Primaveral
Upper Pass Beer Company in Burlington, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Cold Regular|
Score
6.77
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As the Winter season shifts here in Vermont we see our snow slowly melt away while cooler temperatures hang in the air. We felt it was a good time to release an IPA that is fermented at colder temps than normal to produce something easy to sip on while we wait for the arrival of Spring. Using kölsch yeast and a bit of lagering time this milder strength IPA has a smooth finish while imparting some nice bitterness and citrus flavors from a strong New Zealand and Australian dry hop addition.
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7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: muddy burnt orange haziness with a finger and a half of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: mixed citrusy hop notes with a light papaya sweetness and mild earthy hop sweetness; light clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a mellow bittersweet quality; finishes semi-dry with a stifled papaya and almost mango tone
Texture: light to medium bodied, somewhat sessionable; some smoothness but also nothing there distracting; average carb level; medium hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: not a bad IPA but also not exactly as "expressive" as it could have been; did the Kolsch yeast get in the way? I don't know enough.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: muddy burnt orange haziness with a finger and a half of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: mixed citrusy hop notes with a light papaya sweetness and mild earthy hop sweetness; light clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a mellow bittersweet quality; finishes semi-dry with a stifled papaya and almost mango tone
Texture: light to medium bodied, somewhat sessionable; some smoothness but also nothing there distracting; average carb level; medium hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: not a bad IPA but also not exactly as "expressive" as it could have been; did the Kolsch yeast get in the way? I don't know enough.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Mar 2026
at 13:46