Arizona, Day 11 (7/31/11)

Spent the day at the Grand Canyon. No words can do this natural wonder justice, so I'll write about beer instead!



Purchased a couple six packs, one of which was a sampler, and got to try the following:

• More Nimbus Brewery (Tucson, AZ) Oatmeal Stout (one of our favorite AZ beers)
• Nimbus Brewery Dirty Guera blond ale (a little roasty for a blond, adding a nice character to the beer)
• Nimbus Brewery Old Monkey Shine English strong ale (8.2% abv, so somewhere between a barley wine and an ale-- very tasty)
• Mirror Pond Pale Ale from Deschutes Brewery (Never had this Descutes beer before, but an excellent example of a pale-- great for after a hike in the hot AZ weather)
• More Cutthroat Porter from Odell Brewing Co., which I'm enjoying more with each sip