Tustin Brewing Company -- Groundwork Coffee Porter and Pom Bomb

I reviewed Tustin Brewing Company before so check out that entry for reviews on their main beers.  Kiki and I went with our friends Brian and Jenn to TBC for some tasting and some hanging out.  Apparently, TBC is a meeting spot for a University of Michigan fan club, and Michigan vs. Illinois was in progress when we showed up -- the place was packed.  We lucked out to get the last table available.

The largest group of Michigan fans in Orange County

Brian and Jenn

Hard at work with 33 Beers

Groundwork Coffee Porter and Pom Bomb

Groundwork Coffee Porter

This one was interesting.  Its dark black like coffee.  It smells like coffee.  And it tastes like coffee.  Some porters have some coffee tones, but this was truly coffee turned into beer.  It sounds kind of gross, but it really wasn't bad and I kind of liked it.  The coffee flavor made it really bitter, but it had a light body and a pleasant lingering aftertaste.  Not something you would want to drink all the time, but it was a cool beer to try.


Pom Bomb (Pomegranate Hef)
 Pom Bomb was actually my first sour beer (long overdue).  It has a sour-fruity taste and a hazy-straw color.  To me this one seemed more like a cider and didn't really taste like a beer.  This beer also had a light body, and a really long linger.  Pomegranate is generally not my favorite fruit (mostly because of the seeds), but I really liked this beer.