Upslope Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Boulder, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Wilding Brands
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2008

Contact
1898 S Flatiron Ct, Boulder, CO, 80301, United States
Description
WHAT'S AN UPSLOPE?
Meteorologically speaking, it’s a front range-covering, water-table-filling, snow-dumping weather pattern that anyone with bindings and a roof rack would die for. Beerologically speaking, it’s carbonated gold. In 2008, Matt Cutter, Henry Wood and Dany Page, kissed their homes in Cleveland, Atlanta and Argentina goodbye to bring their beer-brewing love affair to Boulder, Colorado. With that, Upslope Brewing Company was born. And after ten years of supplying Colorado with trailhead tallboys, and pow-day libations made from the freshest snowmelt, the finest hops and the purest passion for living life outdoors, one thing has become undeniable. These guys didn’t just float another microbrew into the sea of Colorado microbrews. They created a lineup of quality craft beer that tastes as good poured from a tap as they do pulled out of a fishing vest. In other words, for those who call the Continental Divide home, the perfect storm.

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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sample at the Flatiron Park taproom. This beer is a clear copper color with a medium thin off-white head that recedes steadily to an outer ring. Short strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of spices, citrus and malt. Medium-bodied with flavors of sweet spices, berries, toasted malt and a touch of hops. The finish is sweet with a ginger and malt aftertaste. Decent overall.

Tried from Draft on 01 Apr 2015 at 22:11


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Sample at the Flatiron Park taproom. Pours a clear pale orange color with a medium white head that dissipates gradually. Partial rings of lacing on the glass. Citrus, yeast and malt in the nose. Medium-bodied with flavors of citrus, herbal yeast and biscuit malt. The finish is fruity with a citrus and yeast aftertaste. Decent overall.

Tried from Draft on 01 Apr 2015 at 15:53


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Sample at the Flatiron Park taproom. Pours an opaque dark brown color with a medium thin beige head that recedes steadily to a dense film. Small sparse patches of lacing on the glass. Aroma of roast malt, caramel and banana. Medium to full body with flavors of caramel malt, wheat and banana. The finish is sweet with a malt and fruit aftertaste. Above average overall.

Tried from Draft on 01 Apr 2015 at 15:49


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sample at the Flatiron Park taproom. Brown-black color with a medium thick khaki head that diminishes slowly. Partial rings of lacing on the glass. Roasted malt, cherries and chocolate in the nose. Medium-bodied with flavors of roast malt, dark chocolate and semi-tart cherries. The finish is malty up front with a lingering cherry aftertaste. Pretty good all around.

Tried from Draft on 01 Apr 2015 at 15:45


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Sample at the Flatiron Park taproom. Pours a dark brown color with some amber around the edges, and a medium fluffy light beige head that recedes gradually. Sticky small patches of lacing on the glass. Aroma of oak, fruit, yeast and malt. Full-bodied with a fruity tequila character and notes of earthy yeast and malt. The finish is oaky with a tequila and malt aftertaste. Pretty good overall.

Tried from Draft on 01 Apr 2015 at 15:43


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Sample at the Flatiron Park taproom. The beer is a dark brown color with a medium foamy tan head that recedes steadily to a film. Sticky strings of lacing on the glass. Roasted malt, coffee and chocolate in the nose. Medium-bodied with a roasty coffee and malt character, with some bittersweet chocolate in the background. The finish is mildly bitter with a roast coffee aftertaste. Decent overall.

Tried from Draft on 01 Apr 2015 at 15:37


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Sample at the Flatiron Park taproom. Pours a clear pale orange-gold color with a medium thin white head that evaporates quickly to an outer ring. Short strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of grassy hops, malt and apricot. Light-bodied with flavors of herbal hops, biscuit malt and apricot. The finish is hoppy up front with a mild apricot aftertaste. Decent overall.

Tried from Draft on 01 Apr 2015 at 15:26


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Sample at the Flatiron Park taproom. Clear dark golden color with a medium off-white head that recedes steadily. Partial rings of lacing on the glass. Herbal hops, fruit and spicy rye in the nose. Full-bodied with flavors of grassy hops, bittersweet fruits and rye malt. The finish is spicy rye and earthy hops. Pretty good overall.

Tried from Draft on 01 Apr 2015 at 14:42


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sample at the Flatiron Park taproom. This beer pours a clear copper color with a medium ivory white head that diminishes steadily to a film. Stringy lacing on the glass. Aroma of floral hops, fruit and malt. Full-bodied with flavors of herbal hops, pineapple and grainy malt. The finish is moderately bitter with a tropical fruit and hops aftertaste. Pretty good overall.

Tried from Draft on 01 Apr 2015 at 14:35


5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Can. A- Roasty, cocoa, subtle dark fruits. A- Black color, black liquid, light brown head. T- Roasty, dry, bitter, cocoa. P- Medium body, thin texture, average carbonation, dry finish. O- Naturally, I hate the visible yeast. Beyond that, I’ve heard a lot of negativity surrounding Upslope, don’t know a lot about it but this beer certainly wasn’t positive. Yes, I had it on the last day before the "best by" date (which I have never really seen on a stout before) but it lacked a lot of dimension other than having a lot of dry bitter cocoa and roasty.

Tried from Can on 24 Mar 2015 at 22:14