Boulder Beer Never Summer Ale

Brewed by Boulder Beer Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Boulder, Colorado USA

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

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Name: Never Summer
Date: 05/10/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

Appearance: clear dark amber, wispy beige head, bits of lace,
Aroma: sweet caramel malt aroma with citrus hops and a sweet spicyness,
Flavor: sweet caramel malt flavor, lots of earthy and citrus hops keep it balanced, light spicyness, nice lasting bitter finish,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4

Bright copper colour. Toasty, with slight graham cracker malts and full sugary sweetness. Standard amber ale taste...caramel, light wood, vague bread and dull Willamette hops. Uneventful.

(Draught) Pours a deep amber body with a small white head. Aroma of malt , caramel, mild citrus, and spices. Flavor of malt, caramel, and mild hops with a mildly bitter finish.

Clear reddish-brown body with small beige head. Aroma is medium sweet, grapefruit, coriander, some pine, light caramel. Taste is chocolate and grapefruit/earthy. Watery medium body. Nice flavorful and rather drinkable beer.

GBof A PA-on tap-pours a tan head and amber color. Aroma is malt, nutty, honey. Taste is malt, nutty, honey. Medium hops bitterness comes through. OK/good carbonation.

Bottle from John’s Market. Darker malt aromas packed by some resiny hop. Reddish amber color with a beige head that froths and laces. At least medium bodied. Lightly carbonated. Turns creamy as the foam departs. It has Xmas spice flavors, malty sweetness, some background bitter. The bitter stays to the finish, but I can’t characterize it, as the malt and spice stay around. It is really good, and not so sticky as many winter ales.

Crystal clear, copper ale. Very nice aroma... milk chocolate, vanilla, dates and Winter spices. Well-balanced flavor. Nothing overpowering. Malty characteristics of a Scottish ale. Fizzy mouthfeel with a short, crisp, astringent finish.

Bottle. Clear dark amber with a large light brown head. Well balanced malt and hop aroma. Medium body. Medium bitter and light sweet flavor with a small bitter finish of average duration.

Poured a medium to darker ruby red color with an averaged sized tan head. Aromas and tastes of caramel, citrus (grapefruits), and light cherries lurking in the background. Lightly sweet.

Dark reddish hazy brown with a thin light moka head. Aroma of good c-hops, and fruity esters, with predominant prunes and vinoues notes. In mouth, not too sweet, light nutty malt, with a good dose of c-hops. Now, would the secret spices be coriander and cinnamon? Nice!