Domaine Pirate
Wren House Brewing Co.

Another day, another Arizona lager review. Had it almost a year ago, still the first to add it to the database and write up a review.

Pours a darker yellow golden, the most familiar of all lager/beer colors. 3/5" white head, good retention, light chill haze. Again, they're touting this neutral Swiss yeast, and the story tracks, it is neutral, but that is kinda disappointing for me. I like my lagers to be like MAX POWER skunky sulphur upside ya dome. They purportedly used Mosaic as a dry hop, but that seems neutral here again too, which is a weird thing to say about the super aromatic Mosaic hop.

Taste reveals this is a little maltier than their previous lager I reviewed (Hoppy Bill or something). Just a heavier breadiness, but not problematic, still within style guidelines, still tasting good. Hopping is like a higher, American degree of Saaz, but not flirting with IPL territory or anything. Saaz hopes contribute almost everything to this beer hop wise, Mosaic almost nothing. I guess with the yeast being adverted as neutral, perhaps the Mosaic was more influential and I was attributing it to the yeast. Either way, satisfied with this beer, the sticker is still behind the Shell station or whatever they changed the name to last year.