Upland Kiwi Lambic

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

Serve in Flute, Tumbler

Slight acetic character in the nose matched with barely perceptible fruit. VERY tart, stinging on the tongue. it is sour but with an edge to it that builds after drinking. Slight funk plays around in there with just a bit of fruit. Bottled 2010.

Cloudy golden with a small white head. Funky aroma with fruity and floral notes. Dry and tart fruity flavour with a bit of grassy character.

Bottle @ Hallinghansens US Tasting, Odense. Pours cloudy dark orange with a creamy white head. Tart, dry and oaky. Berries with a hint of young lambic. Pungeant dry and tart.

The last of the Upland lambics for me to tick. Huge thanks to Rempo for all his help. Bottled 12/6/10, Batch 134-08. 2.5 A: Like all of his brothers, this is not a good looking brew. Deeply hazed yellowish brown color. The head that forms falls almost as quickly as it is made. Particulates collect at the bottom of the glass. 4.5 S: Good amount of pucker to this. Plenty of acid in the nose, but it isn’t overly aggressive. Even more funk is present. Musty basement, dry-rotted gym socks, decaying wood, and plenty of lactic acid fruitiness. Then we come to the kiwi. It’s earthy and fruity and manifests in a not-quite-ripe tartness. 5.0 T: The kiwi is a good bit stronger in the taste but again it is of the sharp, tart variety. Acetic acid affords this a moderate pucker. Plenty of lactic acid tanginess with hints of apple and generic berry. Lightly oaky with touches of vanilla. Again, tons of funk. Sour apple, musty basement, barnyard, rotting wood, and gym sock. I dare say this is the most complex of the Upland lambics. 4.0 M: Medium body. Perhaps a touch more carbonation that is necessary. Regardless, it gives a nice spritziness. Good creaminess and smooth with an acetic finish. 4.5 D: One of my favorites. I think I would appreciate this just as much if it didn’t have any kiwi. It really doesn’t need it. Tons of flavors with a solid moderate acidity make this a great beer. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 11-06-2011 03:16:58

Poured a golden orange color with aromas of funk, sourness, peach, tropical fruit and a touch of kiwi. Flavor is much the same, and sour, really sour, with a slightly vinigary finish.

(Bottle) Pours cloudy orange with a fast decreasing head. The aroma holds citrus, barnyard/horse blanket, canned peaches, yellow apples, honey candy, black tea, white bread, band-aid phenols and maybe a whisper of kiwi. Really great nose with lots of unique personality and complexity. The flavour is dry and heavy acidic with almost no bitterness. Tones of citrus, horse blanket, barnyard, mouldy basement, crackers and light white bread. Lots of lacto. The flavour is more standard and less complex than the aroma. The mouthfeel is (kiwi) tart and soft with a medium carbonation. Lingering super aggressive citrus finish. Medium bodied.

I dug it. My father’s review: "it tastes like a Mountain Dew from 1987!"

There is a strong barnyard funk on the nose with light tropical notes. Pours a golden blonde. Very sour most sour beer so far out an Upland tasting. Tart acidity with hints of tropical fruit slight hint of vinegar in the finish but finishes very dry and crisp.