Brouwerij Bavik-BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse Camaraderie Ale

My buddy Matt brought over a bottle of Brouwerij Bavik-BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse Camaraderie Ale that he received as part of the Michael Jackson Rare Beer of the Month Club before I joined. The beer pours a pale golden color with a frothy white head that leaves a little bit of lacing on the glass. The aroma consists of lemon, grass, barnyard funk, hay, and earth. The taste is very carbonated with plenty of lemon on the front end, almost candy-like. Grass, hay, and earthiness poke through and dry out the finish. The alcohol content is 8.0% ABV. I enjoyed the citrus flavor in this beer, especially with the large candy-like lemon flavor. It is balanced well with grass and hay flavors, but the carbonation may be a little too high.

BJ's Piranha Pale Ale

On my way out of Denver and leaving Great American Beer Fest (tear), I stopped into BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse, as it was on the way to the airport. I ordered a Piranha Pale Ale to go with my chicken and avocado sandwich. The beer pours a beautiful copper color with a frothy white head. The aroma has good caramel base with lots of fresh pine hops. The taste is smooth and caramel at first before transitioning into a light pine hop bite. The mouth feel of the beer is light and bubbly on the tongue with a partly dry after taste. The alcohol content is X.X% ABV. I thought that BJ's definitely has delivered a very solid pale ale, and I would go back to order this beer, as well as any of their other offerings.