Boulder Beer Mojo IPA

4.3/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

12 ounce bottle, best by November 15 2010. I hope for the best with this old bottle. Pours clear light orange-amber color with a fairly dense 2 finger white head with amazing retention, that reduces to a lacing cap. Some dense, great looking lacing on the glass. Strong aromas of orange, pine, floral, caramel, and light grapefruit. Taste of strong orange, pine, caramel, and grapefruit; with a huge bitterness on the finish that lingers with flavors of citrus and pine. Very smooth drink with a delicious amount of bitterness. No alcohol showed itself in the taste or finish. Medium carbonation and body. Overall this was fantastic, even though it was well past it’s prime as far as age. I definitely will be picking this up again.

Such a great IPA. Even though the best by date was way back in November, the hops were still shining and there was a lot of great flavor. Highly recommended.

Boulder Beer Mojo Risin

3.9/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

22 ounce bottle. Pours clear amber color with a 2 finger dense off white head with amazing retention. Aromas of citrus, pine, caramel, and floral. Taste matches the nose, everything I look for in a good IPA (DIPA in this case). Pretty standard stuff here, I enjoy the original Mojo as well and this is really tasty and enjoyable. There is a long finish on this, it starts out with a maltiness and fades into a bitterness that lasts on the palate. The bitterness is not as brutal as other DIPAs I have had though. Seems a bit more malt forward than most. Full bodied and medium to light carbonation. Very well hidden alcohol content. I will admit that there are definitely better DIPAs out there, but this one does not disappoint.

Another tasty beer from Boulder. I will get around to the regular Mojo eventually.

Boulder Beer Obovoid Oak-Aged Oatmeal Stout

4.1/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

22 ounce bottle. Pours dark brown with a nice 2 finger tan head with good retention and a very nice amount of lacing on the glass. Aromas of chocolate, coffee, roasted malts, and oak. Taste of strong chocolate and oak, with some roasty coffee and finishes with a nice bit of bitterness. Very creamy full body with medium carbonation. Nice chocolate/oak lasting finish, with some slight alcohol warming. This is a great beer!

Boulder makes a lot of great beer from what I have had thus far.