Boulder Beer Hazed & Infused

Brewed by Boulder Beer Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Boulder, Colorado USA

22oz bottle. Pours a weird colored body. Kind of brownish, golden, copper with a haze. Big, two-finger width, beige, rocky head that collapses slowly and leaves a foamy lacing. Aroma is pretty hoppy with lots of herbal grapefruits and a light, sweeter floral citrus. The malts are a little slim with a light caramel, crystal, and some toasted grains as well. Some mangos and grass in there too. Flavor is thin caramels and toasted grains up front before a good amount of herbal spiced hops come in. There is still that light orange, floral sweetness balancing out the grassy grapefuits to make a pleasant hop bill. The malts grow in sweetness, not in body towards the end as this finishes crisp, smooth, and dry thanks to a light, almost vague bitterness. Aftertaste of the hop blend, some toasty caramels, and some mango that lasts for a moderate duration. Somewhat fizzy carbonation with a thin body that doesn’t necessarily distract me. Overall, a pretty good pale ale. Plenty of sweet and herbal hops mixing with a lighter malt body make this smooth and easy drinking. The malts could be a little more defined, but they work for this. Not bad.

Bottle. Pours amber with a hint of orange. The off-white head laces the glass. Floral and citrus aromas dominate. Smells a little bit like a wheat beer. Smooth easy to drink beer with a sweet citrus flavor and bitter finish. The carbonation quickly cleanses the tongue leaving almost no aftertaste.

Pours a cloudy amber with a light beige head. Cookie dough and malt nose with little wheat detected. Some bitterness in the aftertaste. I’ve had much better pale ales, but this is a worthy effort.

12 oz bottle (Thanks once again Pam). My initial thought is that this beer has some good things going on, but would that much better if it was a bit stronger. The aroma itself is actually rather "hazy" with some nice mellow hop notes of mango citrus and leafy herb. Also, some melon and berry fruitiness, pale grains, and very light caramel. On the pour, there was a small layer of wispy white head, a medium opacity, lightly clouded body, and light pumpkin orange in color. The overall feel of the beer is not watery at all and actually feels a decent amount heavier than the abv would suggest, but sadly the flavors don’t come out in the same way. Good notes (that maybe could have a bit more malt backing) of slightly spiced herbal hops, mango, various citrus fruits, some fruit candy, pale malts, and some other medium sweet fruits. The finish has a uniquely sticky herbal/fruit hoppiness that I also enjoyed. This was a nice beer, but as mentioned, would have liked several aspects to be bolder.

Mostly plain, but also slightly spicy. A good beer, a great party beer. Brewed here in Colorado.

Dry hopped is right. This beer poured with minimal head on tap at the Old Chicago restaurant in Manhattan Kansas. Immediately you taste the hops, but it only has the finest veneer of bitterness and a little more might be nice, though the hop flavor without the bitterness does lend this beer a little uniqueness. Moderate carbonation, good mouth feel, reminds me of grapefruit. I recommend letting this one warm up a few degrees since it lacks complexity served ice cold. Good beer.

Really nice floral/grapefruit aroma. Pours a nice body and head. Taste is not as hoppy and as intense as I expected. Still, decent IPA.

Pours a hazy amber with an off white persistent head. Smells of citrus, earthy, some tea, resiny. Tastes lightly bitter and caramelly with a nice citrussy element.