Upland Kiwi Lambic

Brewed by Upland Brewing Company
Style: Lambic - Fruit
Bloomington, Indiana USA

Bottle shared by oscf. DIdn’t ever expect to see this one, but after tasting all of the other uplands, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to. Pours a cloudy golden with a small whiye head. Nose is tart, fruity (can’t discern kiwis), and acetic acid. Okay.

OSCF brings the rarity, baby! Somebody said p00tz’s Mom’s feet, which is totally uncalled for. It’s actually got some character that’s quite pleasant, with dry yeast and oak coming through nicely in the nose. Like the other Uplands, there’s not much carbonation to speak of. And there’s fairly little kiwi character as well, with mostly just acetic stuff coming through. Moderately enjoyable.

Thanks to Todd for sharing this one! HAzy gold pour thin white head. Almost still. Fruity aroma although not really kiwi. Mild tartness upfront with a sweet tropical fruit finish. Better than expected. I often wonder if these lambics (upland) would have benefited from extra barrel time

Thanks to Todd for sharing this rare beer. I think I actually liked this one more than most of the other Upland Lambics. Maybe I was just ready for a nice sour at this point in the tasting. Hazy yellow pour, almost still. Thin palate. Mild kiwi and almost banana notes and some grapey notes as well. Then again, I always thought kiwis tasted like white grapes and bananas mixed. This lambic is less tartly one-note acetic than most of the other Uplands I’ve had. I dig it.

Thanks oldstylecubsfan. Pours a soft translucent yellow with no head. The nose is fruity and yeasty, some band aid phenol, pretty acetic. Flavor is mildly tart, some band aid, acetic acid, coconut, fruity. Palate shows low carbonation and a mild tartness.

Bottle from the First Annual Sour Tasting, thanks to Kan. Pours a murky green with no head. Nose of green grapes (kiwi?) yogurt, lemon grass, and perfumy funk. Smooth kiwi, green grapes, yogurt, and an odd lactic flavor thats not too sour. Really odd and I wished I liked it, but it just wasn’t that good.

Cloudy golden orange with no head. Aroma is tart, hay, funk, and light fruitiness. Taste is tart, light wood, funk, subtle kiwi. Moderately dry.

750ml bottle. big ups to Kan for sharing this very rare beer. pours clear gold with very small head. an odd aroma of elmers glue, hairspray, lacto, and kiwi. flavors are a bit better but still odd, coconut, kiwi, and yogurt. watery body with slightly sour finish. i like the kiwi but batch 2 of upland’s lambic series just didn’t turn out this year.