OverCarbonated: Boulder Beer Company

Boulder Beer Company

Location: Boulder, CO

Overall: **** (4/5)

Taps, taps, taps, tapstapstaps!

Sitting at the bar at The Pub with a full view of the action behind the window.

Now, I've been drinking Boulder Beer for years now so getting to go to this brewpub was definitely one of the highlights of my two month sabbatical in Colorado. Boulder Beer Co. is another Boulder brewery that isn't centrally located in the Pearl St. neighborhood so it's a little bit of a hike to get to, but definitely worth it. The Pub at Boulder Beer has a really nice, laid back atmosphere with that cool yet eccentric Colorado feelings to it. They also host an array of events at the Pub including small scale music concerts, unfortunately I didn't find the time to attend one.

So you wanna know about the beer, obviously... The beer was obviously fabulous and I wouldn't expect anything else. The sampler (as seen below) is OUT OF CONTROL! When we visited Boulder Beer Co., we had just finished eating dinner and drinking on Pearl St. and were hitting a serious wall. We were served with lunch trays full of samples. It was almost painful to get through... so if you go there, I would go on an empty stomach and make that the beginning of your drinking excursion.

The beginning of our beer journey...

Okay, here are some of my favs:

Mojo Risin': So you can get this beer on the east coast (cough cough J Ryans) but that doesn't take away from the greatness that is this beer. This Double IPA is loaded with flavor and is perfectly balanced between malt and hops and is dry hopped with Amarillo hops, which happen to be one of my favorite hops to use in my own beer.

Planet Porter: I love me a smooth, dark, roasty beer. Planet Porter delivers on all of those terms and does not disappoint. Very easy to drink and full of flavor.

Flashback (India Brown Ale): Dark, hoppy and delicious. Clean and crisp yet dark and hoppy. Was a perfect combination of many different flavors packed into one beer.

Sweaty Betty (Blonde): Bavarian-Style Wheat Beer (according to Boulder Beer's website) that has that typical "banana" (aka clove) flavor but isn't overwhelming. I've also had this beer before on the east coast but I'm happy to have had it straight from the brewery.

Eric, Casie and Jason (who is reallyyy enjoying our sampler)

Jason's favorite part of the brewpub was that he learned it was founded by two University of Colorado at Boulder professors. I liked learning this too because maybe when Jason does become Dr. Newtypants we will still be able to start a brewpub like we've wanted to do. See! Smart people love beer!