The GABF 25th Year Beer
Boulder Beer Company in Boulder, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.59
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When Charlie Papazian founded The Great American Beer Festival in 1982, Boulder Beer was happy to brew a special high gravity ale to celebrate the inaugural event. For the silver anniversary of what has become one the world’s premier beer showcases, we’re honored to do it again, and this time brew one of Charlie’s recent favorites that we’re calling 25th Year Beer.
With a rich golden hue, this brew has plenty of British Pale Malt for a high original gravity; this ale is then assertively hopped in the kettle for a smooth balanced flavor, with more than a dash of Saaz hops dry-hopped in the fermenter lending it a unique floral aroma.
One of the original 22 breweries at the first GABF, we’re been back every year, and are thrilled to raise a glass in celebration of the flavor and diversity of American Craft Beer. Cheers!
With a rich golden hue, this brew has plenty of British Pale Malt for a high original gravity; this ale is then assertively hopped in the kettle for a smooth balanced flavor, with more than a dash of Saaz hops dry-hopped in the fermenter lending it a unique floral aroma.
One of the original 22 breweries at the first GABF, we’re been back every year, and are thrilled to raise a glass in celebration of the flavor and diversity of American Craft Beer. Cheers!
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5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Yeasty sediment pour. Reddish color blocked by massive deposits of sediment. Not sure if I got a bad batch or if they brewed this one 25 years ago. Taste is slight licorice. Nothing fancy.
Tried
on 28 Apr 2010
at 00:55
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
26th August 2008. Cloudy amber beer. Soft palate. Mild creamy hops and malt. Slightly dry finish. Well balanced and easy drinking.
Tried
on 21 Nov 2009
at 09:30
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a clear golden color with a small white head. Has a malty caramel aroma with some hoppy hints. Sweetish malty hoppy flavor with some caramel hints. Has a sweetish malty hoppy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2009
at 06:11
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cloudy golden with medium off white head. Sweet fruity aroma with caramel and mild hoppy notes. Somewhat hoppy flavor with caramel and fruity notes.
Tried
on 31 Jul 2008
at 03:41
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Bottle 65 cl) Courtesy of gunhaver. Clear deep golden with an off-white head. Fat and peachy hop aroma. Medium body with lightly sweet caramel before a dry finish with subdued bitterness. But easy and quaffable. 260708
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jul 2008
at 02:41
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottled - tasted blind. An amber beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma is sweet matly with dusty notes of hops. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of straw and grass, leading to a rather bitter finish. THe body is a bit thin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2008
at 14:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From bottle #20 at sk8vikings American blind tasting. Pours hazy orange with a lacing white head. Mild orange to grapefruity hopy aroma. Flavour starts milds sweet and quite hoppy fruity. Goes into a slight more dry and hoppy flavour following this. Hoppy and slight bitter finish yet still nicely fruity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2008
at 05:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle - Pours light amber and mostly clear with a one finger head. The aroma has some light caramel malt, citrus hops, and some other fruit esters. The caramel malt flavor has a pretty good hops balance, a medium body, and a fairly mild, dry finish. There’s a bit of alcohol noticeable. The hops isn’t as crisp as I would like. Still it’s a fairly solid brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2008
at 23:44
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
A lightly hazed dark golden ale with a thin off white head. A rather funky hops signature, with notes of Worcestershire sauce, brine and signs of oxidation. In mouth, metallic hops and sustained maltyness, toffee. Past its prime, but still not too bad for a 2 year old ESB.
Tried
on 25 Jun 2008
at 07:19
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bouteille 650ml, courtoisie de Blankboy. De couleur orange et voilée. Nez de houblon floral et herbeux avec de faibles notes résineuses, de levures fruitées (abriocts sucrées, agrumes), malté de caramel sucré avec des notes de pain. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen-bas ainsi qu’une texture plutôt crémeuse. Goût moyennement amer de houblon floral, herbeux (herbes fraîches et herbes mouillées) et aux notes citriques (zest d’agrumes et traces de pamplemousse, une amertume présente toute la gorgée) avec un goût levures fruitées aux faibles notes sûres (agrumes, surtout orange et citron, léger d’abricots) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût malté de biscuits au miel et de pain (faibles notes terreuses), léger de céréales ainsi que des traces de caramel butterscotch rôti puis en finale l’on assiste à un léger regain d’amertume plus herbeuse, légèrement asséchante et aux petites notes résineuses. Post-goût moyen et légèrement sec, moyennement amer de houblon floral, herbeux aux notes citriques et résineuses avec un goût de levures fruitées (zest d’agrumes, noyau d’abricots).
Tried
on 04 May 2008
at 22:15