There are certain breweries that still plug along but seem to have been passed by beer-wise. BJ’s being one and Gordon Biersch being the other.
So I found myself in Burbank with time to kill before my fantasy football draft and decided to visit again for the first time in years.
Here are my quick notes on the beers from the taster tray:
Golden Export – pretty light yellow. Little corny. Bit viscous. Carbonation at the back helps.
WT-Hef – clove centric and not really hazy but still a nice spice focused version
10th inning IPL – lightest colored beer. Sweet tart bitterness. Light on the tongue. Lemon
Oktoberfest – solid. Little mineraly though. Pretty light too.
Blonde Bock – not bad. Strength comes through. Plain but tasty. Little bit fusel
Last Dance DIPA – old school DIPA. Heavy on alcohol. Some orange rind notes. Middle of the Road.
Overall the place has not changed at all it was busy on a Thursday and not because of how great UCLA was playing. The menu is now tour of styles and not as Germanic leaning as it once was. I really liked the taster flight with bartenders choice it was a fun little extra and the price of $5 is an absolute steal even if the beer isn’t the hippest or adventurous around. I don’t think that it will be earning a brewery rotation spot but they must be doing something right.