On our way to Colorado Springs, we stopped at Rockyard Brewing in Castle Rock. The bar is very cute inside with a giant fireplace separating the bar from the dining room. We split a pint of Hopyard IPA. It was excellent. We then each had half a pint each. Tony tried the Double Eagle Ale - a wheat beer and I had Lightning Strike Stout. Both were very good. We ate salad wedges with blue cheese crumbles and tomatoes. It was very tasty!
Once we got to Colorado Springs we visited two pubs which happened to be located across the street from one another.
Phantom Canyon Brewing Company is an adorable corner bar with great beer and delicious food. We split two dinners - they were both great. Pasta Primo (right - Italian peppers, tomatoes, artichokes, spinach, sweet basil butter, four cheese tortellini and toasted pine nuts. (this one was my favorite!) Tony prefered the Grilled Chicken Breast Rigatoni (left - red onion, artichokes, asparagus, sun dried tomatoes in a lemon basil butter sauce).
The Phantom IPA was very good. The Railyard Ale and Zebulon's Peated Porter were good but the Cascade Amber Ale was a bit too sweet for our taste. The Phantom IPA's were "the bargain of the trip" because we drank them during Happy Hour and so they were only $2 each!We headed across the street to try the beer at Judge Baldwin's. Tony ordered the Wellington Pale ale and I tried the Dark Vienna Lager. These were rather disappointing beers. My quote from my notes says "Bleh!" We actually left beer behind.
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