Next Up
Upper Hand Brewery
- From:
- Upper Hand Brewery
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- Hazy IPA
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- +3 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.92 | pDev: 4.34%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 01, 2022
- Added:
- Nov 27, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Heavy additions of Azacca Hops impart big juicy flavors and aromas of apricot, mango and citrus fruits. A slightly sweet, malty backbone gives this beer a hint of graham cracker and honey on the finish. The mouthfeel is refreshingly dry and medium-bodied.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by GRPunk from Michigan
3.99/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This appears to be a different beer than (Next Up Vol. 2) the website shows much different labeling and descriptors for these two brews.
12 oz. bottle from Lynn & Perin in Frankfort MI ($12.99 sixer, bottled 5-20-21) poured into a stone snifter.
A- A normal pour creates 2-fingers of fluffy, off-white head atop a "hazy" golden-orange body (like fresh squeezed juice). Good sustain at a solid 1-finger with wide foamy rings left on the glass.
S- Big time grapefruit and tropical aromas. Sweet, doughy malt backbone. Warmth heightens the sweet, doughy malts and brings out a tobacco-like hop profile.
T- A nice mix of big grapefruit hops and enough of a doughy, grainy malt backbone to keep up. With a little warmth, it opens up leafy-tobacco hops and a little medicinal side. Much more from the grainy-husky malts as well.
M- Medium-full body. Very dry. Light hoppy bite.
O- A nicely balanced, full flavored, easy drinking IPA. It checks a lot of boxes and went well with grilled burgers.
A-4.5 S-4.25 T-3.75 M-4 O-4
Jul 11, 202112 oz. bottle from Lynn & Perin in Frankfort MI ($12.99 sixer, bottled 5-20-21) poured into a stone snifter.
A- A normal pour creates 2-fingers of fluffy, off-white head atop a "hazy" golden-orange body (like fresh squeezed juice). Good sustain at a solid 1-finger with wide foamy rings left on the glass.
S- Big time grapefruit and tropical aromas. Sweet, doughy malt backbone. Warmth heightens the sweet, doughy malts and brings out a tobacco-like hop profile.
T- A nice mix of big grapefruit hops and enough of a doughy, grainy malt backbone to keep up. With a little warmth, it opens up leafy-tobacco hops and a little medicinal side. Much more from the grainy-husky malts as well.
M- Medium-full body. Very dry. Light hoppy bite.
O- A nicely balanced, full flavored, easy drinking IPA. It checks a lot of boxes and went well with grilled burgers.
A-4.5 S-4.25 T-3.75 M-4 O-4
Reviewed by Tripel_Threat from Michigan
3.93/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Started off my visit to the tasting room with this one. Served in a nonic pint. Light amber colored liquid with a frothy eggshell head. Aromas of tropical and citrus fruits. Flavor is honeyed biscuits, mandarin, papaya, mango. More juicy than bitter. Quite nice,and looking forward to having this one again.
Feb 21, 2019
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