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Boone Brewing Company “Blowing Rock” Ale
Honestly, the only reason I picked up this beer is because it is from Boone, a place near and dear to my heart. I spent many a day of my adolescence scraping down the slopes of Boone trying to be the next X-Gamer. Unfortunately, I later learned that A) I ain’t all that on a snowboard and B) Sugar Mountain is pretty dang small. Oh well, it’s still a cool town, and I’m very happy to support the local breweries.
This ale pours a dark golden color with just hints of ruby when the light hits it just right. The head on this is slim and white and floats around in tiny islands on the surface of the beer. The aroma here is quite rich with hints of maple. In the mouth, this seems to be a rich version of a traditional amber ale. The beer initially seems light and smooth in the front of the mouth, but the flavor quickly heightens with flavors of maple, brown sugar, and dark sweetbread. In addition, towards the back of the mouth, we get some light hints of licorice and just a bit of hop bitterness. This is actually a very rich and very tasty amber ale. It is rich, sweet, and bitter, all in turn. I can’t actually recall what this beer costs, but I feel like it’s less than $8 for the six-pack and, at that price, it tastes more expensive than it is. I believe this is currently the only packaged offering from the Boone Beer Company, but it says great things about the brand, and I’m hoping this takes off so we can see what they do with some more adventurous genres!
