One thing that separates Utah from the rest of the world is our lack of seasons. The rest of the world gets the standard four, you know spring, summer etc. But here in the intermountain west, we get seven months of winter, four months of summer and two weeks each for spring and fall.To help break up the months in between extremes I propose we create a new fifth season. Leann (lionn) would begin right about now, dedicated to the best time of the year for beer. So, now that we've got that bullshit out of the way. I'd like to throw some good seasonal options out there to help celebrate our new season.
Squatters has quite a few on tap now.
Alt and In the Way: a German style Altbier Copper-colored and aged 35 days. Won a gold in the 2008 World Beer Cup competition.
BlackForest Schwarzbier: Dark and not too heavy with a good amount of hops. Another medal winner.
Cheshire Cream Ale: Pale straw color. Low hop bittering and some hop aroma.
Hop Rising: A well-hopped, classic American pale ale.
Wasatch BrewPub is offering,
Hopalicious Pale Ale: A Pale Ale on cask made from wild Utah hops. Limited supply. Only at the Wasatch Brew Pub.
Pumpkin Ale: An unfiltered fall brew, made with real pumpkin and pie spices. This is one of the better Pumpkin beers available in the country.
RedRock has,
Bamberg Rauchbier: An amber-colored smoke ale with a mild beech wood-esque smokiness.
Harvest Ale: An unfiltered hop monster with a great citrus nose and taste.
Desert Edge.
Desert Hell: A Bavarian Helles Bier. A light and slightly malty German lager with spicy hop character, but a bit more subdued and balanced than regular Czech lagers.
Radius: Is a white, golden ale made with ingredients grown within 150 miles (give or take) from Salt Lake City. Available in mid-October.
Hoppers is offering their take on the Altbier. Out of Bounds Alt: Extended conditioning mellows out the ale's fruitiness and produces an exceptionally smooth and delicate brew. A great balance of malt and hops.
Four+(Uinta). Punk'n: spicier and dryer than Wasatch's with cinnamon, nutmeg, clove and allspice.
Roosters. Oktoberfest: Dark copper in color, full-bodied, rich and toasty.
So get your slacker-asses out there and drink-up these seasonals before they're gone. Or you'll be sad lil' beer geeks. Cheers!
3 comments:
I know we are out in the boonies, but we have a nice DunkelWeizen (Americanized) on tap at Tracks. For those who know the place, they have been having issues with brewers for the past 10 months. With that being said, I am back and I should hopefully have all beers on tap in about 3 more weeks.
Karl Menzer
I can't wait to try your "reborn" beers Karl and I'll be in soon to sample your Dunkel. Anytime you add a seasonal please feel free to post it up. I think people don't realize that Tooele is really not that far away from downtown. Thanks for the reminder!
Mikey, why does my drunken mind see your proposal for a fifth season as making a ton of sense? BTW Tracks is a cool place.
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