Upland Brewing Company Campside Session Ale

Campside Session Ale

 

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

  IPA - Session Regular
Score
6.82
ABV: 4.5% IBU: 50 Ticks: 20
This crisp golden ale is built on the foundation of delicate light malts. This allows us to showcase some of the most interesting and effervescent American hops in a way we have never before done. We saved over 75% of the hops used in this recipe to add after the batch was boiled, allowing the distinct fragrance of grapefruit, apricot and pine to be preserved as much as possible in the finished beer. With a crisp, but subtle bitterness, a refreshingly light malt character, and a 4.5 ABV, this is the perfect warm weather beverage for those who think flavor is just as important as refreshment.
 

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

Grapefruit and a little pine. Pours clear golden with ok head and pretty good lacing. Light bitter finish. Easy drinking. Tap at Bloomington brewpub.

Tried from Draft on 20 Jun 2023 at 19:20


7.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Can pour into nonic pint glass from Andover Classic Wines. Appearance is lightly hazy yellow-orange with tons of sparkle, finger-width, white, foamy head with good retention and tons of lacing. Aroma is matchstick, mild citrus, fruit, grass. Taste is fruit, citrus and bread. Palate is light-to-medium bodied with thin texture, average carbonation and vegetal, bready, lightly bitter finish. Overall, reasonably complex for a session.

Tried from Can on 30 Sep 2018 at 00:11


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

Draft - pours yellow white head -nose/taste of caramel malt, citrus, grapefruit -medium body

Tried from Draft on 19 Jul 2016 at 20:54


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Tap. Pours hazy golden, small white head, some lacing. Aroma is Citrus, pine, passionfruit, grapefruit, floral notes, orange peel. Flavor is light sweet, medium bitter, citrus and some tropical notes. Light body. Better than its score.

Tried from Draft on 09 May 2016 at 16:23


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

GABF 2015. Clear gold color and a white head on top. Flavor is mostly hops, a little malt, light palate but very drinkable. No complaints, just a simple session beer.

Tried on 31 Oct 2015 at 18:35


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

On tap at Brickside. Pours a hazy yellow gold with a white head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has a light grass note with a bit of bread and a grain backbone. Flavor has lots of bread and grain with a grass backbone.

Tried from Draft on 07 Aug 2015 at 19:41


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

bottle. killer little Session IPA Very smooth and refreshing. Perfect for around a fire as the name suggests

Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2015 at 12:28


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft - Sweet bright grapefruit and sweet malts. Pale gold with a rich white head. Light sweet grapefruit and a mellow bitterness. Balanced and a nice light IPA.

Tried from Draft on 18 Sep 2014 at 08:33


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

The smell is hoppy but I get more of a grainy sweet malt aroma.

The taste follows the nose and I have to say that this session IPA has more malt character than most I’ve tried. Either that’s the way it was intended or the can I have is older than fresh.

On the heavy side of light bodied, nice carbonation, very good mouthfeel.

Big thanks to Trent for sending this my way! --- Beer merged from original tick of Campside Session IPA on 14 Aug 2014 at 17:57 - Score: 8. Original review text: About a 3.8. Goodly amount of malt presence in THIS session IPA. Bravo. Thanks, Trent!

Tried from Can on 14 Aug 2014 at 17:54


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

12 oz. bottle thanks to jcwattsrugger, thanks for the opportunity! Lightly hazy gold with steady, active carbonation. Aroma is grassy and citrus hops with traces of pine. Smells nice.

Flavor matches the aroma. Starts with some toasted grain and grassy hops, grapefruit and pine toward the finish. The bitterness is short and abrupt with a body that is on the lighter side of medium. The brewer hit the mark for the style and is exactly what is advertised. Nice hop flavor with a crisp, refreshing quality.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Jul 2014 at 14:45