Hopkins - Victory; For Peace: This experimental dry-hopped farmhouse ale features a heavy bubble gum/banana presence, tailing with it is a moderate hop bitterness. With a malt forward body, but still maintaining a dry finish. Proceeds go towards Razom, an organization that helps supply critical materials such as medical supplies, food, and clothing to the people of Ukraine during emergencies. To learn more about this organization and how to donate, please visit https://razomforukraine.org/.
Wasatch - Top of Main Series (Raspberry Ale): The aroma has subtle raspberry and toast. Taste is of the same, with some background acidity and sweetness. Mouthfeel is light and finishes crisp and refreshing. 5.0% - Available at Wasatch Park City and West Side Tavern.
Strap Tank- Besser Bier Dunkel: This Munich Dunkel has a nice nose; bready with hints of chocolate. Taste is really well done. Medium toasted bread malt base is infused nicely with a chocolate tinged malt addition. Finishes really well balanced with the help of the toasted malts. 5.0% - Available at Strap Tank also found at Slackwater.
Offset Bier - Experimental Pale: This very small batch pale features experimental hop HBC735 and has an intense Lemon, Spice and Pine profile.I haven't tried it, but Offset says, "It's unlike any other hop we've ever used". 5.0% - Only at Offset Bier.
pFriem - Belgian-Style Blonde Ale: Great fruit esters, very expressive, floral, honey and biscuit aromas. Taste is a more balanced than the nose. Malt backbone is light but solid, yeasty chewiness, delicate but not light. An excellent example of the style. 7.5% - Exclusive to Beer Bar, Cotton Bottom and The Eating Establishment.
pFriem - Super Saison: The name says it all. This saison on steroids has a strong medicinal/bubble gum notes in the aroma..follwed by over ripe banana, coriander and light lemon . Taste similar, but more fruity and yet creamy. Very nice, smooth yet well carbonated with a dry finish.. Slight boozy finish. 9.5% - Exclusive to Beer Bar, Cotton Bottom and The Eating Establishment.
pFriem - Lemon Zest Farmhouse Ale: This was bottled in December and the aroma is still bright with lemon zest. There's also clove, grassiness and some very light funk. Very flavorful and citrusy, with some very lightly tart lemon, juicy stone fruit, and citrus flavors. There's a mild Dupont-like saison funk here too – more clove and grass than citrusy barnyard funk. Grassy bitterness on the finish. 6.2% - Exclusive to Beer Bar, Cotton Bottom and The Eating Establishment.
pFriem - Citrus Zest IPA: This has a nice citrus zest aroma, full of fresh orange and tangerine with a solid pine backdrop. As advertised: the flavor brings in some wonderful and smooth notes of melon and papaya. There is still plenty of sweet and tart tangerine as well. Very nice IPA. 6.3% - Exclusive to Beer Bar, Cotton Bottom and The Eating Establishment.
pFriem - Mosaic Pale Ale: Huge mango and lemon nose with pineapple, light guava, earthy and grassy hops with hints of lemongrass. Taste is sweeter than the nose lets on: huge mango, pineapple, orange cream, before lemon pith, grassy and earthy hops finish it off. 6.3% - Exclusive to Beer Bar, Cotton Bottom and The Eating Establishment.
pFriem - Mexicsn-Style Chocolate Stout: Missed this one. 8.5% - Exclusive to Beer Bar, Cotton Bottom and The Eating Establishment.
pFriem - Pale: The aroma on this is really bright with notes of orange, mango, citrus and a nice piney aroma on the finish. The taste follows the nose with a profile that places the mosaic hops front and center on a bed of pilsner malts. The hops provide notes of orange, pine, dank herbal notes with a lingering bitterness into the finish. 6.3% - Exclusive to Beer Bar, Cotton Bottom and The Eating Establishment.
pFriem - Pilsner: A nice aroma of malt and slightly grassy hops. The taste is crisp, clean, a little lemon, herbal, the aforementioned sweet malt with a little hop bite. This is very balanced and refreshing. 4.9% - Exclusive to Beer Bar, Cotton Bottom and The Eating Establishment.
Stone Enjoy By 4/20/2022: This beer is brewed "not to last". Big and in your face with a massive hop profile. If you've never had an Enjoy By 4/20, you'll e in for a treat. I've not had this year's version yet. 9.4% - Found at The Bayou.
Mother Earth - Milk Truck: There's a strong dose of fresh coffee followed by some milky cocoa and vanilla sweetness. Roasty and malty, with plenty of coffee and vanilla character. Smooth and mildly creamy with a pleasant bitterness on the finish. 5.8% - Found atThe Bayou.
Mother Earth - Quit Stalin: Missed this Imperial Stout. 11.7% - Found atThe Bayou.
Melvin - Frothy Embrace: Missed this west Coast IPA. 6.0% - Found atThe Bayou.
Avery - Pomona: Missed this fruited Gose. 6.5% - Found atThe Bayou.
Avery - Night Warden: Missed this whiskey barrel-aged stout. 8.2% - Found atThe Bayou.
Avery - Ellie's Brown: Chocolate malt gives this beer a brown sugar maltiness with hints of vanilla and nuts, while subtle hopping gives it an overall great drinkability. 5.5% - Found at The Bayou.
Sierra Nevada - Sunny Little Thing: Missed this citrus wheat ale. 5.0% - Found at Salt and Hops.
Pipeworks- Indoor Waterpark: Look for tropical hop aromas of Idaho 7 hops in this balanced and hazy pale ale. The bright hop aromas are joined with juicy flavors of guava and pineapple. 6.7% - Found at Slackwater.
Pipeworks - Mango Full Drip: This Pale Ale is an easy drinking beer that allows ripe mango to take center stage. This beer is all about the mango. If you're looking for a little slice of tropical sunshine, this would be it. 6.0% - Found at Slackwater.
Pipeworks - UNICHROME: This is a Double IPA with lush aromas of coconut, guava, and tangerine. 9.1% - Found at Slackwater.
Pipeworks - Squooshy Sunbeams: This Fruit Beer is bright, sunny, packed with tropical pineapple and an extra bounce from marshmallow! Look for Dole Whip vibes from these sunny suds! Brewed with lots of fresh ripe pineapple. 6.7% - Found at Slackwater.
Pipeworks - Chipotle Smoked Porter: Missed this Chile/Smoked Beer 7.7% - Found at Slackwater.
Pipeworks- Power Casual: This is an American Brown Ale. Look for toasted malts that bring notes of toasted walnuts, chestnuts, and fresh baguette to this very easy going beer. 6.0% - Found at Slackwater.
Pipeworks - Mosaic On Repeat: This Hazy IPA is made with a double dose of Mosaic hops: Mosaic and Cryo Mosaic. The result is a really nice full expression of the juicy, soft, blueberry and melon notes that Mosaic hops are known for. 7.2% - Found at Slackwater.
Prairie - Buntastic Stout: Imperial Pastry Stout is inspired by carrot cake. Flavor is carrot cake pastry stout with an emphasis on cinnamon, but enough vanilla and faint cocoa to support the spice. Sweet, but not cloying. Sadly, undercarbonated. 12.2% - Found at The Bayou.
Lone Pine - Neon Balloon Dog: This Hazy IPA is brewed with Citra, Ella, and El Dorado hops. Look for flavors of grapefruit, lemon peel, lush pineapple, and a subtle mingling pepper against a soft pine bitterness. 6.0% - Found at The Bayou.
Lone Pine - Cloud Cake: Missed this Double Milkshake IPA. 8.0% - Found at The Bayou.
Lone Pine - Choco Tuesday: This Pastry Stout has aromas of peanut butter, waffle cone, cocoa nibs, and vanilla bean. Taste follows peanut butter and chocolate hit first with vanilla and waffles in the well balanced and tasty finish. 8.0% - Found at The Bayou.
Revision - Contract Burn (Release 3.0): This TRI-PA has a boozy aroma full of coconut followed by peach and mango. Coconut hits big as well in the taste, followed by peach, mango and spicy pine, some grapefruit and orange, floral notes, biscuity bready malt, and caramel sweetness. Finishes a little hot. 10.5% - Found at Bayou.
Revision - Pandemic Blues: Missed this NEIPA. 7.0% - Found at The Bayou.
Revision - Mindful Fermentation: Missed this NEIPA. 8.5% - Found at The Bayou.
Revision - Cryptic Love: Missed this brand new West Coast IPA. 6.8% - Found at The Bayou.
E9 - Saturday Sunshine: This lager has a bright straw color. The lagering is patient and crisp, the beer is dry overall, it's refreshing without being boring. The hops are strong in terms of dosage but very much noble type with some spiciness and grassy. 5.8% - Found at The Bayou.
Here are this week's Small Batch Beers from Hopkins Brewing.
FinnRiver - Sun & Seed: Classic cider aromatics, earthy wine-like and slightly of yeast in the nose. Rustic apple with acid to hit the cheeks. Finish of toasted nut, outbreath of aromatic carrot, raw sunflower, and pithy apple tannins. 6.5% - Found at Scion Cider Bar.
FinnRiver - Solstice Saffron: This bright cider features fermented organic apples, saffron, delicately steeped toasted fennel and organic anise pods. Lightly carbonated. Made without gluten ingredients. 6.5% - Found at Scion Cider Bar.
FinnRiver - Lavender Black Currant: A blended cider with organic black currant; then steeped with organic lavender flowers sourced from local farms. A final addition of unrefined organic cane sugar adds depth, sweetness and flavor. Lightly carbonated. 6.5% - Found at Scion Cider Bar.
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