First Drop | Upper Pass Beer Company
Brewed by:
Upper Pass Beer Company
Vermont, United States
upperpassbeer.com
Style: American Pale Ale (APA)
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.90%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
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Added by chippo33 on 07-06-2016
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Ratings: 222 | Reviews: 47
3.92/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Decent New England pale ale. Nice dark hazy look with minimal head. Not much on the nose but some breads and tropical fruit. Taste of citrus pine resin. Feel is medium. Overall a good brew.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Decent New England pale ale. Nice dark hazy look with minimal head. Not much on the nose but some breads and tropical fruit. Taste of citrus pine resin. Feel is medium. Overall a good brew.
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3.91/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.24/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Canned 10-22-18
L: Honey, hazy.
S: WTH.. there is so much going on. Citrus and tropical..earthy and light pine.
T: Matches the smell.. very well presented across the citrus spectrum. Light malt and a tad salty? There's also a mild sweetness that rides along, but it doesn't intrude.
F: Medium, smooth, with low carbonation.
O: What a great PA. With so much ummphh going on, I'm really surprised it's only 5.9%
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Canned 10-22-18
L: Honey, hazy.
S: WTH.. there is so much going on. Citrus and tropical..earthy and light pine.
T: Matches the smell.. very well presented across the citrus spectrum. Light malt and a tad salty? There's also a mild sweetness that rides along, but it doesn't intrude.
F: Medium, smooth, with low carbonation.
O: What a great PA. With so much ummphh going on, I'm really surprised it's only 5.9%
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4.5/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Just delicious. Nice color. Great mouthfeel. Perfect balance of hoppiness and light juiciness without just the right balance of malt.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Just delicious. Nice color. Great mouthfeel. Perfect balance of hoppiness and light juiciness without just the right balance of malt.
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4.23/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.02/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a two finger head; good retention and splashy lacing
Smell: Somewhat dank, with hints of caramel and graham cracker underneath; papaya, pineapple, wintergreen and pine tones waft
Taste: Pineapple forward, with papaya, caramel and graham cracker balance; dank and piney, through the middle, with a balanced finish that features some wintergreen in the finish
Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation
Overall: A bit more malt balance than I see from other NE style beers
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a two finger head; good retention and splashy lacing
Smell: Somewhat dank, with hints of caramel and graham cracker underneath; papaya, pineapple, wintergreen and pine tones waft
Taste: Pineapple forward, with papaya, caramel and graham cracker balance; dank and piney, through the middle, with a balanced finish that features some wintergreen in the finish
Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation
Overall: A bit more malt balance than I see from other NE style beers
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4.24/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Canned today!
L — Classic NEIPA orange juice haze with a finger and a half of soapy off-white head produced with aerated pour. Some retention and spotty lacing
S — Zesty grapefruit&orange, sweaty pineapple, concord grape, lychee, kiwi
T — Yellow grapefruit pith, crackery malt, green mango, touch of leafy earthiness, lemon zest
F — Medium- mouthfeel, medium carb. Nice and easy drinking with minimal residual bitterness
O — It may just be the freshness, but I honestly like this slightly more than Cloud Drop, which I found a little too bracingly bitter for my tastes. This has a nice balance to it
85/100
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Canned today!
L — Classic NEIPA orange juice haze with a finger and a half of soapy off-white head produced with aerated pour. Some retention and spotty lacing
S — Zesty grapefruit&orange, sweaty pineapple, concord grape, lychee, kiwi
T — Yellow grapefruit pith, crackery malt, green mango, touch of leafy earthiness, lemon zest
F — Medium- mouthfeel, medium carb. Nice and easy drinking with minimal residual bitterness
O — It may just be the freshness, but I honestly like this slightly more than Cloud Drop, which I found a little too bracingly bitter for my tastes. This has a nice balance to it
85/100
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4.25/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.26/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.83/5 rDev +16.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Great beer with pretty nose and good hoppy taste.
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look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Great beer with pretty nose and good hoppy taste.
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4.3/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Single from Ma and Pa's.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Single from Ma and Pa's.
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4.28/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Super flavorful and juicy APA, but tight enough around the edges to avoid being too much like an IPA... For an IPA fan, a real nice APA... double dry hopped featuring Azacca, Centennial, Mosaic, and Citra hops; canned 7/26/18...
Medium gold, juice-looking with a basically opaque haze and a few fingers of off-white foam... Moderate-to-mild sweetness with fruit suggestions both tropical and orchard, including notes of apricot, papaya, and mango; but this dries out on the finish, with a mild bitterness... Fairly full-bodied for a 5.9% abv APA, with a bit of chewy fruit flesh and tacky shellac lingering behind...
Surprised and impressed...
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Super flavorful and juicy APA, but tight enough around the edges to avoid being too much like an IPA... For an IPA fan, a real nice APA... double dry hopped featuring Azacca, Centennial, Mosaic, and Citra hops; canned 7/26/18...
Medium gold, juice-looking with a basically opaque haze and a few fingers of off-white foam... Moderate-to-mild sweetness with fruit suggestions both tropical and orchard, including notes of apricot, papaya, and mango; but this dries out on the finish, with a mild bitterness... Fairly full-bodied for a 5.9% abv APA, with a bit of chewy fruit flesh and tacky shellac lingering behind...
Surprised and impressed...
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4.45/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.25/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.39/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
First Drop from Upper Pass Beer Company
Beer rating:
4.15 out of
5 with
222 ratings
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