Boulder Beer Company

Client Brewer in Boulder, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 1979

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Boulder, CO, United States
Description
Founded as the Boulder Brewing Company in 1979 as the first craft brewery in Colorado; it started brewing the following year. In 1990, the company changed its name to Boulder Beer Company. In 1993 the company again renamed itself as the Rockies Brewing Company. In 2005, the company again changed its name back to the Boulder Beer Company.
In January 2020 the brewpub closed but through a new partnership with Sleeping Giant Brewing Company in Denver, who will continue to brew, package and distribute the Boulder Beer brands to the retail market, the brand will stay alive.

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4.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can from Corti Bros. Pours perry color with a slight white head. Aroma may be watermelon, but it isn’t seeming fresh. Med minus body. Sort of thin soda pop. Dilute jolly rancher flavor. If the melon was in the boil, it might be a better idea to just add the juice and some more yeast to the cooled wort. Cooked melon isn’t very pleasing. Still, this may be one of the better watermelon versions. Thinness and dilution can have a good result in some circumstances.
Tried from Can on 09 Jul 2017 at 18:29

5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Sampled on draft at 3R6P this beer poured a pale yellow color with a huge foamy white head that lingered and left excellent lacing. The aroma was artificial watermelon and some grain. The flavor was watermelon Jolly Rancher and grain. Long watermelon finish. Medium body. Meh.
Tried from Draft on 09 Jul 2017 at 11:50

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask gravity @ GBBF 2016. Pours an amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma with weak hoppy hints. Fruity malty caramel hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish.
Tried from Cask on 05 Jul 2017 at 13:35

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
On tap at Boulder Beer at Denver International Airport, pours a clear copper with a small white head. Aroma brings out very subdued oranges, with a hint of piney hops. Flavour is along the same lines, with slightly more assertive oranges, light piney hops and sweet cereal malt on the underside. Decently balanced, with a lightly orangey sweet finish. Okay.
Tried from Draft on 04 Jul 2017 at 15:59

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at Boulder Beer at Denver International Airport, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out subdued watermelon and a touch of cereal malt. Flavour brings out lightly sweet watermelon, with a touch of graininess and cereal malt. Juicy and light - easy drinking thirst quencher.
Tried from Draft on 04 Jul 2017 at 15:59

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
On tap at Boulder Beer at Denver International Airport, pours a clear copper with a small beige head. Aroma brings out earthy notes and toasted biscuity malt. Flavour is clean, with notes of earthy hops, some spicy rye and dry biscuity malt to back. Clean and spicy on the finish. Decent.
Tried from Draft on 04 Jul 2017 at 15:58

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
On tap at Boulder Beer at Denver International Airport, pours a cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings out light banana and clove, some wheat. Flavour is along the same lines, with subdued banana, some spicy clove and cereal malt sweetness. Not really an authentic hef, but it's alright.
Tried from Draft on 04 Jul 2017 at 15:58

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
On tap at Boulder Beer at Denver International Airport, pours a clear copper golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out light crackery malt, not much else. Flavour is clean and light, with cereal malt sweetness, not a whole lot else. Clean and drinkable, but boring and forgettable.
Tried from Draft on 04 Jul 2017 at 15:57

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
8th June 2017
Bottleshare at Chez Smith. Thanks to Leighton. Clear deep amber beer, good pale tan head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts, a little thin for the abv, sweetish dark malt cream. Very spicy hops, starting to burn. Pine and ripe fruits. Light finish leaves a fruity spicy tangy linger. Sweet malts and fierce hops. Like it.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jun 2017 at 08:40

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
12oz can. Quite pale yellowed-tan body. Completely transparent, fitlered. Foamy, respectable, frothy white head. Some candied watermelon tones...more in line with candy than real fruit flavor. Definitely in the alcopop range with the artificial sweet sugary watermelon, but it actually tastes pretty good. Clean, drinkable, unique.
Tried from Can on 24 Jun 2017 at 19:40