Wynkoop Brewing Company

Made it to Wynkoop on Sunday afternoon. It’s part bar, part restaurant. A neat atmosphere, but the bar area wasn’t real big. They had $1 sampler glasses for each beer. So far I’ve been to two places and their beer prices are very good. Food prices around here are a little high, but beer > food so it’s ok.

Light Rail Ale - Blonde ale. Standard. Pretty light tasting but no bitterness. 4/10

Wixa Weiss - Hefe. 2008 & 1996 Gold Medal GABF German Style Wheat category. Very strong banana smell and taste in this one. Overall, it was similar to the Boulevard Wheat, but more bananier. 7/10

Two Guns Pilsener - Czech pilsener. Little to no aroma. This is a very smooth pilsner. Some pils taste a little skunky, but this was just right. 6/10

Railyard Ale - Amber Ale. This is Wynkoop’s signature beer. An incredibly smooth Amber Ale. Nice balance of hops and malt. The description mentions that it’s similar to an Oktoberfest beer . To me it was a combination of an Amber and an Oktoberfest. Very nicely done. 7/10

Monkey’s Fist IPA - Not an overpowering hop smell but, damn, it hits you as soon as you take the first sip. This is what I expect when I order an IPA. 8/10

Silverback Smoked Porter - 25% of proceeds go to the Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund. My 6 year old would be so proud of me. Although his dad did start a beer review website, so I can’t imagine him not being proud. Wow. Out of all the smoked beers, this one is the most intense smoke taste I’ve ever had. It really overpowers the porter taste in the beer. 8/10

There were a few more beers I would have liked to try but I had drank about all I could for one sitting. On to the next stop…