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Boulder Beer on Walnut

1123 Walnut Street
Boulder CO 80302
Telephone: +1 303-447-1345
Hours: Sunday-Wednesday 11am-10pm, Thursday-Saturday 11am-midnight
Brewer: Rodney Taylor
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Notes

Visited: October 20, 1994

Opened: 1990

Annual Production: 2,184 bbl

Contributors: Ralph Wells, David Edgar, Richard R Tinurelli, Roger Kirkpatrick

Formerly Walnut Brewing

Updated: May 2, 2018

Beer List

Big Horn Bitter

(Special) Best Bitter
- Date: September 9, 1993 (#282)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 16 points
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Very red with a reasonable head, clear, darker than I'd expect. Lots of caramel aroma. If I didn't know better, I'd call it a Brown. Thick, bitter. Finishes pretty clean. Good caramel flavors too.

Bluesberry

Garden (Fruit Wheat) Beer

Date: October 20, 1994 (#454)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
A shade darker than Oktoberfest. Some fruit aroma, some hops. Berry? Very subtle. Really doesn't show up until the finish, and even then you wouldn't notice it if you weren't looking for it.

Buffalo Gold Premium Ale

Golden or Blonde Ale

Date: September 9, 1993 (#280)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Very nice golden color, thin head, clear. Some hop aroma, but certainly not as much as they claim. More malt, I'd say...albeit a bit faint. Malty flavor. (Munich?) Good carbonation bite without being fizzy. Slightly sweet but not cloying at all. Mike's favorite. Rockies makes a beer of the same name...are they related?

Devil's Thumb Stout

Sweet Stout or Cream Stout

Date: September 9, 1993 (#285)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 12 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Black opaque, head OK. Some alcohol scent behind the roast. Not burnt at all. Thick and smooth. Bitter, but not a "big" taste. Lacking all around (except body).
Date: September 9, 1993 (#288)

Package: real ale

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Black, more opaque. Big bubbles in head...fading more slowly. Earthy aroma. Still not burnt, but closer. Almost chewy. Chocolate flavors, some burnt character but still not enough.

Date: September 9, 1993 (#281)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Light yellow, white head. Very pale clear. Very subdued malt aroma. Good body, fair balance. No flavors really stand out, although it tastes pretty good.

Date: October 20, 1994 (#453)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18 points

Overall Impression (3)
Beautiful amber. Good caramel nose. Great body. Clean. Sweet finish, but not cloying at all.

Date: September 9, 1993 (#284)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 13 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Pretty red for a Brown, but I'll take it. (It's beautiful.) Faint caramel aroma...should be somewhat more assertive. Bitter. Way too bitter for the style. Also, they advertise a dry finish...I'd call it sweet.

Date: September 9, 1993 (#287)

Package: real ale

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Dark red opaque. Big bubbles in short-lived head. Aroma carries much more of the "brown" malt character than in the CO₂ version. Great body and sweet flavor. That's more like it. Still over-bitter, but acceptable. Finish is dry to the point of astringency.

Date: September 9, 1993 (#283)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Just a shade lighter than the Bitter. Thinner head. Clear. Good hop/malt/caramel aroma. Bitter. "Herbal" hops (as advertised). Somewhat overhopped, but finishes sweet and clean.

Date: September 9, 1993 (#286)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Yellow, cloudy opaque, head disappointing. Fair amount of aromatic clove phenol. Good body. Clove/banana flavors could be stronger. Can't hold a candle to Widmer...but then what can? (Note added 12/4/96 to illustrate a changed palate: Give me a phenolic Bavarian-style Weizen over a bland American wheat beer any day.)