Upland Brewing Company

I've been on business travel lately and I was sent to Indianapolis for the first time. Once I checked into my hotel I did a Yelp search for food and found this brewery was very close. I like trying local places and avoiding chain restaurants so I headed over. My bartender was very friendly. I asked for a recommendation on beer and she asked what my favorite types are. I said Stouts, Reds, IPAs in that order. She told me about their beer called Teddy Bear Kisses. She also gave food recommendations, which was good but nowhere near the beer :)The Stout was amazing, one of my top five stouts all time. It was strong, very flavorful, and smooth. I wish I could have taken some home to Texas with me. Breweries here could learn a thing or two from Upland. I ordered a pizza, which was good. I don't want to take away from that, but the. Were left the impression on me. Service was excellent, everyone was friendly.

Upland Brewing Company is based in Bloomington, Indiana but they have expanded with 4 restaurants in the Indianapolis area and 1 in Columbus, IN. My family and I had stopped at the 82nd Street location in Indianapolis for dinner. They have more than a dozen of their beers on tap, including the year-round Dragonfly IPA and Wheat Ale, but they also have seasonal selections and a handful of sours.For dinner, I enjoyed the Nashville hot chicken sandwich with Broad Ripple chips ($15). The giant piece of fried chicken was topped with blue cheese slaw and horseradish pickles on a toasted brioche bun. This was a really good sandwich, not overly spicy, but with a subtle heat that I enjoyed thoroughly.My wife noticed that any of their burgers can be subbed for grilled or fried chicken, black-bean patty, local bison, or impossible meat. She had the Bad Elmer's Fav with fried chicken, sharp cheddar, applewood bacon, Bad Elmer's Porter BBQ, lettuce, tomato, and onion along with a side of brewery fries ($16.50). This was an enormous plate of food! I think the Nashville hot was the better choice, but still, this was really tasty.Our kids enjoyed their selections from the kids menu. Our service was wonderful and the meal was pretty quick for a Friday evening. We would definitely return when back in Indianapolis.

I met some friends for dinner and a beer at the new Upland Brewery location in Castleton. The ambiance is very nice with big screen TVs all over the place and the beer menu displayed on the walls. The food was good as it always is at Upland Brewing company. I ordered the Blackened Salmon BLT with fries and it was delicious. The beer is always good, especially the sours. I had the Two for Tarts Rose with mango and passion fruit and the Juicy IPA. They were refreshing and wonderful on the pallet. However, the service at this Upland Brewing company location was disappointing. I asked for a water with my beer twice and never received it, and when I asked for a second time, the server had a condescending attitude about it. Our server was hardly ever available when we needed it, and seemed to disappear if we needed something. We had to grab another server to take our food order because our server was not available. It was a good thing I had a gift card to use for Upland Brewing company for my meal, because I would not have paid the price for the mediocre service I received at this location. Other than that, everything else was fine, but the majority of the big screen TVs did not work and had a message across the TV stating there was a technical issue with the basketball game we were watching during our meal, so that was a huge inconvenience. Looks like the manager needs to check on the cable situation for the TVs. Usually, I am a big fan of Upland Brewing company and have had a good experience at their locations, but at this particular location, it was not a good experience service wise. If the staff work on their customer service and fix their TV issue, then this location will be a great place for a meal and beer. Upland Brewing company has great beer and good food, so I would hate to have this location go down in flames due to lack of customer service. I would recommend the manager give some training on customer service to the staff at this particular location to make things better for themselves. It is just a recommendation based on my experience. Other than that, Upland Brewing company is a good place for a beer and a meal. I highly recommend the sour beers. They are fantastic.

I'm giving this place at least 2 stars mainly because our server, Deedee, was fantastic and clearly worked incredibly hard. Unfortunately, we had to wait 20 minutes for what seemed like microwaved $12 nachos. The food overall was just average, and we left feeling unsatisfied--not because of Deedee, though. It was clear Deedee was one of the few holding things down with little support. My husband's cheese on his burger was cold. The best thing I ate were the fries which became stiff after a couple minutes. The restaurant was clean with hardly any guests. The prices were way too high for the quality of food we got. When we arrived, we were given the option of sitting in the bar or family area. We were told the family area was overwhelmed with kids, so we chose the bar. I'm guessing the restaurant was understaffed, especially for a Monday afternoon. The drinks were overpriced, so we ended up skipping them. Unfortunately this was our first time trying Upland Brewing with high expectations for the restaurants around the area. Overall, will probably never consider this place again.

First things first, I was obsessed with our waitress, she was so friendly and did such a good job taking care of us! That alone would make me come back. As for the food it was okay! Not pictured was a Ruben I got and that was really good! Unfortunately they seemed to be out of a lot of the items on the menu (the app we ordered and two of the beers we tried to get) but once we got our food we were happy! It's your typical bar food, nothing crazy but did the job! All in all I would recommend!

Waited for our food for 1 hour, the food was served cold, and the server was very inattentive. Normally I wouldn't write a negative review over bad service however, I am currently having bad food poisoning, the food there was the only thing I had in the last 12 hours. Beware of any of their beer made cheese products.

Met here for brunch on Father's Day to celebrate with 9 others. It was my first time, but not my last. The food was really good. Everyone enjoyed their meals. It wasn't busy at the time, but the parking lot was full with vendors and booths for some kind of market. Our waitress was helpful with suggestions and recommendations. The smoked wings were good as was the chicken and waffle. Very flavorful. We also enjoyed the Fever winning a game while dining.

We had not one, but two awesome experiences coming here with family. I made a reservation for a large group when we had family in from out of town and it was so great that we made another reservation for the next week for my nephew's graduation. They were incredibly accommodating and so nice! We had almost 20 people with several who have special dietary restrictions, and the entire staff was so great about it. Everyone enjoyed their food and drinks and we left happy both times! Special shoutout to Sheila for being our server both times, and especially for being so sweet to my little niece when she got bored. We will absolutely be back!

Visited with a large group on a Saturday evening for drinks and dinner. Our server was very attentive and friendly, offered suggested and made good conversation. The appetizers and entrees were all solid for a brewery. Would recommend!

The service was good, but they said something about the heat being broken. It was extremely cold. Food mediocre. Fish with fish and chips good but fries cold and stale. Pizza fair. I have been there before but it was no longer good. Will not return.