X.P.A.
Upstate Brewing Company in Elmira, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.88
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CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed X.P.A. from Upstate Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Poured into a nonic pint glass, the appearance was a moderate sort of hazy peachy orange color with a sustaining finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated at a nice pace. Sly stringy lace.
The aroma had a sweet peachy/slightly tropical fruity blend of hops hitting against a low malt backbone.
The flavor situated itself upon the sweetness of the hops, tasted really good. Malts seem to show some presence blending finely on into the aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a great sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt as projected.
Overall, looking forward to grabbing more cans of this for fishing this Summer. Lake Champlain muskie better watch out with this in my hands, I’ll feel invincible, haha, not really, but it’ll make me feel good even after I don’t catch anything.
jgb9348 (11997) reviewed X.P.A. from Upstate Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Ever so slightly hazy golden and copper coloured body with a thinnish, two centimetre tall just off-white head. Aroma of fresh grassy and herbal hops with a lot of perfume noticeable, some flowers and a touch of light malt as well. Light-bodied; Strong herbal and very grassy hops with a very light malt body and a touch of light sweetness from fruits. Aftertaste shows some grassy notes, a little hops and a pleasant malt flavour with some cardboard and caramel noticeable. Overall, a decent beer with more hop flavours than malt, but a good rich finish of the grassy and herbal hops and some light complexities. I sampled this sixteen ounce can purchased from Beer Culture in New York (Midtown), New York on 27-November-2015 for US$3,50 sampled at home in Washington on 01-February-2016.
CosmicCharlie (9705) reviewed X.P.A. from Upstate Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Pours deep gold into a shaker. White head with excellent retention recedes leaving trailing sheets. Caramel and tropical fruit aromas. Bitter caramel and earthy hops - i think this one was past it’s due date...
Mansquito (19309) reviewed X.P.A. from Upstate Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
The Sampler, Brooklyn can: pours orange with a white head. Aroma is grassy and a tad fruity. Taste is somewhat bitter. Pretty nice.