3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught at Denver ChopHouse. Pours clear amber with an average, creamy, light brown head, lasting with excellent lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (bread, grain, meal), average hops (flowers, herbs), heavy yeast (dough, sweat) with notes of pineapple. Medium bodied, sticky texture, lively carbonation, and a bitter finish. Long duration, light sweetness, heavy acidity and bitterness. This was very well put together and a nice, drinkable beer.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
This beer has a dark golden color, with a nice white head. Nice hop flavor with a little bit of bitterness. Very drinkable
Thinker
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Was pleasantly surprised on this once. On draught, this was a very creamy, low carbonation beer with a light creamy head. Bready malts and floral, leafy hops dominate the aroma equally. Very nice. Taste was more of the same with a sticky, creamy mouthfeel and a long, lightly bitter finish. The slight sweetness was very nice. What a surprise this beer is! A nice little gem to happen across while visiting a state known for it’s microbrews.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draft at Denver Chophouse. Amber bodied. Nose is strong hops and citrus fruits. Some pineapple. Taste is hoppy and citrusy with sweet malts and light caramel. Body is creamy with some stickiness and oily notes. There’s a lingering hop bitterness and a dryness in the finish. Ends with more hops, citrus notes, and light pine blended amongst the caramel.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
on tap-pours a light tan head that laces and blotches on the surface and copper color. Aroma is citrus hops-grapefruit. Taste is sweet citrus hops-grapefruit with a dry bite, medium malt. Dry bitter finish.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Draft pint at the brewpub: Pleasantly plump amber color with a small rapidly retreating but sticky head. Hop-leafy aroma and a wonderfully fruity, flowery hoppy aromatic flavor. Quite excellent.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
This was quite tasty too! Rich aroma of hoppiness, pleasant fresh cut flowers, with some cookie dough maltiness. Flavor has a great malt balance, with some great lingering bitterness.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
10.02.05 Tap at brewpub. Nice blend of floral, caramel, pine, and sticky resin. Faint flavors of wet leaves. The aroma is the gem of this brew; and the flavors so clean and balanced I’d bet even the Brits would approve. If I could only have one beer at the ChopHouse, it would be this one, for sure.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at the Denver location when in town for GABF 2005. Dark copper with a thick, mostly lasting creamy head. Highly resinous aroma with some caramel and Christmas spices. Spicy pine and pine resin flavor, grapefruit rind, some leather. Very nice mouthfeel, not sure if this was hand-pulled, but very soft carbonation. Extremely nice beer, one of the best during my trip out west.
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