Great Divid Brewing’s Denver Pale Ale (DPA) starts with an slightly earthy aroma from the hops. A very minor blueberry aroma was detected by my daughter, which I agree with.

The color is about a 14 on the SRM scale. I would call it a golden tan.

The flavor is assertive for a pale ale, but it did come from Colorado where ever beer is hoppier than the style calls.

There is a good maltiness that is throughout the beer’s flavor.

I would suggest this beer if you want a full flavored pale ale with a strong malt backbone.

Great Divide Brewing’s Titan IPA starts with the aroma as all IPA’s do. The aroma is a strong citrus with a bias towards a mild grapefruit. The brewer indicates a piney aroma, but this bottle had very little that I detected, but I did just stir the fire before tasting this beer (not that I burn pine mind you).

The color is a dark golden wheat with a little haze. I would say a 12 to 14 on the SRM scale.

The taste has a very mild sweetness at the start followed by a quick crispness of hops. The finish has the sweetness reappear mixed with the fullness of these hop flavors.

The brewer suggests pairing the beer with halibut, which I agree that this beer would very good with fish.

I find this beer very enjoyable and I don’t find the hops to too over bearing.

McNeill’s Firehouse Amber Ale has a nice hoppy aroma.

The flavor starts with bold malt bite with a hoppiness mixed right in with the initial flavors.

The beer may be past it’s prime as the “best before last day” mark is on August. I purchased it in October so some distributor most likely or a retail wasn’t doing their job. The beer had a lot of suspended particles. But, the beer didn’t have any strong off flavors. There was a little tangy flavor in the back of the mouth.

Hopefully, I will get a chance to try a fresher batch in the future.

St Peter’s Old-Style Porter is very good. The color is very black with a little caramel color around the edge of the glass.

The mouth feel is crisp with a body that is very good, which hangs on in the finish.

The aroma is a little nutty and malty, but very mellow.

The flavor is a classic porter with no off style characteristics.

I would recommend this beer as a good porter any time.

Terrapin’s Pumpkinfest has a nice pumpkin aroma.

The flavor is bold with maltiness backed up with the spices of nutmeg and others.

The chocolate aroma is just wonderful. The color is just like dark chocolate.

There is a little sweetness in the beer, but the dry finish counters it very well.

It is a perfect beer for relaxing with friends to chat about those that couldn’t join you.

I think this a great beer to end the evening with before you kick all of the holiday visitors out for the night. 😉

McNeill’s Brewery Oktoberfest pours with a little haze and high carbonation.

There is a nice maltiness with a little alkaline finish. The flavor is very good, but I would not say that it is the best Oktoberfest that I have had.

It holds onto the head throughout most of drink.

The aroma is nutty with a little malt and hops in the background.

Very little carbonation with woodiness in the taste.

There is a bitter chocolate aroma that is very mellow and enjoyable throughout this beer.

A small amount of nuttiness is present, too.

A very enjoyable beer to say the least.

It has a sweet malty taste that is backed up by a mellow hoppiness.

It reminds me of a sweet Belgian with a very clean taste.

The alcohol is lost in the sweetness so be aware of the 9.5% ABV.