 willblake (1942), Long Branch, New Jersey, USA
May 1, 2008
20071216 750ml bottle shared by Bendo at Madness with the Moose. Pale magenta color is pretty, head is fleeting. Aromas of blueberry, for sure, simple funky barrel, twiggy. Somewhat heavy on the palate suggests some age would do this well. Only mild sourness. Would like to see this take a step beyond the currently almost dessert-beer impression. Keep it up, Upland. I like where this brewery is headed.
AmEricanbrew (1009), Swamp Shreveport, Left Coast, Louisiana, USA
Oct 5, 2008 Murky pink with no head. Well oaked aroma with earthy blueberry and mild funk. Medium body and barely carbonated. Good taste is fruity blueberries with earthy wet wood and a hint of funkiness. This one was only mildly sour front to back. This batch might do well with some time in the bottle. Still a very tasty treat.
radiomgb (1776), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Sep 8, 2008 Murky purple in colour with a thin redish coloured head, very light to no lacing. The aroma is sour, fruity, very light sweetness, grape skins, some wood. The flavour is tart and sour, some sweetness peaks through, noticable blueberries, dry, berries. Sweet and dry mouthfeel, medium/light body, medium/high carbonation. Finishes dry, lingering, tart and fruity.
This is another fantastic Upland lambic. The fruit in this is more pronounced then in the Strawberry. Very good balance in this. There is a bright future in Upland if they continue to make lambics.
750ml bottle obtained in a trade with Optigon, thanks Gary.
Opened on March 29, 2008.
Vintage 2007.
vyvvy (1756), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA
Aug 24, 2008 GTMW 08 - Pours clear bronze with a little head. The aroma is lactic with dry blueberry with plenty of sour citric present. Medium / light body with an over abundance of carbonation. The flavor starts very lactic with dry blueberries, lots of sourness, but some sweetness as well. The finish is grainy and dry with puckering blueberries. This is nice, but it seems more like a sour fruit beer than a lambic.
xmarcnolanx (680), 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 (2905), 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.
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