Never Summer Ale - Boulder Beer / Wilderness Pub

SolipsismalCat

Pennsylvania

3.43/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured into a pint glass. Reviewed alongside Winterhook Winter Ale.

A: Clear copper color with one-finger, off-white, foamy head that lasted a few minutes. Great lacing.

S: Dark fruit, caramel, and nutty.

T: Light sweetness and moderate to high hop bitterness. Hints of toasted malt and caramel, but hops are more noticeable to me.

M: Medium bodied with lively carbonation. Slightly dry and warm.

O: Very comparable to the Winterhook. The appearance of this ale gave it a slight edge, but I feel like it's a tie.

Serving type: bottle

11-25-2011 04:33:00 | More by SolipsismalCat

ajtorres311

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

05-16-2013 15:41:57 | More by ajtorres311

MinorThreat

Colorado

3.25/5  rDev -10.5%

05-16-2013 00:35:31 | More by MinorThreat

drummermattie02

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

05-13-2013 14:19:50 | More by drummermattie02

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

05-07-2013 13:49:46 | More by Slatetank

Mibarak

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -10.5%

04-28-2013 06:33:01 | More by Mibarak

capuchinpilates

Minnesota

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

04-26-2013 01:49:36 | More by capuchinpilates

pcsnyder

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +10.2%

04-23-2013 13:36:14 | More by pcsnyder

DrunkinYogi

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

04-19-2013 02:45:53 | More by DrunkinYogi

mcewesr

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -17.4%

04-16-2013 18:22:57 | More by mcewesr

MarvinSnyder

West Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

04-09-2013 21:35:15 | More by MarvinSnyder

ummswimmin

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

03-23-2013 18:10:48 | More by ummswimmin

BGsWo22

New York

2/5  rDev -44.9%

03-21-2013 00:01:25 | More by BGsWo22

chucksim

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

03-17-2013 18:12:33 | More by chucksim

harpus

Alabama

3.25/5  rDev -10.5%

03-13-2013 15:35:37 | More by harpus

mttdls

New York

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

03-08-2013 22:12:09 | More by mttdls

SkinniePost

Wisconsin

3.25/5  rDev -10.5%

03-06-2013 17:54:28 | More by SkinniePost

rawfish

California

3.79/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Pours a clear cherry color, off white head is a small half finger but creamy in appearance. Retention is there and it leaves very distinct rings of lacing on the glass.

Toffee with slight licorice, tobacco, herbal spiciness and some raisin and um, leather... Hops are a balancing pine and resin. A bit odd but complex.

Malts are bready and robust with cherry sweetness and hints of muscat and cinnamon. Hops are equally balancing with pine and spicy herbs. Finishes with some bitterness, a touch soapy with the warmth of alcohol.

Sticky malt really keeps the bitterness from drying the palate. Moderate carbonation and body makes for a dense amber that is easy enough to put down.

Good beer, appropriate to the style. Malt is sticky and complex the touches of alcohol in a sessionable ale really make this feel true to the season. I want another and then curl up on the couch in front of a fireplace.

Serving type: bottle

02-27-2013 06:03:12 | More by rawfish

olbubba

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

02-24-2013 02:43:32 | More by olbubba

gshackles

New York

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

02-23-2013 02:37:33 | More by gshackles

Cramerican

North Dakota

3.25/5  rDev -10.5%

02-22-2013 08:05:42 | More by Cramerican

Trent

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

02-12-2013 21:40:01 | More by Trent

matjack85

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

02-11-2013 23:34:33 | More by matjack85

TGERUS

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

02-11-2013 01:23:12 | More by TGERUS

doucmehu

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

02-07-2013 00:46:03 | More by doucmehu