New Beer Friday 12/20/24

It's the last New Beer Friday before the holidays and we here at Utah Beer Labs would like to thank you all for hanging out with us every Friday as we share the love for Utah's suds and all of the Beer Nerds that love them. Please enjoy this week's beers at your next gathering and we'll see you bright and fresh in 2025. As alway, Cheers.

Wait! before you go, Second Summit is back with us in the radio pub today (Friday) at 2pm. So much new stuff to get you out of your comfort zone and into the celebrating spirit. Steph and I get back to at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA - stream us live or listen later at KUAAFM.org

Bewilder - Sweater Weather: The official name of this could be spelled Sweatta Weatha or any of the plays on the name, so do t crucify me if it’s wrong. Mmmkay? Anyway nice & toasty/roasty with a generous hop profile. They’re calling it a “Mountain Side Porter”. 5.0% - Available at Bewilder.

Bewilder - Weizenbock: Definitely on the dark side of the style. A beautiful mahogany color. Clove & banana nose. Big banana-sweet malt profile. Estery yeast is def driving this wheat bock. Some cocoa notes, clove & sweet caramelized malt round it out. 8.4% - Available at Bewilder.

Proper - Till Death: This is not the previous version from 2023. This is in cans at 7.0%. This Black IPA has a big roasted malt character. A hop bill of classics: Cascade, Chinook & Simcoe pop with hints of citrus & big pine. Available today at Proper.

Kiitos - Schwartbier: Nice and roasty with a light clean body. Notes of cocoa, espresso and lightly-sweet crackers. Drinks like a lager should, no effort, all comfort. 4.7% - Available at Kiitos now.

TF - Jesse DELMARish: Big aroma full of molasses & maple. I don’t know this rum well, but the maple and booze is prominent. It’s like maple, candy cap mushrooms, combined with cocoa & espresso. The booziness lasts throughout, but for this style, it’s wholly appropriate. 12.0% - Available at TF starting today.

Fisher - Merry Fishmas: This double Hazy IPA features Citra and Mosaic with a touch of 1019. Beautiful fluffy head that clings to the glass. Fresh hop aroma and full mouthfeel. Citrus pith and berries with a nice easy bite. Amazing balance. 8.8% - Available at Fisher now. 

Here are this week's Small Batch Beers from Hopkins Brewing.

Cheers!

New Beer Friday the 13th 12/13/24

Happy New Beer Friday the 13th. We have a nice array of flavors today from lagers to sours - to stouts and IPAs. Pay attention to the availability dates as some aren't available until Saturday.

Green Urban Lunchbox stops by the radio pub this afternoon. Rachel Tibolla, Exc Director of GULB and Erika Palmer of Mountain West Cider will fill us in what Green Urban Lunchbox is and the lovely cider they've collaborated on. Hit us up at 2pm every Friday at 99.9FM KUAA.

Ogden Beer - Vibe Czech: Toasty grains, light sweet malt character. All Saaz hops that put off an herbal lemony bitterness. Nice drying bitterness that doesn’t linger long. Nice pils. 5.0% - Only at Ogden Beer

Hopkins - Sixth Anniversary Rye IPA: This collaboration ale with Fisher Brewing debuts Saturday. No notes on this one. 6.6% - Only at Hopkins.

RoHa - Task Manager CTRL+ALT+BIER: This Altbier is light, toasty aroma. Taste starts the same with more toast and a light caramel profile. Some light cocoa toward the end with a finish that’s herbal & leafy. Available at RoHa

Desert Edge - Gingerbread Stout: Roasty nose with slight gingerbread spices. Taste starts with gingerbread and cocoa it’s not super sweet, just enough to give the spices something to play with. Not a huge fan of gingerbread, but it works well here. 5.0% - Available at Desert Edge.

TF - Giddy Up Grisette: This spent about a year in Chardonnay brls w/ Rosé must. Moderate grape character in the nose. Some horse blanket funk too. Tastes bright and fruity with light brett tartness. Less grape-y than aroma. Dry overall with great wine notes/oak. 6.5% - Available at TF starting today.

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 12/6/24

Dark beers and pale ales seem to rules in this week's New Beer Friday. Krampus would absolutely approve! Speaking of Krampus: We're just hours past Krampus Day, also known as Krampusnacht. Beer Nerd Radio today welcomes the punisher of bad children, along with GSL's Angie Keeton and Saltfire's Ryan Miller for our holiday beer events show. Honestly, I have no idea of what to expect; which should make some interest radio. Hit us up at 2pm on 99.9FM KUAA, or stream us at KUAAFM.org. 

Bewilder - Lord of the Ryes: This rye stout actually came out last week, but I dropped the ball. Roasty with some spiced coffee aroma. Oh man that’s smoove! Creamy cocoa, with that Rye! Oh god, that rye! It adds that spicy malt character that’s got that melange thing going on. You’d almost think it was spiced. Finishes easy with a hint of chinook and char. 6.66% - Available at Bewilder. 

RoHa - Bourbon Barrel Aged Red Ale: A lightly malty base combines with toasty oak to create a nice vanilla profile. Hints of whiskey comes next with some bright orange zest rounding it out. Nice oaky/whiskey session beer. 5.0% - Available at RoHa. 

Saltfire - Huckleberry Blonde Ale: Straight-up classic American-style blonde ale with that easy going malt profile. Huckleberry is noticeable, but not overpowering which allows both malt and berry to shine. 5.0% - Available on draft at SaltFire.

Shades - Cravens Perch Porter: Very dark, deep chestnut brown appearance, which is also opaque. Easy, toasted grain and wood aroma with a hint of caramel and toffee, for the aroma. Moderate level of darkly roasted grain which lingers quite nicely, for the taste. Medium light body. 5.0% - Available at both Shades locations.

Uinta - Sour Stout: Found on Uinta's R&D handle. This ale has a roasty aroma, some dark cocoa too. That’s where the normal stout ends. First swig is full on lactic tartness - a big ass lemony blast. From there the roastiness kicks in. For the most part it’s a fight to the death between the tart and char flavors. 5.0% - Only at Uinta.

Uinta - Tayle's Pale Ale: Looks like a classic pale ale, plenty of amber hues. Very light aroma, not much there. Toasty caramel with a floral & piney hop profile very old school, almost like an English style pale. Drinks really well, with a light/medium bitter finish.  5.0% - Only at Uinta.

Salt Lake Brewing - Pond Crosser: This Euro malt pale ale combines with American hops (Strata and CTZ). Light toasty malt, not too sweet. Hops pop with tangerine & some herbal/earthy hops. Overall the name fits🇬🇧🍺🇺🇸. 5.0% - Available at SL Brewing. 

Salt Lake Brewing - Funky Cold Adeena: This SMaSH lager features Weyerman BoHo Pils malt and Adeena hops. Really tasty, kinda like German Pils & a Czech Pils had love child… errr … beer. Nice sweet/ toasty malt profile. The Adeena adds all the Nobel hop flavors you crave with a hint of zest. Great lager.  5.0% - Available at SL Brewing. 

Hop Butcher For The World - Little Pizza Table: Missed this Citra, Simcoe & Nelson Sauvin-hopped India Pale Ale 6.5% - Found at Slackwater.

Hop Butcher For The World - Galaxy Bowl: Missed this Galaxy-Hopped Double India Pale Ale 7.5% - Found at Slackwater.

Hop Butcher For The World - Green Moss:  Missed this Citra & Simcoe-hopped Double India Pale Ale 7.5% - Found at Slackwater.

Boulevard - 35th Anniversary Ale: this barrel-aged blend of barley wine and imperial brown, aged in Soft Red Wheat Bourbon barrels, and Ben Holladay Bottled in Bond barrels from our friends at Holladay Distillery. 12.5% - Found at Slackwater.

Brewery Ommegang - Everything Nice: Lightly dusted with spices of the season, Everything Nice is a warming, wintry Belgian-style blonde ale. This supremely cozy confection pairs perfectly with any traditional holiday treat. Note the flavors of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and white pepper as you sip next to the fireplace. We hope this fresh-baked offering brings warmth and light to you and yours. 9.0% - Found at Slackwater.

Brewery Ommegang - Everything Naughty: an imperial blonde stout; Everything Naughty. A stout that confuses the eyes and tantalizes the taste buds. Anticipate notes of roasted coffee and white chocolate complete with a brilliant golden hue. This rich stout is smooth and velvety with classic stout flavors. 9.5% - Found at Slackwater.

Here are this week's Small Batch Beers from Hopkins Brewing.

Cheers!