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.
Sampled at Rackhouse Pub, Denver CO, on October 10, 2012, during the event Colorado Rare Beer TastingClear dark brown color, tan head. Roasted, malt scent. Roasted, sweet taste. Medium mouthfeel, high bitterness.
Sampled at Rackhouse Pub, Denver CO, on October 10, 2012, during the event Colorado Rare Beer TastingClear dark copper color, yellow head. Sweet, malty scent. Hoppy, sweet, bitter taste. Medium mouthfeel, high bitterness.
Sampled at Rackhouse Pub, Denver CO, on October 10, 2012, during the event Colorado Rare Beer TastingHazy copper color, off-white head. Hoppy, spicy taste. Medium mouthfeel, medium bitterness. Sweet, spicy scent.
Can at Linger, Denver - 01/06/12. Copper gold with white head. Bready malts on the nose, not tto much in the way of hops going off. Caramel malt flavour, some hops, straw, bread. Medium bodided, didn’t realy seem like an IPA!
12 oz can courtesy of alagnak. The pour is mostly clear orange golden, on the darker side of that spectrum. The head is off white, and falls pretty quick. The aroma is cereal grain, very light floral hops and a decent blast of fruit esters. The flavor is mostly the fruit esters, clove, with a bit of grain and the floral hops mixed in, though not really integrated. The palate is medium bodied, sweetness carries the lingering finish. Too much cloying sweet, and too much clove ester for my liking.
Can thanks to Tim. Pours a very dark brown with small beige head. The aroma is raisin malt and chocolate. Thin mouthfeel with a sweet roasted malt and caramel and a bit watery in the finish. A decent foreign stout from Upslope.
Can thanks to Tim. Pours a cloudy yellow with a thick frothy white head leaving sticky lacing along the glass. The aroma is yeast and fruit. Medium mouthfeel with a strong sugary fruit and sweet finish. A decent Belgian from Upslope.
Can - hazy gold - mostly diminishing head - nose is very sweet - dense sugar, frosting kind of sweetness - there is also a fair amount of banana and off, dirty phenols - watery texture, despite it’s rather strong carbonation - very sweet throughout, with a lot of messy, abrasive spiciness - quite a lot of banana and a bit of clove - tastes more like an imperial hefe, but even as one of those, it sucks - I honestly don’t know why I keep trying Upslope beers - I had given up on other breweries for burning me far fewer times (I’m looking at you, Asher) - yea, I’m pretty sure I’m done with Upslope.
Tap @ Avery SourFest III. Dark brown appearance with a tan head. Weird whiskey, tart vinous, dark berry, grape aroma. Leather, tannic, caramel, dark berry, whiskey flavor. Weird.
Tap @ Avery SourFest III. Cloudy peach appearance with a white head. Tart pie cherry, light berry, vanilla aroma. Light lemon citrusy, nice tart pie cherry, sour flavor. Surprisingly pretty good.