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UPA (Upper Peninsula Ale)
Upper Hand Brewery
- From:
- Upper Hand Brewery
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
Ranked #850 - ABV:
- 5.1%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #22,071 - Avg:
- 3.73 | pDev: 9.65%
- Reviews:
- 21
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 28, 2023
- Added:
- Oct 31, 2014
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 28
Upper Peninsula Ale is an American Pale Ale brewed just for the north. The use of toasted malt gives it a nice, deep golden color, and the Mosaic hops impart citrus, floral, and berry aromas, and give UPA® a crisp, moderately bitter finish.
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Ratings by 6thstreetbrewpub:
Rated by 6thstreetbrewpub from District of Columbia
3.61/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Jul 25, 2015
3.61/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Jul 25, 2015
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by txaudiophile from Texas
3.84/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This is a good pale ale made in the upper peninsula of Michigan. Quite enjoyable on a warm day, but nothing to go crazy about. Worth checking out if you like pale ales from the Midwestern US.
Jun 28, 2023Reviewed by miwestcoaster from Michigan
4.03/5 rDev +8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L- Slightly cloudy golden body with white top. Leaves some lacing on the glass.
S- Watermelon Jolly Ranchers is what I am picking up.
T- Melon, some fruits. Different and enjoyable.
F- Above average.
O- Nice offering from Upper Hand. Low abv at 5.5, which I applaud. Recommended.
Mar 18, 2023S- Watermelon Jolly Ranchers is what I am picking up.
T- Melon, some fruits. Different and enjoyable.
F- Above average.
O- Nice offering from Upper Hand. Low abv at 5.5, which I applaud. Recommended.
Reviewed by Beersnake from California
4.1/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured at fridge temp. Pours a semi-transparent orange with a good inch of fluffy head. The nose is orange creamsicle, bread, honey, floral, and a bit grainy.
The taste is fantastic. Tons of orange creamsicle. Wow. Vanilla, honey, marmalade, peaches, and bread. Lovely. Almost no hops detectable.
Mouthfeel is light, with a nice semi-sweet aftertaste.
Mar 09, 2023The taste is fantastic. Tons of orange creamsicle. Wow. Vanilla, honey, marmalade, peaches, and bread. Lovely. Almost no hops detectable.
Mouthfeel is light, with a nice semi-sweet aftertaste.
Rated by jkh15 from Michigan
3.79/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Really solid and refreshing! Not too hoppy, as a pale ale should be.
Jul 02, 2022Reviewed by Roguer from Connecticut
4.04/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Beautiful golden ale, slightly hazy body, allowing only silhouette and shadow to penetrate. Excellent head production; decent retention; nice lacing.
Really intriguing aroma. Moderately dank and floral, with notes of candied orange and blueberries.
Flavor reflects the nose, with a lovely bright hoppy presentation of flowers, orange, melon, and blueberry, and a grainy, toasty malt base.
Crisp mouthfeel; lighter side of medium bodied.
This is a really unique APA. The interplay of toasted malt and Mosaic hops comes together in a sip not exactly like any other beer I've had - and more importantly, it tastes good!
Oct 18, 2021Really intriguing aroma. Moderately dank and floral, with notes of candied orange and blueberries.
Flavor reflects the nose, with a lovely bright hoppy presentation of flowers, orange, melon, and blueberry, and a grainy, toasty malt base.
Crisp mouthfeel; lighter side of medium bodied.
This is a really unique APA. The interplay of toasted malt and Mosaic hops comes together in a sip not exactly like any other beer I've had - and more importantly, it tastes good!
Reviewed by WunderLlama from Massachusetts
3.88/5 rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Canned 8.20, opened 10.6
Received from @foundersasap in BIF#12
Can poured into a teku, creamy and fizzy off white one finger foam cap over a translucent copper liquid, carbonation on the pour , settles to a. Pencil thick layer, no lacings
Aroma is malty, whiff of berries
Taste is malty , floral hops
Medium light mouthfeel, low sudsing,
Good beer
Oct 07, 2020Received from @foundersasap in BIF#12
Can poured into a teku, creamy and fizzy off white one finger foam cap over a translucent copper liquid, carbonation on the pour , settles to a. Pencil thick layer, no lacings
Aroma is malty, whiff of berries
Taste is malty , floral hops
Medium light mouthfeel, low sudsing,
Good beer
UPA (Upper Peninsula Ale) from Upper Hand Brewery
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
111 ratings
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