Extremely bitter-hopped frontage overwhelms fruited caramelized malting and red grapefruit tang of reddish amber dry body. Dusted floral notes and woody hints bedeck backend.

Understated beige-headed copper-bronzed citric-hopped bitter adjoins sweet spruce waft and snappy juniper sharpness to piney cedar finish, gaining sharp tangerine-grapefruit-peach illusions along toasted barleymalt trail. Only drawback is watery nature. ’12 re-tasting: gentle stylistic changeup envelops fresh spring-watered minerality with white-peppered grapefruit-peeled lemon pith bittering. Mild orange-tangerine spritz drapes tertiary mango-pineapple wisp.

Luscious aromatic fruits yield spry red apple, red grape, pink grapefruit, and yellow pear bouquet to counteract dry pine needled hop char. Floral illusions and recessive wood tinge register below surging orange peel bittering.

Bustling coppery medium body penetrates fully from inaugural ripe red-fruited nose to bright spruce-tipped mouth and earthen mineral-grained craw. Abrasive alcohol burn saturates apple-peach-tangerine tang and grapefruit-peeled spice tingle. Hop-charred bitterness coats cereal-oats bottom.

Sumptuous coppery bitter brings initial spice-hopped lemon-orange peel zest and grapefruit souring to full-on pine needle mouthfeel before underlying caramelized pale-crystal malts adjoin toasted biscuit spine. Turning sweeter with each passing, as baked apple illusion and floral adjuncts overtake receding citric tartness.

Crisp, clean, mellow-fruited IPA much less bitter than its style presumes. Scant orange-soured apricot-tangerine tang, acidic grapefruit-lemon rind souring and unripe white peach tartness cut through mild grassy-hopped bittering and resinous pine slither to musty cereal-grained finish that subdues up-front assets and brings about tinny aftertaste.

Radiant spruce-hopped grapefruit-peeled mandarin orange tang mellows to candied caramel sweetness before lingered spicing gains prominence. Pour slowly to avoid overblown rocky head.

Slightly phenol IPA lacks proper lemony hop bittering as sugared fig, orange marmalade, and honeydew illusions fill out barren midst. Hesitant piney-tinged orange peel finish lacks vigor.

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.

Amber golden hue resembles setting sun as a burst of lemony orange bitterness drives back tangy peach-y keen sweetness. Roasted barley foundation falters before herbal-currant trifle brings assurance.

Purposely ‘over-hopped’  pine-sapped stickiness and buttery warmth efficiently furnish deep-grained full-bodied insistence. Perfumed spruce nose, floral yeast continuance, and raspy orange peel finish prolong bittersweet attenuation.