Fossil Craft Beer Company
Microbrewery
in
Colorado Springs,
Colorado,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Fossil Craft Beer Company
Contact
2845 Ore Mill Rd Ste 1, Colorado Springs, CO, 80904, United States
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Half pour at OCC Brewing. Pours a hazy, reddish-orange color, with no head. The nose is raspberry, lovely chile on the nose, lime, celery, and vanilla. Sweet and fruity, with a light acidity and a good, mellow heat. Delicious!
Tried
on 21 Sep 2021
at 19:41
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at Brass. Pours a bright, cloudy, orange color, with a medium, white head. The nose is orange juice, peach, gin, butterscotch, and juniper. Sweet and sugary, with a sharp, abrasive bitterness. Hot and aggressive. This is a quality big IPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Sep 2020
at 20:54
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours a murky, dull orange color, with a small, fizzy, off-white head. The nose is pine sap, honey, light perfume, toast, and cut grass. A bit drying, with a sharp, assertive bitterness. Medium body, with a crisp, grainy palate. This is a quality ESB, if a little hoppy.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Dec 2019
at 16:17
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours black, with a small, fine, tan head. The nose is coffee, vanilla, sherry, chicory, and grains. Sweet and dusty, with an acrid, off bitterness. Heavy body, syrupy, and thick. Malty and dusty, with an unpleasant finish. This is a fair stout with good roasted aromatics, but the finish is quite off.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Dec 2019
at 16:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at the brewery. Pitch black color with a light tan head and epic retention. Very nitro-like pour. Good lacing. Light chocolate aroma. Has a dry roasted dark lager flavor without any chocolate that I smelled. Dry finish. Pretty good. Nothing new. Kinda middle of the road.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Aug 2019
at 02:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at the brewery. Clear amber color with a small khaki head. Very good lacing. Decent caramel malt flavor without the typical harsh amber finish. More mellow than most ambers.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Aug 2019
at 01:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at the brewery. Hazy gold color with a tiny white head. Very light body. Has a light citrus finish. Easy drinking.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Aug 2019
at 01:57
6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draft at the brewery. Clear pale yellow color with virtually no head. Tastes as clean and light and easy drinking as it looks. Nothing special, just enjoyable beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Aug 2019
at 01:54
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Got in a trade with beergoot. 32 ounce crowler into tulip glass, filled on 6/23/2019. Pours very hazy medium orange/amber, light copper/red color with a 1 finger dense and rocky light pink head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, red apple, passion fruit, mango, honeydew, watermelon, strawberry, citrus peel/zest, wood, light peppercorn/pine, cracker, toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/light earthy hops and bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, red apple, passion fruit, mango, honeydew, watermelon, strawberry, citrus peel/zest, wood, light peppercorn/pine, cracker, toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, red apple, passion fruit, mango, honeydew, watermelon, strawberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/light earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, fairly sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.6%. Overall this is a very nice IPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/light earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly bitter/drying finish; great soft feel and not aggressive. Really unique hop profile. Feels like El Dorado, Huell Melon, and Belma. Very juicy and lightly dank/earthy hops; with a nice bready malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example.
Tried
on 30 Jun 2019
at 18:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at the brewery, at the release party. Pours black, with no head. The aroma is chocolate malt, mild coffee, syrup, vanilla, and brown sugar. Very sweet, with a lovely, bitter finish. Surprisingly light body, with a malty, chewy mouthfeel. This is a candy-like and easy drinking stout. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Feb 2019
at 15:28