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.
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Can from my brother: pours pale gold with white head. Aroma is citrusy (lemony I suppose), yeasty, peppery. Taste is mostly dry, a but sweet, not bitter, spicy. Solid.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Aug 2021
at 04:39
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
4 oz. draft sample. Aroma is citrus and floral notes. The citrus is here in flavor but what sticks out is the floral finish. Light bitterness to let you remember this is a IPA. Well crafted.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Jul 2021
at 22:11
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours a hazy amber from a can. Pine and thick tropical fruit purΓ©e aroma. Similar notes in the mouth. Bitter. Okay beer.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jul 2021
at 01:24
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can from my brother: pours slightly hazy. Can slightly old. Aroma is citrus with some malt. Taste is fruity, moderately bitter. Not bad.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jul 2021
at 02:53
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Canned April 2, 2021, drunk June 5, 2021.
Moderately-to-lightly-hazy, ripe peachy-gold with a small, white, rapidly dissipating head.
Super soft, fuzzy stone fruits and other mild tropical fruits mix with light honey-like malts and a touch of bubble gummy yeast. Little/no acidity nor even much in the way of more aggressive citrus/pine. But it's clean and fairly aromatic.
Translates in to the flavor, where it's supremely mild with, unfortunately, too much of a lack of bitterness. Soft and supple with very low carbonation and good attenuation. Honey-like malts are pleasant as is the light peach, tangerine, mango and pineapple. But there's just no bitterness here whatsoever, so it gets a little flat and monotonous as it wears on. Clean, though.
Moderately-to-lightly-hazy, ripe peachy-gold with a small, white, rapidly dissipating head.
Super soft, fuzzy stone fruits and other mild tropical fruits mix with light honey-like malts and a touch of bubble gummy yeast. Little/no acidity nor even much in the way of more aggressive citrus/pine. But it's clean and fairly aromatic.
Translates in to the flavor, where it's supremely mild with, unfortunately, too much of a lack of bitterness. Soft and supple with very low carbonation and good attenuation. Honey-like malts are pleasant as is the light peach, tangerine, mango and pineapple. But there's just no bitterness here whatsoever, so it gets a little flat and monotonous as it wears on. Clean, though.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jun 2021
at 15:24
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 9
Can. Hoppy and light malty aroma and taste, citrus fruit, medium bitter. Medium body, hoppy fruity bitter finish. Well ballanced, good.
Tried
from Can
on 23 May 2021
at 21:57
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Arts and Crafts Amsterdam Ave. Pours hazy orange. Grapefruit, tangelo, tangerine juice, sweet citrus juice, guava, light biscuit. Medium body. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 May 2021
at 00:30
6/10
Golden yellow. Aroma of juicy hops, grapefruit, pineapple. Taste has citrus fruits, some mild resinous bite, bold pine finish. Palate has a continuation of the pine, interesting layering on top of a fairly bready palate. Good.
Tried
on 17 May 2021
at 23:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
16oz can from Halftime. Orange golden body, hazy, small white head leaves streaky lacing. Light tropical fruity aroma, faint citrus peel. Taste is a blend of tropical and citrus fruit, floral notes, citrus peel, sharp bite.
Tried
from Can
on 09 May 2021
at 04:32
7.1/10
β
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
4 pack at home. Cloudy yellow orange. Nose is tropical fruits dough. Tastes of peach, pineapple, mango, grass
Tried
on 29 Apr 2021
at 03:29