Upland Announces Sour Beer Lottery

22 Sep 2014 --- On October 2nd Upland Brewing Company will open an online lottery for the release of three of its prized sour ales: Kiwi, Dantalion, and Permission Slip. Bottles will be limited to no more than one bottle per style per winner.

The lottery will open at noon EDT on Sunday October 2nd and close at noon on October 9th. To enter visit the uplandsours website.

You must specify your preferred pick-up location (Bloomington Brewpub or Indianapolis Tasting Room in Broad Ripple) at the time of entry, and  pickup locations cannot be changed after a reservation request has been made.

Lottery winners will be randomly drawn and notified via email on October 13th, and can purchase the sour ale(s) they were awarded at their preferred pickup location from October 22nd through November 5th. People who wish to take a sour brewery tour, offered November 1st at 3 and 4p.m. and November 2nd at 3, 4, 5 p.m, should choose Bloomington as their pickup location. Reservations will be required for tours and can be made by emailing.

Bottles may be picked up at the Bloomington Brew Pub 11am-midnight Monday through Thursday, 11am-1am Friday and Saturday, and noon to midnight Sunday, or at the Indianapolis Tasting Room 4pm-10pm Monday through Thursday and noon to midnight Friday and Saturday. Please note the Indianapolis Tasting Room cannot sell carryout on Sunday, in accordance with Indiana state law. Each bottle will cost $25 plus applicable sales tax.

Kiwi Lambic: Upland lambics are fermented by wild yeast and aged in oak casks for over a year, which creates a tart, complex beer. They then add whole kiwis, giving the beer enticing aromas and flavors. The beer is bottle conditioned, which adds a zesty and refreshing carbonation. Kiwi Lambic is the perfect drink to share with friends over a plate of good cheese and fresh fruit.

Permission Slip : A brand new collaboration beer with their friends at Jolly Pumpkin. Permission Slip is a unique blend of two base beers. The first beer, brewed at Jolly Pumpkin, features raw wheat and flaked oats for a soft mouthfeel, intrinsic flavors of JP’s house yeast, and aromatic Mosaic and Amarillo hop additions, all aged on Indiana persimmons. The second beer is Upland Sour Reserve, refermented for 3 months on fresh Dragonfruit. Blended together these beers create a melange of peach, apricot, and tropical fruit flavors with Belgian yeast character and polite lactic and acetic acid. Please enjoy with friends over grilled pineapple and pulled pork.

Dantalion: Dantalion is their demonically named sour ale based on the Oud Bruin beer style. Medium brown in color, Dantalion has hints of chocolate, Munich malts, and rye. They also incorporate a spice blend containing ginger, coriander, star anise, grains of paradise, and black pepper to create a gentle halo of spice character. The beer is fermented on the same selection of yeasts and microbes as our base lambic, and aged for up to 8 months or more in white oak barrels.