Speakeasy Double Daddy IPA

SOoo do you think this is a full pour? At least the YardHouse got SOMEthing right besides their food because they certainly screwed the pooch on their beer selection. How do you have THAT many taps, be THAT large, and have me strike out on 4 different beers? They were out of them! Out? How are you out? I mean, I picked the most interesting(read non traditional beers) on your menu and you're out? I know there are not that many people in this place that come here to drink things that are "interesting" because there are better places for that then here. We come here for the happy hour food(Awesome Half Price!).

With that being said Speakeasy made me a convert. I was a little turned off by their packaging in the store but I liked what I've had by accident with their White Lightning Wit. I don't know what it was but I just couldn't take it seriously. I passed on their beers multiple times in the store. I'm glad that this was my fifth choice at YardHouse.

This was a BIG, FILLING, DIPA. I mean, they are normally but this one had huge body. It came out with NO head, or maybe there was just no head because it overflowed since it was filled to the tip top. Surprisngly there was very little aroma. A little pine, a tad citrusy, otherwise pretty unremarkable.

First sip though, woah, wasn't sure if I was finishing this one, it was big. This was definitely a pinecone with some alcohol to back it up. 9.5 ABV but .it was hidden decently. This was chewy like I said. I like doubles though because I hate thin beer. Doubles also seem to be less carbonated which is good too. Too many bubbles reminds me of Bud, Miller, etc. etc.

Good beer, not a go to as a DIPA I still love the Hop Henge from Deschutes. I don't see how that one is EVER getting dethroned

Speakeasy White Lightning Wit

This was one of the beers D picked out on our inaugural trip to Total Wine in Tustin. Higher class than Bev-Mo, more loose 12 oz which is nice, but not as much selection in the beer aisle. I like it though.

This one was interesting. It's hard to tell but this is the PALEST beer I have ever had, and yes I have had Natty Ice, Bud Ice, etc. etc.

Thank goodness that was the ONLY thing that this beer had in common with that wizzwater stuff.

It poured out with a really large head that stuck around and then all of a sudden, GONE.

It smelled of wheat, and bread, and grain, and yeast. I mean, it is a wheat beer so I wasn't expecting anything different.

The taste is where it got a little odd. Not bad odd, just odd. It had a pretty pronounced lime taste to it. I'm used to lemon in my Hef's but D agreed with me that there was defintiely a pronounced lime flavor. What was even weirder was that it worked.

We both liked it. This was one of the more grainy tasting wheats I've had too. I liked it quite a bit actually. Refreshing, low ABV. D is definitely into the wheat beers now. Saison's and wheats that's her gig. I can't complain since I like them all.