My friend and I stopped in Montrose last month during a cross-country motorcycle trip. As usual, my first action after checking in to the motel was to grab the local Yellow Pages and look up "Brewpubs".
We rode to the Black Canyon Brewpub - everything inside looked fresh and new (in hindsight, that should have been a warning sign). We were greeted and seated quickly; and I ordered their Pale Ale.
The beer arrived - looked to be a good, golden color. First sip. Eeech! What's wrong with this beer? Is there still some soap left in the glass after it was washed? It tasted, literally, like weak, slightly soapy water. Okay, I'll let it sit a while -mebbe it just needs to warm up a little.
A few minutes later, our food arrived. I tried another sip of beer. Horrible!!! Now it tasted like WARM, weak, slightly soapy water.
I called the waitress over and advised her of the situation - she was pleasant, and offered to replace it with one of their Stouts (IRRC). I accepted readily.
A moment later another woman, possibly one of the managers, arrived at the table and wisely offered me a tumbler full of their Stout. I sipped it warily: it was a darker-colored version of warm, weak, slightly soapy water.
At that point, I inquired as to how long their brewpub had been in operation. "Oh, about 4 weeks" was the reply. It being Cinqo De Mayo (sp?), I was successful in trading the beers in for a margarita.
This place needs SERIOUS work on their beer. Food & service are okay, but that makes for a decent restaurant; not a brewpub.
