{"id":2040,"date":"2011-11-29T23:49:48","date_gmt":"2011-11-30T05:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tombedell.com\/?p=2040"},"modified":"2018-09-07T09:34:22","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T15:34:22","slug":"tap-beer-of-the-day-nimbus-pale-ale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/tombedell\/golf\/lifestyle\/2040\/tap-beer-of-the-day-nimbus-pale-ale","title":{"rendered":"TAP Beer of the Day: Nimbus Pale Ale"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dinner tonight was at the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale\u2019s modern spin on a classic steakhouse, Talavera. I opted for fish, since we\u2019re heading for a western barbecue joint tomorrow night, but my tablemates assured me the steak was fantastic. And here they are:<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

The beer list at Talavera and the resort\u2019s Onyx Bar Lounge is limited, but it does have some of the stars of the craft brewing show–Anchor Steam<\/a>, Fat Tire, Dogfish 60 Minute IPA, and Sierra Nevada Pale Ale<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Even better, they have a local list that includes Four Peaks 8th<\/sup> Street Pale Ale and Kilt Lifter<\/a>, Oak Creek Amber and Nut Brown, a canned Lumberyard Red Ale, and Nimbus A-1 Pilsner and Pale Ale.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I made it a Nimbus night, trying both beers from the Tucson brewery (there\u2019s also a bistro outlet in East Tucson). I don\u2019t know a lot about the brewery other than that it began in 1996 and was originally owned by Nimbus Cousin. Cousin–for some reason unknown to the Nimbus bartender I spoke to on the phone–opted for a simian theme for the brewery.<\/p>\n

When James Counts took over the brewery in 2000, he decided to keep the monkey around–now part of the brewery logo, with the key phrase, \u201cIt\u2019s a natural selection.\u201d A monkey is also on most of the labels, often placed in quasi-religious artwork context.<\/p>\n

A\"\"<\/a>n exception is the one lager made by the company, the Nimbus A-1. It is a re-creation of an old Phoenix beer from the Arizona Brewing Company, with an attendant old timey label. I liked the label more than the beer.<\/p>\n

But the Nimbus Pale Ale turned out to be a keeper. It\u2019s amber, a bit cloudy, with a decent but hardly overpowering hop aroma, more evident as the beer warms a bit. (Unfortunately, they seem to be big on frozen glassware in Arizona.) The flavor is tilted toward sweet rather than hoppy, with not a lot of middle to the profile. But with four additions of Cascade, Chinook and Columbus hops, the finish is bracingly bitter.<\/p>\n

Name: Nimbus Pale Ale
\nBrewer: Nimbus Brewing Company, Tucson, Arizona
\nStyle: Pale Ale
\nABV: 5.5%
\nAvailability: Arizona
\nFor More Information: www.nimbusbeer.com<\/p>\n

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