New Beer Friday 9/16/22

It's a beerfest weekend in the SLC. Tomorrow the second Utah Brewers Guild Collaboration Festival takes place downtown on McCarthy Plaza and Bewilder kicks off their week long Oktoberfest Celebration. 

What Makes the Collaboration Festival different from others is that all the beers are original and made specifically for this festival. Many of our local brewers have paired-up to concoct experimental and straightforward beers for your enjoyment. The weather is going to be perfect for this outdoor event. All the specifics can be found here.  

On Beer Nerd Radio today at 2pm we'll be talking with Teri Mumm, Executive Director from the Utah Brewers Guild along with Rob Phillips from the RoHa Brewing Project. We'll fill you in on all of the Collaboration Fest details along with all of the other beer news in Utah. That's today on KUAA 99.9FM.

Level Crossing - Hammer Hand: This is available on Nitro as well. Sometimes breweries forget what the “B” is in ESB. The BITTER in this ale is in full display with a nice malty & nutty back base. The finish isn’t too long but it is full of toasty bread & floral hops. 👍 Nitro is the best version IMO. 

Shades - Paineapple Cocokiller: I thought the nutmeg would be off-putting, but it’s quite mild and actually adds to the fruits and coconut keeping it from being an average tropical cocktail-beer-wannabe. Low lactose levels, but it’s still present. Tasty stuff! 6.5% - At all Shades locations.

Wasatch - Top of Main Series (Witbier): Light and crisp, but still decently rich from the addition of wheat. Flavors follow the nose, predominantly constituting a gentle floral/spice note initially that isn't overpowering or overtly cloying. Upfront it tastes like gentle clove and coriander, maybe even white pepper, before opening up into flavors of sweet ripe bananas, white bread and whipped cream. Ends on more clean, floral, dry flavors of peppery yeast and a little bit of bitter citrus rind. 5.0% - Available at Wasatch/Westside Tavern.

Bewilder - Märzen: 5.6% in cans to go or at the bar.

Bewilder - Festbier: 5.0% in cans to go. And on tap

Bewilder - Hefeweizen: 5.0% on tap

Bewilder - Dark Rauchbier (Schlotfergerla): 5.0% on tap

Bewilder - Wieß Kölsch: 5.0% cask only.

Bewilder's Oktoberfest starts Saturday the 17th and runs through the 25th! Full German menu made fresh in-house and 6 German beers crafted specifically for this event!

Fisher - Hold My Beer, Not My Rights: Aroma of faint citrus, honey, malt, slightly hoppy, mostly orange and pineapple coming through with a typical Fisher Pale Ale aroma. Nothing overpowering or standout. Taste follows the nose with lots of citrus rind and pineapple. Slightly astringent in the middle, a decent hoppy bite, not one I'd consider "juicy" compared to others but on the sweeter IPA side. Finished with a little bready malt to balance it out. 5.0%

Uinta - The American Stout: Missed this one. 8.0% - Available today at Uinta.

Collaboration Fest 2022 will feature the following collaboration brews tomorrow

● Kiitos Brewing Co. and Grid City Beer Works: Deconstructed Barrel Rye Ale with    Rye whiskey barrels

● Apex Brewing and  SaltFire Brewing Company: War Pig Cascadian Dark Ale

● Moab Brewery and  Proper Brewing Co.: Mo’Cold IPA

● Epic Brewing Company and TF Brewing Co.: Protect Yo Necta Hoppy Pilsner

● Prodigy Brewing and  UTOG Brewing Company: Hip Hop Lemon Drop Shandy IPA

● Strap Tank Brewery and Hopkins Brewing Company: Hop Tank Lichtenhainer

● Roosters Brewing Co. and  Fisher Brewing Company: Melon Days Watermelon Ale

● Park City Brewing and  Level Crossing Brewing Company: It’s Always Sour in Philadelphia Sour IPA

● Heber Valley Brewing Company and Vernal Brewing Company: HWY 40 Smoked Dunkel

● Bewilder Brewing Co. and  Bohemian Brewery: Goldy McBiscuits UK Golden Lager

● Uinta Brewing and Offset Bier Co.: What the Helles you Smoking?

● Desert Edge Brewery and  RoHa Brewing Project: RoHave Desert Helles

● Zion Brewery and  Silver Reef Brewing Co.: Peach Sour Ale

● Salt Flats Brewing Co. and Hoppers Brewing Co.: Stone Kite Pale Ale

● Wasatch Brewery and Helper Beer: Cold Rhythm IPA

● Squatters and Ogden River Brewing: Speed Bump Citra Pale Ale

Beer Zombies - Hopshow: A hazy tropical juice bomb bursting at the seams with mango, peach, pineapple & rambutan. A bright backend of ripe lemon zest brings together this pillowy soft IPA. 8.5% - Exclusive to Beer Zombies.

Beer Zombies - Zombie Hwhip (Double Blueberry, Double Cherry): This is massively thick. It's like a berry slurry. Tart base that's all berry and cherry. Lactose is at medium/high levels which keeps it from getting too tart. I didn't hate it, but it was just too damn much for me. 8.0% - Exclusive to beer Zombies.

Equilibrium - Photon: It pours a very hazy orange, releasing well-blended notes of apricot, tangerine, peach, mango, and pineapple. It tastes of soft juicy tropical fruits, hop resins, and a hint of biscuit. A smooth rounded bitterness with a touch of dryness. 4.8% - Found at Slackwater. 

Equilibrium - Tomorrow: Citra and Mosaic American Pale Ale ale with a hefty dose of oats designed for a balance of immediate consumption at plans the next day. It pours a very hazy light yellow, releasing well-blended notes of orange juice, pineapple, and fresh cut grass. It tastes soft and tropical with a slight bready note and no trace of astringency. 4.0% - Found at Slackwater.

Denver Beer - Graham Cracker Porter: This has notes of vanilla, smoked cedar, and mulling spices on the nose. A rollercoaster of lush chocolate and fig fruits diving into a semi-dry finish of truffle and cherry. 5.5% - Found at the Bayou.

Belching Beaver - Must Be The Honey: Missed this one. Look for floral aromas as light malt and honey leap from the glass. Subtly sweet flavors linger on the finish. 5.5% - Found at Slackwater.

Cascade - Indigo Twilight: Indigo Twilight is a blend of sour wheat ales aged in oak foeders for 10 months with Pacific Northwest grown blackberries and blueberries. Enticing floral blueberry aromas jump from the glass followed by juicy blackberry flavor with a hint of black pepper and a crisp, dry finish. 5.3% - Found at Slackwater.

Lumberbeard - Lovely Haze: Double dry hopped with Galaxy, El Dorado, and Azacca hops, this Hazy Juice Bomb is bursting with pineapple and mango. A seasonal release. 8.5% - Found at Slackwater.

Mason - Albescent Waves: Hazy double IPA loaded with Cascade, Huell Melon and Halertau Blanc Hops. Notes of white peach, lemongrass with an aroma of grapefruit. 9.0% - Found at Slackwater.

Avery - Island Rascal: Missed this witbier made with passion fruit. 5.4% - Found at Slackwater.

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

Cheers!