When the Best Beers Go Unnoticed...

Today I found myself at the liquor store in search of something new and different when Boulder Beer's Singletrack Copper Ale caught my attention. I have to admit that over the years I have passed over this particular brew dozens of times, probably because it lives right next to Karma Belgian Pale Ale and below New Belgium's... everything. But, no matter how many times I have ignored this brew, today it won my attention.

First I thought... what the hell is a 'copper ale'? Like I have said before, I LOVE BEER, I love it with all of my heart, but I am not the kind of girl that worries much about the proper beer terminology (I am the beer blogger for the average beer drinker). And *a little education* copper ale is 'an ale which is aged in oak casks to obtain its beautiful copper color and its unique wine-like taste' and the Boulder Beer site says 'Singletrack is refreshing yet full flavored; a medium bodied Copper Ale. Not too light and not too dark'... look at me using proper 'beer terminology'. And i won't lie, I usually like to taste my newest brews at a beer festival... it doesn't require a commitment and I have been told several times 'I have never met anyone so afraid of committing to anything'. But yet I still bought the six-pack. First drink my reaction was 'that is a little bitter for me' but just a few sips later, Singletrack was added to my list of go-to beers. I almost even regret passing it over all the times that I have.

And because I support all things Colorado, this is my Colorado Tunes Spotify playlist, Good Tunes! I live in a 'Small Town Colorado' and apparently that means 'we have nothing to do besides be creative' because, really what else is there to do, and there are plenty of musicians that come from my corner of Colorado and plenty of other 'small towns' in the great CO!

So, spotify users, check out my 'Colorado Tunes Playlist'
Colorado Tunes

***Just a note: these are all CO musicians that I have seen***
KinetiX - I saw at the 2012 FIBArk
Smooth Money Gesture - I saw them first as a bartender in a bar I once bartended at
Jonah Werner - Buena Vista, CO, I have known him most of my life
Trace Bundy - Another Buena Vista, CO musician who I have known for most of my life.
Missed the Boat - CO band I have seen at several beer festivals.

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Do Not Miss This Brewery!

That title makes me sound a little bit demanding, now doesn't it? Well, I can be, but that isn't the point of this blog. And yes I am posting twice in one day, because I am playing some serious catch up from my last month of not posting.

Now, I am a beer snob, not that there aren't some cheap beers that I enjoy (*cough, PBR, cough*), but I love, absolutely love a good micro-brew. Of course, this is Colorado, which is widely considered 'the Napa Valley of micro-brews' so of course I would love them. Anyway, a couple of weekends ago I went to Lafayette (near Boulder) to visit my BFF/partner in crime and of course do a little (or a little too much) boozin'. But among my list of MUST DO things was to visit Asher Brewing and have a Tree Hugger Organic Amber, yes, it is an organic brewery!

Sadly (or maybe it's good) when I was there I was so preoccupied by the beer that I neglected to take any pictures, so enjoy the logo from the Asher Brewing website.

We first discovered this ridiculously amazing brew last summer at the Colorado Brewers Rendezvous, which has been one of the highlights of my summer every year that I have been able to go. This was (sadly) our last beer of the day at last years Brewers Rendezvous, but it was also our favorite, and this year will definitely be one of the, if not the first beers we have. Now, there was always a chance that maybe because it was the last beer in a day of a lot of drinking that it wasn't really as good as it seemed, but since going into the brewery sober, I can assure you that this is the best beer I have had (and that means a lot coming from me)! The BFF also tried (and from what I understand, loved) the Greenade Organic Double I.P.A, maybe sometime I can convince her to write a little review of that for you.

The brewery itself is a little bit tricky to find. It is located in a little industrial area, and since I wasn't driving when we went there I don't even have any little tips on how to get there. And it just so happens that this small town girl doesn't mind a quiet out of the way place to drink. We went a little late, but from what I understand they also have live music and local food trucks there selling food on Fridays. But if you are in Boulder (or the surrounding areas), even if you are looking for a place to stop on a road trip, and dare I say it, their beer is worth being the reason for the trip; this is definitely a place that you should do yourself a favor and visit, I promise that you won't regret it!

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