Four Peaks 8th Street Ale

Brewed by Four Peaks Brewing Company
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Tempe, Arizona USA

draft at brewpub. Tastes like the rest of their beers- mindless, tasteless, and not very inventive. Me no likey.

Deep golden pour with a medium foamy head that laces nicely. Aroma of lightly roasted malt and sweet ripe fruit. Flavor is much the same, with a nice light hop bite on the finish. A good brew, but not Four Peaks best.

Good local beer company, bottle: this is the company’s most popular brew, aromas of tart fruits, definately some floral and citric hops, fruits like tangerine, pours a 2 finger head, leaves behind some nice lacing, flavors of fruits, like citrus and tangerines, some floral hops, palate is a little bit watery, but finishes with fruty dryness, seems like a toned down Fuller’s, so they hit the mark with the style. Nice local brew

CASK. Absolutely! A smooth but formidable-tasting beer whose cream, apple, sugar and plant notes emerge without carbonation. Could have drank this all night, but alas my heart is a wanderer.

Pours amber from the tap at Four Peaks with a trim white head. Plenty of hops on the nose and a light malty body. Very forgettable in its averageness.

On tap at Scottsdale location. I’ve had this in bottle but never on draft before. Pours a clear dark gold with off-white head. Nose is light floral hops and citrus. Taste is very similar with a malt background mixed in. Light mouth feel. An ok beer – definitely better on tap

Far better on tap. Far better at cellar temperature, as was meant for the style. Positively mediocre if served extra cold or from the bottle (more like a rating of a 2). Pours an amber color with minimal head. Nice Fuggles and Kent Goldings aroma. A very refreshing beer on tap in the summer times, though has the potential to be mediocre just as often, as previously noted.

Nice mild brew sampled at the brewery. Copper in color with an average 1/4-inch head. Aroma is more malt than hops but both are present. Not much to write home about here but it is a good session brew.