Dragonfly IPA - Upland Brewing Company

Jekster

Indiana

3.7/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: This beer pours a rich honey brown with golden highlights a pure white thin head.

Smell: A slight citrus aroma greets you when smell this beer followed by notes of fresh cut grass a lightly toasted bread.

Taste: There is a definite sweet honey flavor that compliments the grassy grapefruit notes well. Along with these flavors is a wonderful chewy white bread character and just the slightly pleasant hint of alcohol. There is a distinct lingering bitterness, but this is not out of character for the style.

Mouthfeel: The beer has a medium mouthfeel, but a slightly higher level of carbonation which creates the illusion of it being a light bodied beer.

Drinkability: This beer is very drinkable for an IPA. It has decent body, but the slightly higher carbonation and not overly intense flavors make it nice for taking large drinks.

OVERALL IMPRESSION: This beer does not blow you away like some more bold American IPA's. That being said, it is well balanced with a nice hop character and good bready sweetness. Don't drink this beer looking for a hop bomb and you won't be disappointed.

Serving type: bottle

06-01-2009 22:44:07 | More by Jekster

norinco

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -5.2%

05-20-2013 02:39:54 | More by norinco

craft_shannie

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev +2%

05-18-2013 13:44:59 | More by craft_shannie

barnzy78

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev +2%

05-13-2013 11:21:03 | More by barnzy78

Hanselpb

Ohio

4/5  rDev +16.6%

05-06-2013 23:35:56 | More by Hanselpb

hydroplaner

Kentucky

3.25/5  rDev -5.2%

05-04-2013 20:53:53 | More by hydroplaner

BYOFB

Wisconsin

3.25/5  rDev -5.2%

05-03-2013 04:07:51 | More by BYOFB

BrianSherry

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +31.2%

05-01-2013 20:42:20 | More by BrianSherry

spycow

Illinois

3/5  rDev -12.5%

04-28-2013 22:12:03 | More by spycow

MSandahl23

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev +9.3%

04-25-2013 18:08:26 | More by MSandahl23

Docrock

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev +2%

04-25-2013 03:33:22 | More by Docrock

BeerPunk1312

New York

3.75/5  rDev +9.3%

04-22-2013 05:16:13 | More by BeerPunk1312

Oldkentman

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -5.2%

04-20-2013 00:24:56 | More by Oldkentman

Swik

Indiana

2.5/5  rDev -27.1%

04-18-2013 18:32:21 | More by Swik

Arsenal0328

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev +2%

04-13-2013 21:26:20 | More by Arsenal0328

BeerGut4Life

Indiana

3/5  rDev -12.5%

04-08-2013 02:31:17 | More by BeerGut4Life

Ajlvt

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +9.3%

03-29-2013 18:00:18 | More by Ajlvt

Sgbrown78

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev +9.3%

03-29-2013 00:58:44 | More by Sgbrown78

rpmehling

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev +2%

03-28-2013 17:21:43 | More by rpmehling

Jamison85

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev +2%

03-27-2013 16:32:23 | More by Jamison85

Chris77McGrath

Ohio

4/5  rDev +16.6%

03-18-2013 16:18:06 | More by Chris77McGrath

psuwakko

Maryland

4/5  rDev +16.6%

03-13-2013 17:33:39 | More by psuwakko

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

2.56/5  rDev -25.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75

This poured out as a decent golden color with a white head on top. The retention and lacing were both unimpressive. The smell of the beer is malty, not much of a hop aroma at all on this beer. The taste of the beer is very malt forward with a very subtle bitterness in the finish but not nearly enough to make this a solid American IPA. The mouthfeel of the beer is pretty good, nicely carbonated and had a decent body to it as well. Overall not really an American IPA but more of an old English one with the earthy hops and malts that this beer has.

Serving type: bottle

03-12-2013 04:18:37 | More by Knapp85

SportsandJorts

Michigan

3.85/5  rDev +12.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Type: on tap pitcher
Glass: pitcher to pint
From: upland in Bloomington
Price: $9

Appearance: light yellowy orange. slightly hazy and a decent size head that fades slowly

Smell: citrus and piney hops

Taste: citrus and pine hops and a grainy taste. some weaker caramel malts

Mouthfeel: medium bodied. some upfront bitterness that dies quickly. kinda weird aftertaste

Overall: a decent ipa. but nothing spectacular

Serving type: on-tap

03-07-2013 01:11:16 | More by SportsandJorts

Bestie_Ge

Indiana

4/5  rDev +16.6%

02-24-2013 04:37:55 | More by Bestie_Ge