Explore Upland Beer
From everyday flagships to barrel-aged sours that took years to mature — here's the whole lineup.
An easy-drinking beer for any occasion Courtside Cream Ale is Always The Right Play. Courtside Cream Ale matches the smoothness of a pick & roll with the crispness of a beautiful jump shot. It’s the quintessential example of an everyday beer: easy-drinking, thirst-quenching, and refreshing; a beer-flavored beer that is perfectly suited for any and every occasion.
Little Dragon, sister beer of fan-favorite Dragonfly IPA, is a low-calorie India Pale Ale, brewed with a select choice of grains and rotating hops to keep things refreshing. With each release, we'll re-launch with a new hop variety for a fresh flavor profile. While the hops will change from time to time, the easy-drinking 99 calories and 4% ABV are here to stay. Have your hops and drink them too with Little Dragon Low-Cal IPA.
Originally brewed for the Sour Power Mix Pack and available in individual packaging only at our hospitality locations, Sight for SourEyes is the tropical twin of our most popular tart ale, Two of Tarts. Brewed from the same base recipe, Sight for SourEyes is a pleasantly tart, crisp, and refreshing tropical gose with pineapple added mid-fermentation. While it has the same thirst quenching, slightly salty profile as its award-winning partner, the fruit switcheroo makes for a surprisingly different beer. Try tasting SFSE alongside Two of Tarts to see what a difference the fruit can make.
A monster take on our flagship Dragonfly IPA — layered dank hops, sturdy malt, and a long resinous finish.
A balanced American Pale Ale — soft citrus, bready malt, easy finish.
A cozy brown ale with toasted nut, cocoa, and a soft caramel finish.
We chose ingredients that were undeniably refreshing: ginger and lemon. To amplify this thirst-quenching quality we chose a locally sourced yeast strain that produces a mild tartness to this finished beer. To soften that tartness and add a touch of electrolytes, we included a small amount of pink Himalayan sea salt. Refreshingly session-able, Breaking Away is the perfect post-ride quencher.
Juiced in Time is a New England-style IPA that's absolutely dripping with ripe tropical fruit and bold juicy citrus flavors. Wheat and oats were added to the malt profile along with a special mineral treatment to the water to create body and smooth texture. Virtually all the hops were reserved for after the boil to minimize bitterness and amplify flavor and aroma. From the glowing orange appearance to the soft creamy mouthfeel and delicate sweetness, this beer is everything delicious about tropical fruit juice embodied in a dangerously drinkable IPA.
Ever had a chocolate mint? Or, maybe a fancy coffee with mint? Delicious, right?!? That's the inspiration for this beer. The rich chocolaty, roasty coffee, and molasses flavors that combine with the oaky, bourbon, and vanilla flavors of barrel aging are complimented by the subtle peppermint to make a delicious treat. The mint is gentle, not overpowering, allowing the barrel aged beer to be the forefront. Peppermint tickles the nose gently in the initial aroma and leave a cool smooth freshness to the finish. Its like a Christmas party all up in your mouth.
When you've been around the brewing world as long as we have, you learn that the simplest, most honest ingredients are often what yield the most impressive results. So for our newest sparkling golden ale rāe, we stripped everything back to just the essentials provided by nature itself. Nothing artificial, nothing unnecessary – just high-quality malted barley, vibrant lemon puree, zesty ginger root, and a touch of mineral-rich Himalayan pink sea salt for a refreshingly bright flavor profile. But rāe isn't just another reinterpretation of the classics.It represents a new wave of mindful, conscious drinking. With only 110 calories and 4.2% ABV, rāe proves you don't have to sacrifice quality, natural ingredients to enjoy a lighter, more vibrant drinking experience. We designed rāe's slender 12oz can to be as unique as what's inside. Modern and vibrant, befitting an ale that's challenging conventions. But look closer and you'll find the craftsmanship and quality that's been at Upland's core for 25 years. This is beer's next wave – naturally-minded, refreshingly flavorful, artfully crafted.
Tropical Vortex continues Upland's tradition of brewing "out of season" in a rebellion against winter. Rather than submit to the doldrums of the season by drowning our sorrows in heavy, dark beers, we choose to look on the sunny side of life by brewing a beer that invokes the warmth and brightness of summer. Tropical Vortex is a bright, crisp, and refreshing IPA using Galaxy and Waimea hops grown in the Southern Hemisphere. Inspired by the Brut IPAs originating on the West Coast, this beer is crystal clear, dry, and effervescent with a very mild bitterness and powerful flavors of passionfruit, peach, citrus and mango. The perfect beer for wishful drinking because, while it's winter in the Midwest, it's always summer somewhere.