Upright Sole Composition: Apricot Seven

Brewed by Upright Brewing
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Portland, Oregon USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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Draft at 16 Tons Cafe, Eugene. Pours a hazy golden color, funk and apricots dominant in nose. Little head, slight lacing. Barrels are just barely there, medium body, finish is overly sweet, albeit short. Not a bad beer, just below Upright’s usual standards.

bottle 55 of 120. pours a murky orange amber hue with a tiny quickly fading soap bubble head. potent aroma of fresh dusted apricots intermingled with a pleasant red wine barrel. some sweaty brett funk. touch of overripened pear. hint of apple cider. alcohol quite well hidden. easy drinkin. light apricot laden sourness. tasty. good. like it!

Bottle sampled at Muckfest III. Clear orange pour with a thin white head. Nose of malt, funky sourness and apricot. Malty and sour flavor up front with apricots and a slightly sweet finish.

750mL at Woodshop 7. Pours a low haze peach juice with large head formation. Nose is sweet peach, honey, sugar, sea salt, mild fresh brine and nectar fruit skins. Taste is bitter peach skin, peach juice, lemon pulp, and big peach cobbler dessert. Palate is clean, dry, fruity. Soft. Another winner from Upright.

Bottle. Pours a cloudy orange color with thin head and lacing. Aromas and taste of vanilla, peach guts, oak, wild yeasts, sourdough, dried apricot. Nice dry tartness for this medium bodied sour ale. Delicious.

UPDATED: JUL 25, 2012 Bottle 51/120 shared by Puddintane at Muckfest III...thanks Dave! - Pours hazy amber with no head. Nose is apricot, tart with a fruity, lightly yeasty malt base. Taste is big yeasty fruit with light bread. Fruit lasts through the finish. Sharp carbonation with a medium body.

Bottle shared at MuckFest 3 - Saturday Edition. Pours a richly deeper orange gold hue. Firm haze, frothy offwhite head dies to a ring and laces small. Aromas are bretty pineapple, doughy malts, sour apricots. Lactic acid preaches lemons, yogurty presence, touches of oak, gentle white wine element. A fairly vibrant nose, a touch yeast, wine barrel element. Initial is medium bodied, a touch more girthy than expected with fruity esters, pineapple, firm brett. Gentle oak, some sour apricots. Yeast and yogurt, touces of lemon. A mellow girthy malt kick sticks around, weighing the palate down a bit. Richer fruits, firm kicks of sourness, lactic and apricots are quite apparent. Lemons, crab apples are gentle. Some bready doughy malts, touch of sourdough. Gentle spice. Finish is a bit crisp, lingering brett, pineapple and some cobwebs. Gentle yogurt really grows. An enjoyable beer that seems a bit held back by a touch heavier malt profile. Solid. Nose and appearance are winners, flavors and palate are solid.

Bottle at my house. Pours apricot gold with white head. Nose/taste of freshly peeled apricots, tart fruit, oak, light funky acid and wild yeast. Lovely well balanced acidity. Medium body. Well crafted sour.

Bottle. Pours hazy orange with a white head. Light tart aroma with fruity apricot and white grapes. The flavor has tart and fruity sweet apricot, funky yeast, white grapes and a quick tart and dry finish. Great balance of sweetness and tartness and a very tasty addition of apricots. Good stuff.

Bottle 24/120 courtesy of James at a tasting at his place. Pours a lightly hazed golden amber with a thin white head. Bright dusty dried apricots on the nose, soft funky acid and tartness. Apricot and soft musk, toast and sweet acid. A touch of acid and nutty acetone. Smooth and delicious. Apricot on here is tasty. Very, very tasty.