Mother Road Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Flagstaff,
Arizona,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Mother Road Brewing Company - Pike Brewery
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Description
Driving on a dark stretch of two lane road, the Marquess family headed into the final stretch of their journey home. Pondering how to better live their creed of 'finding joy in the adventure,' they came up with a plan to join their passions of craft beer, travel, Arizona and the enjoyment of life. Founded, was Mother Road Brewing Company.
The Mother Road was the moniker given to U.S. Highway 66 by Grapes of Wrath author John Steinbeck, as he shared the story of the fictional Joad family, who traveled the road in hopes of trading desperation and heartache for hope and new beginnings. The Mother Road Brewery now resides along a lost portion of the storied highway, symbolizing both the journey we’ve made and our passion for craft beer, motoring and history.
The Mother Road was the moniker given to U.S. Highway 66 by Grapes of Wrath author John Steinbeck, as he shared the story of the fictional Joad family, who traveled the road in hopes of trading desperation and heartache for hope and new beginnings. The Mother Road Brewery now resides along a lost portion of the storied highway, symbolizing both the journey we’ve made and our passion for craft beer, motoring and history.
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft - Bacon, smoke, peat and a very plum like sweetness. Cloudy orange with a rich beige head. Bacon, peat and a very balanced sweetness. Great job.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Feb 2014
at 11:27
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft - Roast malts and some piney hops. Jet black with a brown head. Dark roast and hoppy bitterness. There is big bitterness in there but well balanced and a nice finish. A nice roasty black.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Feb 2014
at 16:08
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Draft - light citrus and some tropical fruit. Pale gold with a very creamy rich head. Tropical fruit with a mid bitterness and a very creamy mouthfeel. The body is a bit rich for me.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Feb 2014
at 15:57
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft - Light caramel. Clear copper with a decent beige head. Caramel, orange hops and a slight but balanced bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Feb 2014
at 15:52
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draft - Citrus hops and a sweet backbone. Clear gold with a rich white head. Light citrus and a sweetness that leads to something odd in the finish. The finish also has a bit too much bitterness that is left on the palate.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Feb 2014
at 15:45
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft - Not much of a nose, light grains. Pale gold with a thin white head. Biscuit and some very light bitterness that finishes clean.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Feb 2014
at 15:38
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
A deep dark IPA with a thin brown head.. In aroma, light chocolate malt with coffee grind, and floral hops. In mouth, a sweet fruity chocolate malt with light coffee and floral hops. Very nice. On tap at Filmbar.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Dec 2013
at 16:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On draft at 1702 in Tucson AZ. Pours a cola brown with an ecru head. Nutty hop aroma. Creamy mouth feel. Flavors of toasted nuts and some grassy notes. Smooth finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jul 2013
at 14:24
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
12oz bottle pours with a sort of infected look to it with billowing tan head over a dark amber body. The aroma is light and a little nutty as a well as roasty and a tad earthy with malts. The taste seems coffee like at first and then pulls up some roasted malts, mineral notes and then leaving some nuttiness into the finish. The mouth feel is thin and prickly with carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2013
at 18:45
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4
12oz bottle pours crystal clear deep gold with copper hues and supporting a weak off white head. The aroma is sweet with some pear like esters, floral with hops and I’m not getting much else. The taste is similar with mild floral hops to almost earthy lime like citrus hops that are quickly swallowed whole by sugary malts and sweet pears to sweet apple estery sweetness. Wow, this just has way too much sweetness that muddles the experience. This is yet another example of trying this style in Cologne from the wooden barrel has ruined me on American brewed attempts at this style. This stuff here stinks by comparison as it lacks the crisp fresh snappy light yet richness and balance this style deserves.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2013
at 11:34