I hope you've been good lil' boys and girls because our local Santa brewers have been busy in their workshop making all kinds of barley toys for you to play with. Please enjoy and have a safe holiday!
Beer Nerd Radio welcomes our local chapter of the Pink Boots Society today at 2pm. We'll get into what Pink Boots is all about and what's coming up in Utah's beer future. That's at 99.9fm KUAA.
Strap Tank - Dark Nacht: Dark Nacht is first in line by taking an American black lager and combining it with a German style pilsner. the dark malts are extremely complementary to the onslaught of German noble hops, combining the light roast character with floral and herbal hop characteristics. 5.0%
Salt Flats - 2 Hops 2 Furious: This Belgian-style pale features Idaho 7 & Green Bullet hops. The hops lend a traditional Euro flair to the beer giving it authentic flavor. The yeast is from an Orval strain that is not overly phenolic and keeps this pale from becoming too saison-like. 5.0% - Available at Salt Flats Brewing and their Garage restaurant locations.
Salt Flats -Flux Capacitor: This single hop pale male features Nelson Savin hops and is brilliant tasting. I won't get into the weeds too much here; just trust me, if you like Nelson Savin hops, then you need this in your life. 5.0% - Available at Salt Flats Brewing and their Garage restaurant locations.
Salt Flats - Delta 88 Porter: This is served on two different gasses: nitro and Co2. Each gas changed the beer slightly, but look for chocolate and char along with light caramel. You'll have to decide which works best for you. 5.0% Available at Salt Flats Brewing and their Garage restaurant locations.
Level Crossing - Barrel-Aged Timpanator: An aroma of vanilla, oak, bourbon, caramel, clean and a touch of raisin. Taste is nice, more oaky vanilla, lots of toffee and raisins, alcohol, bread, citrus and delicious bourbon. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with low to medium carbonation. Very warming, the bourbon is well balanced and helps create a beer that is more refined than the typical barrel aged ale. This lager is top notch. 9.3% - Available at Level Crossing.
Saltfire - Winter Session: This IPL leans towards a lemon & lime hop profile. The flavor was big on citrussy-grass hops. dried tropical notes follow with a pale malt backing. Big dry citrus, flowery and grassy and dried lemon notes from the hops give this a pretty big bang of dry hoppiness on the finish. 5.0% - Only on draft at Saltfire
Saltfire - Grievance: This is a Scotch Ale aged in Apple Brandy Barrels. The aroma is sweet, lots of brown sugar, apple, caramel, candied sugar. The barrel is super present, apples, oak, and you can smell the alcohol. The flavor is really smooth, sweet up front, with a little salt. Apples, caramel, nutmeg and cinnamon spices. The carbonation is a bit weaker on the mouth, but this is still one delicious beer. I am not a brandy fan, but the base pulls together so many good qualities that is hard not to enjoy it for what it is. 8.0% Available at Saltfire Starting today.
RoHa - Lone Ranger: This Mexican-style lager is RoHa's first lager made in house. To me this comes across as part Czech lager and part Mexican lager. The hop profile is big and grassy like classic Czech lagers. There's also some adjunct sweetness from the malts that screams Pacifico. The two manage to work together pretty well in this highly drinkable lager. well done. 5.0% - On draft now at RoHa.
Proper - Monolith (Orange): Chocolate aroma - medium sweet. first swig starts the same way with chocolate. not super sweet the char & toast from the malt help to mellow it. the orange creeps in really slow. this serving is pretty cold, but after it lingers a bit you can get a sense of the citrus on the sides of the tongue - plus the mouthfeel in general has a citrus zip. it’s all pretty subtle, and is amplified as it warms.
Uinta - Lingering Zombie: The tart cranberries in this ale give this the illusion of being a sour ale. This fruited ale is medium tart and berry forward without the enamel stripping ph. you'd expect from a lacto-soured beer. This is simple, straight-forward and quite drinkable. 5.0% A small batch beer, only at Uinta.
The Following Stormbreaker beers (out of Portland, Or.) are exclusive to the Beer Bar.
Stormbreaker Mississippi Red: This Citra dry-hopped red ale is fully of berry forward malts and a tangerine wand that is damn delicious. 5.8%
Stormbreaker Opacus Stout: Look for aromas of cocoa, deep roast, and caramel are followed by swarming flavors of toffee, dark chocolate, and coffee. 5.0%
Stormbreaker Pumpkin Pedaler: Look for warming aromas of clove, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Perfectly balanced flavors of pumpkin and spice with hints of maple sweetness lend way to a creamy mouth feel. 7.3%
Stormbreaker Triple Double: Look for ten hop additions of three hop varietals, Mosaic, Citra, and Amarillo. Big aromas of grapefruit citrus and pineapple, with juicy citrus flavors to balance the slight upfront bitterness in the palate. 8.5%
Stormbreaker What We Brew In The Shadows: Motueka and Pacifica hops shine through in this tropical, melon, and lime forward lager. 4.9%
Stormbreaker Keg Fit: Missed this Japanese-style rice lager. 5.3%
Stormbreaker Winter Coat: Missed this winter ale. 7.5%
Cheers and Happy Holidays!
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