About
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.
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Appearance: dark orange close to copper color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: lush grapefruity to mixed citrusy/lemony hop tones up front; light piney hops in the middle; clean malts underneath
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet sort of quality; finishes grapefruity and with a little bit of piney dryness
Texture: medium bodied; slightly sessionable; good smoothness with nothing distracting; great low-ish carb level and low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: pretty nicely done DIPA I would return to.
Appearance: dark orange close to copper color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: lush grapefruity to mixed citrusy/lemony hop tones up front; light piney hops in the middle; clean malts underneath
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet sort of quality; finishes grapefruity and with a little bit of piney dryness
Texture: medium bodied; slightly sessionable; good smoothness with nothing distracting; great low-ish carb level and low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: pretty nicely done DIPA I would return to.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Apr 2026
at 19:36
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a finger's worth of cream colored foamy head which settled off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: black coffee with a touch of coffee creamer and some cocoa powder with a light clean caramel/toffee malty backbone
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bitter to slightly roasty contour with a nice finish of roasty to dry sweet and a pinch of cocoa powdery siltiness
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; pretty smooth along the tongue with nothing distracting; great carb level
Overall: nicely done Irish dry stout that may be a touch smoother than a lot of Americanized versions of many Irish dry stouts.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a finger's worth of cream colored foamy head which settled off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: black coffee with a touch of coffee creamer and some cocoa powder with a light clean caramel/toffee malty backbone
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bitter to slightly roasty contour with a nice finish of roasty to dry sweet and a pinch of cocoa powdery siltiness
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; pretty smooth along the tongue with nothing distracting; great carb level
Overall: nicely done Irish dry stout that may be a touch smoother than a lot of Americanized versions of many Irish dry stouts.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Apr 2026
at 19:09
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: glossy dark yellow to almost copper color with a slight transparency about it and a three finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: mixed citrusy hops and some piney hops; slight grapefruity hops in the middle; nice mellow malty backbone
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a sweet to bitter to bittersweet sort of quality; finishes about the same way with a touch of piney bitterness
Texture: light to medium bodied; very sessionable; good smoothness with barely anything distracting; great carb level
Overall: pretty nicely done AIPA I would return to if I could.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: glossy dark yellow to almost copper color with a slight transparency about it and a three finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: mixed citrusy hops and some piney hops; slight grapefruity hops in the middle; nice mellow malty backbone
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a sweet to bitter to bittersweet sort of quality; finishes about the same way with a touch of piney bitterness
Texture: light to medium bodied; very sessionable; good smoothness with barely anything distracting; great carb level
Overall: pretty nicely done AIPA I would return to if I could.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Apr 2026
at 19:04
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to mug.
Appearance: copper color with a three finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: smooth earthy hop notes with wet grains and a touch of floral hops in the middle and then a delicate spicy note comes in then some biscuity tones underneath
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to semi-bitter and subtly spicy conglomeration; finishes about the same with a light crisp note and spicy to semi-earthy quality
Texture: light to medium bodied; very sessionable; great smoothness along the tongue with nothing distracting and good carb level
Overall: a very nicely done Festbier I would return to.
Can to mug.
Appearance: copper color with a three finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: smooth earthy hop notes with wet grains and a touch of floral hops in the middle and then a delicate spicy note comes in then some biscuity tones underneath
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to semi-bitter and subtly spicy conglomeration; finishes about the same with a light crisp note and spicy to semi-earthy quality
Texture: light to medium bodied; very sessionable; great smoothness along the tongue with nothing distracting and good carb level
Overall: a very nicely done Festbier I would return to.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Apr 2026
at 18:47
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a two finger eggshell white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: dark chocolate, black coffee, cocoa nibs and some caramel/toffee malts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a bitter and roasty quality initially but a little bit of sweet comes in underneath for balance; finishes about the same with a touch of dryness
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; some smoothness but also a substantial roasty to bitter assertiveness to the tongue - it wasn't too bothersome to me but I do know some of my friends did not like that level of roasty and bitterness assertiveness
Overall: to me, not a bad porter, I would've come back to this if they kept it going.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a two finger eggshell white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: dark chocolate, black coffee, cocoa nibs and some caramel/toffee malts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a bitter and roasty quality initially but a little bit of sweet comes in underneath for balance; finishes about the same with a touch of dryness
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; some smoothness but also a substantial roasty to bitter assertiveness to the tongue - it wasn't too bothersome to me but I do know some of my friends did not like that level of roasty and bitterness assertiveness
Overall: to me, not a bad porter, I would've come back to this if they kept it going.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Apr 2026
at 18:41
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: dark brown/dark red to almost black color with an off-white frothy head about two and a half fingers worth and that settled off at a nice place and left a little bit of lace
Aroma: sweet to tart blueberry tones up front mixing with some milk chocolate and dark chocolate tones and a subtle black coffee roastiness underneath
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas but leaves out the coffee part and ends up showing a sweet to roasty tone up front with a delicate tartness underneath; finishes about the same way
Texture: medium bodied; somewhat sessionable; some smoothness with a slight tart tickle along the tongue but it's super faint and non-bothersome
Overall: pretty nicely done blueberry stout I would return to.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: dark brown/dark red to almost black color with an off-white frothy head about two and a half fingers worth and that settled off at a nice place and left a little bit of lace
Aroma: sweet to tart blueberry tones up front mixing with some milk chocolate and dark chocolate tones and a subtle black coffee roastiness underneath
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas but leaves out the coffee part and ends up showing a sweet to roasty tone up front with a delicate tartness underneath; finishes about the same way
Texture: medium bodied; somewhat sessionable; some smoothness with a slight tart tickle along the tongue but it's super faint and non-bothersome
Overall: pretty nicely done blueberry stout I would return to.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Apr 2026
at 18:32
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: copper color with a finger and a quarter of white foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: herbal to earthy hops up front with a biscuity to bready smooth and light caramel toned quality coming out with a little bit of tea-like notes
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fine malty to earthy sweet character; finishes malty smooth
Texture: light to medium bodied; great sessionability; great smoothness with nothing distracting anywhere; good low carb level on this
Overall: nicely done English Bitter I would have again. Pass the fish n' chips!
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: copper color with a finger and a quarter of white foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: herbal to earthy hops up front with a biscuity to bready smooth and light caramel toned quality coming out with a little bit of tea-like notes
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fine malty to earthy sweet character; finishes malty smooth
Texture: light to medium bodied; great sessionability; great smoothness with nothing distracting anywhere; good low carb level on this
Overall: nicely done English Bitter I would have again. Pass the fish n' chips!
Tried
from Can
on 13 Apr 2026
at 18:22
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to lager glass.
Appearance: glossy yellow color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely and left some sticky lace
Aroma: sweet to slightly spicy to subtle peppery hop notes of floral to earthy tones with a little bit of snap to them; light malty backbone
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to spicy tone; finishes about the same with a light dryness
Texture: light to medium bodied; great sessionability; good smoothness with nothing distracting
Overall: pretty nicely done Czech pilsener I would return to.
Can to lager glass.
Appearance: glossy yellow color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely and left some sticky lace
Aroma: sweet to slightly spicy to subtle peppery hop notes of floral to earthy tones with a little bit of snap to them; light malty backbone
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to spicy tone; finishes about the same with a light dryness
Texture: light to medium bodied; great sessionability; good smoothness with nothing distracting
Overall: pretty nicely done Czech pilsener I would return to.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Apr 2026
at 18:16
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to pokal.
Appearance: glossy dark yellow color with a quarter finger's worth of sustaining white foamy head which dissipated nicely but didn't leave much lace
Aroma: mixed citrusy hop vibes; light salty notes; then some light lime notes
Flavor: pretty much the same as the aromas - sweet to tart to sour, slightly salty with a touch of citrus zest; finishes salty, citrusy zesty and lime-y
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; some smoothness but also the expected tart to sour kick to this; good carb level
Overall: so they thought a margarita style would bang as a gose? Hmmm...well, this isn't bad and though I think I could come back to this for me, it's not exactly a true gose.
Can to pokal.
Appearance: glossy dark yellow color with a quarter finger's worth of sustaining white foamy head which dissipated nicely but didn't leave much lace
Aroma: mixed citrusy hop vibes; light salty notes; then some light lime notes
Flavor: pretty much the same as the aromas - sweet to tart to sour, slightly salty with a touch of citrus zest; finishes salty, citrusy zesty and lime-y
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; some smoothness but also the expected tart to sour kick to this; good carb level
Overall: so they thought a margarita style would bang as a gose? Hmmm...well, this isn't bad and though I think I could come back to this for me, it's not exactly a true gose.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Apr 2026
at 18:12
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: hazy burnt dark yellow to almost orangey cardboard color with a three finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: fruit punch-like to melon-like to pineapple-y hoppy tones with a sweet malt backbone
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fair and balanced sweet to bittersweet quality; finishes fruity sweet
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; good smoothness with nothing distracting anywhere; good carb level
Overall: not a bad session IPA possibly worth coming back to.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: hazy burnt dark yellow to almost orangey cardboard color with a three finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: fruit punch-like to melon-like to pineapple-y hoppy tones with a sweet malt backbone
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fair and balanced sweet to bittersweet quality; finishes fruity sweet
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; good smoothness with nothing distracting anywhere; good carb level
Overall: not a bad session IPA possibly worth coming back to.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Apr 2026
at 17:09