Fresh Hop IPA
Upslope Brewing Company - Lee Hill
- From:
- Upslope Brewing Company - Lee Hill
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.74 | pDev: 13.37%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Sep 30, 2018
- Added:
- Oct 07, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Libeertarian from Montana
3.69/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From notes taken 04/02/17:
Pink-toned, dull but clear golden amber. Lemon-white half-frothy, half-foamy head of lower-moderate retention. Smells of resin or green leaves, flowers, grass, light melon-like and not quite tropical fruit. I wish it were stronger, I’d certainly rate it higher. Palate is less subtle, with caramel, tea, and a mouthful of apricots, all in excellent balance with both a malty graininess and an increasing herbal and resinous to almost leathery hop bitterness. As dry a finish as that sounds and then some. Tastes like a near perfect blend of decent English and North West Coast versions of the IPA. Medium-bodied, nearly creamy apart from the carbonation, which is abundant but only about half-strength. Heat is appropriate for the ABV and well-hidden if anything, with only mild astringency.
Apr 08, 2017Pink-toned, dull but clear golden amber. Lemon-white half-frothy, half-foamy head of lower-moderate retention. Smells of resin or green leaves, flowers, grass, light melon-like and not quite tropical fruit. I wish it were stronger, I’d certainly rate it higher. Palate is less subtle, with caramel, tea, and a mouthful of apricots, all in excellent balance with both a malty graininess and an increasing herbal and resinous to almost leathery hop bitterness. As dry a finish as that sounds and then some. Tastes like a near perfect blend of decent English and North West Coast versions of the IPA. Medium-bodied, nearly creamy apart from the carbonation, which is abundant but only about half-strength. Heat is appropriate for the ABV and well-hidden if anything, with only mild astringency.
Reviewed by Bitterbill from Wyoming
4.34/5 rDev +16%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.34/5 rDev +16%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Canned September 28th 2016.
Pours a clear gold with a finger of foam.
Floral hops and biscuit smell. Not very vibrant for a fresh hop but the can is close to 2 months old.
Taste is dull, unenticing; little bit of non descriptive bitterness and some biscuit that has a kinda unpleasant sweetness. Not worth the+$ 6 I paid.
Edit: On draught at Frontier Brewing Company and Taproom. Pine sap, resins, really hopalicius. Scores adjusted. October 14th 2017.
Nov 25, 2016Pours a clear gold with a finger of foam.
Floral hops and biscuit smell. Not very vibrant for a fresh hop but the can is close to 2 months old.
Taste is dull, unenticing; little bit of non descriptive bitterness and some biscuit that has a kinda unpleasant sweetness. Not worth the+$ 6 I paid.
Edit: On draught at Frontier Brewing Company and Taproom. Pine sap, resins, really hopalicius. Scores adjusted. October 14th 2017.
Reviewed by Vonerichs from Colorado
3.87/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.87/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Great looking drink. Bright orange with a stark white contrasting head. Excellent retention of the head with cascading lace. Crystal clear.
Floral abs perfume like aroma. Slightly herbal. Biscuit malt.
Flavor is a pleasant but muted rendition of the aroma. The floral notes are most notable and even adds a light tangerine in the finish. If the flavor popped more this would be a knockout.
Crisp and clean mouthfeel. Medium body and carbonation.
A good IPA with nice balance. A little more punch in the flavor would make it great.
Nov 20, 2016Floral abs perfume like aroma. Slightly herbal. Biscuit malt.
Flavor is a pleasant but muted rendition of the aroma. The floral notes are most notable and even adds a light tangerine in the finish. If the flavor popped more this would be a knockout.
Crisp and clean mouthfeel. Medium body and carbonation.
A good IPA with nice balance. A little more punch in the flavor would make it great.
Reviewed by Beaver13 from Colorado
2.26/5 rDev -39.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 4 | overall: 2
2.26/5 rDev -39.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 4 | overall: 2
19.2 oz can, canned on 9/28/16. Pours clear orange gold with a medium fluffy white head that retains well and leaves a little lacing.
The aroma is sweet biscuit malt with some fruit and green spicy perfumey hops.
The flavor is biscuity malts with some soapy grassy bitter hops and a touch of fruit. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with smooth carbonation.
Overall, an OK blandish IPA. A bit vegetal.
Nov 19, 2016The aroma is sweet biscuit malt with some fruit and green spicy perfumey hops.
The flavor is biscuity malts with some soapy grassy bitter hops and a touch of fruit. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with smooth carbonation.
Overall, an OK blandish IPA. A bit vegetal.
Rated by rkarimi from Colorado
4.04/5 rDev +8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
10-15
Oct 15, 2016
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