Four Peaks Impale Ale

Brewed by Four Peaks Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Tempe, Arizona USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

Draft at the Roosevelt, labeled as their house beer. Unfiltered wheat yellow. Floral, perfume heavy pineapple and urea nose, some ginger and soap mixed in for fun. The hops have that unpleasant ammonia and pineapple character that just absolutely ruins a beer for me. Crisp citrus pulp and a light pils malt body are nice, but overall I didn’t like this too much.

On draft at the Yardhouse. Not sure what the name was but it was Four Peaks’ pale ale. Has a bright, flowery, citrusy aroma and good balanced taste. One of the better APA’s in my opinion.

On tap in Tempe
A good aroma of oranges. Copper body with off wihite head. Great carbination and lace covered the inside of the glass. Fruit oranges and grapefruit flavor that was clean and refreshing on the palate. Good APA seems to be these beers are catching up in flavor and aroma to the IPA’s.

On tap Tempe
Dark orange amber with a good thick head and sticky lacing. Nice citrus and hops aroma. Flavor is sweet citrus, hops and pine. Reminds me a bit of sierra nevada celebration ale. Very good.

Light amber with little head. Slightly more bitter than the 8th Street, but also too watery.

Nicely hopped pale ale, that is quite robust, reminds me of SNPA, thgis to I think has been discontinued or changed, forgot to ask when I was at the brewery.