Upland Brewing Company
Regional Brewery
in
Bloomington,
Indiana,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 10 Venues
Established in 1997
Description
We’ve produced quality beers over the years by challenging and refining our craft, not by appeasing trends. Discerning taste, rolled up sleeves, and upholding our uniquely progressive ideals ensures our drinkers will appreciate Upland beers as much as we do. Many of our brews are unique twists on traditional recipes, while others are creations of our own imaginations. At our brewpubs and tasting rooms in Bloomington, Columbus, Carmel and Indianapolis, flavor, discourse, debate, laughter, and conversation flow as freely as our beer.
Upland Brewing Company was founded in 1997 by Marc Sattinger, Russ Levitt and Dean LaPlante. In 1998, distribution of bottles and kegs began and the brewpub opened its doors. In 2006, ownership changed hands to a group of local investors remains 100% family owned. In 2012, a new brewing facility and bar was opened on the west side of Bloomington which became the primary brewing facility for Upland,
Upland Brewing Company was founded in 1997 by Marc Sattinger, Russ Levitt and Dean LaPlante. In 1998, distribution of bottles and kegs began and the brewpub opened its doors. In 2006, ownership changed hands to a group of local investors remains 100% family owned. In 2012, a new brewing facility and bar was opened on the west side of Bloomington which became the primary brewing facility for Upland,
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
12oz can at Harry & Izzy's, airport location.
Pours clear dark golden with a medium sized off-white head, good lacing. Grapefruit, pine, fruity, citrus peel.
Good
Pours clear dark golden with a medium sized off-white head, good lacing. Grapefruit, pine, fruity, citrus peel.
Good
Tried
from Can
at
Harry & Izzy's - IND Airport
on 08 Jun 2026
at 21:11
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Chestnut borwn with minimal head. Scotch, toffee malt, walnut, oak, and hay aroma. Moderately sweet nutty toffee malt, scotch, and mildly bitter hay and alcohol flavor. Good body.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Apr 2026
at 23:23
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On tap at the Bloomington location. Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has light grains and straw with a hint of bread coming through. Flavor has bread and grains with a a growing straw and just a touch of hay.
Tried
from Draft
at
Upland Brewery Bloomington Brewpub
on 17 Apr 2026
at 18:12
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Deep red amber with minimal head. Ginger, lemon, biscuit malt, and straw aroma. Mildly sweet ginger, biscuit malt, mildly sour citric acid, and mildly bitter straw flavor. Good body. Ginger flavor just on the edge of being hot. Nice beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Mar 2026
at 03:06
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Cloudy pale yellow with minimal head. Pineapple, banana, biscuit malt, sour orange, and straw aroma. Moderately sweet pineapple, orange, banana, biscuit malt, moderately sour citric/acetic acid, and mildly bitter straw flavor. Nice body. Pineapple complements pawpaw very well. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Mar 2026
at 02:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2025 version that’s labeled as “Bulleit and Upland” now but it’s still the bourbon barrel imperial stout with cacao and orange zest.
Pours black with a one finger tan head. Smells of bourbon, oranges, and roast malt. Tastes of roast malt, chocolate, and noticeable oranges though they’re not super strong. It’s on the sweet side. Full bodied and a bit boozy. Very good.
Pours black with a one finger tan head. Smells of bourbon, oranges, and roast malt. Tastes of roast malt, chocolate, and noticeable oranges though they’re not super strong. It’s on the sweet side. Full bodied and a bit boozy. Very good.
Tried
from Can
from
Belmont Beverage - West State
on 28 Feb 2026
at 19:06
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Straw colored with moderate but short lasting head. Milk, corn, barley malt, and straw aroma. Moderately sweet lemon, creamy corn/barley malt, and mildly bitter grass/straw flavor. Good body.
Tried
from Crowler
on 14 Feb 2026
at 21:56
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Golden yellow with small white head.. Biscuit malt and grass aroma. Mildly sweet citrus, creamy biscuit malt, and mildly bitter grass flavor. Okay body. A very nice light beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Feb 2026
at 21:37
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: murky golden yellow color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated to leave some messy lace
Aroma: tart to sour tropical fruitiness rolling into some green apples and a subtle herbal/chamomile character
Flavor: tart juicy with an ample fruity sweet undertone leading into a sly apple to chamomile and tart tropical aftertaste
Texture: almost medium bodied - just a touch under, more of a sipper, semi-dry juicy tart apple to herbal finish
Overall: a nicely done sour ale worth partaking in again.
Appearance: murky golden yellow color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated to leave some messy lace
Aroma: tart to sour tropical fruitiness rolling into some green apples and a subtle herbal/chamomile character
Flavor: tart juicy with an ample fruity sweet undertone leading into a sly apple to chamomile and tart tropical aftertaste
Texture: almost medium bodied - just a touch under, more of a sipper, semi-dry juicy tart apple to herbal finish
Overall: a nicely done sour ale worth partaking in again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2026
at 19:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can to tulip.
Appearance: clean transparent golden yellow in color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated adequately to leave some messy lace
Aroma: citrusy and tropical hop aromatics with some coriander and grassy hop spice with subtle sweet wheat underneath
Flavor: all previously mentioned aromas blend together sweetly with a hop spicy tone to balance; mild sweet wheaty and hop spiced to citrusy aftertaste
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; juicy to hop spicy finish
Overall: interesting take on a witbier and a NEIPA blend, I think I could come back to this.
Appearance: clean transparent golden yellow in color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated adequately to leave some messy lace
Aroma: citrusy and tropical hop aromatics with some coriander and grassy hop spice with subtle sweet wheat underneath
Flavor: all previously mentioned aromas blend together sweetly with a hop spicy tone to balance; mild sweet wheaty and hop spiced to citrusy aftertaste
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; juicy to hop spicy finish
Overall: interesting take on a witbier and a NEIPA blend, I think I could come back to this.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jan 2026
at 19:09