For my 25th birthday, I wanted to do something more than just the normal kick back at my new place (keep moving right before my birthday). I stumbled upon Telluride, Colorado while looking up things near Four Corners and dang did the pictures draw me in. Me thinking it’s April: all the flowers will be blooming, trees all green and it’ll be perfect weather. Guess I’ve been in the sun too long… when Kurt and I arrived it was snowing, windy and super cold. Found out the Expedition (reason for the title of this post) didn’t have a working heater; don’t think I’ll forget not feeling my toes anytime soon!

This town was the perfect little getaway. Being that it’s a skii town and off season not a ton was open, but just enough. Started with breakfast at Baked in Telluride (great name). They serve food for all day and label all their baked items if they have dairy, gluten, and eggs in them! Had a vegan breakfast burrito, super amazing find since small towns aren’t normally plant based food friendly. Never too early for a beer so started the day with one of the very few selections they had, Colorado Native.

Honestly, this is pretty much your run of the mill lager, not much of an amber taste. On a positive note, all of the ingredients are from Colorado so that’s really cool. For the pretty well known beer scene Colorado is it didn’t start off well, but there was still hope. Luckily there were a few liquor stores open since the local marketplace didn’t carry any alcohol. Stopped in Telluride Liquors. Not a huge selection and a little pricey compared to Wine Mine, but at the time I didn’t know that. Sticking true to my rule of being out of state I picked up a sour from Denver, Colorado.

Crooked Stave Artisian Beer Project knew what they were doing when they made this beauty! I know the cold is more fitting for a porter and stout, but there was oddly a ton of sours at Telluride Liquor and it’s hard for me to resist a good sour. The can art is pretty, mentioned Rosě and raspberries no way I could say no. Upon pouring there was a little foam, but it dissipated rather quickly. Smells like raspberry, a little tart and the bubbles tickle your nose! Ah the taste was so perfectly blended: started of very tart then the raspberry and blueberries give it a fruity but not overly sweet taste and finishes with a hint of sweet wine taste. The mouth feel is all the pucker from sour and then bubbly. A really good enjoy all day easy drinking for warm weather or cold if you’re just craving a sour like I was.

After this beer I feel like I found my new favorite sour, hopefully I can find it in Phoenix.

Stopped in Brown Dog Pizza for dinner where most of their beers on tap were Colorado made! Started with a coffee porter from Palisade Brewing Company in Palisade, CO. This beer is a good medium roast coffee flavor, very smooth and leaves that bitterness in your mouth. It was a filling beer though. Not horrible, but sadly not a Jomax from Wren House Brewing Company.

Was a little to full from the porter so had to switch it up to a light beer. Ah my normal routine anyways.

With this being one of the higher ABV’s I’ve seen for a blonde I expected a little more taste. This basically was a fruity coors light with a little less carbonation.

All in all the sour made the trip! Man I could go on and on with how yummy it is. Heading back to Colorado in July to a more populated part so expecting more greatness. Shoutout to Kurt for going on a great weekend adventure with me.