Upland Brewing Company Dragonfly

Dragonfly

 

Upland Brewing Company in Bloomington, Indiana, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - West Coast Regular
Score
6.69
ABV: 6.7% IBU: 65 Ticks: 39
The Upland Dragonfly IPA is a malty and hoppy brew. Note the clean malty fullness on the front of the palate with fruity citrus overtones, attributable to our special hops. Dry hopping creates a floral aroma, and our use of bittering hops lends a strong bitter taste in the back of the tongue and throat.
 

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6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft - Caramel and grapefruit. Clear copper with a nice white head. Caramel and light pine hops. Light on hold, more malt forward. Still decent.

Tried from Draft on 18 Sep 2014 at 15:46


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled in 8/2013. Pours a very hazy/murky golden orange color with a 2 finger dense cream colored head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of grapefruit, orange zest, lemon zest, caramel, toast, toffee, biscuit, floral, grass, light pine, and herbal earthiness. Unimpressive and malt forward aromas with light-moderate hop presence; with good strength. Taste of grapefruit, orange zest, lemon zest, pine, caramel, toast, floral, grass, and floral/toasted earthiness. Good amount of pine bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, orange/lemon zest, pine, caramel, toast, biscuit, floral, grass, and floral/toasted earthiness on the finish. Pretty nice flavor balance and complexity of hop and malt flavors; with a solid and crisp malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a smooth, crisp, and sticky mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a mediocre IPA. Aromas were way too malt forward with weak hops; but the flavors were a bit more balanced and crisp. I had no problem finishing off the glass.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jan 2014 at 19:14


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

(bottle) hazy orange amber colour with a small tan head; aromas of fruit, honey; refreshing balanced flavour with a long medium bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2013 at 16:34


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Draft. From notes. Citrus and pine with some floral notes. Great, I would gladly drink this again.

Tried from Draft on 11 Oct 2013 at 19:46


7

Tried on 11 Aug 2013 at 13:52


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Copper with a white head. Aroma is sweet malts, caramel, light fruit. Medium body. Flavor is mostly caramel malt upfront with medium hoppiness in the back. Ok.

Tried on 10 Dec 2012 at 18:59


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

clear dark yellow, small white head. flowery aroma, sweet malty, bitter hoppy , strong hoppy aroma.flavor is malty, hoppy bitter hoppy, dipa like, but mild.

Tried on 19 Jun 2012 at 18:20


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

4oz pour at Churchkey is a bright orange with some creamy, white head. Nose is nice, malty, orange, crackers, yeast. Flavor is sweet, cracker, biscuit, orange, malt, light lemon. Medium bodied, dry, malty finish.

Tried on 19 Jun 2012 at 16:38


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draft. Deep clear golden color, medium off white head, solid lacing. Aroma of subtle floral citrus and pine. Taste is bitter straw and subtle fruit.

Tried from Draft on 08 Jun 2012 at 13:41


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Bottled. A hazy amber beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of hops, malt, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, hops, and alcohol, leading to a bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Jun 2012 at 11:53