New Beer Friday 12/5/25

 

Are you stuck in a rut, with any ol' cheap hooch? This New Beer Friday will bring you back from the brink! This week's tasty new beers are guaranteed to keep you off the terlet floor... well, most of you. Note: The raccoon ain't dead, just passed out drunk from his liquor store escapades.

Did you know there's a new Utah based distillery? Holistic Spirits will be our bartenders in the radio pub today (Friday). We'll get into what they're all about and what famous person is part of the crew. Hit us up at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA or stream us, KUAAfm.org/ 

RoHa - Pre-Prohibition Lager: This American lager style was revived in the 1990s and is characterized by a fuller body and more pronounced flavor than modern light lagers. Great malt profile. All that toasty malt with a medium/light amount sweetness. Hops are somewhat aggressive as well. Leaving some grassy herbal zap on the tongue. Tasty “PrePro” lager. 5.0% - Available now at RoHa.

Bewilder - Dos Hazy Boi (Southern Hemisphere): This Superdelic, Galaxy, Riwaka & Motueka hopped DIPA is goddamn Brilliant treat for your mouth! Melon, berries, citrus blast up front. THEN ample malt sweetness & more resinous hops create a dank salad of gnarly DIPA. 8.1% - Available at Bewilder today.

Talisman - Sour Encounter (Pomegranate): Missed this sour pomegranate ale. 5.0% - on draft now at Talisman.

Talisman - Foggy Goggles: This hazy session IPA features mango and passionfruit with tangerine and orange backing it up. A pillowy mouthful backs it all up. 5.0% - on draft now at Talisman.

TF - Skiers' Delight: Slight adjunct aroma. Some apple peel will crisp citrus, nudging towards the lemon/lime side. Clean overall. Very bright & light. As you’d expect from an Apré beer.

If you're a fan of Beer Zombies' beers they are still sending them into the market. You can only find them at the former Beer Zombies pub now called Happy Taps or at SnowmoBAR. SnowmoBAR has a relationship/partnership with Beer Zombies and may become the go to place for these beers in the future. 

Beer Zombies - Hazes of Death II: This double Hazy IPA is so nice! Big citrus & malt. It’s a lot to take in. The malt & alcohol are punching it out. But the hops are equally brutal. I’d say this was a meek IPA, less the massive hop punch. Pursue this beer. It’s worth your time today. 8.0% Found at Happy Taps and SnowmoBAR.

Beer Zombies/Tin Bridge - Lorna Shore: A collaboration for Lorna Shore, an American deathcore band from New Jersey. This double dry-hopped IPA is citrus driven for shore (see what i did there). The hops are full of tangerine & grapefruit. Some nice stonefruit too, but this is mostly citrus. Definitely gunna seek out this NJ band to see what’s behind this damn IPA. 7.5% Found at Happy Taps and SnowmoBAR.

Beer Zombies - Duck Hunter: This version features Ekuanot and Citra hops. On the edge of old. A good amount of citrus & herbal hops. Oddly boozy for 7.2%. Maybe it’s a sign of things to come. It’s fine.

Beer Zombies - Blood Orange Boomstick: Missed this This Blonde Ale  5.5% Found at Happy Taps and SnowmoBAR.

Beer Zombies - Dole Hwhip Lemonade: Missed this one. 4.3% Found at Happy Taps and SnowmoBAR.

Beer Zombies - Mulligan: This West Coast Pils has a great malt profile that pushes off a blast of herbal and citrus.  4.6% Found at Happy Taps and SnowmoBAR.

Beer Zombies - Los Guerreos: This Mexican-style lager has Lime essence with a hint of salt to start it off. Clean overall. The lagered base is solid. It’s quite tasty. If offered a lime? Say, no. Try it first without, if it doesn’t jive then ask for one, but I don’t think it’s necessary. Nice beer. 5.0% Found at Happy Taps and SnowmoBAR.

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

Cheers!

New Beer Black Friday 11/28/25

Well here we are. Another New Beer Black Friday. Sometimes this day can be lean for beer lovers, others can be fat with beer flowing like rivers. I'd call this an "ample year'. I enjoyed the hell out of all of these, hope you will too. Happy New Beer Black Friday and of course, Happy Pint Day!

Speaking of Pint Day we will be discussing who and where you can find your 2025 Pint Day Glasses on Beer Nerd Radio this afternoon. Steph has been working her ass of to bring these beautiful glasses to us, and we can't wait to see you all out this weekend. Also on the Show Deck DeBoard of Utah newest beer hotspot Wolfdog Brewing will be in to give you all of the details. If we're lucky we'll have a sample of one of their brand new collaboration beers to talk about as well. And if that's not enough surprise guests will be stopping by as well. we start Fridays at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA ( KUAAfm.org/ ).

Wolfdog - Lil' Woof: TBD 5.0% - Available today only at Wolfdog Brewing.

Epic - Small Batch Series (Powder Panic): So this “winter IPA”. Feature all the “ol man winter hops”. Centennial, Chinook & CTZ Hops with a dose of juniper berries. So much classic citrus peel in these hops. Some minor tropical flavors here but it those damn “C” hops that are killing with classic hop citrus and those juniper berries round it all out. 7.5% - Available at Epic.

Level Crossing - Del Griffith Stout: This a “small beer” from the 2nd running of LV’s Red Sea Rift. Slight coffee nose. Whoa! Big cocoa with vanilla, more coffee & orange zest. Damn it! This is soooo good. Dare I say, another Mikey Likey! This is a small batch. Don’t wait too long. 5.0% - Only at Level crossing on nitro.

Grid City - Barrel-Aged Imperial Brown Ale: Definite Bourbon aroma. Co2 is light but the bourbon is not. It’s quite wonderful. Great vanilla & oak with ample malt that takes this into Barleywine territory. Not as toffee forward as a BW - more nougat. Excellent body & drinkability. Mikey Likey! 9.6% Avcaiable at Grid City

Saltfire - A Series of Singularities (Dolcita): I believe this hop used-to-be HBC-1019. If I’m wrong please correct me. Big dank citrus peel up ftont transitions to an equal amount of herbal smack. I think beer nerd’s will enjoy this one. Tastes expensive, but it ain’t. 7.3% - Available now at Saltfire.

Heber Valley - 435 Pale Ale: This modern pale ale is designed to check all the boxes. Crisp, bright, crushable, and enough hop complexity to keep things interesting. Golden Promise makes up the majority of the grist along with some white wheat malt and just a tiny sprinkle of Caramunich. For hops, they chose Cashmere as well as some Idaho-7. 6.0% - Available now at Weber Valley.

Uinta - Cutthroat Zero: Smells familiar. Maybe somewhat dry. Tastes drier than a regular too. The did manage to capture the overall feel but that lack of malty-goodness is missed. Good hop profile - finishes quite dry with some lingering bitterness. If I'm drinking N/As, I'd say "yes".

Returning Favorites

Red Rock - Secale 2025: Everyones favorite rye on rye barrel-aged lager is back. pours a dark ruby color with a moderate two fingers of off-white head. The nose has a dry roasted malt aroma along with a light rye spiciness. It's rounded out with a mild caramel malt and vanilla aroma. The taste starts with Caramel malts and toffee. Chocolate covered raisins come next come next with a dry rye spiciness. Hints of vanilla and whiskey come next in the end, as well as a subdued hop bitterness that balances the malty sweetness in the finish. The body is full and the whiskey notes become a bit more pronounced as it warms. The 8.5% abv is well hidden but sneaks up you quickly. 

Templin Family - Holihaze: Lotsa tasty citrus, peach, melon and berries happening in the best fruit salad ever in IPA form. 7.4% - Available at TF.

Level Crossing Red Sea Rift: This imperial coffee stout showcases the Red Sea Blend coffee bean Jack Mormon Coffee Company. Red Sea is a curated mix of Ethiopian and Yemen dry-processed coffee giving off bright aromas of ripe red fruits, berries and dark chocolate. This imperial stout was brewed with base malts and flaked oats from Solstice Malt as well as variety of dark roasted and caramel malts, giving the beer a rich and complex body. 9.6% - Available today at Level Crossing.

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

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 11/21/25

Has this week been kick'n your ass? Let the team from New Beer Friday Labs massage your...umm...beer loving gluteus back into fighting or drinking shape! Please check out these tasty new suds pouring now from our fine local brewers.

Mountain West Cellars one of Utah's newer wineries is pouring in the Radio Pub. Jennifer Hamilton, Head Grape Stomper at Mountain West joins Mikey and Steph for a juicy new Beer Nerd Radio today (Friday) at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA or stream us at KUAAfm.org/ 

RoHa - Jeffeweizen: Jeffeweizen the Hefeweizen is a German-style hefeweizen that bringing a good dose of banana and peppery clove. This is a classic representation on this yeast driven style. Definitely worth checking out if you like the style. 5.0% - Available now at RoHa

Salt Lake Brewing - Lunch Lady: This new rotating tapIPA features Citra, Elaini and Mosaic. Nice & herbal with citrus. That seems to be the case a lot lately, but it's a solid hop combo. Some lingering bitterness, but not very strong. If you love a classic pale low that's low in caramel flavor, you'll enjoy this. 5.0% - Available at SL Brewing/Squatters downtown.

Uinta - Petrol Plonker: This NZ Pils is brilliantly clear. Mostly herbal nose with some citrus peel. Tastes follows. Herbal hop bite with some orange rind bitterness. Excellent pils malt profile with nice toasty grains. Shoulda got a stein. 5.0% - on Uinta's R&D handle. 

Ogden Beer - Dolcita IPA: Made with Lallamend Yeast and Dolcita hops this beer is juicy with stone fruits, in particular peach rings. 5.0% - Only at Ogden Beer.

Kiitos - Kernza: Kiitos is back with another 100% sustainability grain beer. This 100% Kernza lager is only 1 of 2 in the world. Made with Audacia hops, this lager has slight berries notes with flavors of rose hip and herbs. The grain is earthy and rye-like with a dry herbal finish. Note: this is NOT gluten free. It pretty cool that Kiitos is doing beers like this and we get to be on the front lines of experiments such as this. 4.0% - Only at Kiitos. 

Fisher - Marionberry Watermelon Lemonade Stand: Tastes as described, yet unlike many in the Lemonade Stand Series, the marionberry and watermelon come through quite prominently. making for a very balanced experience. 5.0% - Available now at Fisher.

Grid City - IHOB Maple Porter: A classic robust porter brewed with barrel aged maple syrup. Dark, roasty, with intense chocolate overtones. The crystal malt gives it enough sweetness to balance the dark malts and hop bitterness. The barrel aged maple syrup lends a dryish rich maple finish. Try in on CO2 and nitro for two totally different drinking experiences. 5.0% - Available now at Grid City.

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

Cheers!