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,
Draft. Let me start off by saying that I sampled several beers from this brewer over the past weekend... and all of them taste the same (in a way). There’s an underlying burnt-rice flavor to all of their beers that I just can’t get past. Anyway, brownish with a small head. Malty nose, not overly hoppy. Flavor is burnt rice and malts... many more malts than hops, and this is not what i look for in a pale ale.
Deep brown body, medium cream/light tan head. Chocolate and a touch of coffee in addition to roasted notes comprise the aroma. Creamy, rich body, with dark chocolate, roasted malts, coffee, a touch of licorice, and a chalky bite. Roasty finish. Quaffable? Yes. Unique? No. Do I still like this beer? Yes. Would I drink another? Yes. Did I just break pattern? Yes. Do I care? No.
Bottled. Copper colour, small creamy head. Nutmeg aroma. Sweet with rich, dense malt character. Very hoppy with lingering herbal bitter finish. Most certainly warming.
Hazy dark amber color; big creamy head. Nice aroma, a bit malty, a lot hoppy (fruity and flowery hops). Very good taste, not complex but well balanced between the malt and the hops, with some more hidden notes (caramel, fruitness, fudge, apples or good French cider…). Thanks Mads Berg for sharing this bottle.
A hazy amber beer with a disappearing orange head. The aroma is sweet yeasty, but also contains notes of chocolate. The flavor is mainly sweet and yeasty, but with hints of chocolate.
Bottle. Lemon/orange - jasmine aroma - very unique. Pale yellow color - slightly cloudy with small head. Light lemon / tea flavor - little malt or hops flavor. Refreshing but light and not very much beer flavor.
Hazy pale yellow body, thin off-white head. Not nearly as cloudy as that scanned pic! Nose of orange peel and coriander with tangy wheat undertones. Sharp refreshing body with orange peel and plenty of coriander that leaves a nice finish. Surprisingly tasty and quaffable.
Hazy orange/amber body, thin off-white head. Piney hops aroma which was admittedly difficult to detect. Flavor was likewise standard APA fare with pine and grapefruit rind mingling with sweet biscuity malts. Rather thin-bodied, bitter finish. Probably follows the generic APA recipe 1000 American brewers apparently have stashed away in their offices.
Deep red-brown body, thin/medium light tan head. Chocolatey aroma with a touch of coffee; pretty sweet-smelling. The flavor was sort of a cross between a porter and a brown ale, with plenty of sweetened chocolate, brown sugar, and nuts. Not as roasty as most porters, focusing instead on the sweet component.
Hazy amber colour with a dense, fast-dying tan head. Aroma almost purely of yeast. Some spice and coriander seed comes out, but a bit of sweetness is also noticed. In addition, I definately smell some hops in the nose of this one! Medium to Full-bodied; Spicey sweet initial flavour with some cloves and wheat popping through. Aftertaste actually very mild and subtle-only characterising a bit of the wheat and yeast characteristics. Overall, a very nice wheat, although the beer is a bit dark (just as the Commercial Description notes) compared to others in the style. Overall, definately worth trying and is a fairly good representation of the style from Americans! I was lucky enough to get this twelve ounce bottle in a recent trade with BigBadBear63 and sampled it on 18-December-2003. Thanks again Mike!