasn’t very carbinated. Light blueberry color with a small grape color head. Taste was very mellow with tart bluberries. As I expected it wasn’t carbinated that much. But i still enjoyed it.


reserva (30), Oud-Turnhout, Belgium
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/103/513/20
Sep 6, 2009  
75cl bottle, red, brown, hazy, medium sourness, lightly bitter, vinegar, flat, starts like poepegatekes and a long finish,


 cheapdark (2011), Monacatootha, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/102/511/20
Aug 18, 2009    Updated: Aug 22, 2009
Big thanks to puzzl for this liter bottle. When popped, the brew exhibits some farmy smells. Can’t really detect much, if any blueberry aroma in there. Big sediment chunks in the bottom of the bottle. No head when poured and is suspiciously lacking any visible carbonation. First taste impressions confirm that observation, virtually flat. On the buds this stuff is sour, tart and just a tad of bitterness. Not sweet like lindemans and it lacks the farmy wet wool horse blanket attributes so common with many real lambics. Unsure of the blueberry flavors. Quite a taste treat and I’m glad to have had the chance to taste this stuff!


 j12601 (1149), Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Aug 9, 2009  
Another one of the neat things hiding out in the volunteer tent late at night on Saturday of BCTC. Had this a little bit after having Blåbær, so while this probably would have been the star of many shows, it didn’t get top billing that night. Pours a nice purple brown. Light blueberry aromas and soft hay. Light brett crispness and some nice tangy vinegar notes. Finishes with a long tangy edge. Tasty.



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