Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Suburban bonfire beers

Cracked the following beers one chilly Arizona night while sitting around our first (but not last) ever suburban backyard campfire...

I love me some pumpkin beers.  And I always love me some local beers.  But sadly, this one had way too much spice for my taste buds.  Not a fan.
Pumpkin Springs Porter (ABV unknown)
Grand Canyon Brewing Company
Williams, Arizona

On the other hand, this one was very nice.  Goose Island always delivers.  It was quite a bit darker than I expected although I'm not sure why I expected it to be a light beer.  Perhaps I should have queued off the dark bottle art.  Anyway, I bet it would be absolutely outstanding from a nitro tap.
Pepe Nero - 2011 (6% ABV)
Goose Island Beer Company
Chicago, Illinois