Up Front Brewing
Client Brewer in Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, Scotland 🏴
Established in 2015
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Description
Up Front Brewing was founded in 2015 with the aim of sharing our love of exceptional beers and great artwork, with a wider audience.
Here at Up Front we have no loans, no investors, and no kickstarter funding - everything is paid for up front. We brew by renting space in other people’s breweries, with each batch paid for as it’s brewed.
We have very little in the way of overheads, which allows us to spend a considerable amount of time and effort into researching and experimenting with new yeast, bacteria, ingredients, and brewing techniques from around the world. We brew mostly out of 71 Brewing in Dundee, but also use other breweries as and when required.
Up Front has used both Drygate and Alechemy as a base.
Here at Up Front we have no loans, no investors, and no kickstarter funding - everything is paid for up front. We brew by renting space in other people’s breweries, with each batch paid for as it’s brewed.
We have very little in the way of overheads, which allows us to spend a considerable amount of time and effort into researching and experimenting with new yeast, bacteria, ingredients, and brewing techniques from around the world. We brew mostly out of 71 Brewing in Dundee, but also use other breweries as and when required.
Up Front has used both Drygate and Alechemy as a base.
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can at the Paisley Craft Beer Festival. Pours hazy purple with a thin off-white head. Aromas of tangy blackcurrant, light spice. Taste is fruity and a light saline lick. Tangy finish.
Tried
on 20 Mar 2025
at 07:23
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at the Paisley Craft Beer Festival. Pours hazy golden amber with a thin white head. Aromas of white grape, wood spice, bread and lemon. Taste is grape again, kiwi fruit, spice and bread again. Complex.
Tried
on 20 Mar 2025
at 07:21
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can at the Paisley Craft Beer Festival. Pours murky pinky-orange with a thin off-whitehead. Aromas of ripe raspberries, some strawberry. Fresher than expected as don't get whisky barrel at all. Sweet malt and vanilla. Taste has a sweet whisky note then wood and raspberries. Sour and chewy. Gnarly, even. Interesting.
Tried
on 18 Mar 2025
at 17:33
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at the Paisley Craft Beer Festival. Pours cloudy golden amber with a thin white head. Aromas of orange, grapefruit, greengage and green grape. Taste is greengage, kiwi, grapefruit and lychee. Definitely something floral going on. Creamy texture, light bitter finish.
Tried
on 18 Mar 2025
at 17:29
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at the Paisley Craft Beer Festival. Pours deep red-brown with a pink-tinged thin beige head. Aromas of cherry, menthol and light funk. Taste is cherry lozenges, fresh cherry and tangy herbs. Light sour finish.
Tried
on 18 Mar 2025
at 17:27
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Keg at the Paisley Craft Beer Festival. Pours brown to black and opaque with a thin beige head. Aromas of bread, toffee, and dark chocolate. Taste has roast, toffee, more chocolate. Roasty finish.
Tried
on 18 Mar 2025
at 17:24
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can at the Paisley Beer Festival.
Appearance - cloudy golden amber with a white head.
Nose - orange, grapefruit, greengage and green grape.
Taste - greengage, kiwi, grapefruit and lychee.
Palate - medium bodied, creamy middle with balanced bitterness and great linger.
Overall - yep, very nice.
Appearance - cloudy golden amber with a white head.
Nose - orange, grapefruit, greengage and green grape.
Taste - greengage, kiwi, grapefruit and lychee.
Palate - medium bodied, creamy middle with balanced bitterness and great linger.
Overall - yep, very nice.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Mar 2025
at 16:44
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On keg at the Paisley Beer Festival.
Appearance - deep reddish brown. Beige, pinkish thin head.
Nose - cherry, menthol and light funk.
Taste - cherry lozenges, fresh cherry and herbs too.
Palate - medium bodied, tangy, lightly sour middle and finish. Good linger.
Overall - good stuff!
Appearance - deep reddish brown. Beige, pinkish thin head.
Nose - cherry, menthol and light funk.
Taste - cherry lozenges, fresh cherry and herbs too.
Palate - medium bodied, tangy, lightly sour middle and finish. Good linger.
Overall - good stuff!
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Mar 2025
at 16:35
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
On keg at the Paisley Beer Festival.
Appearance - brown to black and opaque. Beige head.
Nose - bread, toffee, some dark chocolate.
Taste - chocolate, coffee, Ovaltine and roast.
Palate - medium bodied, at most. Roasty finish.
Overall - quite low ABV for a barrel aged stout.
Appearance - brown to black and opaque. Beige head.
Nose - bread, toffee, some dark chocolate.
Taste - chocolate, coffee, Ovaltine and roast.
Palate - medium bodied, at most. Roasty finish.
Overall - quite low ABV for a barrel aged stout.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Mar 2025
at 16:30
8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Can at the Paisley Beer Festival.
Appearance - hazy golden amber. White head.
Nose - candied lemon, green grape, wood spice and white bread.
Taste - icing sugar, green grape, kiwi even, with spice and bread again.
Palate - light to medium bodied, tangy and zingy middle and finish. Good linger.
Overall - lovely stuff!
Appearance - hazy golden amber. White head.
Nose - candied lemon, green grape, wood spice and white bread.
Taste - icing sugar, green grape, kiwi even, with spice and bread again.
Palate - light to medium bodied, tangy and zingy middle and finish. Good linger.
Overall - lovely stuff!
Tried
from Can
on 15 Mar 2025
at 15:39