Upper Case
Trillium Brewing Company
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- From:
- Trillium Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- IPA - New England
Ranked #44 - ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 100
Ranked #170 - Avg:
- 4.51 | pDev: 5.76%
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 25, 2022
- Added:
- Mar 10, 2015
- Wants:
- 230
- Gots:
- 132
SCORE
100
World-Class
100
World-Class
Notes:
UPPER CASE has a delicate, dry pilsner malt character with a smooth, soft, doughy mouthfeel from the raw wheat, oily hop resin which all serves as a canvas for this twice dry hopped 9% double IPA. Overripe mango, pineapple and passion fruit aromas leap out as the beer is poured. The impression of tropical fruit also takes the lead in the flavor which is layered further by white wine, pine resin and grapefruit zest. Hopped primarily with Mosaic with supporting roles played by Galaxy, Citra and Columbus.
MALT: Pilsner, Flaked Wheat, C-15, Dextrine, Dextrose
HOPS: Mosaic, Galaxy, Citra, Columbus
MALT: Pilsner, Flaked Wheat, C-15, Dextrine, Dextrose
HOPS: Mosaic, Galaxy, Citra, Columbus
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4.25 by rodmanfor3 from Vermont on Jan 25, 2022
4.12 by Piffler from Massachusetts on Dec 30, 2021
4.5 by beermanben from Wisconsin on Oct 05, 2021
4.25 by rstump24 from Ohio on Aug 24, 2021
4.25 by Rkitchen from Michigan on Jun 19, 2021
4.65 by forum8417 from New Jersey on Apr 21, 2021
4.56/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
by GregDBoston from Massachusetts
Exceptional hope load. Great lupulin bitterness, but balanced. The only way I can fault Upper Case is that it seems a tad watery and could be a little hazier -- related, I supppose.
Feb 20, 2021
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
by GregDBoston from Massachusetts
Exceptional hope load. Great lupulin bitterness, but balanced. The only way I can fault Upper Case is that it seems a tad watery and could be a little hazier -- related, I supppose.
Feb 20, 2021
4.5 by BartS from California on Nov 09, 2020
4.5 by IanX from New York on Nov 08, 2020
4.46/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
by Kendo from New York
Canned on 8/7/20, consumed on 9/15/20.
A: Poured from the can into a tulip glass. Body is hazy yellow-golden with a half-finger white head that settles fast.
S: Really nice nose - a strong nose that jumps out of the glass. Dank, green, raw hops and a lot of tropical fruit: mango, some pineapple, papaya.
T: Follows the nose, with mango, pineapple, citrus pith and peel, and a bite of leafy green hops. White grape skins as I take a few more sips (makes me wonder if Nelson hops are in the house tonight - wait . . . I see that's not the case, must be the Mosaic and Galaxy hops instead. . . ). Alcohol is noted as heat on the back of the palate. Good balance, with a nice bite of bitterness at the end, which lingers.
M: Juicy in feel, call it medium in heft/weight. Somewhat juicy up front, but lightly dry and chalky into the aftertaste. A bit of booziness.
O: Very good. A little too much alcohol, but otherwise a very well done brew.
Sep 16, 2020
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
by Kendo from New York
Canned on 8/7/20, consumed on 9/15/20.
A: Poured from the can into a tulip glass. Body is hazy yellow-golden with a half-finger white head that settles fast.
S: Really nice nose - a strong nose that jumps out of the glass. Dank, green, raw hops and a lot of tropical fruit: mango, some pineapple, papaya.
T: Follows the nose, with mango, pineapple, citrus pith and peel, and a bite of leafy green hops. White grape skins as I take a few more sips (makes me wonder if Nelson hops are in the house tonight - wait . . . I see that's not the case, must be the Mosaic and Galaxy hops instead. . . ). Alcohol is noted as heat on the back of the palate. Good balance, with a nice bite of bitterness at the end, which lingers.
M: Juicy in feel, call it medium in heft/weight. Somewhat juicy up front, but lightly dry and chalky into the aftertaste. A bit of booziness.
O: Very good. A little too much alcohol, but otherwise a very well done brew.
Sep 16, 2020
4.34 by AlltheBacon from Massachusetts on Sep 12, 2020
4.5 by mattmarka1 from Minnesota on Sep 07, 2020
4.5 by csmrx7 from Canada (AB) on Sep 06, 2020
4.5 by Beerbom from California on Sep 04, 2020
4.57/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
by Bloodbuzz99 from Georgia
Can dated August 4 - beer share at Canton St, thanks Zack!
Phenomenal. Tons of sweet mango but so perfectly balanced against a back drop of dank, chewy hops.
Aug 24, 2020
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
by Bloodbuzz99 from Georgia
Can dated August 4 - beer share at Canton St, thanks Zack!
Phenomenal. Tons of sweet mango but so perfectly balanced against a back drop of dank, chewy hops.
Aug 24, 2020
4.58/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
by DucksFan16 from Tennessee
Canned 08/07/2020, enjoyed on 08/22/2020.
Aug 23, 2020
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
by DucksFan16 from Tennessee
Canned 08/07/2020, enjoyed on 08/22/2020.
Aug 23, 2020
4.59 by JBowenGeorgia from Georgia on Aug 23, 2020
4.28 by Original_Gravity from Washington on Aug 22, 2020
4.5 by paulish from New York on Aug 22, 2020
4.75 by Icka31 from Ohio on Aug 20, 2020
4.5 by Dharms from Pennsylvania on Aug 15, 2020
3.99 by unclekeith from Alaska on Aug 14, 2020
4.54 by folkstar from Rhode Island on Aug 13, 2020
4.56 by Shaymus from Massachusetts on Aug 09, 2020
4.1 by Wayne17 from Texas on May 22, 2020
4 by pepesylvia from Pennsylvania on May 14, 2020
4.32 by spersichilli from California on Feb 12, 2020
4.73 by WormGod from New York on Feb 04, 2020
4.75 by JamesLeung from Florida on Oct 16, 2019
4.37 by Snitko from Massachusetts on Oct 02, 2019
4.52 by Hopelessly0 from California on Sep 28, 2019
4.45 by thewimperoo from Illinois on Sep 20, 2019
4.28 by MTKATL from Georgia on Sep 09, 2019
5 by Hayley_86 from Netherlands on Sep 03, 2019
4.5/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
by BEERMILER12 from Maine
On tap at the Mule Bar
Sep 03, 2019
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
by BEERMILER12 from Maine
On tap at the Mule Bar
Sep 03, 2019
4.25 by beerman2017 from Virginia on Aug 26, 2019
4.5/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
by Damasen from Massachusetts
Oranges and pineapple in the glass. There is also pineapple with tangerine zest finish. Overall very fruity pineapple/orange melange.
Aug 25, 2019
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
by Damasen from Massachusetts
Oranges and pineapple in the glass. There is also pineapple with tangerine zest finish. Overall very fruity pineapple/orange melange.
Aug 25, 2019
4.25/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
by mynie from Maryland
On tap in Vermont. I do not remember where. Three Penny? Probably.
The pour is that of an NEIPA: Hazy, thick, and yellow.
The aroma is aggressively fruity and tropical. Nice, but, again, nothing too exceptional for the style.
Flavor is, again, nice. Well balanced. The fruitiness is pretty extreme but still well-rounded.
Aug 23, 2019
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
by mynie from Maryland
On tap in Vermont. I do not remember where. Three Penny? Probably.
The pour is that of an NEIPA: Hazy, thick, and yellow.
The aroma is aggressively fruity and tropical. Nice, but, again, nothing too exceptional for the style.
Flavor is, again, nice. Well balanced. The fruitiness is pretty extreme but still well-rounded.
Aug 23, 2019
4.5 by gelasin from California on Aug 21, 2019
4.28 by Ice_Cream_And_IPAs from New York on Aug 18, 2019
Upper Case from Trillium Brewing Company
Beer rating:
100 out of
100 with
1024 ratings