Upland Brewing Company Beyond Resin

Beyond Resin

 

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

  IPA - West Coast Regular
Score
7.18
ABV: 7.0% IBU: 11 Ticks: 3
Beyond Resin began with the template of a West Coast IPA: bright, crisp, and dry with a hop character focused on classic American hops. These hops have a pronounced pine character like Chinook, Simcoe, and Columbus. In a deviation from the West Coast style, we decided to use what we learned brewing New England Style IPAs. By eliminating the vast majority of the bitterness from the hot side of the brewing process. We’re coming to realize that many beer drinkers who believe they don’t like hoppy beers really just don’t like the bitterness. Whereas the fruity, piney, citrusy characteristics of American hops are almost universally enjoyed.
 

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6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5

Can at home should have saved for tomorrow. Orange with white head. Nose isnfruits and resin. Tastes of orange, melon, resin, pine grapefruit, minerals, grain. Thin and odd

Tried from Can on 07 Jul 2019 at 05:21


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

16 ounce can into tulip glass, best before 9/2019. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy medium golden/amber color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a small cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew, watermelon, red apple, berries, citrus peel/zest, wood, light peppercorn/pine, cracker, white bread dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and moderate pale malt notes; with big strength. Taste of huge tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew, watermelon, red apple, berries, citrus peel/zest, wood, light peppercorn/pine, cracker, white bread dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew, watermelon, red apple, berries, citrus peel/zest, wood, light peppercorn/pine, cracker, white bread dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and moderate pale malt flavors; with a fantastic malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol for 7%. Overall this is an incredible IPA. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/clean/refreshing to drink with the mellowly bitter/drying finish; awesomely soft feel, and not aggressive. Amazing Chinook, Simcoe, Columbus, Cascade, El Dorado profile. Extremely juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hops; with a great balancing clean pale malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on west coast style example; without being overly bitter/resinous.

Tried from Can on 16 Jun 2019 at 07:03


8.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Orange, grapefruit biscuit malt and pine aroma. Golden yellow with moderate white head. Moderately sweet citrus, biscuit malt and moderately bitter earthy grapefruit peel flavor. Good body and balance. Very nice.

Tried on 26 May 2019 at 00:14