Cold Hop British-Style Ale - Boulder Beer / Wilderness Pub

teetotaler

Colorado

2.8/5  rDev -26.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

sweltering day in denver..

poured into my trusty thrift store brandy snifter.

colour shifts from sparkling gold to autumn peach. head recedes quickly but leaves traces of lacing long after the pour.

confusing mix of piney, citrusy hops. mixing a fruity NZ variety with a noble is ballsy, but probably not the best choice. toasted malts and cereal grains on the backside.

slightly-bitter citrus forward (grapefruit), shifting into an earthy, piney finish. an IPA in lingering bitterness, but an english bitter in earthiness and malt characteristics. alcohol is hidden and creeps up slowly.

the mouthfeel is the most impressive characteristic. velvety soft bitterness coats the mouth long after the last drink. carbonation lifts the hop characteristics (which would be good, with better hop choices) into the nasal passages.

this is an interesting choice, but i'd prefer a more harmonious blend of hops.

Serving type: bottle

08-29-2011 22:54:03 | More by teetotaler

MinorThreat

Colorado

4/5  rDev +4.4%

05-16-2013 00:32:47 | More by MinorThreat

blknikon

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -15.1%

05-07-2013 22:36:24 | More by blknikon

tommyguz

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -15.1%

05-07-2013 13:47:46 | More by tommyguz

TastyDelicousness

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +11%

04-16-2013 00:36:57 | More by TastyDelicousness

surfrogue1

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

03-25-2013 03:03:49 | More by surfrogue1

slay

Delaware

4.25/5  rDev +11%

03-24-2013 22:55:11 | More by slay

brheuer

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +17.5%

03-18-2013 00:09:30 | More by brheuer

djrn2

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

03-01-2013 01:22:18 | More by djrn2

sixerofelixir

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +17.5%

02-27-2013 19:14:12 | More by sixerofelixir

BamfBacon

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

02-17-2013 18:43:01 | More by BamfBacon

Kunstman

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

02-06-2013 17:04:43 | More by Kunstman

JohnnyHopps

Indiana

3.86/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

I was a little surprised that I liked this one since it is a fairly common and inexpensive beer. It poured a hazy orange color with a slight white head. A nice malty aroma topped this one off. No real hint of the hops was detectable in the aroma. In the initial taste, one gets peach skin notes mingling with the hops. A smooth malty backbone makes this a nice easy drinker. The hops are not too abrasive in this IPA, but are well balanced with the fruit and malts. In the aftertaste, the malt smooths the peach skin into a more modest fruit flavor. A surprisingly potent 6.8% ABV allows a mild warming sensation to be part of the aftertaste. The carbonation was not overly aggressive, making the aftertaste linger. This would be a nice IPA to have with a meal since it is not too complex. The food would not cause you to miss certain nuances of the beer.

Serving type: bottle

01-19-2013 15:23:21 | More by JohnnyHopps

olliegaff

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

01-18-2013 01:45:58 | More by olliegaff

Hermthegerm

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -15.1%

01-11-2013 22:35:02 | More by Hermthegerm

Mibarak

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

01-08-2013 02:11:09 | More by Mibarak

Pensfan0782

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +4.4%

12-13-2012 23:44:21 | More by Pensfan0782

rolltide8425

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

12-01-2012 17:52:05 | More by rolltide8425

DrunkinYogi

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

11-27-2012 04:14:56 | More by DrunkinYogi

JohnK17

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

11-20-2012 20:49:19 | More by JohnK17

klaybie

Illinois

3.78/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Pours a hazy orange with a good two finger head. Good lacing down the glass

N: Wow, when handed this beer I could smell the resins and piny hop aromas. I thought immediately that this was an AIPA.

T: A little lacking when compared with the nose, still solid. Flavors of grapefruit, bitterness are present and then knocked aside by malty, bread, yeast flavors.

M: Medium bodied, medium carbonation. Good mouthfeel.

O: Pretty solid, I would get it again depending on the price. I was surprised to see this was an English IPA when as I noted for the nose but the flavor is more subdued as would be expected for an EIPA.

Serving type: on-tap

10-24-2012 19:46:31 | More by klaybie

Florida9

Illinois

3.48/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Served in a British nonic. Slightly hazy apricot color. Forms a thick creamy stable head. Leaves sheets of lacing.
Aroma is nearly non existent, but what is there is cracker and toast, with just a hint of hops.
Taste is very mild. Light caramel malts, bread, toast. Very mild herbal hops.
Nice creamy mouthfeel. Moderate bitterness.
A decent beer, certainly better on nitro than from the bottle, but still a fairly average beer.

Serving type: nitro-tap

10-20-2012 21:56:32 | More by Florida9

Brenden

Ohio

3.8/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A rusty orange-red in color with a deep haze all the way through, this beer looks the part and more, showing a depth and substance in the form of a nice, tight, creamy but firm head over a finger tall with very nice retention. The lacing left behind falls in heavy drooping curtains all the way to the bottom of the glass.
The smell is pungent with floral and piney bitterness but with a bit of something like apricot almost leaning toward American. Malts are not quite crackery dry and not quite bready, more like bread crust but working well in this earthier brew. It has a bit of fruity sweetness to it but remains British nonetheless.
I look forward to trying this in the bottle; as it is, some is lost off the nose, including a bit of the fruitiness (though some remains). It's not that it goes anywhere; in the flavor, though, I get a lot more dryness and earthiness. The bitterness becomes more pithy, more akin to dandelion; not abrasive, but a little chalky and woody. Not harsh, but hard, for lack of a better way to describe it.
There's nothing wrong with the feel. It's moderately both crisp and smooth, with active but stable carbonation in a solid medium body.

Serving type: on-tap

10-18-2012 19:13:47 | More by Brenden

stewarbd

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

10-15-2012 23:35:41 | More by stewarbd

vlodko62

Minnesota

4.75/5  rDev +24%

10-15-2012 04:01:30 | More by vlodko62