bhensonb (22605) reviewed Samson Stout from Estes Park Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tap at the brewpub. Black with tan head. Warm burnt malt aroma. Med body/foamy carbonation. Smooth burnt malt flavor with a hint of dark chocolate. Very mildly bitter. Nice drink.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Porter from Estes Park Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tap at the brewpub. Really dark brown with little head. Mild indistinct aromas. Med body/foamy head. Light chocolate and dark malt flavors. Finishes light bitter with a hint of chocolate.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Trail Ridge Red from Estes Park Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tap at the brewpub. Reddish amber with a foamy beige head. Light roast caramel aroma. Light roast caramel flavor. Mildly bitter finish.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Renegade from Estes Park Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Pours hazy dirty brown with a beige head. Strong resin aroma. Losts of resin/grapefruit over mild roast caramel. Quite bitter. Better than average IPA.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Tap at the brewpub. Gold/white head. Light sweet aroma. Flavor is a bit wheaty and light honey pervades. Maybe a hint of bitter.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Staggering Elk from Estes Park Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Tap at the brewpub. Light gold/white head. Light citrus aroma. Lightly bready, mildly citrus. Decent.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Gold from Estes Park Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle at the Wapiti in Estes Park, CO. Pours dark hazy gold with a whiteish head. flavor is mildly bready with some citrus like hop. Drinkable- light in flavor, though not in body.
Irishboy (4674) reviewed Barley Wine from Estes Park Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
12 oz 2004 bottle a bonus from Ratman! Thanks Don! Nose of raisin pie with some toffee and the pies yeasty crust, nose is really mellow! Very murky amber with a small beige head. Flavor is lightly sweet, lightly bitter, with an Adam old ale note. Quite a decent barleywine.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Barley Wine from Estes Park Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
11th October 2008. GABF. Cloudy brown beer. Dry palate. Dry sourish malt with a bittering mid and finish. Too many rough edges!
nuplastikk (10473) reviewed Gold from Estes Park Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12oz bottle. Orange-tan color, certainly closer to an Amber ( as the bottle accurately describes it) than a Golden Ale. Soapy, patchy head. Relatively straightforward smooth caramel malt tones with a touch of amber underneath. Has some similarities to a Cream Ale at times with its creamy orange-vanilla aroma and flavor. Not much hop presence, which works well in this case. Not exactly world-class, but certainly smooth session Ale.