Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery

Microbrewery in Boulder, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 3 Venues

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1535 Pearl St, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States

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6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Tap @ Southern Sun. Called Trickster Black IPA on the menu but it really does taste more like a stout. Deep brown appearance with a dark brown head. Roasty chocolate malty, earthy, light coffee, a little burnt aroma. Fairly roasty, light caramel, chocolate, earthy, char flavor. Bleh.
Tried from Draft on 22 Jun 2012 at 13:58

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tap @ Southern Sun. A bit cloudy, dark brown/black appearance with a light brown head. Quite roasty malty, somewhat burnt, oaty, espresso aroma. Somewhat charred, burnt malty, mild chocolate, black coffee, char flavor. Ok.
Tried from Draft on 22 Jun 2012 at 13:53

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tap @ Southern Sun. A bit hazy, golden appearance with a white head. Fairly fruity estery forward, tangerine, lightly spicy yeasty, apricot, straw aroma. Hay, straw, lemon, tangerine, apricot fruity, yeasty flavor. Refreshing and nice.
Tried from Draft on 22 Jun 2012 at 13:50

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Tap at vine street - light gold with a small amount of haze - nose of honeyed maltiness, moderate tropical fruit notes, a touch of dusty yeast and minerals - carbonation is full but creamy - body is fairly firm - sweet honey and candi sugar up front, followed by tropical fruit esters of apricot and mango - dries out a bit through the finish, adding biscuity notes, a subdued earthiness, a touch of bubblegum and other phenols - finishing fairly spicy and warming (not from alcohol, but from the spiciness imparted by the yeast) - a little sweet, but for an American-made tripel, it’s pretty dope.
Tried from Draft on 17 Jun 2012 at 15:02

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Tap at Vine Street - slick-looking, nearly headless dark brown - nose is of string char, black malt, dark chocolate - a bit acidic up front, which adds on odd fruity dimension up against the strong char, burnt cocoa, licorice and chocolate - a bit thick in the mouth - medium bitter and strongly roasty finish - okay - needs some work.
Tried from Draft on 17 Jun 2012 at 14:57

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Tap at Vine Street - pretty sharp and rough around the edges for a pils - starts off with sweet but relatively clean maltiness, followed by some rougher, more husky malt tones, light mineral - this is followed by some pretty potent hop bitterness - when first served, this character melded decently with the mineral note, but after a warming for a few minutes, it became a little abrasive - not terrible, but I was hoping for a lot more.
Tried from Draft on 15 Jun 2012 at 16:58

4.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 3
Tap @ Vine Street. Dark reddish brown appearance with a small, tan head. Really potent boozy, somewhat fruity, spicy rum, dark candy aroma. Incredibly potent, rum boozy, sharp alcohol, light fruity, harsh flavor. I had trouble drinking this one.
Tried from Draft on 23 May 2012 at 18:26

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tap @ Vine Street. Black appearance with a dark brown appearance. Quite roasty, dark chocolate, a bit piney aroma. Really a delicious roasty flavor with some dark chocolate, piney, earth, and plenty of coffee. Really an excellent beer.
Tried from Draft on 23 May 2012 at 18:23

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
Tap @ Vine Street. Golden appearance with a white head. A bit spicy, grassy, straw, somewhat sharp hoppy aroma. Fairly earthy/grassy hoppy, moderate hay, a bit spicy, somewhat snappy, sharp flavor. Almost a bit like a Bohemian Pils- the sharpness of the hops were nice but a touch Bohemian-like.
Tried from Draft on 23 May 2012 at 18:18

5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 4
Tap @ Vine Street. Golden, a touch hazy appearance with a white head. Light corn, a bit snappy yeasty, pale malty, lightly fruity flavor. A little more corn in the flavor along with a somewhat spicy yeast element, some citrus fruits, and sweet malts. Ehhh.
Tried from Draft on 23 May 2012 at 18:16