The beautiful Rocky Mountains provide Colorado with deep woods of color, a unique look into the complexity of true beauty and a spectacular balance of all things nature has to offer. With all these wondrous mountains provided to the people of Colorado there is a great ability to name beers that provide the pallet the same type of beautiful landscape. A perfect example of this type of beer is Rocky Mountain Red Ale from Grand Lake brewing Company in Grand Lake Colorado. With an ABV of 5% the brew gives a lightly relaxed feeling much like the thin mountain air clearing the mind for maximum enjoyment of beauty.
Color:
Rocky Mountain Red Ale pours a bright amber with hues of caramel that hold up a thin cream colored head that slowly fades into a light cap leaving streaks of lacing around the glass.
Aroma:
Dark malts rise into the nose quickly followed by notes of caramel and roasted grains. A light floral and slightly herbal hop note also makes an appearance but the brew remains consistent with an overall sweet malty nose.
Taste:
Much like the nose the dark malts and caramel have a dominating stance above notes of pine and herbs along with a very interesting and surprising note of Smokey woodchips.
Mouth Feel:
A medium body with light carbonation allows this brew to coat the entire pallet with a slightly thick sticky feel leaving a light lingering bitter.
Suggestions:
Much like when observing the complex beauty of nature a drinker needs to be in a correct mind state when indulging deep into the complex nature of a delicious brew. Grand Lake Brewing Company fully understands this concept and gives a delightful example with Rocky Mountain Red Ale. This brew is smooth and malty with a deep complexity that an experienced enthusiast can enjoy but also offers up great bold flavors for a novice to begin to realize just what a beer experience can be like. This is also a brew that can be enjoyed in sessions and on any type of occasion. Rocky Mountain Red Ale can be found in a growing number of Denver area beer stores and is sure to provide the same joyous beauty as the mountains it is named after.
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