Mario Knows Ellie’s Brown Ale
Ellie’s Brown Ale, By the Avery Brewing Co. from Boulder Colorado.
I grew up in Englewood Colorado – the nearby suburbs of Denver. I’ve always loved Boulder. I have been a fan of Joe Walsh ever since my junior-high days (early 1980′s). I loved his music, and knew he’d spent time in boulder…ie, Rocky Mountain Way. In fact, I met him at one time at a bar in Denver, but that is another story.
Many of my friends went to the University of Colorado (Boulder). Of course I visited. This is one of the coolest campuses I know. The parties were comperable (or at least they were). Thus, when I see a mountain town Colorado beer, I buy it.
The Pour: Upon popping the top and putting my nose to the opening, it smelled oddly familiar…a meaty aroma. I know this is actually a roasted-nut smell, but it reminds me of beef jerky. This is not a complaint!!! I am simply unused to the brown ale family and I was extremely, pleasantly surprised by its boldness! The pour was smooth with a thin head. The extreme clarity of this brown was another pleasant surprise.
Taste: The taste was pure and dry – a beer I could drink all night; especially with a thick steak.
Rating: Liscious all the way around – Loviliscious, darkiliscious, browniliscious, meatiliscious and Boulderliscious! Way to go guys; makes me wish I was back in the rockies!
You really need to get up to Portland sometime. I just read a news story saying that Portland has more breweries than any other city in the world.
Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation
Anyway … nice blog to visit.
cheers, Mouthwatering.