MAY 1, 2025 | FEATURES | By Megan Burich and Izzy Roe
Hello loyal readers. This article is somewhat solemn, given that it is Izzy’s second-to-last article, but we don’t want to get ahead of ourselves.
Due to her imminent departure, Izzy got her way in reviewing yet another Prairie Brewing sour, the infamous Blueberry Boyfriend. This beer is the reason we have tried so many of Prairie Brewing’s HEINOUS sours, some of which include: Rhinestone Rancher, the Side Peach, Nerdy Dancing (the infamous sour candy variety pack), Rainbow Sherbert and Buzzer Beater. The story behind this brewery is that Izzy had Blueberry Boyfriend once in Breckenridge and she has A) been chasing that feeling ever since and making us try every Prairie sour, and B) been harassing the poor woman at Weber’s Street Liquor to get Blueberry Boyfriend on the shelves. Mrs. Weber finally delivered, so of course we had to review.
Coming in at 5.4% ABV, Blueberry Boyfriend was zesty and not too sweet, a qualm we have had with Prairie before. It had a very strong kombucha-esque flavor, and almost had an aftertaste similar to a Moscato. Izzy said it smelled like a sourdough starter, which is kind of frightening, but we digress. The lemon adds a lovely sourness, and it is not too blueberry-forward. It sat well in the stomach, and by the third beer, Megan was so not sick of it that she opened another, also due to the fact that she didn’t feel that drunk.
The chug, however, was extremely disappointing. Izzy accepted defeat in the first three seconds, citing that the “taste gets worse with that much of it in my mouth” (that’s what she said). This beer is more of a sipper than a chugger, which is totally fine; we welcomed it with open arms. Megan took this so literally she actually took her fourth beer to composite picture taking (yes we definitely looked drunk in our photos) and decided to talk to the Greek Life Coordinator (shoutout Bryre) about the infamous Greek Week – don’t worry no one knows what it is – while smelling like foul alcoholic kombucha, or Blueberry Boyfriend.
This beer paired well with talks about midwestern state fair culture, Stew Leonard’s animatronics (iykyk), and the debate between a cake donut, an old-fashioned and a yeast donut. Let us know if you are a baker and know the difference, because we were struggling. This beer was a great beer to drink around a table and yap, but honestly, that’s what we do with all beers, so we really can’t compare. We think it would be amazing as a first or second beer of the day, but it’s definitely sour, so you can’t have too many.
This beer also paired well with being nostalgic about Izzy’s second-to-last beer for babes. They say we shouldn’t cry til it’s over, but unfortunately, we are crying. We will miss the queen, the last remaining OG beer for babes, girly – shoutout Tia. Stay tuned for next week when we will be training those who carry on the legacy with Megan next year (IT’S A SURPRISEEEE).