Colorado - Part 4

I cracked a SKA Brewing True Blonde Dubbel—what can I say, I'm a sucker for wax-dipped bottles. It's good, toasty sweet, Belgianesque and almost a bit of smoke. Not a dubbel, of course, there's no such thing as a blonde dubbel, but I guess "Blonde Belgian Strong Ale" doesn't sell. Dubbel the pleasure for the people who prefer blonde (ale, of course).

I took a free bus to Snowmass (Aspen being a town of old money and little nice beer). Next up was a Huvila Arctic Circle Ale. Deep malt, dry cherry-raisin, some wood. Pretty oxidized (and being imported and not, perhaps, popular),so I'm guessing it was a year or so old. Some juniper bittering balance, and this drinks like a really good Alt.