One of my teammates from improv had told me that the beer here was pretty good, I was in town from Honolulu for a few days and decided to meet up with some of my cousins and friends from college at WBC. We begin our journey...
The Building - First, once you're in sight of the building there is a great looking logo that makes it very clear on where to go for beer. Its a nice big lot and the parking spaces are wide (every parking space in Colorado is wide compared to Hawaii).
The Outside - It's a very nice storefront... or would it be a brewfront...so the brewfront is very nice, it's a converted warehouse so there is a dock door they open to have a small outside area to sit at on a nice warm summer evening, the haunted house across the street means you have a nice view without all these new structures that look like they were designed by architects who didn't get to play with Legos as kids and can now afford to buy boxes and boxes (for work)... "Bob I cant find the flat piece for the top! Forget it, I'll just design it with 4 small chimneys on that square corner"
The Inside - Very nice tables and chairs, nice wide chairs for people who drink lots of beer and have had their pants size increase a bit, so I was sitting in a chair and my new 38" pants... I liked the tables, they were very clean and non-wobbly. I didn't notice right away but there is some art for sale on the walls in the side room. There are a few TVs on that have the requisite sports on, you can see part of the brew room and tanks through big glass windows, it adds a very nice touch. The walls are not heavily decorated and lots of windows, it's a very clean, open feel, which is a nice change from sticky dark floors and walls at other places.
The Service - Greeted by the bartender within a few seconds of entering, greeted as in he looked me in the eyes from across the brewery smiled and said hello. Then said it to my cousin. A great sign of somebody paying attention to their guests. It wasn't super crowded, but it was a good crowd for a Monday evening. Seemed like everybody was smiling and talking story. We were going to have about nine coming so we went to the backroom. I didn't ask if I could move the tables, but right away the bartender and bar backer were next to us helping move 3 tables together. The bartender's name is Paul, he is one of the owners, super nice guy, very friendly and knows his beers.
Since it was my first time he suggested getting a flight to find out what I would like of their brews. The flight was 5 beers in 4oz tasters. Cain, Moses, New Pale, Irish, and 1066. Paul apologized for being out of 12 Apostles, which is apparently is their most popular beer that a fresh batch was going to be ready this week I think, guess I'll have to come back to Colorado again.
The Beers - First, most beers come with the option of tap or cask. Get the cask if you like your beer flavor to be strong. It makes it taste so good, mmmmm cask beer. The flights are all tap though. So find the one you like and get a full size beer. The full size beers are Imperial Pints, which are bigger than regular pints, WIN!
- Cain - The Black IPA, very interesting, strong flavor, nice balance of dark and hoppy. I've never had a black IPA, I now like Black IPA, thank you Paul. Cask really brings some new flavor to it!
- Moses - The Chocolate Porter, I don't really like flavored beers, I had a bad experience and have flashbacks. This one had a hint of coffee to me which was interesting. While it is a type of beer I don't get very often, it was interesting, I would drink it again.
- New Pale - Summer Seasonal, super smooth and nice kind of light flavor. Captures 7pm very well. I would highly recommend this one, 2 of them.
- Irish - Iris Red Ale, it's a very dark red, if it is red. The taste has the lightness of a red with the flavor of a drought, so you can drink more. It's quite delightful, I had a big glass. I was talking a lot so it warmed up, made it even better. I say an Irish beer is made correctly if it tastes better as it warms to room temperature.
- 1066 - The English Bitter, this beer is good, I normally steer away from bitter types but it was really good. It has a bite to it but it's not offensive, its more sarcastic and funny, a great combination. I got this off the tap because I wasn't sure about the cask flavor with a type of beer I don't usually get. Next time I'll try the cask.
The Popcorn - No food other than popcorn. Paul said that on weekends there is usually a food truck there to provide food. The popcorn is good, it's popcorn, who doesn't like popcorn? I may send them some crazy Hawaiian style toppings because a few would pair well with the beer. Seriously how cool would that be? Shipping address needed.
The Verdict - No hangover today. Check this place out, it's awesome, great beer, great service, great view. The overall atmosphere is very friendly. Definitely a place to visit and admire craft b read more