Bear / Beer

For our 4th mountain in 4 weeks we came back and grabbed Bear. The weather last week might have pushed us off on that day but today was a new day and we came a' calling.

The hike in was great again and from the places we have been in the area I've got to say Boulder is a great place to find challenging/training hikes. Lunch at the Whole Foods on Pearl is also an adventure....the place is like a normal WF but amped up a few notches (because it's Boulder).

Nice views from Bear and about 5 min before you get to where these vids are shot you get a huge view of the continental divide. It was pretty stellar out there today. I'm not sure when we have to taper down for our first 14er this year but after all the bigger hikes of the last month I'm ready to scale back a tiny bit and come in on strong/fresh legs. In a strange way I'm already thinking about next season now BEFORE we even have this one in the fully locked and loaded position. We upped our game so much it's impossible not to imagine upping another level next year.....but that is getting ahead of things.

Here are two vids from up high this am.

After this much climbing I took a look at my watch and sure enough it was BIG IPA time.

When I spotted the Avery Maharaja Imperial IPA I knew it was my destiny to ride with the Maharaja. In fact when paying the shop keep he says to me "oh the Maharaja....it's a good one".

In my glass I find massive citrus and maybe even tropical hops. Dominant tangerine assertive hopping here. This beer is aggressively enough hoppped that it's dancing on the line of soapy but damn is it good!  This beer makes me desperately desire some very spicy queso and chips. In fact I'm making a mental note of that and WILL revisit the idea at some point in time. But sadly it can't be today, damn!

Anyhow, this is a hop lovers beer and worth a try whenever you see it sitting on the shelf.