 john_adam2002 (529), Hainesport, New Jersey, USA
Apr 8, 2008
Poured red with a small fizzy off white head. Aroma of sour fruit. Lots of sour in this guy. No signs of blueberry flavors at all. Straight up sour.
xmarcnolanx (636), Kirkwood, Missouri, USA
Aug 15, 2008 Bottle GTMW 2008
Lactic, sour berry aroma.
Taste is sour, tart and berry.
Sweet, then sour lingering finish.
Mouth-puckering sourness.
This one was awesome.
Skyview (2768), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
Aug 11, 2008 Special pouring during GTMW ’08 at 3 pm via 750 ml bottle. Pours a hazy and contaminated bluish purple lambic with a fizzy light blue/white head that slowly dissipates and leaves behind a thin bubbly ring. Aroma of tart blueberries, some yeast, barnyard funk, a touch of lemon zest, and some dark berries. Taste has a dry tart blueberry flavor, with yeast and colby cheese. Finish has a dry blueberry tart and bread aftertaste, but does not stand out as well as the strawberry and blackberry versions.
sneagrams3 (1367), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Aug 9, 2008 The Dan Journal #216. 750ml bottle tasted 7/22/08. Filtered with a ruby hue. Trace off-white head. Tart and tangy Bret aromas. Notes of cranberries and blueberries. Medium bodied and tart palate. Oaky soggy grains and lemons. Vinegar. Vinuous and puckering. Overt palate. Somewhat muddles. Too much.
RagallachMC (630), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Aug 6, 2008 750ml bottle. Thanks to miketd for sharing. Aroma: Wheat malt hits me first, and then a strong dose of blueberry. Smells tart, but no funk to speak of. Some light oakiness comes forward as it warms. Appearance: Rose/purple in color and slightly hazed. Head was small and fizzy with a noticeable blue tint. No lacing. Flavor: Wheat malt hits me first again. Blueberry flavor is nice with a good blend of berry flavor, sweetness, and a strong tartness. Some lemon, slight cheesiness, and oak. Not as tart as I was expecting, but seems to work here. Very dry finish. Palate: Medium bodied. Medium carbonation. Overall: An interesting beer, and one I’m glad I tried. Some more funk would have been welcome.
Brigadier (877), Chagrin Falls, Ohio, USA
Aug 5, 2008 Bottle from miketd’s tasting
My second in the series of the Upland lambics this one was interesting. If the Cantillon blueberry is anything like this I look forward to giving it a try. This one has a novelty aspect but in the end won’t sway me from the more common lambic formats (cherries, raspberries, etc).
Aroma / Appearance - The purple body was definitely unusual enough to indicate that this was not a run of the mill beer. A strange off color head only added to the mystery. Blueberries and oak melded with a strong tartness that ranks about halfway down the sour scale. Perhaps I am used to the Belgian releases but I was expecting just a little more funkiness.
Flavor / Palate - Sour blueberries present themselves a few seconds after taking a sip. This slow release gave me time to adapt to the tartness in stages rather than having it hit all at once. The dry vinous finish was not unlike a good red wine. A cross between Cherry Coke and Dr Pepper adds to the intrigue. Overall this was an nice experiment; I look forward to the kiwi version coming soon.
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