Regardless, as I said in 2020 - and in 2019, and for many years before that - there is no way to truly know what the best Colorado-brewed beers were in 2021 because there are way too many. So this is simply a list of thirty truly amazing beers that I tried during the year, either at the breweries I visited, the (very few - thanks, pandemic) festivals I attended, or in cans and bottles I bought at my favorite liquor stores. The Western painted turtle inspired us to create Solarized Yuzu Double IPA. The second thing that happened is that breweries have begun to roll out more beers that fit into those centrist categories - possibly because there is a bit of backlash toward the outlandish styles that have gained so much popularity, and possibly because they have limited resources in the new, on-again-off-again pandemic world and needed to focus on what is safer and truer. Slow down, soak up the sun and get Solarized. Located on the corner of 30th & Larimer in Denver’s historic Five Points neighborhood, enjoy outdoor patios, firepits, and one of the many Five Points exclusive beers brewed onsite with our 10-barrel pilot system. Instead, my palate steered me back from the edge and more toward the middle, where the land of darker lagers and balanced-but-bold pale ales and IPAs (both clear and hazy) lie. Slow down, soak up the sun and get Solarized. While I still love a well-made adjunct stout (coconut!) and the occasional rich milkshake IPA (more coconut!), there seemed to be fewer and fewer examples that I wanted to try. The Western painted turtle inspired us to create Solarized Yuzu Double IPA. Slow down, soak up the sun and get Solarized. The first is that I got a little less extreme - and maybe a touch grumpier - when it comes to beer. Slow down, soak up the sun and get Solarized.
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