BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse

7525 166th Ave. NE

Redmond, WA, United States of America

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Biscuity Belgian ale, light yeast character. Pretty noticeable alcohol flavor. A few years ago I had one of these that I thought was undrinkable, but this was different; perfectly pleasant if a bit strong, but not especially remarkable.
Draft
Lots of lager-like qualities here, but slightly off - a little too fruity, almost apple-like, and the malt character lacked... something. I guess that's to be expected?
Bottle
I had two glasses of this and they tasted completely different. The second was from a freshly tapped keg so I'm going to assume it's more true to intent. Fresh, orange-citrus hop fragrance followed by a light fruity flavor; not super-peachy but enough to be recognizable. Mild finish and super-drinkable, especially with food.
Draft
Perfectly ok sweetish lager with some vaguely fruity notes and good malt. Not my preference for the style but decent. And the company was great.
Draft
Subtle coriander, other Belgian spice & banana esters; good cereal, balanced with drying yeast bitterness and a tart, vinous finish. Lovely effervescence and -- in the sunlight -- an amazing appearance of flecks of gold in suspension, frozen in amber. I mean, look at that picture!
Bottle
Sickly sweet, like plum wine spiked with clove. Drank like syrup. Normally I find BJ's beers to be inoffensive and drinkable, but this was just gross. It's hard to believe how much they hype this beer up, too.
Draft
Spice-forward dubbel with a thinnish but okay flavor.
Draft
Caramelly and hoppy in equal measure, a decent red. Not especially deep; the imperial-ness, it seems, shows up mostly as boozy flavor.
Draft
Light summery beer with an overt cereal body and slight yeasty-sweet tang. That last bit is the lasting impression and it seems to come at the price of crispness, but it wasn't a bad beer at all.
Draft
In general, I've been pleasantly surprised with BJ's beers. They're all drinkable, if not especially memorable. This "light beer" has some nice grain flavor and some poppy effervescence and is about exactly what I was looking for when I ordered it.
Draft
Slight coffee on the nose, with a very light and dry roasty, slightly nutty taste. The finish is clean and lightly malty. Nice caramel.
Draft
Nice to see a pumpkin ale that doesn't rely on sweetness or heavy spicing. This has a vegetal mustiness and understated pie spice with the strong impression that any sugar is coming right off the gourd. I liked it.
Draft
Nice heavy malt with some dry tang to offset it. A bit chewy rather than crisp, but quite decent. Comparable to Sam Adams in this category, but less sweet.
Draft
On nitro it's like a lighter version of a Guinness, but this is the second nitro beer in a row that's smelled of dishwater for me.
Nitro Draft