Six (#6) - Upright Brewing Company

TheSSG

Illinois

4.2/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Pours a nice, light tan head the fizzes loudly, put is resiny and persistent. Nice grapefruit-like hop aroma. A deep amber-red color. A slight sweetness mixes with floral hops and booziness in the start. It builds into a surprising hoppiness, and the rye peeks through as the hops peak in bitterness. The finish lets the malt spice show through, and now the toasted malt makes an appearance, but is dominated by a pine/citrus-rind hop bitterness, which transitions into a fruity character.
The mouthfeel is fantastic; this is rich and has a full body.

This is pretty good, but I wish the hops were toned down a tad to better allow the malt to take a more dominant placement; there are a lot of nice malts here, and they work well with each other, but the hops easily overpower those subtleties. This is likely my Midwest bias. For a bier from the West Coast, this is surprisingly balanced.

Serving type: bottle

12-01-2012 03:27:56 | More by TheSSG

ste5venla

California

4/5  rDev +1.3%

05-13-2013 23:27:08 | More by ste5venla

Kopfschuss

Oregon

4/5  rDev +1.3%

05-03-2013 18:25:40 | More by Kopfschuss

xnicknj

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%

05-02-2013 22:38:34 | More by xnicknj

Phyl21ca

Quebec (Canada)

3.51/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Bottle: Poured a dark dirty brown color ale with a generous head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of caramel malt with light spicy notes and some herbal notes are also discernable. Taste is also dominated by caramel malt with light chocolate presence, some spicy notes probably originating from the rye with some herbal notes and dry at the end. Body is quite full with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Somewhat dryer then I was expecting with quite a bit of complexity.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2013 19:01:40 | More by Phyl21ca

MSandahl23

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%

04-26-2013 19:01:03 | More by MSandahl23

Kenzie

Utah

4.5/5  rDev +13.9%

04-22-2013 06:44:08 | More by Kenzie

Hoppy_McMalt

Washington

4/5  rDev +1.3%

04-22-2013 01:37:56 | More by Hoppy_McMalt

blurredline

Oregon

3.5/5  rDev -11.4%

04-15-2013 03:03:25 | More by blurredline

Lare453

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

04-14-2013 23:25:50 | More by Lare453

DaftCaskBC

British Columbia (Canada)

4/5  rDev +1.3%

04-08-2013 01:15:48 | More by DaftCaskBC

schopenhauerale

British Columbia (Canada)

4/5  rDev +1.3%

03-31-2013 01:50:52 | More by schopenhauerale

alpinebryant

Connecticut

3.83/5  rDev -3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

A: Pours a massive tan foam head that lasted for about 20 minutes with four fingers. Eventually I had a glass that was a third full that I could drink.

S: Aroma of musty saison yeast, leaves, brown malt, earthy hops and molasses.

T: Lots of brown malt and molasses flavors along with a grouping of damp earth and fall flavors. Some rye mixing with more chocolate flavors and earthy crystal malt sweetness. a bit of oak and rye spices.

M: highly carbonated and a heavy body for a Saison. This is classified as a Rye beer, and even at that I would still consider this relatively thick for the style. Tongue stinging presence from carbonation.

O: Overall this is a tasty beer. Different perhaps from what I had expected but very good and worth a try.

Serving type: bottle

03-30-2013 01:10:16 | More by alpinebryant

injuredreserve

Louisiana

4/5  rDev +1.3%

03-23-2013 03:07:35 | More by injuredreserve

WoodburyMN

Indiana

4/5  rDev +1.3%

03-22-2013 07:10:19 | More by WoodburyMN

Gonzoillini

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%

03-07-2013 00:43:59 | More by Gonzoillini

stakem

Pennsylvania

3.53/5  rDev -10.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

750ml bottle pours a mahogany to burnt copper color. A robust yellowish stained tan froth sits atop with a full wall of lacing effect sticking to the glass as the cap fades.

The aromatics are comprised initially of citrus and fruity hops. An overall minor tropical feel along with a slight vegetative inclusion. That familiar scent of fruity to bready rye comes out more as the brew warms up.

The taste includes notes of caramel and toffee. Slight sweetness blends into more of a toasty rye bread flavor. It has almost a mineral-like bitterness and then a vegetative to dirty fruit character reminescent of unripe cantaloupe.

This is a medium bodied brew with a modest level of carbonation. Overall not bad but pales a bit in comparison to the other upright offeringd I have enjoyed so much. This has potential, I am just not completely sold on this particular batch/bottle I opened.

Serving type: bottle

03-05-2013 18:47:25 | More by stakem

t0rin0

California

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

03-04-2013 17:21:37 | More by t0rin0

throwerbri

Oregon

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%

02-19-2013 01:50:56 | More by throwerbri

popery

California

3.5/5  rDev -11.4%

02-18-2013 00:34:05 | More by popery

thewimperoo

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

02-17-2013 05:57:51 | More by thewimperoo

chickenm

British Columbia (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

02-12-2013 02:24:08 | More by chickenm

chippo33

Vermont

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

02-01-2013 19:43:17 | More by chippo33

emilylee

California

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

01-24-2013 23:19:55 | More by emilylee

leedorham

Washington

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%

01-22-2013 21:47:37 | More by leedorham