Oak Creek Brewery & Grill, 4/17/08

Oak Creek Brewery & Grill
Sedona, AZ
Thurs. 4/17/08, 11:30am
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House Brews:
Micro Light
Forty-niner Gold Lager
Horseshoe Hefeweisen
Doc's Pale Ale (J)
Oak Creek Amber Ale
Village Nut Brown
Pullman Porter
Seasonal: Belgian Saison (B)

Belgian Saison: Served in a goblet with an orange slice as garnish. Beer is a deep orange-mango color. Thin but lasting head. Aroma is yeasty and orange. Body is full and creamy. While the aroma is sweet and candied orange, the taste is a slightly sour mash. It's not inappropriate for the style, it just leads to momentary confusion as it wasn't entirely expected. After a few days of thin-bodied stouts it's nice to sink my teeth into a beer. As the beer warms slightly, another layer of flavor emerges - a sweeter layer. It's a nice complexity. 8.7

Doc's Pale Ale: No head to speak of. Light coppery color. Body is lacking - there really isn't much at all. There is a good hop flavor, but not much malt taste to balance it. The hop taste tends to disappear as the beer warms up. 7.3