Arizona, Day 4 (7/24/11)

Spent most of the day by the pool and catching up with relatives. While various people had to arrive later or leave earlier, the ultimate attendance at this family (and occasionally beer) related event included over 30 near and distant relatives. Beer-wise, we drunk "pool beer," including New Belgium Fat Tire Amber Ale and Pyramid Haywired.

In our rooms, we tapped into the six-packs purchased earlier and tried:

• Dogfish Head Worldwide Stout - an amazing beer averaging 18% abv and fully of roasty stouty goodness (
• Wasatch White Ale (Utah) - A tasty white ale, very refreshing in the hot Arizona weather
• Squatters Hop Rising Double IPA (Utah) - a 9% hoppy beast of a beer, also ideal for hot Arizona weather
• Lumberyard Brewing Co. IPA (Flagstaff, AZ) - Another tasty IPA, moderate alcohol and hops. This is the brewery that Chris told us we had to visit if we passed through Flagstaff, so we were glad to find it available (in cans, no less) in Scottsdale.