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

On tap at the Vermont Nanofest 2018, pours a sunset orange, cloudy head. Mango nose, melon, passion fruit, orange blossom. . Flavor has the same fruit with some bubblegum. Medium bodied, bitter finish. Solid. 8 3 8 4 14

Tried from Draft on 23 Aug 2018 at 14:25


8.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Oh, this is good...Pours a very hazy, pineapple-orange, with minimal head. Aroma of citrus and tropical fruits, with some basement dankness and sour washcloth. Flavor is citrus and tropical fruit, with just the right level of smoothness. Not too sweet, not too bitter. There's just a light pine/spruce hop bitterness in the finish. Very well-done beer.

Tried on 23 Jul 2018 at 21:31


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can - pours hazy gold white head - nose and taste of orange peel, lemon, citrus, biscuit malt - medium body

Tried from Can on 20 Jul 2018 at 23:00


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft. Dark maroon brown color beige head with good retention. Aroma of dark chocolate, rye bread, dark roast coffee beans. Taste has dark cocoa dark fruit burnt caramel. Tasty

Tried from Draft on 15 Jul 2018 at 19:26


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Canned 3/14, drunk 4/4/18.
Light amber, surprisingly clear yet tons of sediment in the bottom. White head fades quickly to a ring.
Tangy pineapple, a bit of bread, light caramel and a ton of citrus. I'm with them on the citrus and pineapple, but not sure why all of the specialty malt character is in this. Definitely detracts, in my opinion.
Light and dry in the mouth, but some good juiciness saves the day, as it's sharp and resinous at points. Kind of loose carbonation creating some wateriness. The texture could be softer, as well.

Tried from Can on 04 Jul 2018 at 20:03


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

From my brother: pours opaque orange with a white head. Aroma is piny and herbal. Taste is actually rather bitter. Nice body. Pretty solid.

Tried on 30 Jun 2018 at 01:40


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

Draught @ Rattle'n'Hum. Dark brown with reddish tint against the light, large creamy beige head, mocha aroma, low carbonation, sweetish mocha taste, smooth thin body, long finish. Smooth but a bit thin.

Tried on 21 Jun 2018 at 18:38


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

Poured from can dated 5/14/18 clear copper gold with a thin head. Aroma is juicy citrus floral hops and dank resinous pine. Taste is citrus pith floral hops lingering pine through the finish. Nice brew.

Tried from Can on 05 Jun 2018 at 23:57


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from can thanks AFH or Stacey dated 3/16/18 black with a nice cocoa head. Aroma is coffee roasted chocolate malt vanilla. Taste is rich creamy coffee extract chocolate milk hints of vanilla. Nice.

Tried from Can on 20 Apr 2018 at 23:23


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

16 oz. can (split 2 ways), purchased Hunger Mountain CO OP. Canning date of 3-15-2018. Ugly looking protein and large sediment particles floating around the brew. No matter, the flavor is what matters. Flavor shows slightly juicy citrus, floral, mild dank herbal hops. Body and texture feels lighter than the 8%. Real nice drinker! I would sample on draft if given the chance. 4 pack of cans was purchased cold.

Tried from Can on 11 Apr 2018 at 17:53