Upham Brewery Reviews

DJMonarch	3.2 Upham 1st Drop From the Bottle at Chris O's Pre-GBBF Shindig 10/08/2013 Some hop aroma. Golden coloured a little fruity and pale with a hint of bitterness in a malt finish. Saturday, April 23, 2022
DJMonarch	3 Upham Stakes From the Bottle at Chris O's Pre-GBBF Shindig 10/08/2013 Some hop aroma. Golden coloured hazy in appearance and fruity with a hint of dryness in a bitter malt finish. Wednesday, April 20, 2022
DJMonarch	3.2 Upham Punter From the Bottle at Chris O's Pre-GBBF Shindig 10/08/2013 Some sour fruit aroma. Golden coloured hazy in appearance and nutty with a hint of bitterness in the finish. Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Jerseyislandbeer	3 Upham Tipster Old rating from 2016 - From the cask at the Lamplighter in St Helier, Jersey. It pours caramel with a tiny head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, toffee, caramel & hops. Moderate body. Mild finish Friday, April 2, 2021
Jerseyislandbeer	3.1 Upham Silver Blaze Old rating from 2017 - Pint from the cask at the Lamplighter in St Helier, Jersey. Pours brown with a white head. Aromas & tastes of toffee apple, caramel, spice, flora & malt. Moderate body. Sweet finish Thursday, March 25, 2021
Jerseyislandbeer	3.2 Upham Stakes Old rating from 23-05-15 - On cask at the Lamplighter in Jersey. Pours light brown with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, flora, hints of spice & malt. Moderate body. Mild bitter finish Saturday, February 20, 2021
Dbcwi88	3.1 Upham Punter copper colour. smell caramel, grass. taste is light British hop, earthy grassy, some toffee. nice enough Wednesday, August 21, 2019
LovibondTun34	5 Upham UB5 A very fine summer beer which I have been enjoying at the Hawk Inn, Amport. It will be very sad if this vanishes. Tuesday, July 2, 2019
Rune	1.5 Upham Tipster Cask ale, shared with Finn at 1887 Brew Room in Blackpool. Clear golden body, white head blanketing the glass. Fruity nose, with spin off vinegar notes. Vinegar-fruity flavours, Gone. (07.02.2019). Sunday, February 17, 2019
Finn	2.3 Upham Tipster Fra cask på Brew Room 1887, Blackpool. Delt med Rune. Gyldengul. Plommearoma. Smaken syrlig/sur frukt. Sånn passe. Thursday, February 7, 2019
tommann	3 Upham UB5 330ml bottle. Pours dark gold with a small head. Aroma is grassy and lemony lager malts. Taste is grassy throughout. Quite crisp. Some lemon and sulphur. Friday, January 18, 2019
SaintMatty	3.5 Upham Winter's T'Ale Cask (White Hart, Overton) - Dark brown with orangey red tinges. Orange, chocolate and a hint of spice in the aroma. Orange, chocolate, raisins and hints of cherries in the taste. Tasty, festive and a pleasant surprise. Friday, December 21, 2018
bendeavour	4 Upham UB5 Wednesday, November 7, 2018
mrbung	2.7 Upham Autumn Leaves Sunday, November 4, 2018
Towey1989	3.2 Upham Autumn Leaves Cask at The Arnold Machin, Newcastle-Under-Lyme. A clear deep amber colour with a medium white head. Aroma of fruit, caramel, some nuts and subtle oats. Taste of fruit, caramel, some nuts, slight oats and subtle spicy, earthy hops. Light to medium bodied and soft carbonation. A soft, bittersweet, fruited caramel finish. A rich and smooth traditional ale. Some spicy fruit and nuts. Thursday, November 1, 2018
scotsmac	3 Upham 1st Drop Friday, October 19, 2018
mr_h	3.4 Upham Autumn Leaves Cask (4.3%; quarterly ale), 1/2 pint by hand-pump from The Crystal Palace, Glasgow on 9 Oct 2018: nutty, malty aroma, amber brown, very thin bubbly cream head, pattern of sparse lacing, oaty, toffee, red fruits, creamy, sweet toffee malty finish. Sunday, October 14, 2018
johndoughty	3.6 Upham UB5 Bottle. Bronze with a small head. Slightly malty but with a slightly metallic flavour which was a bit worrying. Medium body. Reasonable but never going to set the world on fire. My first from this brewery. Hope the rest are better. Friday, September 28, 2018
deanso	3.1 Upham Autumn Leaves Half pint at the Angel Inn, Whitby. Thin creamy beige head. Hazy amber pour. Light bitterness. Thursday, September 27, 2018
mR_fr0g	3.2 Upham Autumn Leaves Cask at the moon under water Watford Jdw. A clear deep copper red coloured pour with a a lasting beige head. Aroma is rustic nutty twiggy malts, light liquorice soy, rye bread. Flavour is composed of semi sweet nutty mlats, rustic, grains, Rye bread. Light tangy apple, liquorice. Tangy dried fruits, little fudge. Palate is semi sweet, tangy, creamy, slightly oily. Saturday, September 1, 2018
Sigmund	3.5 Upham Punter Cask half pint at The Lamplighter, St. Helier. Copper colour, white head. Moderate aroma. Nice hops in the flavour, distinct bitterness, sufficient malts but not sweet. Saturday, August 18, 2018
BeardedAvenger	2.9 Upham UB5 Bottle from Tesco, Brooklands. Malty aroma with a slight sour nose to it. Copper gold. Bubbly white head. Odd taste - bitter but that only just masks the lagery sweetness. Light bodied. Slick. Flat carbonation. Long astringent finish. This isn't really an APA. In fact the brewery are vague as to what sort of beer it is - they just go with the somewhat meaningless 'premium craft beer'. More like a hoppy lager - somewhere between a Premium Lager and an IPL. Not great. Saturday, July 21, 2018
back	2.9 Upham Punter Kobber klar skum hvid tæt Citrus malt grape brød Vandede flad @ Thursday, July 19, 2018
BrewHopper12	3.7 Upham Fields Of Gold Wheelwright’s Arms, Havant. Light malts, bright tones with well hopped finish. Good as a session ale or as an accompaniment to light meals. Sunday, July 15, 2018
Mr_Pink_152	2.8 Upham Fields Of Gold Tried at the Golden Eagle, Lincoln. Light golden colour with a white head. Aroma malty and light. Taste light bittersweet. Light body. Saturday, July 14, 2018
SaintMatty	3.5 Upham Last Suspect Cask (White Hart, Overton) - Dark amber/chestnut in colour. Berries, blackcurrant and dried fruit in the aroma. Fruity and nicely balanced taste with blackcurrant, blackberries, plums, caramel and hints of raisins. A pleasant surprise from Upham. Tuesday, June 5, 2018
SilkTork	2.6 Upham 1st Drop May 2018. Humble Plumb, Wadworth pub in Southampton. Discussing with beer friends recently and we agree that Upham make worthy but unexciting or uninteresting beers. And this is another. There's a lot of smudgy, powdery bittering hops, but nothing fragrant or uplifting, and the malt is acceptable rather than tasty. It works as a beer (albeit a little too hoppy for my taste), but doesn't delight. Thursday, May 31, 2018
jrh2254	2.8 Upham UB5 From a beer hawk mystery case. This is an ok lager style beer. Refreshing and thrust quenching. Saturday, May 26, 2018
Mr_Pink_152	3.1 Upham 1st Drop Tried at the Lincoln Beer Festival 2018. Golden colour with a white head. Light fruity aroma and taste. medum body, light sweet. Thursday, May 24, 2018
dougalmcduff	4.7 Upham Tipster Cask in queens head Newbiggin may 2018. A great golden ale with a canny front taste. For only 3.6 it’s got a fantastic flavour. Wednesday, May 23, 2018
mr_h	3.4 Upham Tipster Cask (3.6%), 1/2 pint by hand-pump at The Three Judges, Glasgow on 19 May 2018: lemon, pale malty aroma, golden, good bubbly white head, sparse lacing, floral, lemon, fruity, oily. Sunday, May 20, 2018
planky84	3.3 Upham Last Suspect Cask at the Park Tavern, Eltham. Burnt orange pour with a white head. Nose of citrus, marmalade, vanilla. Flavours of bitter citrus, light malt, splash more marmalade. Easy drinking action. Friday, April 13, 2018
UnBalanced	3.5 Upham Last Suspect Tuesday, April 3, 2018
chris337	4 Upham UB5 Sunday, April 1, 2018
chris337	3 Upham Silver Blaze Saturday, March 10, 2018
Grumbo	3.3 Upham Last Suspect Cask at the Great British Winter Beer Festival 2018, Norwich. 4.2% abv. Pours bright deep amber brown with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of caramel, fruit, hop and malt. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Medium body, slight watery texture, soft carbonation. Thursday, February 22, 2018
SilkTork	3 Upham Silver Blaze Feb 2017. TramStop, Southampton. A decent old fashioned ale with a lovely malty flavour enhanced by careful use of hops. I like this. There is some similarity with an American brown ale. Sweet finish. Friday, February 9, 2018
kwik-lime	2.8 Upham Stakes Bottle from the Co-Op. Dull earthy hops, a little chestnut, thin palate. Fine but boring. Wednesday, January 24, 2018
kwik-lime	2.6 Upham Tipster Bottle from the Co-Op. Lightly grassy hops and herbs but just so light on the palate, really watery. Not great. Wednesday, January 24, 2018
BeardedAvenger	2.9 Upham Winter's T'Ale Cask at Westgate, Winchester. Smells I like fish, but to be fair I suspect that was an overly powerful background aroma. Chestnut. Thin translucent white head. Really low key bitter. Some caramel and malts. But spice? Where? Light. Thin. Average carbonation. Long low key finish. Fails to deliver. Tedious. Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Grzesiek79	4.1 Upham UB5 330ml green bottle in some supermarket in Romsey. Wyglad niepozorny bo zielone szklo prosta etykieta, przypominalo lagera przemyslowego. Ale po otwarciu czuc bylo chmielne nuty, delikatnie szyszkowe, nieco rozowego grejfruta. Smakowo wyraznie profil goryczkowo ziolowy. 5 slodow i tak zdominowane jest przez goryczkowy smak piwa. Szkoda ze klarowne i z mala piana, ale pozytywne klimaty. Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Neildrinksbeer	3.6 Upham Winter's T'Ale Really easy to drink. On tap at my local😁 Saturday, December 2, 2017
Finn	3.4 Upham UB5 Fra fat i Craft Beer Bar på Oktoberfest i Basingstoke 14 Okt 17. Gylden. Lavt tett skum. Svakt uklar. Litt lacing. Ferskenaroma. Smaken rikt fruktig. Fersken, nøtter & plommer. Godt modne plommer i avslutninga. Blir lett tørr etter hvert. Saturday, November 4, 2017
Mr_Pink_152	3.4 Upham Autumn Leaves Tried at the Three Horseshoes, Waddington. Deep ruby colour with a tan head. Nutty and malty aroma. Taste moderate bitter. Medium to rich body. Thursday, November 2, 2017
BeardedAvenger	3 Upham Stakes Bottle from Nisa, Tongham. Sweet malt aroma with caramel and raisins. A dark ruby brown. Thin but frothy beige head. Light bitter. Malty. Some spice but dulled. Light bodied. Thin. a fizz to the carbonation. Relatively abrupt finish. Average at best bitter (apologies to RW80 who I sent a bottle to). Sunday, October 8, 2017
asfbeer	4 Upham UB5 A pleasant and refreshing pale ale, heavily floral with twangs of lavander on the palate, which give way to a lingering and sublimely bitter aftertaste. Saturday, September 9, 2017
Stuu666	3 Upham Punter Cask at the Castle tavern. Pours clear golden, nose is sweet toffee, floral, grassy, taste is sweet, toffee, floral. Tuesday, September 5, 2017
mr_h	3.3 Upham Fields Of Gold Cask (3.8%), quarterly ale, 1/2 pint, hand-pulled at Hengler's Circus, Glasgow on 20 Jul 2017: toffee, grain, malty aroma, pale golden amber with a thin white head and negligible lacing, toffee, grain, light citrus flavour, creamy, bitter finish. Saturday, September 2, 2017
mr_h	3.4 Upham Desert Gold Cask (3.9%), 1/2 pint, hand-pulled at Bon Accord, North Street, Glasgow on 28 Aug 2017: weak toffee, grain aroma, golden amber with a thin short-lived bubbly head and no lacing, tangerine, orange, grain flavour with a citrus aftertaste. Tuesday, August 29, 2017
bothbears	5 Upham UB5 Saturday, July 29, 2017