I really wasn’t impressed with the beers at Beardslee Public House, but I am definitely going back for the mushroom soup. This had to be the best mushroom soup I had ever had in my entire life. Yes, this blog is not about food, but this soup is so memorable it has to be mentioned.  And, without the soup, there is not much reason to make a trip up to Bothell to visit this brewery.

The beers here were overall– average. I did a pre-determined flight and started with the Beaver Bait Blonde. This beer had a very slight citrus nose. The taste was a hint of sweetness but a bit sour up front and a bit too malty at the end. It was not well balanced and there was a odd candy like taste that was underlying to the sour.

The Widow Maker Wit tasted more like a hefeweizen than a traditional wit. It was very banana and clove in both nose and taste. However, the beer was very clear for a wheat beer.

Bastard Grain Pale Ale had a slight caramel nose. The taste was hops up front and finished a bit bitter. The beer had a very nice caramel color.

Green Leaf IPA didn’t have much nose and was very bitter on the finish. It needed a bit more sweet to balance.

Knotted Porter was the best beer here. It had a very nice nose of coffee with a hint of sweetness behind it. It also tasted like a nicely sweetened coffee.

Sasquatch CDA (Cascadian Dark Ale) should have been from the description a sort of black IPA.  It did have a slight coffee nose. However, the upfront taste was that of stale coffee and it finishes with a bit of bitter. The two tastes don’t seem to go together, but are two separate distinct tastes that should be in two different styles of beer– the tastes don’t meld together.

So what is my take– go for the mushroom soup!