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Rather than having a fashion sense, and changing our shoes or pants or hairstyles to match the seasons - we brew a beer.

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SEASONALS NOW ON DRAFT
(July 2009)

Portero Chingon!

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Hopsquatch® Barleywine
Hopsquatch Barleywine

One keg tapped the first of every month in Tempe until it is gone - takes about a week - and always on tap in North Scottsdale!

Barleywines are super-strength beers that have their roots in old England. They are comparable to Port or Sherry in their sweet flavor and high potency. Ours is more of an American style in that it has been infused with massive amounts of hops.

Lots of malt gives barleywines their characteristic high alcohol content. In other words, lots of food (malt sugars) for yeast to digest, and thereby produce more alcohol. The higher alcohol content means this beer needs more time for its strong flavors to mellow out. We age Hopsquatch for one year in stainless steel tanks, which allows some of the harsh bitter flavor from the hops to blend with all of the other flavors. This creates a fine, full-flavored and very complex ale.

Barleywines traditionally have colorful names like Monster, Old Nick, Sudden Death, Old Knucklehead, Old Fart, etc. Ours is no different. When we brewed it we had these metaphorical visions of a 12-foot tall hop-covered beast lurking in the cellar for a year. Nobody believed us, so like the legend of Bigfoot, Hopsquatch was born… that, and it just sounds funny.

World Beer Cup Gold AwardWorld Beer Cup Bronze AwardWorld Beer Cup Silver Award


World Beer Cup 2008 - 2 Silver Medals - Barleywine Style Ale

World Beer Cup 2006 - Gold Medal - Barleywine Style Ale

World Beer Cup 2004 - Bronze Medal - Imperial or Double Red Ale


SEASONALS OF YORE

Abbey Normal Ale  A Belgian Double Abbey.

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.


Blind Date Ale  One of a kind. We throw 600 pounds of Arizona-grown Medjool Dates into the boil and the alcohol content varies with every brew. This Great American Beer Fest Gold Medal Winner is usually very strong, with sherry or port-like flavors. Brewed quarterly with an alcohol content of approximately 7-9% by volume. It's really freaking good.
Great American Beer Festival (GABF) 1998: Blind Date Ale - Gold - Specialty Ale

Caulfield's Rye  Made with 20% flaked rye and rye malt to create a dry, spicy flavor with a crisp, grainy aroma. We went with a lighter color and lower bitterness to compliment these flavors and gave it an easy, highly drinkable alcohol content of around 4.9%.

Co-op Mild AK Ale Microbrew light! This dark brown session beer is only packin' 3.1% abv and is low in calories too! You can drink it all day; we do. Four Peaks and BJ's collaborated to revive this historic style. With all the hoopla lately about low calorie and low alcohol beers that have no flavor, it was time a craft brewer brewed a flavorful version.

Fool's Gold Patterned after the great Czech Pilsner, this beer uses hops imported from the Czech Republic - the only difference being that it's brewed with ale yeast to make it a little more complex in flavor. Fool's Gold is light, straw-colored and very refreshing with an alcohol content of approximately 4.0% by volume.

Gosebier Four Peaks' version is a refreshing wheat beer with a mild spiciness from coriander and a tartness from yeast and lactic acid. The addition of salt in just the right quantity does what salt is supposed to do - enhance the beer's flavors and give it a big, round mouth-feel. It is a light, drinkable 4% abv.

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.


Impale Ale®  An American Pale Ale. American pales are slightly stronger than their English counterparts but the most noticeable difference is in the hops used. It must be all American-grown hops, which tend to be more citrus-y or piney than the English, floral hops. 5.5% abv.

Leroy Brown Ale Leroy Brown is a true Northern English brown ale right down to the pleasant, mild bitterness of its imported British hops. Dark roasted malts along with a good dose of lightly kilned malt compliment this ale's sweet toffee-caramel flavor. We like to think we've created another classic. 4.9% abv.

Lost Dutchman Lager (California Common) Originally titled "Steam Beer", California Common is the modern example of what is arguably America's only native beer. This beer style was developed in the San Francisco area during the Gold Rush days. The hop aroma is moderately high giving a woody, earthy aroma supported by moderate toasty, caramel malt aromatics. This will apear as a medium amber with a copper hue. The flavor profile showcases the hops accompanied by the light fruitiness due to the warmer fermentation temperatures and a caramel maltiness. 5.0% abv.
McCarthy's Red  A red ale similar to North Coast's Red Seal. Brewed in the Fall and Spring months.

Orange Blossom Ale  20 pounds of fresh orange blossoms added to a light ale. Typically brewed, unsurprisingly, in Spring.

Poor Richard's Ale A special beer brewed originally to commemorate Ben Franklin's 300th birthday. This brew emulates the beers of Franklin's day by including distinctly American ingredients that would have been available in Colonial times. Our version is a well-rounded strong brown ale, around 8% abv, and is light-bodied and smooth with medium to low hop bitterness.


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.


Porter Ale  A London-style ale that became extinct, and was recently revived. 5% abv, the traditional Porter remains a roasty-tasting dark ale.

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.


Vienna Lager  A medium-dark, amber-red lager. This was the style originally produced in Vienna. Brewers still talk of a "Vienna malt" to indicate a kilning to create this amber-red color, but the beer style itself is no longer especially associated with the city. Obviously.

Whiskey Wood Porter  This was our "Old School" porter aged three months in Jim Beam bourbon oak barrels. The oak and bourbon residue from the barrels gave the beer a warm, oaky, vanilla/whiskey flavor that matched well with the toasty flavor of the Porter. This beer took some special effort to brew and age properly. We served it with a special glass to help capture the aroma of the beer - and aroma, believe it or not, is 80% of how we taste. 7.5% abv.

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.

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.

XXX Old Ale  A Strong Ale brewed in the winter months. In Australia, "Old" simply means dark ale. In Britain, it is most commonly used to indicate a medium-to-strong dark ale like Old Peculiar, which has just under 6% abv.
 

 

 

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