Mountain Sun Temperance

Brewed by Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery
Style: Belgian Ale
Boulder, Colorado USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Draft: Hazy orange hue with a nice head. Sprightly up front, smoother toward the finish. Great balance between the cakey-sweet malts and the flowery-spicy hops. Great hints of white pepper and lemon. Some biscuity-yeasty-earthy flavors in the background. Finishes with a lingering, peppery bitterness that’s slightly drying. Surprisingly enjoyable combination of an earthy-yeasty Belgian ale married with a classic American pale ale.

Tap at Vine Street - burnished copper color - frothy, lasting head - this sucker is wonderfully dry, with a crisp bitterness, and a strong finish of toasted grains - very light belgian yeast esters and earthy character - some spiciness in the finish compliments the toasty qualities - light, crisp, refreshing - quite nice.

On tap at Southern Sun poured a clear golden amber with a lasting creamy ivory head. Aromas of biscuit, yeast, pear, citrus and light earthiness. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of straw, pear, earthiness, citrus and yeast with a smooth moderatly bitter lingering yeasty finish.

Draft @ the brewery. Nose is subtle yeasty bread and light sugar with backend of bitter, citric hops poking up there. Flavor is a good mix of the belgian yeast and sweetness (and a very light funkiness) that blends into the crisp, dry american hop profile to finish. Well done blend of the styles. Was easy to roll through a few of these.

On tap @ Southern Sun brewpub. Coppery light orange in color. White bubbly head, leaves quickly but leaves a good cap. Smells of fruits like banana, apple, and apricot. Apparent lemony hops. Taste is fruity sweet, like a blend of malts and apricot or peach. Hoppy enough to fulfil hoplovers, but is also flowery and sweet. Subtle yeastiness. Somewhat chewy texture. A nice blend of Belgian and American Pale styles. Very very drinkable.

On tap at the brewpub during GABF 2009. Pours a hazy golden color with thin white head. Aroma is sweet and floral with notes of white grapes, honey, grain, yeast. Flavor is sweet and floral with similar notes of white grapes, honey, grass, wheat, some light spice. Medium body with a smooth finish.

mountain sun, boulder. nose primarily of ginger, candy sugar and juniper berries, with lighter notes of sweet and floral garlic and soapy/floral yeast esters/dough. some hint of mint or green apple noticed nearer to room temperature. rich body full of sugar, somewhat crystalline and caramelized but not to a level I would describe as burnt. surprisingly clean throughout, and crisp with a mild sweetness in the finish after it dried out across the back. minerally hop bitterness. excellent beer from mountain sun.

Draught. Pours sparkling orange with an average, rocky white head, mostly lasting with good lacing. Aroma is average malt (grain, hay straw), average hop (flowers, grass), average yeast (horse blanket, barnyard, earth) with notes of apple, wine, pepper, coriander, and ginger. Medium bodied, sticky texture, average carbonation, and a bitter finish. Average duration, light sweetness, moderate acidity and bitterness.

(Draught) Pours a hazy golden body with a small white head. Aroma of Belgian yeast, citrus, florals, coriander, and apple. Flavor of citrus, yeast, herbs, caramel, and grain.

Draught (circa 2009-10?). Head is mostly lasting. Body is dark yellow. Aroma is lightly malty (toasted grain), lightly to moderately hoppy (grapefruit, apricot), lightly yeasty (cobwebs), with notes of gum, lemon zest, pepper. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter. Medium body, velvety/watery texture, lively carbonation.