American Craft Beer Week Friday 5/20

Typically we'd be doing New Beer Friday today. But, let's face it, this whole week has been day after day of new beer, so we'll continue on with the theme and insert some of the other new beers we've found. Today we have some new beers and plenty of other American Craft Beer Week events and specials. Feel free to visit our past posts from earlier in the week to check out some of this week's other new beers. Have an excellent weekend! 

Epic Brewing - Release of Big Bad Baptist. Reserve 2022: This year's special blend has a nose that is at dessert levels of rich, roasted malts, milk chocolate, a touch of vanilla and molasses. Taste matches up, with additional bourbon barrel sweetness, coffee, light vanilla, and a balancing hint of bitterness. Feels is super chewy, with medium thickness and a lasting aftertaste. Overall another great entry into the Big Bad Baptist lineup.   

TF Brewing - You’re Too Shallow: This is an IPA features Idaho 7, Strata and Citra hops. Kevin Templin simply refers to this as an "American IPA". As it debuts today, we'll let you decide which camp you think it belongs. Proceeds from beer sales will go to Friends of GSL. 6.8% - Only at TF.  

Red Rock - Nanu Nanu: People of a certain age with no doubt get the name of this new IPA from Red Rock. Chill hazed golden colored ale with a tall puffy white head. Strong with the hops and highly aromatic. Smells strongly of grapefruit and citrus. Lesser scents of pine and pine board. In other words it smells like you would expect a good IPA to smell. Tropical scents and the malt exists as a big scent of pineapple juice. Starts out dry and fruity citrus on the tongue backed by a pine tongue depressor taste. Mildly bitter and quite herbal in the mouth. A very nice DIPA that straddles the line of East and West Coast IPAs. 8.1% - Available at all Red Rock locations. 

RoHa Brewing Project - Food and Beer Pairing with Toritos Tacos: 6pm, buy tickets in advance (almost sold out): https://roha-brewing-project.square.site/product/tasting-series-may-20th-toritos-tacos/163?cs=true&cst=custom

Tastemasters Social Hour: Join David Jimenez, Utah's most prolific adult beverage podcaster at Kiitos for an industry night social that will feature a silent auction to raise funds for the podcast and Best Friends Animal Shelter. 4-7pm. 

Shades Brewing - Collaboration day: Raspberry lager brewed in collaboration with Proximity Malt. This beer is a pilsner fermented with raspberries and lagered for 4 weeks. Amazing, fruity, crispy, dry. 5.0% - Available at both Shades locations.

Level Crossing - Northfarthing: This Nitro English Pub Ale has aromas of biscuit malt, caramel and light honey. Served on nitrogen, this pub ale has a light, yet creamy body with low hop bitterness and flavors of lightly toasted bread pudding. Northfarthing has a smooth and clean nitrogen finish. 5.0% - Only at Level Crossing.

West Side Tavern Firkin: Pineapple Habanero Hefeweizen.

Vendor: Brewer's Bread (pop up from 4-7pm)

Illuminated Brew Works - The Proper Glassware is an Empty Head: Missed this Double Dry Hopped Double IPA. It's Dry Hopped with 4 pounds per barrel. A  blend of Citra, Mosaic, Waimea, Sabro, and Vic’s Secret. 8.0% - Found at DABC.

Hopkins Brewing - Small Batch Beers

Friday ON KUAA'S CRAFT BEER RADIO

12:00

Salt Flats Brewing

1:00

SaltFire Brewing 

2:00

Red Rock Brewing

3:00

Bohemian Brewing

4:00

Apex Brewing

Saturday Craft Beer Week Events/Specials

West Side Tavern - Firkin: Strawberry – Rhubarb Ale (with almonds and lactose).

Vendor: MadDough Doughnuts.

Shades On State/Barley’s Angels Fashion Show: 

Shades ends Craft Beer Week with some very talented designers that will showcase their beer inspired fashion designs. It is a competition so all are invited to come and cast their vote for the people’s choice award. While there you can enjoy all of Shades limited releases for the week and their World Beer Cup winners with some very tasty food from @brochetautah who is their resident food partner. Saturday at 7:00pm. 

Sunday Craft Beer Week Events/Specials

West Side Tavern - Flight Special: Beer and Chocolate Pairing with Millcreek Cacao 4 x 4 oz selected draft pours partnered with 4 x 1 oz cubes of delicious local chocolate.