New Beer Friday 10/10/25

A new Tron flick is out and the timing could't be better, as Saltfire releases their long mothballed Master Control Program IPA on the same day. Not to be outdone; it's Big Bad Baptist Day at Epic brewing where all 6 of 2025 variants are being released today. It's going to be a "big' New Beer Friday in more ways than one. 

Epic's Big Bad Baptist release is taking over the radio pub this afternoon as well. Head Brewer Clay Turnbow and Head of Sales, Ryan Kluh will be in studio as we work our way through this year's unique variants which are listed below. Don't miss it, today (Friday) at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA  or stream us at KUAAfm.org/

Saltfire - Master Control Program: Back after nearly 4 years This hazy IPA feature a mostly citrus driven profile with a good dose of tropical flavors from the hops. medium/light bitter finish. 7.1% - Available now at Saltfire.

Park City - Pales for ALS: The 2025 blend features Simcoe, Krush, Mosaic, HBC 522 and HBC 1019. Moderate bitterness and body in this American pale ale. Some piney dankness rounded out with a touch of tropical fruit. $1 from every pint gets donated back to the ALS foundation. 5.0% - on draft at PCB.

Epic - Big Bad Baptist (Manhattan): definitely Cherry in the nose. Working with the Coco in the stout, you get a definite holiday cherry cordial thing happening when the whiskey barrel kicks in. Citrus peel kicks in at the very end. A very nice representation of the cocktail in stout form. 13.1% - Available now at Epic Brewing.

Epic - Big bad Baptist (Macaron): More Macaroon (probably a typo). Subtle coconut with some nuttiness and “sugar cookie”. There’s cocoa/coffee thing underneath with that signature whiskey/oaky/vanilla profile that wraps it all up in a bow. Probably my least favorite of the BBB sextuplets. 13.5% - Available now at Epic Brewing.

Epic - Big bad Baptist (Lucha Libre):  aroma is peppery, with some subtle cinnamon. There’s a  creamy sweetness here, but there’s no lactose at all. The cinnamon remains light throughout. Light vanilla (to me) gives it that round mouthfeel. 12.5% - Available now at Epic Brewing.

Epic - Big bad Baptist (Solstice): “that’s a spicy meatball”. Lotsa anise/licorice in the nose -a hint of berries too. Tastes  middle eastern to me. It’s part of my heritage and damn it, the flavors are familiar. The Anise is so different from fernet or Amaros, if you know the flavors of that region of the Mediterranean, you’ll know what I mean. 13.2% - Available now at Epic Brewing.

Epic - Big bad Baptist (Samurai): coffee pops for sure. Some whiskey as well, but there’s an apple-esque thing happening as well. Combine that with the heavy malt Roast it works quite well. As it warms the Sake is all over the finish. Kampai! 13.0% - Available now at Epic Brewing.

Epic - Big bad Baptist (The Godfather): heavy roast, medium amount of char - some cocoa. Coffee is slightly more pronounced. The whiskey barrel is also pretty subtle. Given the hammer that this Version wields. It’s wonderfully balanced & doesn’t taste the 15.2% that it is. Incredible coffee, toffee & bourbon happening here. - Available now at Epic Brewing.

TF - Ricky Hoppy: Super fresh and pungent smelling. There’s a whole lotta cone action happening here. Super flowery up front with a bit of citrus following it up. Resiny from there to the finish. Not too lingering, but enough to remind you that it’s a fresh/wet hop IPA. 5.0% - Only at TF.

Offset - DAMP 25.03: Offset's third wet hop beer is out–this one features Citra and Mosaic with some freshly kilned Chinook. They boast, "We hopped the living hell out of this" and that looks about right. This IPA has over 20lb/bbl of wet Citra and Mosaic, followed by some dried Chinook and Mosaic in the pressurized hopback on the way to the fermenter. That's not all: Then It was dry hopped with Lupocore Mosaic and Citra with some amazing Simcoe T90. Whoa! Pungent AF. I’m excited. Massive citrus & papaya. Pineapple too. Tastes of stone fruit, melon & some vague nectar. This has a huge creamy mouthfeel. The amount of above mentioned flavors here are so fresh I wish the flavors equaled the freshness. Tasty stuff! 6.5% - Available at Offset - Found at the Bayou.

Fisher - Devil's Hop: A Belgian Ale hopped with Mosaic and Citra. It will remind you of a hoppy biscuit!5.0% - Available at Fisher

Heber Valley - Canyon Country IPA: Missed this new wet hop IPA that features Mosaic and Comet hops. Look for aromas of tangerine peel, sweet tropical fruits with some dank herbal notes. medium bitterness. 5.0% - only at Heber Valley Brewing.

Uinta - Dentober: Very nice. Great malt profile. Nice caramel & vanilla. Grassy hops for balance. Excellent. 5.0% - Available at Uinta.  

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New Beer Friday 10/3/25

A short and sweet New Beer Friday this week. There's a lot of variety though, please check 'em out. 

Beer Nerd Radio welcomes Flanker to the Radio pub. Ryan Hopay, Special Projects and Beverage Manager for the bar will be in studio talking us through this unique SLC Bar. We get started at 2pm every Friday on 99.9fm KUAA or stream us at KUAAfm.org/

Saltfire - Lupulin Dew (Mosaic): This all Mosaic wet-hopped IPA is filled with if fresh tangerine, mango and some vague berries. It rounds out with an earthy/piney hop zap. A very tasty single-wet-hopped IPA. 5.0% - Available on draft and in cans now at Saltfire.

Salt Lake Brewing - Fruit of the Lager: Wow, these Elani hops are really quite nice and work well with the Czech lager base. Tangerine and vine flavors up front. Peach is up next with pineapple, guava and lime zest rounding it out. Surprisingly toasty towards the end. Such a nice lager. Try this! 5,0% - Available at SL Brewing.

Desert Edge - Peach, Please!: This fruited sour has a moderate amount of lemony harness with a good dose of sweet peach. It all balances out quite well. A really tasty sour ale.

Talisman - Trust Fall Porter: Missed this new porter. 5.0% - Available at Talisman.

Talisman - Oktoberfest: Missed this new lager. 5.0% - Available at Talisman.

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

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 9/26/25

Well, they started taking my ass up to heaven the other day during the Rapture, but I wouldn't leave without my Tylenol and... well, here I am. Oh well, I hear the beer up there sucks anyway – PLUS all the cool kids are down here drink'n up this week's New Beer Friday pints! I you see me buy me a welcome back to Earth/Birthday beer. 😉

Beer Nerd Radio always (mostly) keeps it local, so when we have the opportunity to highlight local events, we hop on 'em. Today's (Friday) show gets us into the 2025 Hoodah Festival. Not sure what the Hoodah is? and why is there a festival around it? Well, us too, damn it! Tune in to 99.9fm KUAA or stream us at KUAAfm.org/ - at 2pm! 

Also Happening This Weekend

The Templin Family Oktoberfest (9/27): The TF crew has spent the last couple of month lagering beers and prepping for one of the biggest single day Oktoberfests around. look for tradition food music, a sanctioned Stein Holding Competition and a special barrel tapping. 21+ only.

The First Annual Beer Scout Jamboree (9/27): This looks like too much damn fun. Takes place at Salt and Hops in Ogden.

Pinewood Derby (3-5pm) Still a few more race slots open! (car kits and rules still available at the store)

Derby Race Awards (6pm)

Reading of the Ogden Beer Scout Creed and Swearing-In of first Ogden Beer Scout Troop Ceremony (6:30 ish)

Beer Garden (3-9:30) with tasty Oktoberfest beers on tap from @talismanbrewingco and @ogdenbeercompany.

Best burgers in Ogden from Bad Humor Meat and Cheese (5 to 9pm.

Music by @paddytegliamusic (5 to 10pm)

Campfire Songs & Smores (Starting at 7pm)

Mountain West Cider's Fall Harvest Festival: This year's Fall Harvest Festival is extra special as MW is also celebrating their 10th ANNIVERSARY. This ALL AGES event is FREE and fun for the whole family (pups included)! You'll find all the details at Mountain West's socials.

Now on to New Beer Friday

Uinta - Bittersweet Motel: Herbal & citrusy aroma. Damn this is like a damn Time Machine. This tastes like all the OG WIPAs I remember. Lotsa orange peel some white grape with balancing pine. Not too boozy with a nice lingering bitterness. Hell yeah. 7.8% - Available now at Uinta.

Offset - Damp 02.25: Zesty! OMF, it’s perfume,Like adults prefer, with a hint of vanilla. Boom! Now it’s beer. A salad of tangerine & herbs with short berries & strawberries. This is almost obscene, the way it lures you in. Not a fan of being a fish, consider stupid me?

Park City - Exit 145: Missed this new Hazy IPA. 7.5% - Only at PC Brewing.

Park City - No to Dakota: Missed this session Hazy also. 5.0% - Only at PC Brewing.

Salt Lake Brewing - Prancing Pony: Wow, the damn beer engine in this place hasn’t been operating since before COVID. It’s back now, baby! First pulls look beautiful, toasty/malt nose. Great malty mild here. Sweet up front, toasty back. Flowery hops round it out. Fuck’n cask ales. Brilliant! 5.0% - Only at SL Brewing.

Salt Lake Brewing - Miss Congeniality: Not sure what the hops are here. Amarillo? Cascade? CTZ? Probably none of the above. Regardless, there’s a lil citrus with a pile of pine and a good dose of resiny bitterness backing it up. An enjoyable pale ale. 5.0% - Only at SL Brewing.

Proper - Apricaldera: The right amount of spicy and sweet. A chipotle aroma for sure. Tastes of apricots upfront, with chipotle backing it up. Mellow heat. This is quite nice. 5.0% - Available at Proper on Main Street.

Cheers!