Beer Gnomes

Morning beers at San Tan Brewery

A pale gold color with a bubbly head and a flowery aroma. A light pale maltiness makes for a very light body followed by a fruity Belgian yeast flavor that complements the light malt flavor. A nice burst of citrus hoppiness fills the palate with a light bitterness to finish a bit dry.

Dark golden with an amber hue a frothy crown and a whiff of citrus. Big toasty, biscuity malt melds softly into a citrusy sweet deliciousness. A nice hoppy pop lifts you up and slaps you in the mouth. Leaving you with a dry finish and a citrusy fruity air. This is an astonishingly delicious IPA.

Fat Hoppy Ale New Belgium Brewing / Firestone Walker Brewing 6% Alc/Vol Bright Golden with a nice foamy crown and a deep citrusy aroma. Oh so smooth with a nice toasty malt flavor that delights with a sweet creaminess. A big fruity hoppy air rises from the sweet bread delight giving it a nice juicy twist. Absolutely delightful.

Picked up a four pack on clearance. $3.99. Marked down from $12.99. Well how could I refuse that offer. I am skeptical for I have begun to believe the price of beer has become artificially inflated due to beer fanatics such as my self who are at times willing to shell out more for a bottle of the good stuff. Here I think is the classic “If it’s expensive it MUST be good.” concept. Overpriced yet still good. This really doesn’t need to cost $13 bucks, as it is not something groundbreaking but it does because someone is distributing this at an inflated cost to you. At times I have found myself sipping on a $20 dollar bottle of beer thinking “My word! This is wonderful just wonderful.” other times I have lamented “My God! What have they done?!” Is that $13 four pack really worth it? 13 bucks for a four pack is a bit much so it better be real fucking good. For $4 bucks I can afford to lose. Copper colored with a fine crown and a slight caramelly aroma. Extra smooth and creamy with a sweet yet light caramel malt flavor that glides its way across the palate ending with just the mildest of hoppy pop that is just enough to give you a happy ending. Is this 4 pack worth $13 bucks ? Hell no! but I still think at $3.99 I got a fantastic deal on some really good English brew.

Yeah, I’m a little behind the times, but I finally caught up on some GOT action. Light and golden With a big frothy crown and a wheaty aroma. Smooth wheat flows across the palate with a creamy feel, but is interrupted suddenly by a burst of citrusy hops that leads to a big bitter slap in the mouth leaving an almost bitter grapefruit flavor behind in the dry finish. Just like the show. Just when you get to like something it gets bitter, but you wouldn’t have it any other way.

Pale straw colored with a tint of peach color an ephemeral bubbly crown and a wonderful peach aroma. Light and crisp with a hint of wheat that is vanquished by the tartness of Berliner Weiss. A light peach flavor then hangs in the air making for a refreshing easy drinking summer quenching brew.

Just soaking it in.

Deliciousness in every bottle.

Light golden with a big foamy crown and a malt aroma. Smooth and toasty malty with a citrus hoppy twist that is very different in a traditional lager. A bit creamy with a mild lager yeast flavor that presents itself before a dry hoppy pop clears that out leaving a nice dry finish. Definitely a different lager.

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A clear brown colored ale with amber highlights a lacy head and a sweet wine aroma that makes the mouth begin to water. Bubbly and smooth with big, sweet malty flavor. A tartness pops causing a fruity air to fill the space in your head. The sour tartness of this brew causes a bit of a pucker but is not overbearing and as you drink on it begins to taste more like a wine. Delightfully sweet, a bit tart and finishing a little dry. I’ve never heard of this brewery before but I am very impressed with this little bottle of delicious.<(:~>

Light and golden with a bit of a dainty lacy crown and a soft malty aroma. Light and effervescent with a honey toasted malt flavor that is extra smooth and delightful.  For real, are they injecting honey into this? A small hop bitterness cleans up the palate and leaves a dry yet sweet honey air in the finish. That’s Good!<(:~>

Ever since I tried the Grapefruit Sculpin I’ve compared all grapefruit IPA’s to that standard. So how does this match up? Not even close. Don’t get me wrong this is a solid IPA with a grapefruit enhanced citrus burst and a sweet malty backbone. This is not a bad brew to spend a hot sunny day on the patio with. But it ain’t no Sculpin.

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