American-Style Brown Ale  Leroy's BIG Brother. Sweet floral hop aroma balances out the big malty roasted body with the slightest bitter spiced-chocolate finish. A very untraditional hopping technique gives this beer a unique character significantly more robust than our traditional Leroy Brown Ale. The beer weighs in at 5.0% abv. Cheers!!

Alt Ball and Chain  Brewed in honor of our brewer Melissa's wedding to fellow brewer Derek Osbourne of B.J.'s in Chandler, the Alt Ball and Chain is a German Altbier. These beers are generally full-bodied with sweet malt flavor. The crispness, dry finish and moderate hop aroma make this a great beer for summertime enjoyment. Our Alt lagered in our cellar for two weeks and registers at 5.2% abv.

Barrel-Aged Blind Date Ale Based on an English Olde Ale, but with an addition of 300 pounds of Arizona-grown Medjool dates that contribute a complexity and sweetness that the malt alone cannot. This extra special Blind Date Ale was aged for three months in Jim Beam oak bourbon barrels to impart flavors of vanilla, wood, and - of course - bourbon. It is a big, multi-leveled ale with an alcohol content of about 7.5%.

Belgian Wit (Belgian-Style White) Our version of a Belgian Wit is called "Hoof - Hearted Wit," and is brewed to style with dried bitter and sweet orange peel and coriander seeds. Similar to a Hefeweizen with respect to the cloudiness of the beer and some phenolic (clove) and tart flavors, Wits should have white, rocky head when poured and should be almost white in appearance - hence the name.

Black Betty Schwartzbier   This almost-black lager originated in Germany and is most closely associated with Porter, the difference being the long lagering time required to produce a true Schwartzbier. The flavor is reminiscent of treacle, coffee and toasted malt but should not be perceived as burnt or ashy like some stouts. Black Betty has 5% abv and the smooth character that marks most lager beers. The name comes from the Huddy Ledbetter song made popular by the band Ram Jam and many others.

Idle Hands Belgian Strong Golden Ale The B.S.G.A. is a pale, straw-colored ale originating in Belgium and made famous by the popular brand Duvel. Deceptively light in color, these beers maintain the complex flavors of Belgian ales. In our version, a small amount of Grains of Paradise impart a spicy flavor reminiscent of a mix of coriander and white pepper. At 7.5% abv, Idle Hands is strong but is (almost dangerously) smooth due to an extended lagering time. First brewed to celebrate our 1,000th batch of beer - representing some 40,000 kegs - its original release coincided with our 8th anniversary on April 27th, 2004.

Pilsener, T. Golden Pilz The Pilsner is the most popular beer style in the world. Extremely light in color, the T. Golden Pilz uses traditional Pilsener malt and Czech Saaz hops that produce a crisp, refreshing beer perfect for warm summer days. We named this one after our infamous sales manager, Mr. Teddy Golden.

Portero Chingon ("kick ass porter")A classic, robust porter (6.5%abv) brewed with Mexican chocolate. Rich in color and flavor, medium to medium-full body with a complex and flavorful roasty character. This is NOT a chocolate beer! The brewers used Mexican chocolate because of it's subtlety and it's great accompaniment to some of their favorite Mexican dishes...mole anyone?

Pumpkin Porter Our tasty Porter with subtle pumpkin and spice flavors. Available every Halloween. Pick up a limited edition Pumpkin Porter T-Shirt while they last! (October and November only.)

Uncle's Dunkle  A traditional German lager.

Winter Wobbler Our Winter Wobbler is a very special deal that is released each year around mid-December. Although the Winter Wobbler name stays the same, a different brewer chooses the style each year.

• 2003's offering was a Dunkelweizen brewed by Jim Roper.
• 2004's version (Andy Ingram) was something a little different, in the realm of herb and spice beers - heather and sage to be exact.
• 2005's version was a traditional German Bock "Top Bock" recipe (Craig Koontz) with a rich orangey fragrance and spice that came from the rye malt, allspice, orange peel and coriander.
• Winter Wobbler 2006 (Andy Ingram) was a foreign-style Stout appropriately named The Double-Date Root Stout. Normally, these beers are pitch-black with a smooth roastiness and warmth from the alcohol. Andy added our famous date syrup (Blind Date Ale) and for some extra oddity, a little licorice root. (Yes, the actual ground root of the licorice tree.) It tastes nothing like the black licorice candies you're thinking of, which is actually anise-flavored. Licorice has a spicy, woody, sweet flavor that really goes well with stout; in fact, it was a traditional ingredient in many types of stout at the turn of the century, even Guinness. It weighed in at a whopping 8% abv, but remained very smooth and drinkable.
• Smoked Imperial Porter 2007 (Jeff Grant) This Imperial Porter has all the traits of a Porter but it’s just bigger, weighing in at around 9% alcohol.  Traditionally the high alcohol content was to ensure that the beer would not go bad en route to its overseas destinations, usually Russia in the early 1900’s, thus the “Imperial” name. We decided to add a smoked flavor and aroma to the beer by smoking a portion of the malted barley here in the kitchen.  We used alder wood for its traditional smoked flavor and we added apple wood for a lighter sweeter tanginess. 2008 Silver medal winner at the World Beer Cup.

  

World Beer Cup 2008 - 1 Silver Medals - Smoke Flavored Beer

• Sirius Black-Russian Imperial Stout 2008 is a much stronger, bolder stout which was originally brewed for the Czar, Peter the Great.  More specifically for his wife Catherine, who fell in love with the style on a state visit to England.  It had to be brewed strong to last the sea and overland travel to St. Petersburg plus it was to be aged like a wine. We’ve taken some liberties with the traditional recipe and added three pounds of licorice root as well as five pounds of Indian Monsooned Malabar coffee, which was home-roasted by Melissa.  The intention was not to make a “licorice and coffee” beer but merely to add even more complexity to an already very complex beer. Sirius Black has an intense roasted malt/coffee aroma with flavors of burnt toffee and caramel as well as a slight alcoholic “heat” (9.5% alcohol). It has an almost opaque color from the kilned malts used topped by a dark tan head.  The body of the beer is also remarkable in its almost oily consistency giving it a creamy mouthfeel. This recipe was a collaborative effort from all of the brewers at Four Peaks.