What beer to choose?, Summit County, ColoradoLooking for the fresh taste of brewed beer? Well Summit County is the place. |
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What beer to choose?With many spots to indulge in a great tasting brew, you will find a variety of flavors and tastes to suite the beer flavor you prefer. Whatever style beer you are looking for, the breweries here will have a frosty beverage waiting for you. Below are a few of most popular style of brews: Pale Ale: An American version of an English classic. Uses pale and lightly kilned malts. This beer is golden in color with a full flavor. Porter: This is a beer with a rich color and complex flavor. It can have more of a creamy taste but is not as roasted or burnt like a stout Amber: A very easy drinkable beer. This beer boasts a nice copper color with medium body and a hint of spice. Not difficult to have a few of these tasty beers. Pilsner: A light in color beer that gives a smooth flavor with a distinctive hop character and a pleasant malt finish. Wheat: If you are looking for a refreshing beer to drink on the deck of a hot summer day, this is it. Made with malted wheat and select specialty malts. Some enjoy a lemon or orange with it. Hefeweizen: This American Wheat Ale with yeast. It has a golden opaque color and has a light yet interesting flavor. Can have a cloudy appearance. Stout: Rich and robust are two excellent words to describe the Stout beer. If looking for a great tasting chocolate coffee maltiness in a glass this would be it. Bock: Holding a mahogany color, Bock beer is made to have a lightly sweet taste. You may taste flavors of caramel or malt with a rich warming taste sensation. Lager: Amber-colored and medium-bodied, this Vienna-style lager has a slight caramel malt taste with a mild hop finish. It’s slow-brewed with bottom-fermenting yeast and German hops. Brown: It’s creamy, English-style ale. Brewed with a variety of brown and caramel malts, it is lightly hopped for a pleasant flavor and aroma. The places that serve beers like the ones listed above are listed below: Backcountry Brewery: Located in Beautiful Frisco, Colorado, right at the edge of Frisco Marina on Lake Dillon, serving great beer and food at 9,097 feet! Dam Brewery: The award-winning Dillon Dam Brewery is one of the largest Brewpubs in the nation and one of the finest family restaurants in Summit County, Colorado. Breckenridge Brewery: The original Breckenridge Brewery & Pub is located on South Main Street in the historic mountain town of Breckenridge. The Great Northern Tavern: Located in River Run at Keystone, each beer is hand crafted and the food spectacular. |
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