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.
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 oz. Can. Aroma of chocolate, weak coffee, caramel. Flavor follows with a smooth velvety texture. Good body for the gravity. Not overly sweet. A classic, straightforward Milk Stout.
Tried
from Can
from
Greg & Jane's Beer and Wine
on 14 Jan 2026
at 21:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours hazy gold into a tulip. Bright white head with excellent retention recedes leaving spot lacing. Coriander and citrus aromas. Crisp with banana and bubblegum front to back. Medium length, dry overripe banana skin finish.
Tried
on 11 Oct 2025
at 22:56
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can (2/18/25) from trade with CLW--thanks, Chris! Deeply hazy orange-light brown-dark yellow with tons of sparkle, ample head with excellent retention, nice rings of lacing. Aroma is strong candied orange, milder apricot. Taste follows aroma. Smooth texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Strong taste and aroma, though not complex. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 14 May 2025
at 01:56
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16 oz can. Aroma of tangerine and mandarin oranges. Flavors Boulder, with citrus and shows hints of earth and very mild pine. Soft mouth filled with steady amount of bitterness after seven. Quite balanced and itβs definitely a traditional imperial IPA. Enjoyable when you are looking for a old school character.
Tried
from Can
from
Greg & Jane's Beer and Wine
on 04 Apr 2025
at 22:22
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 oz can. Aroma is soft Noble hops and Pilsner malt. Pilsner malt showing mild honey and maybe weak pear. Noble hops to provide some citrus pith bitterness. Not bold or astringent. Light body. Ends clean with a very crisp texture.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jan 2025
at 23:29
8.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle: Poured a dark brown color ale with a small dark brown foamy head with light retention and minor lacing. Aroma of caramelized malt with light dry fruit notes with some vanilla and bourbon notes. Taste is also a good mix of caramelized malt notes with some vanilla and bourbon with light dry fruit notes and some balanced residual sugar notes. Body is pretty full with some good carbonation. Soldi BA barleywine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2025
at 21:27
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 22 Dec 2024
at 18:39
7/10
A deep dark reddish brown barley wine with a thin light mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity caramel malt with dark fruits, licorice, alcohol warmth, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity caramel malt with vinous notes, dark fruits, alcohol warmth, light bourbon barrel notes, very nice.
Tried
on 11 Aug 2024
at 20:11
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can, from Beer Boutique, Brooklyn (Mar 2024), Pours cloudy dark yellow with a small foamy off-white head, citrus peel aroma, adequate carbonation, medium bitter orange peel-piney taste, thin body, long piney finish. Smooth and well balanced DIPA.
Tried
from Can
on 22 May 2024
at 21:49
7.4/10
β
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Can at home. Yellow pour and foamy white head. Nose is yeasty and citrusy. Tastes of lemongrass, bubblegum, peppery, pineapple and yeasty. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Can
on 10 May 2024
at 02:30