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Friday, June 17, 2022

New Beer Friday 6/17/22

I hope you're all fans of hoppy ales, 'cause you're about to go into lupulin overload this weekend. To keep things interesting, there is a couple of local barrel-aged beers out there, so thanks to those crews for the variety. Happy New Beer Friday! 

2 Row - Cryo Pop: Strong with sweet orange, citrus, tropical fruit including melon, berries, and more tropical fruit. A candy and fruity malt sweetness lasts through the end. Very juicy and sweet, but also has a respectable bitterness on the end. A heavy, but expected body from what we come to expect from 2 Row's delicious brews. 9.7% - Available at 2 Row and your better beer pubs.

Offset - Phone It In (Citra/Mosaic)A delicate sweetness greets the tongue first with nuances of honey, cereal and sponge cake in a semi-rich malty display. The tandem of hops that blossom on the middle palate. Leading with tangerine, a bright citrusy taste of oranges and red grapefruit. But then a quick followup of lime quickly turns tropical with passionfruit, mango and papaya. Berries, and kiwi flavors then turn peppery and moderately bitter on the late palate. 6.7% - Found at Bayou and Beerhive.

TF - Großes Rouchbier: This new barrel-aged lager takes TF's Rauchbier and ages it in "bitter barrels" from High West Distillery. 7.7% - Only at TF starting today. 

SaltFire - Mobius Trip (Tart Cherry): Harvested from Woodyatt Orchards up in Willard, UT (the fruit capital of Utah) this beer is packed with Montmorency Cherries and soured in Chardonnay barrels with brett.

Grid City - Tamarind/Lime Double Dry-Hopped Nitro Pale AleHuge lime aroma, citrusy tangy and fruity, with just a bit of biscuit malt detectable in the background. Taste follows with herbal tamarind and tart lime, then some citrus/orange rind bitterness and more lime, mild biscuit malt presence, and more citrus bitterness in the hang. The nitro conditioning is very complimentary. 4.8% - Only at Grid City.

RoHa - Fancy Fence: Nose has a pleasant tropical and grassy hop aroma with a fair amount of grainy, biscuity malt. Taste has a decent hop bitterness and the citrus hop flavor is bright and clean. The malt is light enough to let the hops do the heavy lifting. 5.0% - Only at RoHa.

Bewilder - Gin Barrel-Aged DesertGin forward aroma for sure. I’ve always said this is combo that shouldn’t work, but it does. Not a lot of juniper berry here, but the pine, sage & botanicals are solid. Works well with the C-hops in the beer the addition of honey dries it out a bit. 8.5% - Limited availability at Bewilder starting today.

Epic - Biotransformer: Part of Epic's new Small Batch Series. This beer is only available in SLC and features Sabro and Idaho 7 hops. Look for a tropical and citrus forward IPA with a piney and resinous finish.

Beer Zombies - Zombie Mania: This Triple IPAFruity and vegetal up front. Some citrus, but it’s mostly mango driven & it’s definitely got an alcohol kick. Burps are quite hoppy though. 10.5% - Exclusive to Beer Zombies.  

Mason Ale Works - Strata RevengenceBig Citrus with melon & botanicals. It’s on the edge of chewy, which gives it body. 8.0% - Exclusive to Beer Zombies.

Mason Ale Works - Derek ZealanderAll New Zealand hops on this one. Packed with NZ Cascade, Motueka and Taiheke hops. This beer has complex tropical fruit notes upfront, with a lively lemon and spice bite and finishes with slight herbal notes. 7.2% - Found at Slackwater.

Mason Ale Works - Zuma: Missed this new blonde ale. 5.3% - Found at Slackwater.

Mason Ale Works - Rory's Red: Missed this Red Ale. 5.3% - Found at Slackwater.

Mason Ale Works - Sweet Creams Are Made of These (Cherry Pie): This milkshake inspired ale has huge amounts of cherries added with vanilla and lactose. Thick body with tart cherry notes to finish. 8.0% - Found at Slackwater.

Stone - Enjoy By 7/04/22: A fruitfully fresh new variant loaded with real tangerine and pineapple. This DIPA peaks on 7/4/22 as the name suggests. These don't often roll in early enough to enjoy before the suggested date, so giddyap! 9.0% Found at Beerhive and Slackwater.

Oskar Blues - Double Dale's: Brewed with juicy, El Dorado and Talus hops. Fruity, piney flavors from the hops mingle with a caramel-driven malt bill. A wee sweet for me, but I'm nit-picking. Good stuff. 9.0% Found at Beerhive, The Bayou, Slackwater, Beer Bar, Dick n Dixies. 

Great Basin - Tectonic  Event: Missed this West Coast-style IPA, featuring Columbus, Chinook, Citra, Centennial and Amarillo hops. 8.7% - Found at Slackwater.

Great Basin - Firelit Haze Hazy IPA: Bursting with tropical fruit, pear, peach, melon, and citrus hop aroma and flavor — this IPA shines brightly with a smooth, creamy mouthfeel that’s rich in hop character without bitterness. 7.0% - Found at Slackwater.

Ferrous Falcon - Ghost Hawk: Missed this IPA that is double dry-hopped and made with Citra, Motueka, Sabro Incognito, and Vic Secret Hops. 8.2% - Found at Slackwater.

Prairie - Peach Crumble: Missed this Sour ale with peach, pecan, vanilla, and cinnamon. 5.3% - Found at The Bayou, Slackwater. 

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



Also this weekend, Brewstillery is happening. One of the best events for local beer and spirits. Curious about who will be pouring their beverages? Here's a list, along with ticket info. If you buy today, you'll save some moola for sure. 

Participating Breweries:

  • 2-Row Brewing 
  • Bewilder Brewing
  • Desert Edge Brewery 
  • Fisher Brewing Company 
  • Grid City Beer Works
  • Heber Valley Brewing Co.
  • Hopkins Brewing Co.
  • Kiitos Brewing
  • Moab Brewery 
  • Mountain West Hard Cider 
  • Ogden River Brewing
  • Prodigy Brewing
  • Proper Brewing Company
  • Red Rock Brewing Company 
  • RoHa Brewing Project 
  • Roosters Brewing Co.
  • Salt Flats Brewing 
  • SaltFire Brewing 
  • Shades Brewing
  • Strap Tank Brewery 
  • Squatters
  • Talisman Brewing 
  • Templin Family Brewing
  • Tsuki Saké 
  • UTOG Brewing Co.
  • Wasatch Brewery

Participating Distilleries:

  • Beehive Distilling
  • Clear Water Distilling Co.
  • Dented Brick Distillery
  • Distillery 36
  • Eight Settlers Distillery
  • Hammer Spring Distillers
  • Hive Winery, The
  • Moab Distillery
  • New World Distillery
  • Outlaw Distillery
  • Proverbial Spirits
  • Salt City Vodka
  • Simplicity Cocktails
  • Sugar House Distillery
  • Vintage Spirits Distillery
  • Waterpocket Distillery
  • Z’s Hot Sauce

  Cheers!

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