New Beer Friday the 13th, 1/13/23

Happy New Beer Friday the 13th! It's an excellent weekend to be a beer lover. It's also a shitty weekend to be a beer lover who's abstaining from alcohol this month. So much delishishness awaits, including Utah's newest and strongest locally made beer.

Bewilder Brewing will be celebrating their 3rd Birthday tomorrow (1/14). To celebrate Bewilder will be offering special batch of Kolsch and a special batch of their Double ESB, aged in barrels that showcase Bourbon and Irish Whiskey.  

On Beer Nerd Radio today Steph and I welcome in Tim Chappell from Utah's next craft brewery, Apex??? Yeah we'll get into everything happening at their South Salt Location, and when you can expect to have you first swigs. That's today at 2pm on KUAA 99.9fm in SLC, or you can stream us at KUAAFM.org/ 

Offset/Cellarmaker - Drawn To The Dark: This collaboration coffee infused oatmeal stout features intense coffee flavor and aroma from the Costa Rica beans from Blue Copper Coffee. With all of this, the finish remains soft and smooth inviting. 7.5% - Available at Offset, The Bayou. 

Kiitos - Imperial Barleywine: Utah has a new, strongest, locally made beer. Kiitos says this has been lagered one year. I’m picking up on aromas of burnt caramel, orange marmalade, toffee, sweet honey, toasted oak, golden raisin, and lightly toasted malt. I’m glad this isn’t overly sweet like I thought it may be, and I’m surprised by the slight boozy bitterness present in this one year old ale. On the front end of the sip I’m tasting sweet toffee, brown bread, golden raisin, sweet vanilla, coconut, light oak, and a touch of bourbon. The swallow brings notes of sweet caramel, toasted oak, toasted coconut, earthy bourbon, light cherry, and honey. A medium full body pairs with gentle tingling carbonation, resulting in a hot and sweet beer. Finishes surprisingly dry for what it is. Only at Kiitos - 15.6%

Strap Tank - Seriously Citra: This Citra hop bomb features Bright and brilliant clarity, straw, white persistent head. Citrus aroma with orange peel, grapefruit peel, low lemon lime, hoppy. Flavor starts with bright citrus hops, moderate lingering bitterness, very light cracker. Dry, crisp, higher side of carbonation, quenching. 5.0% - Available at Strap Tank, Lehi.

TF - Angie Winter Sour: A playful spin on the classic Clover Club cocktail, this beer boasts notes of juniper, orange peel, and raspberry, perfectly aged in oak. 5.0% - Limited availability on draft at TF.

Firestone Walker - Cali Squeeze Blood Orange Hefeweizen: Missed this one, but I think you get the gist of this beer from its name. Made with real juice. 5.0% - Found at Slackwater.

Timmermans -Lambicus Blanche: Wheat added to a lambic? Its flavor is slightly tart and fairly rounded with a hint of lemon peel, slightly sweet but excellent as a thirst quencher. The addition of spices such as coriander and dried orange zest, creates a beer with a light, fruity flavor, deliberately cloudy and subtly spicy. 4.5% - Only at the Bayou. 

Tynt - Meadow Ale: Mahogany colored, with a lasting beige head. Its aroma carries hints of dark chocolate, liquorice, and rich fruit flavors. The beer is full-bodied, gently balancing the taste of dark chocolate, pepper, and fig. It leaves a warm and dry finish. 7.4% - Only at the Bayou.

Delahunt - Salvatore: is a dry hopped Italian style pilsner brewers with Saphir and Tettnang hops. Giving it tasting notes of Buddha's Hand, ruby red grapefruit , aged cedar and fresh pine. 4.7% - On the guest tap at Talisman Brewing.

New Belgium - Oakspire (Four Roses): The aroma is mild with notes of sweet malt and wood. The taste is semisweet caramel and barrel char up front with spicy bourbon notes trailing into an earthy mildly bitter finish. The mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied with average carbonation and a mostly dry finish. No sign of the ABV in the taste or aroma, even approaching room temperature. Overall, enjoyable strong ale. 9.0% - Found at Beerhive

Avery - Electric Sunshine: Look for notes of papaya, pineapple, kiwi and huckleberry. It delivers a satisfying tart zap to your taste buds. 5.1% - Found at Slackwater. 

Revision - Tahoe Haze: Said to contain 66.66% Citra and 33.33% Mosaic hops. Look for waves of orange and tangerine flavor. 6.5% - Found at The Bayou.

Lumberbeard - Batch One: Missed this one. This IPA features Sabro, El Dorado and Citra hops. 6.3% - Found at The Bayou. 

Lumberbeard - Plumcran Zuff: This holiday ale is kettle soured with plum, cranberry, cinnamon and vanilla. 6.3% - Found at Slackwater.

Lumberbeard - Party Pants: Missed this session IPA. 4.8% - Found at the Bayou.

Bombastic - Chatter | Lime & Salt: Missed this Mexican style lager that features a good dose of lime lime and minimal salt. 4.7% - Found at Slackwater.

Here are this week's small batch beers from Hopkins Brewing. 

Cheers!