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Brown Ale
Upslope Brewing Company - Lee Hill
- From:
- Upslope Brewing Company - Lee Hill
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- English Brown Ale
Ranked #13 - ABV:
- 6.7%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #14,520 - Avg:
- 3.92 | pDev: 10.2%
- Reviews:
- 77
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 30, 2023
- Added:
- Nov 28, 2010
- Wants:
- 26
- Gots:
- 68
Our medium-bodied Brown Ale is brewed in the English tradition, with an infusion of American creativity. The rich, malty backbone balances an assertive hop character, and ends with a smooth, dry finish. Our Brown Ale boasts a dark brown body that supports a creamy tan head.
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Reviewed by philbe311 from Pennsylvania
3.91/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.91/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Lush light khaki colored froth... excellent retention... Color is a rich warm caramel brown... Nose is nutty and full of desert bread, raisins and brown sugar... Flavor profile is a bit more one dimensional... Bread crust and light brown sugar, not much else... Feel is on the lighter side of medium bodied... Just the slightest touch of a dry slightly chalky finish... Rock solid and enjoyable brown ale... Very well crafted and highly enjoyable...
Jun 30, 2023Reviewed by eppCOS from Colorado
4.1/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L - Dark, frothy, holds head, decent lacing in the right glass too. Interesting they are referring to as an English Brown given the weight on this ABV.
S - Great, roasted toffee near coffee element on the nose - good malts here.
T - Where this upslope shines as one of their best; tastes like a traditional brown with a little more oomph and hop punch to the palate than one would expect.
F - No complaints; good carbonation, good palate impact, saturation, and nice, dry roasty finish.
O - Maybe still my fave from Upslope.
May 27, 2020S - Great, roasted toffee near coffee element on the nose - good malts here.
T - Where this upslope shines as one of their best; tastes like a traditional brown with a little more oomph and hop punch to the palate than one would expect.
F - No complaints; good carbonation, good palate impact, saturation, and nice, dry roasty finish.
O - Maybe still my fave from Upslope.
Rated by Nass from Florida
4.12/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
I'm getting some chocolate, roasted malts, caramel, & slight coffee. This is quite smooth & tasty Brown Ale. Cheers! A-
Mar 28, 2019Reviewed by jwc215 from Arizona
4.1/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.1/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
On-tap at Tempe Tavern, Tempe, AZ:
Pours deep brown with a thin head that doesn't hang around long. Spotted lacing sticks.
The smell is robust - caramel, toffee, brown sugar, chocolate, some coffee.
The taste is of brown sugar, chocolate, caramel. There is a touch of roast, but more of the balance to the sweetness comes from an earthy undertone. Long finish.
It is on the fuller side of medium-bodied.
A great example of a brown ale. It is smooth and easy to drink a few of these! An enjoyable brown ale!
Dec 06, 2018Pours deep brown with a thin head that doesn't hang around long. Spotted lacing sticks.
The smell is robust - caramel, toffee, brown sugar, chocolate, some coffee.
The taste is of brown sugar, chocolate, caramel. There is a touch of roast, but more of the balance to the sweetness comes from an earthy undertone. Long finish.
It is on the fuller side of medium-bodied.
A great example of a brown ale. It is smooth and easy to drink a few of these! An enjoyable brown ale!
Reviewed by hoptheology from California
4.02/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Best by 11/29/18. 12 oz can poured into Calusa mini snifter.
Toffee pour folds into a deep brown color with a tall fluffy beige head of 2 fingers, with lace destroying the glass. Great stuff.
Holy smokes! Tons of brown sugar and chocolate on the nose. Silky chocolate milk and chocolate mousse. Coffee beans. Decadent; dessert-like.
Flavor brings forth some really nice chocolate-y notes with undercurrents of caramel and brown sugar. Piney hop bite stings from underneath that knocks the beer off-kilter a bit.
Creamy mouthfeel, really nice. Good carbonation level about medium. Medium bodied.
Overall, a very solid brown ale, highly recommended. The stabbing piney hop note is the downer of this beer, but the surrounding sweetness makes for a great sipper.
Oct 22, 2018Toffee pour folds into a deep brown color with a tall fluffy beige head of 2 fingers, with lace destroying the glass. Great stuff.
Holy smokes! Tons of brown sugar and chocolate on the nose. Silky chocolate milk and chocolate mousse. Coffee beans. Decadent; dessert-like.
Flavor brings forth some really nice chocolate-y notes with undercurrents of caramel and brown sugar. Piney hop bite stings from underneath that knocks the beer off-kilter a bit.
Creamy mouthfeel, really nice. Good carbonation level about medium. Medium bodied.
Overall, a very solid brown ale, highly recommended. The stabbing piney hop note is the downer of this beer, but the surrounding sweetness makes for a great sipper.
Brown Ale from Upslope Brewing Company - Lee Hill
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
357 ratings
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