Proper - Strawberry Hibiscus Sour Ranger: Smells of strawberry, slight wheat with floral notes.
Tastes of strawberry, wheat, hint of pale malt and slight yogurt. Mouth feel is sharp and crisp, with a slight bitterness.
Overall, while the strawberry is strong in the aroma, it is much better
balanced in the body. The tartness is assertive but there's enough strawberry to get above it. 5.0% - Available at Proper.
TF Brewing - Straight Stratta Pale: This wet-hop pale ale pours a medium golden amber with one finger white head with good retention and lots of lacing. Aroma of ripe tangerine peel, light lemon citrus, bready malt; a little earthy. Flavor follows with an emphasis on ripe melon, lemon and tangerine citrus, a hint of pine, bready and mildly caramel malt. Finishes with fruit forward tropical and citrus hops and nice earthy residual malt. A very tasty Stratta hopped pale ale. 5.0% - Only at TF on draft.
Salt Flats - Pumpkin Spice Latte: Pours a slightly hazy amber orange with an aroma of pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, graham cracker and vanilla. Flavor is of cracker malts, graham cracker, pumpkin pie, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a hint of coffee. A solid pumpkin ale one the pie side of pumpkin. Good stuff. 5.0% - Available at The Garage in Draper and Salt Flat's Brewery. Not vegan friendly.
Wasatch - Kick Back Series Oktoberfest: A toasted bread aroma with cracker, caramel and sweet malt. Very sweet and fresh smelling. Pretty well balanced between the malt and hops, maybe a little malt
advantage. The abv is 6.0% and does casually make its presence known.
This is like a meeting of German feistbers and American Oktoberfest
brews. Available at most Wasatch/Squatters locations.
Epic - Señor Pepino: It has a nice pastel straw color with a nose that is mild, but has the unmistakable fresh garden aroma of cucumber. Earthy and green taste of fresh cucumber slices and some light
traces of yeast fruitiness. The lager is complimented well by
the vegetable addition, but it all seems to overpower the lime. Light and fresh feel, a clean lager with ample body and carbonation. 4.5% - Available at Epic in 16 ounce cans.
Squatters - Grandma's Cookies: Pours an opaque black with a nitro foamy khaki head. Aromas of dark roasted malt, allspice toasted oats, and slight
cocoa. Taste is much the same with cookie dough and a cocoa flavor on the finish. There
is a mild amount of roasty bitterness on the palate with each sip. This
beer has a silky and creamy
mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer that is tasty and easy to
drink. 5.0% - only at Squatters downtown.
Flensbberger - Pilsner: This is a somewhat hoppy pilsner that has a great balance of doughy,
grainy malt and grassy hops going for it, with some lighter floral,
citrus accents and a good bitterness in the finish. Quite crisp and
clean, with a very balanced flavor profile leaning towards hoppy-side of the style. 4.8% - only at the Bayou in crowlers to-go.
Mike Hess Brewing - 4:59 Little IPA: Citrus hops are the most prevalent. Some floral hints as well. Biscuity light malts are also noticeable yet subtle. Flavor is assertive and hop forward with notes of orange, grapefruit, passion fruit, pine, light caramel and a bit of grassy hops. Assertive bitter finish with pine lingering. 4.59% - Found at Slackwater in Sandy.
Last week we mentioned the Shades' 10th Anniversary beers. The were delayed due to last week's power outages. So here they are again, available for purchase.
Shades/Ice Haüs:
The Ice Haüs is a staple for craft beer lovers in Murray. This
collaboration is a Bloody Mary Michelada American-Style Sour Ale. It
made with tomato, celery salt, chili peppers and worchestershire sauce.
This nails the flavors quite well. The tart base ups the beers
drinkabilty; maybe a bit more celery salt for my palate, but it's quite
nice if you like this type of beer. 6.5%
Cheers!
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