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,
Barley malt, honey, and hay aroma. Clear golden yellow with moderate white head. Moderately sweet lemon, honey, barley malt, and mildly bitter hay flavor. Nice body and balance. Solid.
2017 bottle from weihenweizen: pours clear gold with a small white head. Aroma is persimmon and funky. Taste is somewhat acidic, rather sour, some sweetness, fruitiness. Good.
Pours very hazy pinkish purple (mauve) with a small off white head. The aroma is sour and funky with plums and other dark fruit. The flavor is tart with plums and a subdued herbal spiciness. This is very tasty.
2021 can from Livonia Liquor. Pours a pitch black with 2 fingers of brown head that dissipates quickly. Bourbon forward nose with light chocolate notes. More dark chocolate and warming bourbon on the palate. Kind of one-dimensional, but still a fun BA imperial stout for the price.
Can from Livonia Liquor. Pours a deep brown to black with a full two fingers of tan head that lingers. Mint and dark chocolate on the nose with a faint bourbon and oak note as it warms. Palate is similar with dark chocolate and lingering mint on the finish. Barrel is quite muted.
Can from Livonia Liquor. Pours a deep brown with a full two fingers of tan head that lingers. Cacao nib, baker's chocolate bourbon and hazelnut aromas. Hazelnut on the palate stands out with oak and chocolate. Finishes smooth with muted bourbon and lingering chocolate and hazelnut.
Pineapple, orange, mango, biscuit malt, and grapefruit peel aroma. Cloudy golden yellow with large off-white head. Moderately sweet orange, pineapple, biscuit malt, and moderately bitter grapefruit peel and pine flavor. Good body and balance. Great fruity aroma.
Can from Livonia Liquor. Pours a deep brown to black with a finger of beige head that lingers. Dark chocolate, graham crackers, cinnamon and marshmallow all over the nose as it warms. Palate is very similar, but remains beer-like. Lovely toasted marshmallow, chocolate and graham on the finish with a warming bourbon note. Very nice.
Bottle at Foeder For Thought. Pours a cloudy brown with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is dark fruit, grape must, wood. Slick body, funky, wood, leather, dark fruit, acidic, very good.