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| - First off I have only been here once so don't know what repeat visits will be like yet, but I was recommended to this place from several clients at work and finally made it out there with my wife and 3 of my beer aficionado friends (we've been to around 30 breweries, drank literally 1000's of different beers) and I had a great experience here. I went on a Wednesday and they had live music playing an acoustic guitar player that played Clapton era rock. As soon as I walked in I was digging the music I looked at their beer menu which was large and diverse which I found great for the phoenix area and was greeted as soon as I stepped up to the bar (Which is how most breweries tap rooms operate, they want you to know what you want when you step up or expect you to ask about their beers if you don't know beers). Along with their great selection that night they offer any of their 5 beers in a tasting sampler that comes out in a star shaped holder that is numbered so you can remember which beer is which. Being a home brewer myself I had to try every beer on the menu and really all of them are very good. Seriously whomever these people on here that gave this a 1 star for bad beer must not know what good beer taste like or just tried the wrong beers for their taste.
If you want a nice place with live music this is the place to go. They don't serve food, but you can order from the surrounding restaurants which have good food. Their staff is friendly, but I could see where you made need to take the initiative to order. It's not that big of a place and going up to the bar to order your drink when you're close to finishing shouldn't put you off. Overall a great selection and fun place to enjoy with your friends.
So onto the beers I tasted:
From Best to Worst on a scale of 1 to 10:
Number 1: Roman Eagle Xtra Pale Ale 5.9% ABV - 10
I was surprised that this was my favorite beer as I'm a hop head and normally would go for an IPA above anything else, but this beer just had the complexity and malt characteristics I love along with enough hops to satisfy me.
Number 2: Imperial Adler IPA 12.0% ABV - 9
This was the first beer I enjoyed when I came in and it came in the standard snifter for high alcohol brews and I very much enjoyed the strength and hops I actually had it rated highest until I tried it back to back with the Roman Eagle.
Number 3: Black Talon R.I.S 8.0% ABV - 8 to 8.5
This Russian Imperial Stout was actually something of a surprise to me. I'm not typically a fan of stouts (so that may be a bad thing for you stout fans out there) but for some reason this one was just so smooth with an after taste of almost sour cherries or something, I couldn't put my finger on it, all I know is it was good.
Number 4:Red Mountain Ale 6.0% ABV - 7
A good red ale a very subtle flavor but with enough kick that you won't just be throwing these back left and right. Light on hops, but with enough malt to have some flavor.
Number 5: Smoked Porter 5.8% ABV - 7
I'm not a fan of smoked things, but I do like porters and this one was good. I'm sure I would have liked it better without the smoked flavor, but for you smoke fans it did linger and have a smooth finish.
Number 6: Main St. Blonde Ale 4.5% ABV - 6.5
Definitely the most friendly beer in the bunch, a very open to any pallet beer that would be good for first timers to a brewery or for the crowds that like their beers in the "light" variety.
Number 7: Cubbie IPA 7.2% - 6.5
While being an IPA this is that of the least aggressive variety. Very mild IPA with mild hops and no kick. A beer you could drink a lot of before you got full. Not something I normally do, but I mixed this with the Roman Eagle to form what was my favorite drink of the night. Took out a little of the punch in the face flavors from the Roman and added a nice hop balance that I really enjoyed.
Number 8: Route 66X IPA 7.2% - 6
A decent IPA, I've just had soooooo many over the years (I go to Total Wine every other week to see if there is a new one I haven't tried) that while I'm sure this is a decent beer. It just didn't suit my tastes.
Number 9: Golden Eagle Wheat 5.0% - 6
A Decent wheat beer, reminds me of a better version of the bud light wheat or whatever that was called. Just not enough flavor for me but could be a good beer for the 30 pack drinker in the party.
Number 10: Black Cherry Blonde 4.5% - 5
Supposedly there was cherry in this beer, they must have put like a pound for 30 gallons because I didn't even get a hint of it. Still not a horrible blonde, definitely light and drinkable just don't expect magic in your mouth.
Number 11: Pomegranate Wheat 4.9% -4
Maybe they use the same base as the Golden Eagle and that's why I didn't like this beer, it did at least have some of that fruit flavor unfortunately that wasn't enough to make this beer better in fact it somehow made it worse. Maybe a bad batch or just not to my taste.
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