Beer Review - Boulder Brewing Flashback

Flashback

Brewery: Boulder Brewing

Location: Boulder, CO

Beer Name: Flashback

Style: India -Style Brown Ale

ABV: 6.88%

IBU: NA

The beer was poured from a 12oz bottle into a pint glass. Pours a deep copper ruby with a decent sandy head, patchy lacing. The aroma hearkens of earth/pine and citrus hops with a touch of caramel and biscuit. The flavor starts with a brief hint of sweet caramel, toasted bread and nuts that is quickly whisked away with hop bittereness with notes of grapefruit, pine resin, and other citrus fruits.  This is a medium body beer with low carbonation.

Overall I found this to be a good take on an India style brown ale. Interesting trippy/hippy Boulder Brewing label with bold coloring. Would have thought it would been a tad more dark, brown in color. Aroma is very hop forward with not a lot of malt characteristics showing through. Same goes for the taste. For a brown ale I would have expected a bit more malt complexity and backbone. That being said it was very smooth and easy to drink.

Score

Label/Cap	6/10
Appearance	5/10
Aroma	5/10
Flavor	5/10
Overall	5/10
Total	26/50

Judgment Scale
  0-9 Not worth your $
10-19 A OK Beer
20-29 A Good Beer
30-39 A Great Beer
40-44 A All-star Beer
45-50 A Hall of Fame Beer