Boulder Beer Cold Hop

Brewed by Boulder Beer Company
Style: English Strong Ale
Boulder, Colorado USA

Did not care for this one. Too floral , herbal and grainy. By the second sip I was wondering if I was going to be able to finish it. Most of their other beers I have had are pretty good. This one pretty much sucked. Left 4 of the 6 with relatives. I hope they don’t hate me later on.

Golden body with a mild amber hue and a medium off white head. Aroma is fruity hops. Flavor offers a unique hop bite which must be the result of the "English grains." The malt adds some caramel and herbal earthy flavors are noted. On occasion this beer becomes a pale ale with grapefruit nose and tastes. However, this beer is not a pale ale.

This was a very good beer, with a delicious marriage of malt and hops. I thought the carbonation was especially nice and full in this beer and helped add to the hoppy finish. This would make a great session beer and I would definately buy this again.

Bottled. Poured clear medium orange with a short cap of off-white, almost beige head. The aroma was quite enjoyable.. strong alcohol-fueled herbal undertones with toffee, floral, and lighter fruity notes above.. caramel shows up and builds with warmth. The flavor was a bit brash.. sharper boozy notes get in the way of the nice bready grains, and they amplify the strong herbal, floral, and fruity hops a bit too much.. really bitter and boozy in the end.. not bad, just unbalanced. Thicker-bodied and sharp on the palate with a tacky, bitter finish.

bomber. pours copper/amber. minimal head. i’m not sure of the hops used, but they seem fresh, though the aromatics are a bit less than par. it smells like hop resin, sour citrus, and candied lemon peel. the taste is a bit spicy, slightly bitter, and nuances of pine and cedar. still a bit of that sour citrus candy in the taste. finishes fairly smooth, nothing lingering. it’s very easy to drink. i should have bought another one.

Bronze, well carbonated body with frothy, rocky head. Nice hop aroma, citrusy note, mildewy, airy. Easy hop flavor with some bitter-sourness. Borderline APA/English bitter. Solid, with a slightly metallic finish, and on the bitter side.

Rating #150. Pours an amber body with oily lacing and 1 inch of white head. Nose is hops and leather gloves. Tastes include pancake batter, more resinous hops, light fruits, strawberry ice cream, and creamy malts. Medium carbonation and full-bodied. Smooth and very drinkable with enough balanced hop presence to be enjoyable. Good brew. Underrated

12oz - Malty aroma of cardboard, caramel and earthy hops. Pours muddy brown with a small head and decent lacing. Flavors matches aroma but with the hops being more pronounced and a citrus zing in the finish. Palate is sticky and tart. Not a bad session brew.