New Beer Friday 8/12/22

There's a ton of fun beers out there this week. I had a blast tasting what I was able to get to. I think you'll have an equally enjoyable time as well. Happy New Beer Friday.

On Beer Nerd Radio today we're chatting with Chris Detrick from Level Crossing. We'll talk Wheat Wines, Philly Sour yeast and a horde of other topics. If you have any questions for us to read on air, leave them on our Instagram Utah Beer Blog. 2pm on KUAA 99.9 FM.

Epic/Melvin - Cross Country Chemists: This collaboration with Melvin Brewing has a Dankity-Dank-Dank aroma, it's Terpene city, baby! It tastes slightly less chewy than the nose lets-on, but not by much. This is nug-a-licious if you like those alternative hopping technique IPAs you're gunna love this. Big citrus and cannabis dominate throughout. 6.5% - Available at Epic starting today.

UTOG - Plug Ugly: Missed this new ale brewed as a collaborative beer with Ogden City Fire Department. 5.0% - Avaiable at UTOG. 

Offset - American Pale Ale: The previous version of this beer featured Centenial and Cascade hops. This new version takes those and combines them Chinook and Cryo-Columbus hops. It bursts with all sorts of classic citrus character. Lemon, pithy grapefruit, and orange peel take center stage. Notes of Pine and that classic resinous PNW hop character tie everything all together. 5.0% - Available at Offset Bier.

Red Rock - Perzikboom: Perzikboom is a draft version of Paardebloem. Both are brewed with peaches, dandelion greens, toasted pilsner malts, and grains of paradise. Whiff of saison yeast, rains of paradise for sure. Less phenolic in the taste. Lotsa peach with floral hops. Stays clean though mid palate with hints of citrus. The rains of paradise starts to kick in towards the end. It does remind me of Paardebloem. 5.0% - only at Red Rock locations.

Hopkins - Irish Red: This malt-driven ale features a beautiful blend of caramel and raisin notes on the nose, along with on the palate. A light red appearance with very light herbal hop bitterness, complimenting a smooth and sweet finish. 5.0% - Only at Hopkins.

Hopkins - Pine Mountain Pale (AKA Just the (Spruce) Tips): This IPA is brewed with fresh spring spruce tips plucked from Chad’s neighbor’s giant spruce tree and piney hops to accent the flavors. Aroma is piney, as expected. Flavor is piney, earthy, and resinous with a nice firm bitterness on the finish where the spruce flavor is layered in. 5.0% - Only at Hopkins.

Bewilder - Orange Creamsicle: Well, I hope you like orange, because this

has so much orange purée it leaves pulp all over the sides of the glass. It's also lactose free. All of the perceived sweetness comes from vanilla bean. This is a true beermossa. 5.0% - Small batch only at Bewilder.

Bewilder - Cold Drip ESB: I don't know what the coffee blend is in this, but it's damn wonderful. It doesn't overpower the base beer and still allows the cocoa to come though. 5.0% - Only at Bewilder

Desert Edge - You are What You Is: Missed this IPA that features Zappa hops. 5.0% - Available at Desert Edge.

Desert Edge - Orange Sienna Sour: Missed this sour beer that Celebrates 50 years at "The Pub". 

Lone Pine - Holy Donut (Dark Chocolate Toasted Coconut): Missed this barrel-aged Stout. Found at Slackwater

Cheers!