Plain, simple, atypical Rocky Mountain ale. Its pale appearance and overly foamy head are as unassuming as conservative brewing method. Pilsner dabblers may enjoy soft grain flow and delicate malt texture, but adventurous imbibers will be disappointed. Same-named beer later brewed by Denver’s Flying Dog Brewery. Brewery defunct: 2006.

Crisply dry yellow-fruited golden ale raises strong black tea influence above raw-honeyed cracked wheat backdrop. Soapy finish slightly mars acidic lemon rind and grapefruit peel tang.

Fluffy white-headed, musty fruit-wafted, sharp hop-embittered medium body receives sugary malt initiation. Punctual barley-wheat swagger strikes fast while frisky carbolic nature subsides. Brewery defunct: 2001.

Pedestrian clear-toned light-bodied blonde places bland toasted malts and evaporative dry hops next to dainty lemon candied wisp. Mild sourdough, stale white bread, and musty cardboard illusions will appease lo-cal enthusiasts but disturb the rest.

Spry lemony aroma gives way to bitter-hopped orange peel sharpness and neutral barleycorn register for malt liquor palate. Crisp water texture provides soft bed for lingering silky yeast finish.

Elegant orange peel zest and perky hop fizz perfectly mesh with sweet barley-malted Scotch smoothness for aggressively carbolic lightweight. Beautiful dewy insouciance captivates citric finish of pale-bodied nicety.

Collegiate bound ale (check out the ‘U’ on the alma mater label) with foamy-headed water-textured golden body counters sweet caramel caress with rich chocolate-coffee bitterness. Thicker grains and richer malts would add better distinction. Brewery defunct: 2001.

Tamped down herbal hop resonation tenderly caresses sour lemon rind, orange peel, and apricot nose. Tea leaf tinge nearly escapes senses until soothing malted rye finish durably increases. Brewery defunct: 2003.

Lively carbonation absorbs sour mocha malting and yeast-sweetened oats-smoked barley-cracked resonation by firm mineral grain finish of moderately bitter bronze-clouded golden ale. Possible clove or mint notes lost in cocoa recess.

Funky gold-hazed farmhouse ale with uninviting olfactory compost waft and dubious herbal sage influence saturating recessive glutinous corn-sugared malting to dehydrated apple-pear-apricot tedium. Damning rosemary-thyme-tarragon potpourri secludes declining green-minted spruce tip freshness.

Whether you’re Democrat or Republican, this Election ’96 ale will satisfy growing tastes of young voters. Typical moderately bitter New Amsterdam ‘Ale’ taste leads us to believe they just slapped a different label on it for the presidential election. Lingering grain aftertaste gives it a bit of a kick. Brewery defunct: 2008.

Now brewed by Stone Coast, safe clear-toned medium body relies on winsome malt sweetness and gentle hop tingle. Dank sour yellow-fruited resilience blankets dry breaded wheat base as parched fig-prune nuance swells against acidic lemongrass sensation.