Upland Helios Pale Ale

Brewed by Upland Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Bloomington, Indiana USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tulip

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Nice beer. Goes down smooth and has a good taste. Not as dry as some pale ales.

12oz bottle. Hazy golden-tan color beneath an off white head. Toasty, sweet aroma, fresh and a touch of hoppy astringency. A very straightforward APA, earthy and flowery. Crisper and a touch lighter malt-wise than most APAs, giving it a pleasant sessionability. Nice and refreshing, with some citrus edges in the solid hop bill. A really well done APA, deliciously medium bodied.

Pours a clear and fizzy amber with a marshmallow head. Aroma is of malt and hint of citrus. Taste is more bitter than would be expected, but not unpleasant with pronounced and clear hops spice and undertone of bitter orange peel? Mouthfeel is good and effervescent. A bit of a spice aftertaste followed by a slight sourness.

Pours with a thick head, two fingers worth into a pint glass. Hazy orange color with some bubbles bringing the bottom of the bottle yeast to the top. Lemony citrus smell that is hard to pick up on. Some tasty hop flavor comes through on this and mixes great with the maltiness to give a slightly bitter slightly sweet taste. Impressive. This one seems very sessionable and I wish I had more than one.

Pours clear golden with plenty of white head. Lots of bubbles. The nose seems to feature lots of bisuity malts with a bit of earthy hops. I bit more hop character in the flavor, but still plenty of hop. This really seems to be perfectly balanced. Medium body and very dry. Totally refreshing. So easy to drink.

Bottled at World of Beer. Poured clear, honeyed golden with a creamy cap of white head.. looked good. The aroma picked up resiny fruit and citrus hoppage over sweeter caramel and a touch of honey.. very well balanced and juicy, especially for the style! The flavor found mostly caramel along with some bready malts at the core.. moderate bitterness around and through the finish (fruit, floral, and a little citrus).. very fresh. Medium-bodied at most on the palate with solid balance.. a little too much residual sugar on the finish, but otherwise an excellent beer.

Clear orange with a white head. Aroma is grass, herbal, toasty malts. Medium bodied with nice carbonation. Very fresh tasting. Grassy, light citrus fruits, toasted malt, and light sweetness. Nicely refreshing.

Nice golden honey color with a thin white head. Nose is hoppy. Mouthfeel is vey creamy. Hops predominate taste but malt and grains come through too. Very nice aftertaste, dry and flavorful. A very good pale ale that pairs well with a variety of foods, especially smoked salmon or roast pork or fowl.

Brother-in-law picked this up from a local grocery store in Evansville, IN. Pours out a light amber orange, with a thin off white head. Aroma is toffee and evergreen with a hint of citrus at the end. Upon sipping the beer one is hit with more sweetness than I would have originally expected for a pale ale. Caramel sweetness gives way to walnut roasted flavors followed by a sharp and brutal transition to grapefruit, evergreen, and dank hops. I will say this nearly lost me as being way too sweet if it wasn’t for the sudden rush of hops. I will say this has one of the quickest and most crisp finishes of any beer I’ve had. Very very nice atribute of the beer. However, I can’t say it blew me away but solid all around.

Pours golden with a thin wispy white head. Notes of sweet citrus, tangerine, grapefruit, hop resin, and caramel malt. Medium bodied, lightly resinous with lively carbonation.