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Boulder Beer Flashback Anniversary Ale

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1943.6/5.03.58/5.0Special6.8%96.8Dimpled mug
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Flashback Anniversary Ale is an India Brown Ale with 6.8% ABV. This is the first beer we’ve made here that uses one single hop variety (Cascade) in the recipe in five separate additions. The fresh Cascade hop aroma and flavor is perfectly balanced with the dark roasted grains, making Flashback a very unique beer. We’re calling it an India Brown Ale to help illustrate its flavor to the consumer. It’s hoppy like an IPA but dark and roasty like a Brown Ale. Put them together and voila! Flashback at its finest!

We at Boulder Beer Company are SO excited to announce the release of our 30th Anniversary commemorative beer...Flashback Anniversary Ale! Flashback will be available in 4/6/12oz cases, 15.5 gallon kegs and 5.16 gallon kegs. It will be available to ship beginning Monday, May 4th and will be available through September.

Paying homage to our roots and celebrating our milestone 30th Anniversary, we give you Flashback Anniversary Ale, an India Brown Ale single-hopped with five additions of Cascade hops. Citrusy with a prominent hop aroma, Flashback finishes clean, crisp and dry, with dark roasted flavors from the biscuit and chocolate malts perfectly complimenting the bountiful Cascades.

Flash back to 1979 and you’ll find two professors at the University of Colorado in Boulder longing for the full-flavored tastes of the British ales they had grown to love while traveling overseas. Testing the entrepreneurial waters with a little project called a microbrewery, they began brewing and selling a few of their own. There begins the tale of Boulder Beer Company, Colorado’s First Microbrewery. From the original Bitter, Porter and Stout recipes that founded our brewery to our exciting new releases, Boulder Beer continues to uphold our tradition of innovation in brewing.

Flashback Anniversary Ale is the 9th Release in our Looking Glass Series of specialty beers. Discover all of our award-winning beers at BoulderBeer.com.
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 Palidor19 (1798), Brandon, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20
Jul 3, 2009  
well done, this beer is definitely more like an IPA than a brown. the flavors of hops are piny while the malts does a slight bit of caramel and a touch of nutty. this is good stuff.


 nick76 (2694), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/513/20
Jul 3, 2009  
The aroma is very hoppy and malty with caramel, pine, and citrus. The appearance is deep amber with a large head. The flavor is like the aroma with a bitter citrus like finish. The palate is smooth. I like this beer a lot but it’s more like an IPA than a brown ale.


 mistersinalin (378), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jul 3, 2009  
I like this beer. There is a nice hop-charge to this mellow brown ale. A good combination, but better enjoyed in winter.


 jbye4334 (719), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 2, 2009  
(on tap at the brewery). Clear amber/copper color. Medium off white head. Hoppy citrus aroma. Roasted malt and hop flavor. Light bitterness. Avg duration. Astringent finish. Oily texture. Fair lacing. Moderate carbonation.


 BeerandBlues2 (3235), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Jul 2, 2009  
Bottle. Pours dark brown with an average, frothy, off-white head, somewhat lasting with good lacing. Aroma is average malt (chocolate, nutty, cookie), heavy hops (citrus, pine, resin), light yeast (leather) with notes of apple, pear, peach, and pineapple. Medium bodied, sticky texture, lively carbonation, and a bitter finish. Long duration, light sweetness, heavy acidity and bitterness.


 Rciesla (3880), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/515/20
Jul 2, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a mahogany body with a a tan 2 finger head. Light floral hoppiness, some light tawny nutty notes and a sweet fresh hop body with a light spice note. Good brew. Maybe the best i’ve had from boulder.


 RHeastings (433), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Jul 1, 2009  
Enjoyed on tap in a pub glass. The beer pours a dark brown, with a light tan head. Grapefruity hops come through first in the nose, followed by a chocolatey, almost roasty scent. Calling the beer an India Brown ale is right on target, as the flavor profile seems to fall right in the middle of the two. Hop bitterness comes to the palate first, followed by some notes of caramel, roast, and toasted cereal, and finally finished with a smooth hop flavor and a relatively dry finish. Overall, a good hybrid.


 ben4321 (1060), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Jun 30, 2009  
Location: On tap a Capitol Ale House, 6/21/09

Aroma: A nice roasty-hoppy combination to the nose here, you get some chocolate, grain, hops, nuttiness
Appearance: Dark orangish, kind of a nutty color
Flavor: Similar to the nose, its a hoppy beer with lots of roasted malt flavors and the other nose characteristics mixed in
Palate: Relatively full body (medium to full), a bit of a chewiness to it as well
Overall Impression: I’ve had a few if these India Brown Ales from various brewers now, and I like this style. This one was pretty nice, and definitely worth a taste.



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