I remember Upland from my days at Hanover College. I was new to the world of craft beer and Upland was one of the limited few craft beer offerings at Hanover Package and Liquor. I remember getting a six pack of their Bad Elmer's Porter once, but I don't really remember much about it past the label. Fast forward to today and Uplands beers are now available in Cincinnati. Enter their Dragonfly IPA. Checking in at 50 IBUs and 6.5% ABV. To the beer!
Dragonfly pours a cloudy yet vibrant orange amber. It's topped by a finger of bubbly wite head that leaves terrific webby lacing on the way down.
Big notes of pine come out swinging first. Followed up quickly by lovely fruity aromas of lemon, grapefruit, and banana. There's also some bready malt as well as some earthy herbal bits swirling around in there.
Dragonfly is medium bodied with a citrusy, grassy bitter punch that hits right at the front. Oily, somewhat tart flavors mingle with a bready, lightly sweet, caramel/ toffee character. This beer strikes quite a nice balance between the sweet malt and the citrusy, piney bracing bitterness.
This is not a shabby little IPA! It's not going to knock your socks off, but I could see knocking back a few of these as a winning recipe for a very enjoyable afternoon.
HD
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