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Bull & Bush Pub & Brewery

4700 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver CO 80246-1819
Telephone: +1 303-759-0333
Hours: Monday-Friday 11:00am-2:00am, Saturday-Sunday 10:00am-2:00am.
Brewer: Gabe Moline
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Notes

Visited: April 9, 2014

Opened: 1997

Annual Production: 2,000 bbl

Contributors: Diane Crawford, Matthias Haaben, Ralph Wells, Richard R Tinurelli, Siegfried Binge

Bull and Bush is a very comfortable place, built like an old English pub with low wood-beamed ceilings and a fireplace. It rated a rare second visit during our trip to Denver in October 2000, and two visits during CBC in 2014.

Updated: April 22, 2014

News

2012-01-24: Bull & Bush Brewery Puts Dry Hopping in the Hands of the Beer Drinker (Wall Street Journal)
2009-10-14: Twin behind Bull & Bush in Glendale dies (Denver Post)

Beer List

35th Anniversary Ale

Belgian Style White (or Wit) / Belgian-Style Wheat
Awards:
- Bronze Medal, 2006 Great American Beer Festival
4.0 GPA
40th Anniversary Wheat Wine

Other Strong Beer
41st Anniversary Ale
ABT 12
Allgood Amber Ale

American-Style Amber/Red Ale
Awards:
- Gold Medal and Best of Show, 2005 Colorado State Fair
- Date: October 6, 2000 (#3603)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 12½ points
  
  Overall Impression (2½)
  Amber, low carbonation and head. Fruity, toasty aroma. Medium-light body, malty, diacetyl.

Barleywine

Barley Wine-Style Ale

Date: October 6, 2000 (#3612)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Amber, very slightly darker than Yuel Fuel, moderate head. Mild herbal hop aroma. Thick, malty, woody, warming.

Belgian Imperiale

Big Ben Brown

English-Style Brown Ale

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2008 World Beer Cup
Bronze Medal, 2007 North American Beer Awards
Gold Medal, 2002 Colorado State Fair
Silver Medal, 2000 Colorado State Fair
Silver Medal, 1998 Colorado State Fair
Bronze Medal, 1997 Colorado State Fair

Date: October 6, 2000 (#3609)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Deep red-brown, dense head. Mildly toasty aroma. Mildly malty flavor, diacetyl.

Black Bull Lager

Breadline Baltic Stout

American Lager/Ale or Cream Ale

Date: October 6, 2000 (#3602)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 12½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Pale, low carbonation, dense head. Faint hop aroma. Light body, very mild malt flavor, thin, with some diacetyl.

Date: October 6, 2000 (#3608)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Brown, thick head. Mildly toasty, mildly hoppy aroma. Big creamy body, malty sweetness.

Date: April 9, 2014 (#9364)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Hazy red. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Rich caramel malt. Fruity.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big, chewy, fizzy. Big caramel malt all the way through. Nice fruity esters.

Overall Impression (2½)
Tasty.

Date: April 9, 2014 (#9363)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden amber. Dense head.

Aroma (1½)
White bread & butter.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, fizzy. Sweet toasty malt, caramel. Some diacetyl, but less than in the aroma. Fruity esters. Grassy hops, medium bitterness. Fruity, toasty finish, with some butter.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: October 6, 2000 (#3604)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Yellow opaque, good head. Banana aroma. Light body, big banana flavor with some cloves and a hint of tartness.

Date: April 8, 2014 (#9356)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright deep red. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Dark fruity esters. Dark caramel malt. Some diacetyl.

Mouthfeel (10)
Medium body, mildly fizzy. Dark caramel malt, dark-fruity esters. Warming. Mild fruity bitterness in the finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: October 6, 2000 (#3601)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18½ points

Overall Impression (3½)
Pale, fine carbonation, thick head. Very clean aroma. Light body, excellent hop flavor and bitterness, nice malty flavor, with prickly carbonation.

Date: April 9, 2014 (#9362)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Very very mildly roasty, grainy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, fizzy. Toasted malt flavor, mildly roasty. Grassy, mildly floral hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. Clean hoppy finish with a hint of molasses.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good session beer.

Date: October 6, 2000 (#3605)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Pale amber, thick head. Citrusy hop aroma. Light body, nice but short-lived hop bitterness, finishes thin.

Date: October 6, 2000 (#3607)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Overall Impression (3)
Deep red-amber, good head. Fresh hop aroma with hints of caramel malt. Medium-big body, medium-big hop flavor and bitterness.

Date: October 6, 2000 (#3610)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Black, creamy head. Mildly roasty aroma. Very light body, drying, a little diacetyl.

Date: October 6, 2000 (#3606)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Overall Impression (3)
Amber-brown, good head. Toasty aroma. Medium body, big toasty flavor follwed by an even bigger hop flavor and bitterness. Real good beer.

Date: October 6, 2000 (#3611)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Amber, slight haze, low head. Very clean aroma. Thick, sweet, interesting herbal flavor, sweetish finish.