Upper Pass Beer Company
Microbrewery in Burlington, Vermont, United States πΊπΈ
Established in 2015
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Description
We are a brewery in Tunbridge, Vt. We focus on hop forward, stout, and farmhouse ales. We brew on a 5 bbl system and do big contracted batches at Von Trapp.
We operate a small brewery in the hills of Tunbridge, Vermont with a tasting room in South Royalton. The Tasting Room for Upper Pass Beer Company is located on the green inside First Branch Coffee Shop.
Closed the South Royalton taproom during the Covid-19 Pandemic. After Simple Roots' closure at the end of 2025, moved in to their space and are aiming to re-open the taproom there by February, as well as purchasing an adjacent building to expand operations.
We operate a small brewery in the hills of Tunbridge, Vermont with a tasting room in South Royalton. The Tasting Room for Upper Pass Beer Company is located on the green inside First Branch Coffee Shop.
Closed the South Royalton taproom during the Covid-19 Pandemic. After Simple Roots' closure at the end of 2025, moved in to their space and are aiming to re-open the taproom there by February, as well as purchasing an adjacent building to expand operations.
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
8 oz draft at Cask On! Aroma and flavor are the same. Prune, raspberry, and perhaps aspirin. Maple, I guess. Not sure why I am getting a off flavor here??
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Mar 2024
at 06:21
8/10
Lci
Tried
on 03 Mar 2024
at 12:19
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft at Fatty's BBQ. Cloudy brown color, scant head. Aroma of berries and cocoa. Taste is lightly sweet raspberry and chocolate bonbons. OK
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Jun 2023
at 23:03
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Fatty's BBQ. Cloudy to murky orange color. Aroma of orange peel and mango. Taste is mostly orange, light cranberry subtle sourness. OK
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Jun 2023
at 23:01
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16oz Can from Stowe Public House & Bottle Shop, quaffed at our cabin in the woods. Pours a misty gold, modest white head. Good hoppy saison this, pleasantly sweet with a familiar standard saison yeast profile and distant citrus coming into view. Nicely presented.
Tried
from Can
on 26 May 2023
at 18:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from my friends visiting in Vermont. Dark brown colour with a light hazed, copper-amber highlights. The head is huge, creamy, beige coloured and lots of foamy-creamy lacing. Roasted malt aromas with cacao notes and some vanilla, lactose. The mouthfeel is smooth with decent dryness in the end. Flavours of burnt barley, coffee, chocolate, vanilla and lactose creaminess. A nice sweet stout with coffee, lactose and cacao nibs.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Apr 2023
at 04:10
6/10
Draft at J Bartletts. Murky chalky yellow color, white head with solid lacing. Grapefruit and pineapple aroma. Pineapple and grapefruit aroma, very subtle bitterness. Same as all the others
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Mar 2023
at 19:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Gold and rather clear beer she is, but a bright white topper and legs. Nose is herbal and bright. Tastes herbal, floral, apple, pear, white grape and water crackers. Crisp and lively.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2022
at 04:16
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pretty hazy golden coloured body with a straw glow and a nice off-white head that shows at a bit more than two centimetres tall. Aroma of bright citrus fruits, some oats and easy going wheat malts with a dash of candy sweetness and a good touch of fresh hop bitterness, but not much here, in the nose, at least. Medium-bodied; Rich wheatie and oaty notes dominate with a big touch of honey and syrupy sweetness with some flowers and citrus here as well without any real perceived bitterness and only a touch of dryness from the hops, quite nice and very new school here. Aftertaste shows a lot of citrus and oat components without any real bitterness or pungency, this is all pretty nice and easy-drinking, especially for the alcohol content here, which seems around 5%. Overall, a pretty nice, super easy-drinking and new school IPA with a lot of fruity (citrus) flavours, a pungent and rich oat and wheat backbone, but more syrupy and sweet notes than anything else. Nice to sample, very fresh from a bit further NorthΒ I sampled this sixteen ounce pint-sized can purchased from Liqour Outlet in Boonton,Β New Jersey on 26-November-2022, canned 25-July-2022 and sampled while on the train to New York on 01-December-2022 with my wife and kids.Β
Tried
from Can
on 01 Dec 2022
at 21:28
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Can at home just random grab. Dee mahogany pour amen 2finger head. Nos sis caramel and some spice. Tatses of caramel, red fruit, white paper, tobacco and malty. Old school red. Ok
Tried
from Can
on 06 Nov 2022
at 01:46