Upper Hand® Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Escanaba,
Michigan,
United States 🇺🇸
Owned by
Bell's Brewery
Associated Venue: Upper Hand Brewery
Established in 2014
Contact
Description
At Upper Hand Brewery, we believe that life’s mission is to do what you love, where you love, with the people you love. For us, that means brewing the best beer in the best place on Earth: Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
Our founder—Larry Bell of Bell’s Brewery— has always loved the U.P. His adoration is what got us here, but your support is what keeps us here. Thanks for choosing Upper Hand. Sip, share and enjoy.
Our founder—Larry Bell of Bell’s Brewery— has always loved the U.P. His adoration is what got us here, but your support is what keeps us here. Thanks for choosing Upper Hand. Sip, share and enjoy.
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 oz can. Pours deep brown to black with a light tan head. Brown sugar, bourbon, cocoa in the aroma. Flavors of cocoa, brown sugar, bourbon/oak, pretty smooth. Quite good.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jul 2022
at 00:17
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 oz can. Straw yellow pour with a light haze and a white head. Lemony citrus aroma. Very light biscuity wheat flavor and lemon, herbal. Just not much going on.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jul 2022
at 00:53
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 oz can. Pours a cloudy golden amber with an off-white head. Citrusy, caramelly aroma. Flavor of citrus, herbal, floral hops, biscuity caramel malts. It's just okay.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jul 2022
at 00:45
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 oz can. Pours a red-tinged amber with coarse debris and a white head. Orange, grapefruit aroma. Flavor has orange and grapefruit citrus, biscuit, herbal hop. Light but nice and flavorful.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jul 2022
at 00:44
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 oz can. Pours a clear yellow with a white head. Honey biscuit aroma. Flavor also pale malt biscuity, honey, light herbal. Well made but unexciting.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jul 2022
at 02:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz can, 7/4/22. Clear pale yellow, white head. Lemon, grains, and a touch of pepper. Nice, light clean feel. Thin, but not watery. Somewhat dry. Crushable.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jul 2022
at 18:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 oz can. Pours golden with a medium haze and a white head. Light citrus/pine hop aroma and pale malts. Light citrusy, herbal hop flavors with pale malts. It's decent, but there's just not much to it.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Mar 2022
at 04:37
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried
on 26 Feb 2022
at 21:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tried
on 05 Feb 2022
at 16:09
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can from Livonia Liquor. Pours a deep chestnut brown with a finger of beige head that lingers. Coffee, oak, caramel, baker's chocolate and dark fruit aromas. A bit thin on the palate, but some more dark fruit with coffee and herbal notes. Oak throughout. Coffee and whisky on the finish.
Tried
from Can
from
Livonia Liquor & Fine Wine
on 30 Jan 2022
at 02:21