Upright Sole Composition: Jaune Quatre (Gin Barrel)

Brewed by Upright Brewing
Style: Saison
Portland, Oregon USA

Serve in Tulip

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750mL bottle #59 of 65. Thanks to cavemanlawyer. Hardest wale in my life to trade for. Fuck. Clear, bright orange pour. Medium white foam. Good lacing. Nose is ultra fresh hibiscus lemonade, fresh oranges, key lime pie. Taste is tangy, acidic, bright tangerine and pineapple juice. Very citrus heavy and bright. Lean, acidic palate. Sharper carbonation, very quenching. I mean, you Oregon people suck. Upright is clearly up there for top ten world brewery. Palate acidic, bright, very lactic. Approaching a 5 for palate but I’ve homered up upright quite enough.

Bottle at Clockwork’s Dec 8th 2012 tasting. Pours a bright, hazy yellow golden body with white lacing. Aroma is fresh and floral with notes of spice and funk. Mouthfeel is medium with a wonderful sour fluff, soft flowers, light spice, yeast and a delicate, dusty funk. Awesome saison!

Bottle. Pours gold with a white head. Big and clear juniper and floral notes, with lighter woody notes and an underlying tart fruitiness. Good shit.

Bottle 27 of 65. Shared at tasting at my house. Pours apricot gold with off white head. Nose is bright clean gin with some florals and citrus. Taste is citrus, oak, gin and ginger. Bright and clean. Medium body.

Bottle number 27 of 65 at a tasting at James’s place. Pours a lightly hazed gold with a medium sized white head. Beautiful aromas of sweet floral gin and packed with juniper berries with a hint of wood and the faintest alcohol warmth. Medium bodied, soft wheat and then a bright sourness comes through. Lively, more floral gin and tartness. Really nice. Lots of complexity, super easy drinking. Loved this.

Big thanks to boralyl for sending this out my way. Served in a tumbler. Clear golden-peach color. The nose is slightly gin-like with some floral and earthy nights. The flavor is a bit spicy with floral notes. Touch of pepper. Very light and crisp.

750mL bottle, pours a hazy golden with a small white head. The nose pulls out loads of the flowers - I can’t tell apart the two from each other, but very flowery aromatics, along with some Belgian yeast and light lemony zest. Flavour brings out the gin barrels very lightly, along with lots of the flowers, lots of Belgian yeast and some sharp citric notes. Reminds me more of a witbier, with its high citrus content. The barrels take a back seat and surprisingly, so do the flowers. Refreshing, but quite uninteresting to me. Not one of Upright’s better ones.

Bottle. Pours a hazy gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a nice dry funk note with a nice light lemon tartness and a hint of gin. Flavor is similar with a nice lemon tart note with light funk and a bit of a juniper/gin note.

Bottle generously shared by pastradul. Pours a hazy apricot color, white head. Gin aromas hit the nose followed by some nice floral components, honey, and some oaky notes. Flavor is dry and floral, good hints of gin and oak. Some yeast as well. Damn fine brew!

Bottle number 49/65 thanks to Scott for the tasting! Pour was hazy yellowish orange with white head, aroma was big notes of floral rose, fruity notes, the gin came through with hints of pine and more floral notes, even a slight hint of mint. Taste was nice and really worked well with the gin, the floral and fruity notes accentuated the pine and fruity/minty notes of the gin, where it finished fairly dry. Dug this one.