Inspired by nearby Denver’s autumnal beer celebration, buoyant limited edition single-batch high-gravity ale counters piney Saaz hop bittering with lingered butterscotch sweetness and tropical grapefruit-mango-kiwi-pineapple tang. Imminent orange ripeness brightens biscuit-y cracked wheat spine.
BOULDER FALL FEST AUTUMN ALE
Quaffed at Boulder Octoberfest ’03, off-dry autumnal ‘marzen’ retains nutty hop zip. Sweet spruced citrus serenity and gourd-like souring inflate creamy Graham crackered caramel malting. Dewy wet-leafed slumber suits fall season.
BOULDER COLD HOP BRITISH-STYLE ALE
Serene copper-hued pearly-headed moderate body secures floral-piney hop opening with abrupt bright citric sweetness. Tangy grapefruit-peach-apple fruiting appeases earthen mineral grain midst. Cracked wheat spine shores up nutty berry latency.
BOULDER CLIFFHANGER AMBER ALE
Musty fruit-wafted amber ale overlaid by roasted wheat, toasted oats, and biscuit-y barley. Dry-hopped floral citrus midst depleted by carbolic intensity. A simple, effective crossover lagerheads could appreciate.
BOULDER AMBER ALE
Corn sugar sweetness and dark fruit fragrance counter heavily bitter-hopped midst. Sly nuttiness adds restrained nuance to abject sour-bitter finish.
BOSQUE PORTER
Sambuca-like hue and black chocolate aroma perk up bittersweet mocha malting and lingering coffee overtones to lasting creamy finish. A fine Texas find. Brewery defunct: circa 2006.
BOSQUE AMBER ALE
Aromatic fruited malts introduce meekly grained, generously hopped, fluffy-headed moderate body. A mere cut above processed macrobrews, if that’s progress. Brewery defunct: circa 2007.
BORIS ALE – LE FLACON D’ALSACE
In teensy 8.5-ounce bottle, moderate pale yellow ale turns sharp skunked splurge into sugared malt vagary, as meager fruited floral notes and grassy sub-texture retreat by bland metallic finish.
BOREALE ROUSSE ALE
Elegant orange-ambered red ale bequeaths taut butterscotch-caramel sweetness to off-dry barley roast and chaffed wheat astringency for delightful medium body.
BOREALE NOIRE STOUT
Thin brown-bodied English-styled stout retains coarsely dry moderation, as over-carbonation buries coffee-burnt dark chocolate sourness alongside roasted hop-grained nuttiness. Surging plum-grape pucker accents astringent maple finish, but richness lacks.
BOREALE DOREE HONEY ALE
Muffled pale malt indifference, bitter raw honey remnant, and sour lemon murk lack distinction.
BOREALE CUIVREE ALE
Coppery strong ale layers sour honeyed malts above perfumed orange-peeled lemon rind bitterness. Green raisin illusion lingers below sweet wheat base. Spicier hop pep and sulfuric nose only true contrasts from Boreale Blonde.