I was trawling through Google Maps trying to find breweries in the greater Puget Sound area and I discovered that BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse not only had their own draft root beer, but a location in Redmond where I live. How’d I miss that? I’ve been gallivanting across the nation in search new brews and there was one right in my own backyard? In my defense, it only opened a few months before I discovered it so it’s not like I missed it for that long. It was only two weeks after the discovery that I got the whole family there for dinner on a Saturday night. The place was very, very crowded and busy. I hoped it was worth the wait.
It has a rich creamy Body with vanilla. It’s my favorite flavor profile. There’s a solid spice Bite as well. The Head was basically the “two second Head” and was always gone by the time the waitress brought it to me despite her best efforts, sadly. The Aftertaste was nice sweet vanilla with the slightest hint of wintergreen.
This is a delicious brew. I thoroughly enjoyed it with my BBQ Chicken deep dish pizza. But the horrible Head will keep it from getting a Seal. I mean, when you give infinite free refills, you can have the upper third of the mug be foam. The pizza was very delicious and their burgers looked epic. I’ll probably have to head back there sometime.
My BBQ Chicken Deep-dish pizza. Very delicious. Also the cheese pizza for the kids.
