I found myself in New York City again a couple weeks ago and in need of a beer. Now that I’ve discovered the Ginger Man pub near the hotel I stay at, I’ve made that my late-night-after-the-flight-gets-in stop, and I’ve been attempting to order stuff I know I can’t get on the West Coast. My selection this time was the MOJO IPA from Colorado’s BOULDER BEER, definitely something I can’t get in CA and something I’ve never heard of before. Their site says they were Colorado’s first microbrewery, and clocking into service in 1979, I guess I can believe it. Their Mojo IPA – I’ll bet they didn’t start the company with that one – was a very good, refreshing, and adequate selection after a 5-hour flight, and a 15-minute walk through 88-degree heat & humidity (I actually arrived in the pub drenched in sweat, looking like I’d just finished a triathlon, & you know that’s always a bit hit with the ladies). It had some classic IPA elements, like the biting hop character, but with a more dry finish than I’m used to with IPA’s. It also was a nice, deep orange in the glass & smelled of citrus and other good things. I enjoyed it thoroughly, but only in the sense that I was enjoying a well put-together beer and nothing outrageously great. Hedonist Beer Jive says 7.5/10, and that’s good enough to try again someday.
Thursday, August 31, 2006
BOULDER BEER’S MOJO IPA
I found myself in New York City again a couple weeks ago and in need of a beer. Now that I’ve discovered the Ginger Man pub near the hotel I stay at, I’ve made that my late-night-after-the-flight-gets-in stop, and I’ve been attempting to order stuff I know I can’t get on the West Coast. My selection this time was the MOJO IPA from Colorado’s BOULDER BEER, definitely something I can’t get in CA and something I’ve never heard of before. Their site says they were Colorado’s first microbrewery, and clocking into service in 1979, I guess I can believe it. Their Mojo IPA – I’ll bet they didn’t start the company with that one – was a very good, refreshing, and adequate selection after a 5-hour flight, and a 15-minute walk through 88-degree heat & humidity (I actually arrived in the pub drenched in sweat, looking like I’d just finished a triathlon, & you know that’s always a bit hit with the ladies). It had some classic IPA elements, like the biting hop character, but with a more dry finish than I’m used to with IPA’s. It also was a nice, deep orange in the glass & smelled of citrus and other good things. I enjoyed it thoroughly, but only in the sense that I was enjoying a well put-together beer and nothing outrageously great. Hedonist Beer Jive says 7.5/10, and that’s good enough to try again someday.
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Jay, if you see it, try their Hazed and Infused. Despite the corny name, it is my favorite Boulder beer. It's very hoppy and for reference, compares favorably to Pyramid's Thunderhead IPA.
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