Located at 350 West 11th Street, Indiana's largest brewer has a tap room and restaurant three blocks north and one block west of the square in downtown Bloomington. Most people know Upland from seeing 6-packs of Upland Wheat, Weizen, or Dragonfly IPA on store shelves or bar taps all over the state. The Tap Room is where you can sample all of Upland's styles, seasonals, and eclectic pub fare

The Upland Brew Crew: Adam Wason, Caleb Staton,
Russel Wyatt, Dave Sippel, and Drew Grodner

Basics

350 W. 11th St.
Bloomington
812-336-2337

4 blocks west of College St.

Owner: Marc Sattinger
Brewmaster: Ben Pierson
Brewers: Caleb Staton
Assistant Brewer: Dave Sippel
Cellarman: John Metzcar

Ben Pierson returns to his Bloomington roots from Jack of the Woods in Asheville North Carolina. Ben's brews were a huge success in returning Jack of the Woods into a well known brewery, and not just a bar that serves great
beer. Caleb Staton is a graduate of the Master Brewers program at UC Davis with internship experience at California's Trumer Brauerei.

Mon - Thurs 11 am - midnight
Fri - Sat 11 am - 1 am
Sunday Noon - midnight

Reservations are taken.
Available for private parties
Children welcome
Non-Smoking

Sandwiches, and dinner entrees.

Awards

Great American Beer Festival
2000 Gold - Wheat - Herb & Spice
2003 Silver - Pale Ale.

World Beer Cup
2004 Bronze - Bad Elmer's Porter.

Indiana State Fair
2004 - Gold - Upland Chocolate Stout
2003 - Gold - Valley Weizen
2003 - Gold - Dragon Fly IPA

 

Suitability factors:

Sitting at the bar Mostly boisterous. College and post-college crowd.
On a date Casual meal. Stay for the band.
Out with the guys They do have TVs.
Business dinner Stop in after work.

Mug Club: $35 first year, $25 renewal, $99 lifetime. T-shirt, personal 22-oz mug. special food pricing, seasonal release parties. "The stature and honor due a person of such a magnanimous and acclaimed association. Lifetime adoration of those not as lucky as yourself to be one of the "chosen few".

Brewery Tours

Available by calling ahead

Representative Beer Menu

  O.G. IBU ABV
Upland Pale Ale American pale ale. Munich malts, NW US hops Subtle. 1052   5.1%
Amber Ale Nutty, chocolate, spicy, fruit. Creamy body with big head. Munich and caramel malts, NW US hops 1052 27 5.0%
Dragonfly India Pale Ale American IPA with grapefruity citrus but not an tooth-enamel scraping IPA. 1061 40 6.0%
Upland Wheat Ale Belgian Wit style with lemon, apple and orange spiciness from coriander and curacao. 50% wheat malt, Noble hops. 1044 11 4.9%
Valley Weizen German wheat with banana, lemon, and clove notes. Notably also some apple comes through. Hazy hefeweizen with minimal yeast. 1052 9 6.0%
Bad Elmer's Porter A bit of roast and a bit of chocolate in this very dark beer. Malty and balanced.   1054 24 5.4%
Winter Warmer
(seasonal)
Annual barley wine offering. Suitable for laying down for a year or two. Dark, malty, with plenty of bitterness. Opening aroma is worth the price. You might find it sharp at first but let it sit, either open waiting to be consumed or bottled in a cool, dark shelf.     9%
Chocolate Stout
(seasonal)
Bitter chocolate, licorice, and coffee notes. Chocolate, roasted malts, rolled oats. Actual chocolate added. Often served via nitrogen dispense.   1066 41 6.4%
Upland Pilsener
(seasonal)
Crisp with less bitterness than name indicates. Cold conditioned for 6 weeks.      

$3.45 per 16oz pint.

Sunday: $1.95 pints
Monday: $2.75 Weizen
Tuesday: $2.75 pints of the brewers' choice - $6 pitchers
Wednesday: $2.75 Wheat
Thursday: $2.75 Porter
Friday: $2.75 Dragonfly IPA
Saturday: $3.25 20oz pints.

Sampler tray of 6 is $5.95 and includes a pint of your favorite.

6-packs at the tap room: $7 (some are $8).
Cases at the tap room: $24 (some are $27).

Growlers (1/2 gallon): $10 to $11. $8 to $9 for refills. Beer of the day is often cheaper.
15.5 gallon kegs available at Big Red Liquors and many other stores around the state.

Representative Food Menu

Appetizers $5
Salads $7
Burgers and sandwiches $6 - $7
Entrees (after 5pm) $8 - $15
Kids menu $5

Typical Entree specials:

Chicken Satay - "Curried yogurt marinated chicken breast that is grilled and then served over aromatic jasmine rice and Asian slaw and finished with sweet and spicy peanut sauce."

Caribbean Pork - "Pork loin that is marinated in Spiced Rum and lime juice served over aromatic jasmine rice and black beans and topped with a spicy fruit salsa.".


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