Pearpawsterous
Upland Brewing Co.
Story by:
Bev Blackwood
Wild Specialty Beer
Collaboration
Indiana
United States
Judges Ratings 90
Aroma: 22 / 24
Flavor: 36 / 40
Appearance: 4 / 6
Mouthfeel: 10 / 10
Overall Impression: 18 / 20
Description
Our collaboration with Cascade Brewing in Portland, Oregon, began from a place of mutual respect and admiration. Both breweries were founded in 1998 and started sour beer programs that focus on utilizing whole fruits and achieving balanced acidity. Pearpawsterous is a sour ale aged on whole pawpaws from Indiana and a custom blend of pears from Oregon, fruits indigenous to the home state of each brewery. Our rendition is aged for three months on Basis, our Belgian-inspired, Lambic-style base beer. The result is a sour ale with layers of pawpaw and pear flavors, zesty carbonation and pleasantly tart, dry finish.
Beverage Profile
ABV: 6.50%
IBUs: 10
Served at: (40 – 45º)
Hops: Perle
Malts: Pale, Pilsner, Raw White Wheat, Bonlander Munich
Judges Review
By Jim Koebel
Judges Ratings 90
Aroma: 22 / 24 / 24
Flavor: 36 / 40 / 40
Appearance: 4 / 6 / 6
Mouthfeel: 10 / 10 / 10
Overall Impression: 18 / 20 / 20
Pearpawsterous by Upland Brewing Co. is a barrel-aged fruited sour ale, judged as BJCP Category 28C, Wild Specialty Ale. This beer’s aroma is tart and fruity, with a low, pleasant mustiness. As it warms slightly, it takes on more depth and the tartness becomes more distinctly lactic. It pours hazy orange in color with a tall, fizzy white head. The head flattens fairly quickly, but bubbles continue rushing to the surface. This beer has a moderate lactic tartness in the flavor with fruitiness to match. The fruitiness creates an impression of sweetness, though it finishes well attenuated and dry. It is highly carbonated with a medium-light body, making it feel refreshingly crisp. Overall, this is a solid and well-balanced example of the style.
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