Boulder Beer Hazed & Infused

Brewed by Boulder Beer Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Boulder, Colorado USA

Sweet floral hoppy notes on the nose. hazy amber pour with lots of off white head. Smooth flavor of hops with a slight sweet finish on the palate. delicious.

This was purchased at Total wine in Richmond, VA during the major snow strom of 2009. Not the beer I expected. The first taste were good but with a sour aftertaste. The beer poured with a full head and some lacing. The color was copper but slightly cloudy. For an APA this is a disapointment.

Draught @ Denver Airport - Pours a hazy lt copper with a medium off white head...aroma is nicely floral, hoppy and grainy, with some nice caramel malt accent...flavour is similar, sweet hop taste with not too much bitterness, almost reminded me more of a fresh hop ale, earthy and grainy on the end...decent stuff...

22oz bottle. Pours a weird colored body. Kind of brownish, golden, copper with a haze. Big, two-finger width, beige, rocky head that collapses slowly and leaves a foamy lacing. Aroma is pretty hoppy with lots of herbal grapefruits and a light, sweeter floral citrus. The malts are a little slim with a light caramel, crystal, and some toasted grains as well. Some mangos and grass in there too. Flavor is thin caramels and toasted grains up front before a good amount of herbal spiced hops come in. There is still that light orange, floral sweetness balancing out the grassy grapefuits to make a pleasant hop bill. The malts grow in sweetness, not in body towards the end as this finishes crisp, smooth, and dry thanks to a light, almost vague bitterness. Aftertaste of the hop blend, some toasty caramels, and some mango that lasts for a moderate duration. Somewhat fizzy carbonation with a thin body that doesn’t necessarily distract me. Overall, a pretty good pale ale. Plenty of sweet and herbal hops mixing with a lighter malt body make this smooth and easy drinking. The malts could be a little more defined, but they work for this. Not bad.

Bottle. Pours amber with a hint of orange. The off-white head laces the glass. Floral and citrus aromas dominate. Smells a little bit like a wheat beer. Smooth easy to drink beer with a sweet citrus flavor and bitter finish. The carbonation quickly cleanses the tongue leaving almost no aftertaste.

Pours a cloudy amber with a light beige head. Cookie dough and malt nose with little wheat detected. Some bitterness in the aftertaste. I’ve had much better pale ales, but this is a worthy effort.

12 oz bottle (Thanks once again Pam). My initial thought is that this beer has some good things going on, but would that much better if it was a bit stronger. The aroma itself is actually rather "hazy" with some nice mellow hop notes of mango citrus and leafy herb. Also, some melon and berry fruitiness, pale grains, and very light caramel. On the pour, there was a small layer of wispy white head, a medium opacity, lightly clouded body, and light pumpkin orange in color. The overall feel of the beer is not watery at all and actually feels a decent amount heavier than the abv would suggest, but sadly the flavors don’t come out in the same way. Good notes (that maybe could have a bit more malt backing) of slightly spiced herbal hops, mango, various citrus fruits, some fruit candy, pale malts, and some other medium sweet fruits. The finish has a uniquely sticky herbal/fruit hoppiness that I also enjoyed. This was a nice beer, but as mentioned, would have liked several aspects to be bolder.

Mostly plain, but also slightly spicy. A good beer, a great party beer. Brewed here in Colorado.