# Upper Hand Brewery — Escanaba, Michigan

> Upper Hand Brewery in Escanaba, Michigan, United States scores 3.83 out of 5 — Fine, #139 in Michigan. 168 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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Upper Hand Brewery is a brewery in Escanaba, Michigan, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.83 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #139 in Michigan. Of the 168 beers we track, 34% are Pale Ale and 26% IPA.

## Rating

- Score: 3.83 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #139 in Michigan · #3,916 in United States · #5,496 worldwide
- Popularity: Well rated
- Beers tracked: 168

## About

Upper Hand Brewery produce's fine quality beer and are regularly brewing different ones. They are most well known for "Upper Peninsula Ale (UPA)", which is an American Pale Ale and "Escanaba Black Beer", which is a Dark Ale. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and IPAs.

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 34% of the beers we track
- IPA — 26% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 14% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 11% of the beers we track
- Other — 6% of the beers we track
- Amber Lager — 5% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 3525 Airport Road, Escanaba, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates: 45.7164535, -87.09766379999999
- Website: http://www.upperhandbrewery.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Hereford & Hops Restaurant & Brewpub](https://finding.beer/brewery/hereford-hops-restaurant-brewpub-3593.md) — 3.03, Limited — Escanaba, Michigan — 2.9 mi away
- [Saunders Point Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/saunders-point-brewing-35443.md) — 3.94, Fine — Gladstone, Michigan — 9.7 mi away
- [Peach Barn Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/peach-barn-brewing-24012.md) — 3.91, Fine — Sister Bay, Wisconsin — 37 mi away
- [Sway Brewing + Blending](https://finding.beer/brewery/sway-brewing-blending-26802.md) — 4.24, Great — Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin — 45 mi away
- [Hacienda Beer Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/hacienda-beer-co-6928.md) — 4.28, Great — Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin — 45 mi away
- [Door County Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/door-county-brewing-co-1378.md) — 3.52, Poor — Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin — 45 mi away
- [Shipwrecked Brew Pub](https://finding.beer/brewery/shipwrecked-brew-pub-3394.md) — 2.89, Limited — Egg Harbor, Wisconsin — 47 mi away
- [Three Bridge Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/three-bridge-brewing-company-22937.md) — 3.87, Fine — Menominee, Michigan — 48 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Michigan](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/michigan.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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