Upland Brewing - Wood Shop

This is the new sour house built by Upland. It's right next to the Upland brewpub so you can't miss it.This is definitely a good place to try a specific style of beer (sours of course). They have several on tap and available for carryout. Start with the Basis which is their plain Jane sour. Then move onto all the flavors to see which you like best.

Another stop on one of our YelpLouINvasions!After hearing about and subsequently missing an Upland takeover at Westport Whiskey and Wine, I was newly aware of a new-to-me provider of sour beers that was within visiting distance in Bloomington!So while we were in town to drink cocktails at Cardinal Spirits and have some wine at Oliver Winery, we also decided to stop at Upland for some beer. Cover all our alcohol bases, you know? :-PAnywho, the Wood Shop is the tap room and brewing facility right next door to Upland Brewing Co. We got there just a liiiiittle too late for a tour. But it is never too late for a flight!I love sours. LOVE them. So the menu excited me! Our server, Adam I believe, was friendly and patient with us (most of us being a tidbit tipsy since this was our fourth stop of the day!) I really enjoyed all the beers I tried. I honestly couldn't tell you a favorite!We were also able to call in an order for food from next door, pick it up and eat it at the Wood Shop.The space is big and it is fun to drink among the barrels, it is clean and looks brand-spanking new. I only wish Bloomington was closer to Louisville, so I could visit more often.

Pioneer spirit has often been linked to the early settlers of Indiana. That spirit lives on at Upland Brewing where they are pioneering the exploration of sours as one of the leading producers in the midwest. Now that the major production of their standard line is located on the west side of Bloomington, this location on 11th is free to produce the sours without the chance of the sours crossing over to the more conventional beers.So, they built a separate facility that allows them to do the barrel aging as well as host events. While there, my wife and I enjoyed the free tour (it has set times, so plan accordingly) and I went with the tasting ($5) that allows samples of five varieties in different stages of development.Know that they have a sour for nearly every type of fruit that you can imagine. The sours have an obvious element of sourness or tartness to them, but because of the chemical processes that the beer goes through, some develop a somewhat "cheesy" taste. The levels of sour and cheese vary as the beers go through the aging process. I recommend tastings as the best way to determine what flavors suit your palate. (Know that if you are adventurous, your palate will expand over time and you may end up liking all of them!)Although they don't serve food at the Wood Shop, there is a full restaurant next door across the parking lot at the Upland Brewing location.Review #2116

What a great, cool new addition to the Upland family. My boyfriend and I had decided to go down to Bloomington for the IU Homecoming weekend and we were excited to see that this had been added to the upland "campus" (what I am now going to refer to it as). We were going to stop in for a flight and to our surprise they were offering tours of the facility! It was cool to be able to do a quick tour and learn how they make their sour aleas. The Wood Shop truly is a beautiful building. Very modern, but at the same time rustic. Will for sure be back! Of note: the Raspberry sour is DELICIOUS! Be sure to try it.

We absolutely loved the tour here. My husband brews his own beer, and I help here and there (mostly with grain pours or stirring, and certainly with adding my precious opinion), so a lot of the content on most brewery tours is a bit basic for my needs.This tour had some of those basics, but also some unique attributes, including the opportunity to taste some not-quite-ready beers directly from the tank, which I don't think I've ever experienced at another brewery (even at the sour breweries we toured in Belgium). They had a guava sour on tap that was life-changingly yummy.After the tour, our awesome tour guide hung out at the bar with us and answered our bazillion questions as we sampled the last of our complimentary sips. Make sure you bring plenty of cash to tip your tour guide if you do the tour.

We took a tour here and I had a good time! The tour gets extremely detailed on the process of making sour beers to the extent of not understanding the verbiage being used. I feel like I would have enjoyed and understood a regular brewery tour, but I signed up for the more specific one. Even without knowing all of the terminology to the sour beer process, I still enjoyed the experience! We got the opportunity to taste Upland's Basis sour beer in different steps of the brewing process. I liked the beer, but I'd probably go for the regular brewery in the future! Thanks for the fun experience!

I love that Upland created an amazing space devoted to sours, my current favorite beer style. The Wood Shop has 20 taps, with half devoted to sours and the rest split up amongst small batch selections and Upland standbys (Dragonfly IPA, Champagne Velvet, etc.). Ordering samples is the way to go, with reasonable prices for a flight (6 samples for $15). A few of my favorite beers:-Iridescent= a tangy sour made with apricots & ginger;-Peach= the sourest of the sours, pure peach and pucker;-Stoaked=sip this gently (10% ABV); a boozy fig-tastic Belgian quad;-Barrelchested= sip this even more gently; an oak-aged barleywine.There is a small bar section that probably accommodates 25-30 drinkers. I visited on a beautiful, warm Saturday afternoon and was easily able to find a seat (compared to the always packed Upland mothership location). The staff were actually conducting a tour for IU microbiology students during my visit, discussing yeast and brewing techniques; it was neat to see Upland interacting with the local community. The bar section is right up against the actual brewery area, so you're surrounded by the enormous wooden barrels and tons of natural light from the floor-to-ceiling windows. Our bartender was friendly and I didn't witness any of the alleged cold-shoulderness cited in other reviews. No food is served, but you can make the easy walk over to the primary Upland afterwards for tasty grub.Upland's Wood Shop also has many of its sour and special small batch offerings for sale by the bottle. I'd highly recommend grabbing a few of your favorites, as you cannot find many of the offerings at your local liquor store.

I hosted a private event (50+ people) at Upland Brewery on Thursday, Oct 19. Anna was my contact at the location and she was sensational. She ensured that I had everything that I needed in order to have the event be a success. The food was delicious and came out hot and ready. The bartender was so sweet - our large crowd was no match for her as she was quick and ready! The space was absolutely perfect and was made even more eloquent by the Edison lighting hanging above. If you are looking for a unique, cool, and fun place to host any event, this is your place! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

Upland Brewery's Wood Shop was a great event space for our group. This is the 2nd year in a row we've had a IU Mother/Son Senior night dinner there and Anna has been wonderful to work with! She and the bartenders who worked our event were all great. The food was delicious and the room setup was perfect. We'll definitely book with UB Wood Shop again!

I had a family welcome gathering for my daughter's wedding in July in the brewery. It was so easy to work with Anna to set everything up after my initial visit as I live in NY and she lives in Bloomington. Excellent service, extremely accommodating, the food was delicious, and perfect for the 2 1/2 hour gathering of about 68 people. It was exactly the type of atmosphere my daughter wanted-easy, relaxing and fun.