Upper Pass Beer Company

Microbrewery in Burlington, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 2015

Contact
1127 North Avenue, 8, Burlington, VT, 05408, United States
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.

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6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can shared by Todd, thanks! Hazy murky yellow color with a thin white head. Citrus pine and resin with a bready maltiness underneath. Light astringency and not horribly hoppy IMHO.

Tried from Can on 04 Sep 2017 at 11:49


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

120z Bottle froM john. Very hazy, looks a bit thick, small head. Smells like a citrus sundae and grapefruit skins. Very thick mouthfeel. lots of acidic orange peel flavor. juicy but very bitter and the carbonation is just thick.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2017 at 20:37


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Can at home. Muted dirty orange pour perhaps some floaties. Nose is lovely melon and pungent weed. Tastes of honey dew, lemongrass, weed, green onion. Lighter carbonation. Medium bitterness. Pretty good stuff.

Tried from Can on 26 Aug 2017 at 23:11


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can. Pours hazy rich yellow with large foamy off-white head, cirrus peel and mango aroma, low carbonation, medium bitter juicy orange peel, mango, pineapple taste, smooth body, long juicy finish. Very juicy and tasty.

Tried from Can on 21 Aug 2017 at 20:33


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On nitro at the Vermont NanoFest as "Bust a Moove", pours a thick, milky mocha brown with some sticky caramel head. Nose starts with lots of bread and bread crust, caramel, some kitschy coffee. Flavor is solid, malt, molasses, bread, caramel, coffee, chocolate, grain. A little dark pretzel character. Any lacto helps to smooth things out.

Tried on 20 Aug 2017 at 10:17


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On tap at the Vermont NanoFest 2017, pours a murky orange with some cloudy white head. Nose has dank fruits, stinky melon, guava. Flavor is more stinky melon, guava, papaya, honey. Finishes fruity.

Tried from Draft on 20 Aug 2017 at 10:12


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

50cl bottle pour at the Vermont N anoFest 2017, pourss an oily dark brown / black with some sudsy beige head. Nose has lots of chocolate and marzipan and malt, nougat, wood. Flavor is heavy on toast and chocolate, chewy grains, oily with booze, some black pepper, some molasses. Full bodied, oily finish.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Aug 2017 at 10:10


6

Not very flavorful.

Tried on 09 Aug 2017 at 19:29


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can into a snifter showing moderately filtered golden amber with sparse white foam. The nose shows moderately intense notes of pine, pineapple and hints of mango. The palate is medium bodied and moderately carbonated. Light flavors of pineapple with clean notes of subtle sweet malt in between. Surprisingly soft and with little sharp acidity. Mildly sharp pine bitterness on the finish.

Tried from Can on 23 Jul 2017 at 19:46


7.9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Tap. Pours hazy golden orange, Medium creamy white head, great lacing. Aroma is a bit light, piney, grapefruit, pot, mango. Flavor is light plus sweet, light bitter, juicy. Medium body, soft mouthfeel. Solid. 7,5,7,4,15

I done drank this twice on the same trip! Lets compare my rakes and see if I know what the hell I am doing:

Tap. Pours clear golden orange, medium white head with great lacing. Aroma is pine, grapefruit, dank, pot, passionfruit. Flavor is light plus sweet, light bitter, dank and resinous. Medium body, soft mouthfeel. 7,5,7,5,15

Hell, I feel pretty good about that :)

Tried from Draft on 21 Jul 2017 at 17:01