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Colorado Kind Ale
Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery
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- From:
- Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
Ranked #62 - ABV:
- 6.2%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #21,525 - Avg:
- 3.74 | pDev: 13.1%
- Reviews:
- 23
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 13, 2022
- Added:
- Mar 14, 2003
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 7
What’s in a name? The brewers mantra, “more hops” is taken as far as possible in this beer. A deep amber body balances the bitterness and makes that long day at work seem a distant memory. Just ask for a pint of “the dank!!” This beer is also dry hopped with whole flower and cascade hops.
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Ratings by Gavage:
Reviewed by Gavage from Nevada
4.15/5 rDev +11%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.15/5 rDev +11%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
My first beer from Mountain Sun and it left a lasting impression. Great dark copper color with a lovely cream colored head. The flowery hop nose was very prominent as I brought the glass to my lips. The flavor was full of hops and slightly overpowered the malt balance. The hop flavor hung on the tongue nicely, but the malt was gone immediately. As explained by the bartender "a heavily hopped pale ale" - his description was pretty accurate, but I could have mistaken this for an IPA.
Aug 14, 2003More User Ratings:
Reviewed by JZH1000 from Colorado
3.84/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Had on tap at their southern sun brewery in south boulder.
On arrival a fine white 1 finger head was present that left vague lacing. Carbonation is lazy and light and the body is a dark reddish brown.
Aroma is slightly yeasty with some nice British ale stone fruit notes. Some hops are also present on the nose with a floral and bitter note.
Flavor is ESB all the way caramel malts with a big hop bitterness that has some light floral notes. Beyond that it was a bit less hoppy and more astringent then their amber but pretty close.
Feel was big and malty with a mouthcoating quality. Mild to medium carbonation bite and a soft smooth bready head on each sip.
Overall this was a quality beer with solid ESB character. quite similar to Chinwag from Hogshead in terms of maltiness.
Aug 13, 2022On arrival a fine white 1 finger head was present that left vague lacing. Carbonation is lazy and light and the body is a dark reddish brown.
Aroma is slightly yeasty with some nice British ale stone fruit notes. Some hops are also present on the nose with a floral and bitter note.
Flavor is ESB all the way caramel malts with a big hop bitterness that has some light floral notes. Beyond that it was a bit less hoppy and more astringent then their amber but pretty close.
Feel was big and malty with a mouthcoating quality. Mild to medium carbonation bite and a soft smooth bready head on each sip.
Overall this was a quality beer with solid ESB character. quite similar to Chinwag from Hogshead in terms of maltiness.
Colorado Kind Ale from Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
64 ratings
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