Crazy Mountain Amber Ale
This is the second installation of non-California craft beers sold in cans.
I generally like ambers, and a “craft” beer I can pick up for $1.99 is especially appealing. Let’s see how this beer from Crazy Mountain Brewery in Vail, Colorado held up.
Pour: Nice amber, blood orange, and red beer poured with a billowy head that stuck around for awhile.
Smell: Strongest quality was hops, but I also picked up traces of fudge and citrus. Nothing stood out.
Taste: This was a much hoppier (though still medium bodied) amber than I’m used to. In a blind test, I would have guessed it was from California with the hop-forward profile. An amber-light fudge maltiness attempted to balance it out, but it fell short. Not very impressed with this beer. Reminded me of Fat Tire. Not bad, just unremarkable.
Would I drink it again? Sure.
Would I buy it again? Nah, I’d try something different.