Updrift
Pelican Brewing Company in Pacific City, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.33
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Drifting against the current, Updrift moves against the grain of predictable flavor, bringing a bright clean hop aroma chock full of tropical, stone fruit and zesty citrus. Underpinned by a foundation of toasty malt, the punchy assertive hops rise upward in a crescendo of flavor, leading to a clean hoppy finish. Atop the dune, the trail or after catching the big wave, bring Updrift on your next adventure and ascend the crest of hop character!
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8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8.5
Can from West Sacramento Grocery Outlet. Poor gold with a monstrous white head that slowly laced. Aroma of Persian melon and passionfruit. Medium body. Flavor is very tropical, somewhat juicy, and lightly malty sweet. Enough bitter to balance. It’s not a West Coast IPA in my humble opinion, but it’s really pleasing flavor. Good stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 13 May 2026
at 23:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Orangey colour, some haze, bubbly head. Piney, weedy, lemony hop aroma. Rich pithy bitterness and biscuity pale malts. Some pine notes and bitter orange. Some alcohol in the finish as well.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2024
at 04:47
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at the brewery. Clear golden with medium white head. Hoppy, bit resinous, some tropical fruit, some citrus. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Pelican Pub and Brewery
on 06 Dec 2023
at 19:25
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at Pelican. Pours a clear gold with a thin head and aromas of melon, berry, mango, and resin. Flavor is a beautifully balanced malt against hop with a resin finish. My kind of ipa.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jul 2023
at 01:58
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
(Tap) slightly hazy, bright yellow colour with a small white head; aroma of tropical fruit; balanced flavour with a long, light bitter finish
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Oct 2022
at 22:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Grapefruit and pineapple on large here. Great malt complex and great balance overall. Bitter finish. Nice beer. Tap at Pacific City brewery.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 May 2021
at 23:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
32oz crowler from Growler Guys. Rich golden body, small foamy head. Aroma is light caramel, light citrus. Taste continues with this, nice caramelly flavors with a touch of citrusy malts (but not citrusy in a hazy way). Straight forward and simple.
Tried
from Crowler
on 08 Oct 2020
at 23:58