Friday, November 6, 2009

Boulder Brewing Hazed and Infused

Boulder Brewing Hazed and Infused
Type of beer: Pale Ale
Container Type: 335 mL bottle
Alcohol by volume: 4.85%
Country of origin: United States
Rating: 81% (see below)
Number of times I've had this beer: 1st
Cost: $1.25
Tasted on: 10/26/09
Colours of label: Blue/Yellow/Green
Drank From: HP Glass
Label Reads: "Take a trip through the Looking Glass to discover a whole new world of ales from the brewers at Boulder Beer Company, makers of Singletrack, Buffalo Gold and the Boulder Beer family. Introducing Hazed & Infused, the first release in the Looking Glass Series of specialty beers. This unfiltered dry-hopped ale is "hazed" in its natural state and "infused" with Crystal and Centennial hops, creating a flavorful aromatic brew you have to taste to believe."
website: www.boulderbeer.com
Best for: oooh yeah! ooooooh yeah!
Ratings:
Taste: 15/20
Flavour: 16/20
Buy again: 17/20
Aroma: 8/10
Satisfaction: 8/10
Complexity: 9/10
Intangible: 8/10

Handwritten notes: This beer has something over and above a punch in the grapefruits. There is a strange and trippy caramelly complexity to this that my taste buds pursue but can never catch. I think Led Zeppelin's first album is pure genius, but have you ever thought about the lyrics to Dazed and Confused? If you just read them (without hearing the music) you would think it was written by a ten year old with ADD. But the song rocks because it's all in the delivery. Just like Neil Young's "Down by the River" - in the solo he plays one note 38 straight times (I counted) but it's perfect. I've gone off the tracks here-- this beer is well worth hunting down cracking open to the nonsensical wailings of one Robert Plant and the mono-tonical strums of Mr. Young.
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Beer #335 of 3,652

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