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Boulder Beer Never Summer Ale

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RATINGS: 481   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.28   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 180   ABV: 6%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Never Summer Ale is a bold new look at winter beers: gutsy, full-bodied and an aggressive fusion of secret spices. Like the first run of the day, this ale is deep and clean, crisp and drinkable, perfectly blended for a smooth ride...through the Looking Glass. Grains: British Dark Caramel Malt, U.S. 2-row Barley. Hops: Nugget, Willamette, Cascade and Top-Secret Brewmaster's Spice.

2.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
MadIndian (1731) - Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA - FEB 8, 2012
A decent Summer ale. Nice caramel malt and mild hop flavor. An odd spicey finish. Not bad.

2.9
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
BcOneSeven (16) - Newville, Alabama, USA - FEB 5, 2012
Bottle. Pleasant throughout. Unremarkable, but this is not within my normal comfort zone. Try it! ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

2.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
Steve_0 (11) - Denver, Colorado, USA - FEB 3, 2012
Poured a dark amber with a small head. Smells bready with hints of hops. Very thin body with tastes of caramel but a nice bitter finish. A good winter brew, but I probably wouldn’t buy it again.

3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
callmemickey (702) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 21, 2012
A: Amber body with a medium eggshell head... decent lacing... good retention... S: Good share of eartly/floral hops... caramel malts come through as well.. T: Fairly bitter.. I enjoyed this... but I have to give it a 3 as it does not quite match what one would expect from this style... the caramel malts are over powered... M: Moderate body... slight carbonation and alcohol.. smooth... a tad thin.. O: Decent beer... the beer could use a pinch more malt in each bottle...

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Boliv (964) - New York, USA - JAN 12, 2012
Bottle. Dark ruby pour with a small beige head. Aromas of malt, caramel, and sugar; sweet. The flavor is straw, sugar, and some sweet malt. Alright.[922]

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
Vir4030 (362) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - JAN 8, 2012
Pours a clear medium brown with a thinnish off-white head out of the bottle. Aroma slightly nutty, slightly roasted, and beer. Flavor is darkish, slightly roasted malts, not my cup of tea but not too bad. After the first couple sips, I started tasting the hops in here.

3.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Damico (1216) - Royersford, Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 3, 2012
Pours clear caramel amber with a decent creamy tan head. The aroma gives winter spices such as cloves and notes of brown sugar. The flavor is a winter spicy brown ale that has a pleasant lightly bitter hop ending. The body is medium just right for the spiciness to make it a smooth drinking ale for the winter

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
BeerGeyser (36) - San Marcos, California, USA - JAN 2, 2012
12 oz bottle. Poured amber with a nice white head. The aroma was inviting with toasty caramel nose. Nicely carbonated with a light sweet malty flavor. It is followed by a balanced hop finish and a light biscuity aftertaste. Give this beer a few sips before judging because the very first sip appeared to have a slightly metallic aftertaste. Obviously the taste buds had to adjust and the third and fourth sips yielded its true identity. A nice drinkable beer that deserves a spot in your fridge,


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