Subtle nut swell, mild mocha flutter, and muffled barley roast offer fragile frontage further debunked by murkily hopped phenol astringency.
(ROCKIES) SINGLETRACK COPPER ALE
Musty dry-hopped copper-toned ale gains citric hop zest, toasted grain inertia and sweet cereal malt surge to offset overt fig frolic. Drab ester-y phenol finish spoils orange oil latency, barren marzipan snip, and piney dash.
(ROCKIES) PASS TIME PALE ALE
Casual wheat-cracked barley-flaked sweetness mellows to ancillary mocha midst, but minor diacetyl tinge lessens potential of sketchily hopped light-bodied simplicity.
(ROCKIES) MOJO INDIA PALE ALE
Arguably the best of Rockies’ brews, viscous amber-hazed IPA segues from perfumed honeysuckle nectar sweetness to thrusting citric hop bitterness, enveloping piney finish with orange-peeled grapefruit luster. Sweet cereal- grained cracked wheat center absorbs herbaceous snip, adding to fruited red ale-like sentiment.
(ROCKIES) HAZED & INFUSED DRY-HOPPED ALE
Serene pine forest waft matches bitter orange peel tang and floral hop zip of mannered dry-bodied pale ale. Discernible piney mouthfeel picks up earthen resin countering sugar cookie decoy as swarming plethora of grapefruit-ripened apricot-pear fruiting and ester-y green grape rasp perk up sweet ‘n sour lemon-limed red apple pucker.
(ROCKIES) BUFFALO GOLD PREMIUM ALE
Perhaps closer to a mild sourdough-breaded lager, this swanky mineral-grained premium sells like crazy in serene Colorado foothills despite barren flavor profile. Sugar-malted corn syrup slurp and almond-toasted Challah breading overlaid by sharp lemon hop bitterness of sessionable working class ale.
ROCKHOPPER LAGER
Named after local Andes penguins, roughhewn pale-toned Chilean fades hop-grained corn malted astringency into barest wood burnt intonation, retaining no head or body to sulfuric finish.
(ROCKFORD) UGLY DOG ALE
Not distinct, yet still better than Red Dog, Miller High Life, and Coors (or any homogenized, processed American brews). Maroon-hued light-bodied red ale with aromatic citrus spicing, tart stone fruiting, and sterile hop bittering finishes unobtrusively. Brewery defunct: 1998.
ROCKFORD RED ALE
Roasted barley richness and bitter hop pungency entangle heavy caramel malting to firm lager-grained finish. Not as sweet-spiced as archetypal red ales, but frothy and bold enough for wide-ranging drinkers. Brewery defunct: 1998.
ROCKFORD INDIA PALE ALE
Thick maple-nut thrust consumes robust pale body. Reaping better hop bitterness, malt richness, and grain refinement than most competitors, well rounded IPA may lack distinction, but never spunk. Brewery defunct: 1998.
ROCKFORD GOLDEN LAGER
Cloudy moderate-bodied Czech-styled pale lager with barley-roasted malting accentuated by floral hops stays delicate, yet efficient. Brewery defunct: 1998.
ROCK CREEK NUTRAGEOUS BROWN ALE
More like ‘hop-rageous’ with its heavily carbonated mouth-filling fizz, frothy tan head, sharp bite, and residual nuttiness. Floral hops disguise faded chocolate bitterness at depleted caramel-dipped finish.