Never Summer Ale
Boulder Beer Company in Boulder, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Spiced Regular|
Score
6.48
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Never Summer Ale is a bold new look at winter beers: gutsy, full-bodied and an aggressive fusion of secret spices. Like the first run of the day, this ale is deep and clean, crisp and drinkable, perfectly blended for a smooth ride...through the Looking Glass.
Grains:
British Dark Caramel Malt, U.S. 2-row Barley.
Hops:
Nugget, Willamette, Cascade and Top-Secret Brewmaster's Spice.
Grains:
British Dark Caramel Malt, U.S. 2-row Barley.
Hops:
Nugget, Willamette, Cascade and Top-Secret Brewmaster's Spice.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draught. Poured deep read with malt and spice aroma. Spice and malty flavour with a lingering sweet and hop finish.
Tried
on 06 Dec 2007
at 15:35
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 7
Bottle from John’s Market. Darker malt aromas packed by some resiny hop. Reddish amber color with a beige head that froths and laces. At least medium bodied. Lightly carbonated. Turns creamy as the foam departs. It has Xmas spice flavors, malty sweetness, some background bitter. The bitter stays to the finish, but I can’t characterize it, as the malt and spice stay around. It is really good, and not so sticky as many winter ales.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2007
at 14:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Bottle Pours a clear deep mahogany witha small tan head. Nce thin but persistant sheets of lacing. Lots of malty aroma and little hops. Flavor was full and malty, again not very bitter but lots of rich malty flavors. Palate was heavy and smooth and the finish was very full bodied. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2007
at 22:16
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Pour is a nice coppery brown color... head is about one finger high of dense, tan foam. Scents are slightly sweet but mostly spicy. Coriander? Flavor has tons of spice to it... it is the main focus and really gets in the way of everything else. There is a slight flavoring of grain dust/chalk at the end of the sip, but everything else plays second fiddle to a white pepper, coriander, fennel spicing that comes off better than I expected. Heck... I kind of like it when it’s nice and cold outside... could have a bit more malt and a little higher ABV to balance out the spiciness, but pretty good as is.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2007
at 20:52
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Sparkling amber,fluffy lasting beige head.Neutral nose.Subdued malt profile, light spices.Geat Belgian lace
Tried
on 30 Dec 2006
at 16:39
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Malts are more forward than hops and spices, though all three present themselves in aroma and taste. Copper pour and light beige head that diminishes to a pool of tight bubbles. Sweet and earthy malty aroma with floral hops in the background. The flavor is herbal, slightly sweet and slowly bitter. Allspice shows up int the background and finish. Thick and comfortable mouthfeel. Nice carbonation. Interesting, but this seems a little off kilter.
Tried
on 29 Dec 2006
at 23:13
4.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bright copper colour. Toasty, with slight graham cracker malts and full sugary sweetness. Standard amber ale taste...caramel, light wood, vague bread and dull Willamette hops. Uneventful.
Tried
on 10 Dec 2006
at 17:05
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle. Pours deep copper to amber in color with nice lasting tan head. There was also some decent lacing leaving a trace of the beer that was being consumed. The aroma is light with a medium sweetness caramel malt and just a hint of hops. Fairly rich caramel maltiness in the flavor which pushes the boarder of dark fruit. Nice bit of pine to slightly grassy hop bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2006
at 21:41
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Maple syrup..yum...im jumping to the aftertaste before..anything else...but truely I enjoy it more than the other aspects....
Tried
on 17 Oct 2006
at 00:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a ruby chestnut color with a medium sized tan head. The aroma is caramel and light fruity hops. The flavor is sour and nutty with a caramel element and a strong fruity hop presence. The finish is long and bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2006
at 08:36