Upland Pale Ale

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

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

Clear light amber body with off-white head, nice lacing. Aroma is medium sweet, grapefruit, some orange. Taste is medium sweet, grapefruit. Light-medium body.

Bottle. Poured a hazy copper color with an average frothy white head that diminished slowly with good lacing. Moderate hoppy complex citrus aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture. Medium balanced citrus bitter flavor with a smooth bitter finish of average duration. Solid refreshing brew.

Pours a lightly hazy copper with a big puffy white head. Light tangerine fruity and hoppy aroma has some soapy notes to it. Body is overcarbonated and has some off-flavors. From a pineapple fruitiness to a dry bitterness, this beer just seems confused and far from style. Some acetone chemical flavor is noticeable as well. I suppose it's possible that I got a bad bottle.

Bottle. A bit overcarbonated, it pours out a hazy golden orange with a 2 inch head that grows quickly. Actually has a decent farmhouse scent to it, no doubt unintended, but it truly does smell like a biere de garde, with a mildly funky, estery wheat, mold and fruit smell, along with the requisite c-note citrus hops. Unintended infection, I imagine, but not a disaster. Flavor is more of the same, a bit of pine and citrus hops, some very mild cheese and wheat yeast flavors, a light, airy, dusty and dry texture, and a light sweetness in the finish.

Pours copper with a nice white head. Smells of oranges, roses, tea, toffee, flowers. Tastes of caramel, sweet grass, tea, some nice fresh meadows. Mouthfeel is sweet with a tea like finish.

Clear gold pour. Barely any head. Aroma is very lighht contains some faint yeast, caramel and maybe a smidge of citrus hops. Flavor is very light. caramel malt and watered down apple juice with a tiny hop finish. Meh.

Hazy dark golden liquid with a taller fairly lasting ivory colored head. Scents of pale malt, touch of spice and I detect a hint of sourness and earthiness. LIght sweet start with a quick about face with some citric bitterness. Only a hint of the sourness I detected in the nose. Quite dry with a grapefruit and orange rind characteristic. The deeper I get into this one the more citric it get. If you like bitter citric brews this one is for you.

Nice color and head, thin-bodied. Citrus notes whith some underlying malt sweetness. Good balance on the palate, this beer is more aggressive than the IPA. Finishes with a lingering tartness. Middle-of-the-road ale.