7.5

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Can from Livonia Liquor. Nice to see Upper Hand beers down state now! Pours a clear golden copper with a finger of beige head that lingers. Pine, resin, peach and light apricot on the nose. More of the same on the palate with a bitter, resinous finish. Refreshing and a nice IPA in the classic Midwest style.

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

6.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

12 ounce can from Jack's in Manistique, 7/4/21. Hazy pale orange, large fizzy white head, fair retention. Aroma of lemon and bready malt. Taste is much the same, and some salt. Kinda boring but not bad.

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

12 ounce can from Jack's Fresh Market in Manistique, 7/3/21. Clear red, large frothy tan head, good retention. Aroma of grain, toast, cherry, and just a hint of roast. Taste is cherry, toast, caramel, piney hops. Slick, oily, well balanced. Nice bock.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12 ounce can from Tadych's Marquette, 8.29.20. Hazy dark orange large creamy tan head good retention. Aroma of pine, melon, dank, tropical fruit. Taste is melon, lime, mango, pine, pale malt. Medium bodied lingering mild but lingering bitterness. Nice.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12oz can. Very solid IPA - very easy to drink and you can tell Bells had a hand in making

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

12 ounce bottle into snifter, bottled on 5/9/2016. Pours moderately hazy/cloudy deep ruby reddish orange/copper color with a 1 finger dense and rocky cream colored head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, plum, pear, pineapple, apricot, red apple, golden raisin, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, honey, caramel, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, spicy rye, and brown bread; with lighter notes of toffee, roast, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops, fruity yeast, and dark/bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, plum, pear, pineapple, apricot, red apple, golden raisin, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, honey, caramel, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, spicy rye, and brown bread; with lighter notes of toffee, roast, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, plum, pear, pineapple, apricot, red apple, golden raisin, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, honey, caramel, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, spicy rye, brown bread, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops, fruity yeast, and dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, fairly sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 10%. Overall this is an awesome American barleywine. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops, fruity yeast, and dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the big ABV, with the mellowly bitter/resinous/drying finish. Nice soft feel, and not aggressive. Feels like mostly classic C hops. Very juicy/vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hops with fruity yeast; and a great balanced dark/bready/rye malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive classic tasting style example.