Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

$9.99 for a six pack at Liquor Shed in Casper. Canned 17th of March 2014.

It pours a clear and bright straw yellow with a 3 finger head of foam, does well with the lacing.

It smells grainy, earthy, slightly sweet. Overall, right for the style.

Nice tasting brew. The grain isn’t overwhelming, good solid malt presence that has some sweetish notes and there’s a nice bit of a hoppy bite that brings a flavourful balance to this Lager. Easy drinking, smooth, tasty, yes, I like this.

Creamy mouthfeel and so drinkable, almost a session beer by US standards but not quite. Still, I could enjoy putting away a few cans of this Craft Lager and not feel guilty. Upslope is a solid brewery in my book.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

It looks like this was canned on the 2oth day of January 2014 but it’s a bit confusing. Bought locally at Liquor Shed for $9.99 a six pack.

It pours a hazy pale gold, has a 1 finger head of foam with a non aggressive pour, tipping my glass to the side, I see lots of nice lacing.

Big nose here of clove, Belgian yeast, coriander, very Belgian Style Pale Ale like, for sure.

The taste has the clove, some light peppery notes, very yeasty of the Belgian kind, some mild sugary notes, a bit of hoppy zing that’s a bit hard for me to describe but it sure does add some tasty and enjoyable notes.

The body and carbonation are spot on. Makes for a great mouthfeel.

Wow. This is seriously good. True to style and a real bargain for what I paid for it. We, in Casper, don’t get a whole lot of Belgian love, in other words, a lot of Belgian imports. This will do VERY nicely. Man, Upslope did one hella good job with this.

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

Big fucken can @ What the Funk Denver 2014. Pours a hazy golden orange appearance with a white head. A fair amount of pineapple, tropical fruit, and a touch of wine in the nose. Somewhat funky flavor. Fairly dry. A bit plastic-y brett in the mouth. Kind of citrusy and dry. Fairly high carbonation. Not all that exciting.

About a 3.8. Gorgeous looker and pretty darn tasty with plenty of citrus hops yet balanced thanks to a strong malty backbone.

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

On tap at the brewery
Hazy amber with a small off-white head and great lacing. Aroma tropical fruit, woody and grapes. Flavors are fruity, grapes, wine, finishes dry
Very nice.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Shaker pint draft at the Highlands Alehouse in Aspen, Colorado. The pour is a clear golden with a one inch white head with a ton of carbonation bubbles. The aroma is malt grain with a bit of corn and not much else. The taste is typical American Lager, sweet grain malt. Clean though dull. The palate is light to medium bodied with active carbonation and a mostly clean finish. There is a bit of sweet corn in the aftertaste.

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

12oz can pours with a clear bright golden body that supports a white head. The aroma offers up malty sweet lemons and then earthy lime mixed with a pleasing yet faint doughy note. The taste hits the ‘refreshing’ button with crisp lemon enhanced grapefruit hops that have a modest sweet thin malt backbone. I also get a light bready sort of doughy note that surfaces about midway and pulls this thing together. Nice Pale Lager that stays fresh and crisp and it also stays far from being too sweet.

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

12oz can pours with a clear copper body that has thin gold edges and supports a nice looking tan head of foam. The aroma is inviting with spicy hops and pine hops that move into a mild citrus hop note plus a light mix of biscuit malts and sweet maltiness. The taste delivers a mix of sweet malts, pine hops and grapefruit to clementine citrus hoppiness. To midway the hop bitterness surges forward along with some spicy hops as well. There’s a modest sweet malt to crystal maltiness creating a nice base for the hops. Solid IPA.

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

12oz can pours with a mahogany colored body that has amber edges and supports a thin dark tan head of foam. The aroma offers up roasted malts, some earthy malts, a dash of chocolate and then faint dark fruity ester notes. The taste begins with a nice mix of sweet malts, earthy maltiness and some dark roasted malts. To midway a mild earthy wet tobacco and chocolate sensation join in and their addition fits smoothly into the overall flavor scheme. These notes proceed into the finish where a thin ribbon of sweet dark fruity esters murmurs to the surface. This all comes together very well and a good example of why I enjoy this style.

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

Location: 19.2 oz can (unique, never seen this size before) from Central Market, 2/24/14

Aroma: The nose is resin and pine, tropical notes, and a just a hint of rubbing alcohol
Appearance: It pours a clear gold-orange color with a thin white head and streaks of lace
Flavor: The taste is mildly sweet, mostly bitter, with some slightly off alcohol flavors as well
Palate: The body is medium-full, it is sticky and a touch hot, with a long, dry finish
Overall Impression: I have gotta say, I love that can. Very cool. As for the beer, I actually quite enjoyed the aroma (minus the hint of rubbing alcohol), but the flavor doesn't quite live up to the level of the aroma. This is a decent DIPA, it just happens to have flaws, and those flaws shine through more so than in other beers that are equally as (minimally) flawed. It's close.