Deep dark brown coloured body with a very amber glow and even some ruby tints when held up to a light, with a thick, three to four centimetre tall tan head that fades quickly, but still tops the beer after a few minutes. Aroma of earthiness, pitted fruits, caramelised sugars, a dash of toast and some peated malts, all with a good strength in terms of alcohol and malts. Medium-bodied; Rich toasted malts with bunches of nutty and biscuity flavours, some pungent sweetness from caramelised sugars and toffee flavours, but also a dash of earthy and herbal qualities, especially at the end. Aftertaste shows the earthy and very biscuity malt notes with some lighter bitterness from the grain and caramelised sugars with a dry profile near the finish showing some lower alpha acid hops. Overall, a pretty nice beer with a lot of malt notes, but a pretty good balance of [lower alpha acid] hops with some pleasant sweetness and a touch of earth on the finish, but reminiscent of some of the older and classic beers from England! I sampled this 50 cL bottle, purchased from Total Beverage in Thornton, Colorado on 08-May-2021 for US$4,99 sampled in my hotel room here in Estes Park, Colorado on 09-May-2021.

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Draft Fire on the Mountain 8/16/2014

Short pour at Beasts & Brews. Pours a clear, brown color, with a big, frothy, tan head. The nose is rye, resin, black pepper, lavender, poppy, and dust. Malty and aggressively bitter. Medium body, with a sharp and slick palate. This is a solid and well made beer, if a bit harsh.

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Nice clean brown, the roasty and nuttiness, clean and round bodied. Falling rock Denver

Enjoyed on tap at Aviators, Denver Airport. I honestly didn't expect an imperial English IPA when I read the name, but I also didn't ask. That's a "just go for it" kind of beer. A clean but dark caramel color pour. Thick tan cream cap head. A quite bitter earthy like constant on the flavor here. Bold and bitter hops jump out front. Bready, earthy malt with almost a spice to it in the finish. I could guess a little rye, but I think I'm wrong based on descriptions. Has that citrus peel like bitterness. Not too bad. It's before 9am and I'm on vacation. It's kinda hard for any beer to be bad at this point. Unique brew here. I enjoyed it.