Handup IPA
Deschutes Brewery
- From:
- Deschutes Brewery
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #3,706 - ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #28,258 - Avg:
- 3.78 | pDev: 8.2%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 35
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 22, 2025
- Added:
- Apr 03, 2019
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
A nod to our cyclocross enthusiasts. A West Coast IPA with subtle caramel malt profile, aromas of tropical fruit, citrus and evergreen.
Brewed exclusively at our Portland Public House.
Brewed exclusively at our Portland Public House.
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Ratings by Wasatch:
Reviewed by Wasatch from Colorado
4.02/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz. Bottle
Packaged On: 12/03/19
Poured into a tulip a pretty nice clean/clear golden orange color, pretty nice carbonation, with a pretty nice thick/creamy one-finger off-white head, which also leaves some sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, grapefruit, guava, melon, mango), slight evergreen. The taste is hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, grapefruit, mango, guava, melon), some evergreen. Medium body, ABV is hidden very nicely. Overall, a pretty tasty brew.
Jan 20, 2020Packaged On: 12/03/19
Poured into a tulip a pretty nice clean/clear golden orange color, pretty nice carbonation, with a pretty nice thick/creamy one-finger off-white head, which also leaves some sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, grapefruit, guava, melon, mango), slight evergreen. The taste is hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, grapefruit, mango, guava, melon), some evergreen. Medium body, ABV is hidden very nicely. Overall, a pretty tasty brew.
More User Ratings:
Rated by ttoadee from Texas
3.59/5 rDev -5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev -5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
RB transfer
Sep 22, 2025
Reviewed by CoasterRider from Washington
3.67/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Rated 4/4/2020. Pours a slightly hazy copper color with a small head. Aroma is citrus, piney and sweet malt. Nice balanced brew, but quite similar to their other beers. Its good but not enough different. 65 IBUs
Jan 29, 2025
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.23/5 rDev -14.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.23/5 rDev -14.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
12 oz bottle from Albertsons. Medium golden pour with small white head. Light aroma, malts mostly. Taste is also on the light side, mild sweetness and soft bitter edge. Dumbed down IPA.
Jun 09, 2023
Reviewed by CathleenRehfeld from Oregon
3.11/5 rDev -17.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.11/5 rDev -17.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
A good beer. Totally drinkable. But boring. Seems like a "summer beer". Refreshing, nothing offensive, and like other drinkable beers. Maybe kind of reminds me of Lucille. Good but not great. A bit of citrus. Would go well with any food.
May 24, 2021
Reviewed by mpavilion from California
3.91/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.91/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Nice hazy golden color in the glass; smell is a tad astringent. Feel is light & fizzy, tastes sweet on the tongue... prominent grapefruit aftertaste. Very smooth drinking!
Oct 06, 2020
Reviewed by lwillitz from Wisconsin
3.81/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12-oz bottle into New Belgium globe
A - 2 fingers of off-white over a cloudy body of golden amber, high suspended sediment
S - citrus and orchard fruit, pine, grain, grass
T - grapefruit, hint of apple/pear, biscuity malt, spice, grass, pine; crisp and dry
M - medium body, medium carbonation, dry and refreshing
O - a nice dry and fruity IPA
Aug 23, 2020A - 2 fingers of off-white over a cloudy body of golden amber, high suspended sediment
S - citrus and orchard fruit, pine, grain, grass
T - grapefruit, hint of apple/pear, biscuity malt, spice, grass, pine; crisp and dry
M - medium body, medium carbonation, dry and refreshing
O - a nice dry and fruity IPA
Reviewed by russpowell from Arkansas
3.83/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours an effervescent & hazed gold with one finger of ivory colored head. Very good lacing & above average head retention
S: Pears, grassyness, plus pine
T: Follows the nose, dry as well, hints of grapefruit. More grassyness, dryness & pear, plus leafy hops when warm, Finishes a little dry with grassyness, pine & pears 7 just a little honey crisp apple
MF: Medium body, fairly firm carbonation, decent balance
Drinks alright, but I am losing my taste for these very dialed backs IPAs as of late, would rate it higher as an English IPA
Jul 23, 2020S: Pears, grassyness, plus pine
T: Follows the nose, dry as well, hints of grapefruit. More grassyness, dryness & pear, plus leafy hops when warm, Finishes a little dry with grassyness, pine & pears 7 just a little honey crisp apple
MF: Medium body, fairly firm carbonation, decent balance
Drinks alright, but I am losing my taste for these very dialed backs IPAs as of late, would rate it higher as an English IPA
Reviewed by JohnniEMc from Pennsylvania
4.01/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.01/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
It's a lively pour from a bottle into a clear glass liter mug. There's a lot of action here. An abundance of carbonation feeds a fluffy white billowed head. The ale is a very light copper and much toward the clear side. A little sharp hop aroma makes an appearance. Handup has a very good standard AIPA taste. A very pleasant malt base provides a delightful contrast to the hoppy bitter finish. Somehow, this combination provides a slightly nutty and earthy taste influence until the hops carry the finish.
Jul 20, 2020
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