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Boulder Beer The GABF 25th Year Beer

Boulder Beer The GABF 25th Year Beer

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A Premium Bitter/ESB brewed by
Boulder Beer Company

Boulder, Colorado USA

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1823.36/5.03.35/5.0Special7.6%81.9 English pint P  Stats

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When Charlie Papazian founded The Great American Beer Festival in 1982, Boulder Beer was happy to brew a special high gravity ale to celebrate the inaugural event. For the silver anniversary of what has become one the world's premier beer showcases, we're honored to do it again, and this time brew one of Charlie's recent favorites that we're calling 25th Year Beer. With a rich golden hue, this brew has plenty of British Pale Malt for a high original gravity; this ale is then assertively hopped in the kettle for a smooth balanced flavor, with more than a dash of Saaz hops dry-hopped in the fermenter lending it a unique floral aroma. One of the original 22 breweries at the first GABF, we're been back every year, and are thrilled to raise a glass in celebration of the flavor and diversity of American Craft Beer. Cheers!

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 Ungstrup (11136), Frederiksberg, Denmark
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/512/20
Jul 27, 2008  
Bottled - tasted blind. An amber beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma is sweet matly with dusty notes of hops. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of straw and grass, leading to a rather bitter finish. THe body is a bit thin.


 Papsoe (9999), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 31, 2008  
(Bottle 65 cl) Courtesy of gunhaver. Clear deep golden with an off-white head. Fat and peachy hop aroma. Medium body with lightly sweet caramel before a dry finish with subdued bitterness. But easy and quaffable. 260708


 yespr (6373), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 27, 2008  
From bottle #20 at sk8vikings American blind tasting. Pours hazy orange with a lacing white head. Mild orange to grapefruity hopy aroma. Flavour starts milds sweet and quite hoppy fruity. Goes into a slight more dry and hoppy flavour following this. Hoppy and slight bitter finish yet still nicely fruity.


 kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/513/20
Sep 1, 2007    Updated: Feb 24, 2008
Name: GABF 25th Year Beer
Date: 11/01/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

Appearance: hazy amber, nice off white head that settles into a fine whispy head, lots of lace,
Aroma: big hop aroma with a touch of sweetness and lots of citrus,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: nice balanced flavor, good long bitter finish, dry caramel,
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Name: GABF 25th Year Beer
Date: 08/11/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Roadtrip

Appearance: cloudy burnt orange, fine beige head,
Aroma: sweet caramel malt aroma with a combination of citrus and earthy hops,
Body: big creamy body,
Flavor: rich balanced flavor with lots of citrus hops and caramel malt, the big citrus hop character leads to a nice long bitter finish,
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Name: GABF 25th Year Beer
Date: 01/10/2008
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting

citrus hop edge has faded leaving a really nice caramel malt flavor with lots of lasting earthy bitterness, caramel sweetness is still well in balance,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4


 argo0 (6176), Washington DC, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Oct 10, 2007  
(22oz bottle) Hazy amber body, small off-white head, some floaties. Aroma is moderately sweet, grapefruit/floral/orange, some biscuit/bread. Aroma is medium sweet, orange/floral/grapefruit, some caramel. Somewhat dry finish. Medium body, some resin, light acidity. Nicely drinkable.




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