So I was in Boulder last year and enjoyed avery very much.
I will probably check that out again but I would also like to check out new places that opened in the last year or so.
also any other absoluteley can’t miss spots. I only have two nights but I could maybe manage 2-3 places
I really enjoy Upslope. Like Avery they typically have beers on tap that are not available outside the taproom which always include a couple of barrell aged beers which they do a great job on. And their GABF gold medal winning pumpkin is out and on tap. Their tap room is North Boulder right where 28th and Broadway intersect.
There’s a new place called West Flanders Brewing Company that just (like yesterday) opened in the old BJ’s spot on Pearl St. The brewer has been around the 'hood for quite a while and does good work. They try to focus on beer and food pairings, it looks like. Check it out and report back. It sounds like a cool place (though I hate the name).
That looks very nice indeed theoman. I think I will check that out.
Report back! I’m curious to hear about it.
reporting back.
West Flanders was nice. None of the beers blew me away but they were all (all that I tried) very good. My one major complaint was that they were all served way to cold. After they warmed a bit they were much nicer. I had a golden strong, ESB, Dubble, and weizen. The weizen was very subdued, not a lot of esters or phenols. The ESB was actually kind of nice. The belgian yeast character played well with what I would suspect were at least some fuggles and a sweet caramel note (Crystal malts for sure) that tied it together nicely. The golden strong was very drinkable at >9% and the dubble was quite sweet but still drinkable.
The food was good to. I had a greek pizza (no money and flaming bottles flying through the air ;D) with feta and olives etc. and my co-worker had a pork chop with roasted root veggies that he said was good( it looked moist). They were out of wasabi deviled eggs :'(.
But what blew me away was that with two entrees three 4 oz pours (they do 4 oz pours for 2 bucks) and a full 12 oz pour the bill came out to 35$.
overall I would not hesitate to recommend this place to a beer lover, a food lover, or someone who enjoys looking at pretty college kids getting toasty.