DAY FOURSaturday, the last full day of the Brew Tour. There are so many breweries in the Boulder-Longmont-Loveland-Ft Collins area, it was impossible to hit all of them...but we tried!
We started the day in Boulder with a hearty breakfast of coffee and coffee. We drove west from Boulder on US 36 into the Flatirons, then down a back road into Longmont. We stopped for coffee and fresh-baked muffins at Romana's Bakery.
Moose had a chair massage.
The Pumphouse Brewery opened at 11 o'clock, and we were there when the doors opened. Moose and I have become the masters of the sampler tray, so we had the Pumphouse's 6 beer tray for $5. Moose and I agreed that their best beer was "Dragon's Wort Porter", made with tarragon. It was a meal in a glass!
Our next stop was the Left Hand Brewing Company, also in Longmont. We sat out with cigars and a sampler tray. My favorite beer was the "Wake Up Dead Infernal Stout", which was well-complimented by the cigar.
Moose was partial to the "Blackjack Porter"Our great experience with Longmont breweries did not last when we got to Fort Collins. We tried to go downtown to the Equinox, O'Dell, and New Belgium breweries, but the downtown area was cordoned off and we couldn't find parking within a mile of the breweries. We drove down to CB and Potts Brewery, home of Bighorn Beers. Bighorn was as disappointing as the Longmont breweries were great; all of their beers tasted the same, from the pale ale to the stout. Not bad, but no personality.
Tomorrow we hit the road back to Kansas, with one stop planned along the way. It has been a great trip.
The best beer of the Tour: Pumphouse Brewery's "Dragon's Wort Porter", followed by Wynkoop's "Cowtown Milk Stout". Best food: Moose- Walnut Brewery's "Classic Mac 'n Chicken", Dog- Wynkoop's Cheddar Stout Soup.
