Upland Harvest Ale

Upland Harvest Ale is a very dank brew. The aroma has strong dank notes dominated by a Simcoe-like hop character. A few fruity esters are noted, as is a light grassiness presumably from the wet-hopping used in this brew. Visually, this moderately carbonated, very clear, golden-colored brew has a solid small-bubbled white head with lace. The flavor has moderate hop bitterness along with the expected dank hop flavor. Interestingly, there is quite a bit of bubble gum ester character in the flavor – much more than expected considering the aroma. The malt backbone is quite subtle, with the body of this brew becoming quite thin from the middle through to the finish. This is most definitely a hop-forward brew, but overall, it is somewhat one-dimensional. More complexity in hop and malt would be appreciated, but this is still a nice effort.