Elevation Beer Company — Restaurant in Poncha Springs

We skipped the formal restaurants and came here for lunch. So this review is more about the food truck, Mangia Eat Eat.

So Boutique Burgers are the new standard at EVER restaurant now days and $15 seems to be the average price. MEE strides right down that line. This is mostly an outdoor venue, so take that into consideration. I got the Pub Burger which strides the average boutique burger as well. Sooooo... It ended being up being a solid, but fairly average burger. The patty wasn't particularly thick, there didn't seem to be a meat blend, no smoke flavor, nor crunchy sear. Which are some of the things I look for in a $16 burger. Many times when you are working with complex flavors, less is more when it comes to toppings. So the portion sizes of the add-ons were fine, but again nothing stood out.

If I had been adventurous and had chosen a different burger, then maybe I could of found some love. It's a good burger, is the value there when compared to a standard 1/4lb bacon cheese burger? Meh.

The beer - Since it was mid-day and I prefer dark beers, I got the Beauty & Justice. The lower ABV and 20 oz pour made it perfect to wash down the...

I had a Tres Amigos in Alamosa from Rubi Slipper. My family and I thought we'd check out the brewery on our way back through Poncha Springs since I was headed that direction. Glad we did! Fantastic brewery with great beers (can always judge a brewery on their lagers like kolsch or pilsner and theirs is good-great), good IPAs, but their barrel aged dark beers are the real gems. Their recent oil man stout used ex bourbon and rye barrels from Laws Whiskey House who I am also a big fan of and live close to. Very good. My father in law loved their London porter which was also good. They had wine and some variety for those that want it, not a full bar though. Seems to have some great food that I'll have to check out when I'm back this way again for the Dunes...

@ElevationBeerCo We needed food. They had a food truck. They were a local brewery. It was a win.

Poncha Springs, Colorado and the surrounding area really plugs this artisan microbrewery. Signage for it is everywhere, although they are not artisan signs. They are standard signs. The signs really work. One can find the brewery easily without the modern GPS navigations. But we were heading there well before the signs beckoned.

The Montana Imperial Porter was dark goodness black with an off-white head. It had notes of dark rum and vanilla and a tantalizing tingling spice that made it a refreshing beverage of artisan quality.

Support local businesses. Especially breweries. Colorado is a beer wonderland. Elevation represents well. Drink up. You'll be...