Mojo IPA - Boulder Beer / Wilderness Pub

GarrettB

Colorado

3.95/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

The list of beers that I’ve seen around my beer stores but never tried is longer than I thought, even uncomfortably long. I eagerly embraced New Belgium, dabbled in O’Dell and my first 750ml bottles were almost entirely Avery beers. Boulder Beer never had the same draw, and I’m ashamed to say, the label art kept me away. The appearance of a Boulder mix pack at a recent barbeque was the perfect opportunity to descale my eyes and see the beer behind the wrapper. The Mojo was the best of the lot, offering a surprisingly deep and delicious IPA. As a hop-phobe I found the aroma to be a welcome shock - deep scents of pine, honey and caramel malts. The taste reigns in the ferocious hops bitterness found in some IPAs, instead coupling it with more drops of pine sap flavors to offer a well-rounded, balanced beer. The sugars are sweet, surfing unctuously on a medium body. A sip and a glance at a watch later find a long aftertaste where the dreaded astringency is left behind, slowly dying and wailing as the other flavors evaporate. Aside from this unwelcome loiterer I am wholly impressed. It always feels good to find another drinkable IPA, especially from a local brewer, and even better, at a barbeque with a box of bottled surprises.

Serving type: bottle

08-27-2011 19:44:57 | More by GarrettB

Rdc67

Kentucky

3/5  rDev -21.9%

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New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

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InspectorBob

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +4.2%

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Ohio

2/5  rDev -47.9%

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touchmeimsac

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -15.4%

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JVoyager

Michigan

4/5  rDev +4.2%

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xacidx

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +4.2%

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Burkbom23

Connecticut

3.69/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Deep goldon color w nice white head that hangs around and leaves a ton of good lacing as it goes down. Pretty clear, slight haze. Pretty clean aroma. Get some hops in the nose. Floral mostly, also some citrus. Barnyard. Lets see how it tastes. Grapefruit. Very Bitter. Medium full mouthfeel. Oily. warming feeling. Not the most balanced of beers, scales tips to the side of bitterness for sure. Pretty good though.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 01:19:50 | More by Burkbom23

FreshmanPour77

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +10.7%

05-16-2013 17:28:42 | More by FreshmanPour77

MinorThreat

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%

05-16-2013 00:35:04 | More by MinorThreat

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Ohio

4/5  rDev +4.2%

05-15-2013 20:49:25 | More by 311Reeves

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Florida

3/5  rDev -21.9%

05-15-2013 16:47:49 | More by ajtorres311

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Illinois

4/5  rDev +4.2%

05-13-2013 14:52:30 | More by Beefytits4

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Texas

3/5  rDev -21.9%

05-13-2013 14:19:26 | More by drummermattie02

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New Jersey

4/5  rDev +4.2%

05-12-2013 17:19:39 | More by mikeburd1128

kidzord

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

05-11-2013 19:02:36 | More by kidzord

ToddHolder

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

05-11-2013 01:30:13 | More by ToddHolder

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -21.9%

05-10-2013 15:29:24 | More by twenty5

SpongeRuiner

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

05-08-2013 00:19:40 | More by SpongeRuiner

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Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

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Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +17.2%

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Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%

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Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +4.2%

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Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -28.4%

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