 PilsnerPeter (1323), Flushing, New York, USA
May 12, 2008
Bottle at Paul’s Hoboken Gathering: Hazy copper pour with an off-white head. Very elegant in the nose. Oak, herbal characteristics, lavender, honeysuckle and light citrus hints. Very complex aroma. Creamy texture with an oaky flavor. Some honey, lavender, herbal spicy notes and more residual smooth oak into the finish. Complex and outstanding.
awaisanen (1116), Irvine, California, USA
Jul 22, 2008 From a 750mL Bottle, #196/632. Courtesy of valpoaj. Mostly hazy, pale gold colored pour with a quickly dissipating head of fizzy white. Mild brett aroma with hints of white grape and lemon. Chardonnay skins and oak tannins. Gentle pear esters and perfumey alcohol. Medium light bodied, softly carbonated mouthfeel. Sweet, light malt sugars up front on the palate, followed by a wave of brett. Apples, pears, and leather. Some peppery phenol characters come out toward the backend. Nice and dry, with a pleasant alcohol warmth in the finish. The funky barrel characters work well with the lightness of the body, creating a dry, vinous treat. Thanks, AJ!
BlackForestCO (478), Fort Collins and Black Forest, Colorado, USA
Jul 6, 2008 Bottle shared by mmtmatrix, thanks dude. Poured an auburn orange color with an off-white head that faded to a ring. Aroma of sour, fruity brett with hints of oak and barnyard funk. Smooth, lightly sweet entry with some funky barnyard character and some moderate fruitiness (light berry, some citrus) and a moderately dry, yeasty finish. Smooth, moderately drying finish. Pretty nice beer, I would certainly drink it again.
Crosling (1603), Loveland, Colorado, USA
Jul 5, 2008 Red gold color with a small, quickly diminishing foam. Really complex nose, with hints of brett funk, barrel (vanilla, white wine soaked wood, coconut), as well as some hints of fruit. Flavor also has a lot of complexity. A lot of oak character and funkiness. Vanilla, white wine, funk and it even finishes well. I have had this beer a couple times this batch. The original offering was much less funky and I liked it more. This sample is quite funky, almost approaching sour ale, but it is still of very high quality.
heemer77 (3611), Savannah, USA
Jun 26, 2008 Thanks for sahring a bottle, Mark. the body is hazy and rusty brown with a kahki colored head. The aroma was funky with some vinous character. There was also a little bit of blue cheese. The taste is largely funky cpple cores. Again, liek the smell, it is also dry and vinous. Interesting.
ChainGangGuy (1457), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Jun 14, 2008 Appearance: Pours a clear, mahogany-hued body with a small, white head.
Smell: Funky, sourish, Bretty aroma of retired fruit juices and old, forgotten malts.
Taste: Caramel maltiness with a surprisingly high degree of sweetness. This is offset by a grimy Brett taste and some sour fruitiness. Somewhat creamy oak taste on the sour, boozey finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation.
Drinkability: No thanks. Third beer I’ve had from Upstream and the first I rather disliked. 2 oughta 3 ain’t bad, though!
|
