New Beer Friday 7/28/23

 

We're talking spirits today on Beer Nerd Radio. James Fowler founder of Sugarhouse Distillery joins us this afternoon. James makes some of the best locally made whiskeys. This should be a brilliant conversation. It starts at 2pm on 99.9FM KUAA.  

Offset - Silver Dagger: This New World Lager features Riwaka and Saphir hops. The result is a really nice light, low bitterness, lager with just a hint of modern hop character. Riwaka brings that exotic floral and lime with Saphir adding a bit of spicy lemon zest. 

Fisher - Drown in Sound: The smell has the pine and hops combined powerfully up front with a strong sense of malts trying to come through. The taste has a wonderful combination of pine, hops and malts with a bit of a floral/citrus aspect coming out as the beer warms. The palate is light with nothing harsh on the tongue - just an all around good feel, solid. Overall, great beer that I would come back to. 5.0% - Only at Fisher.

Ogden Beer - Panther Fang: Cherry, Pineapple and Passion Fruit create a great fruit salad of flavors on a medium tart base sour beer. Damn Tasty. 5.0% - only at Ogden Beer.

SL Brewing - Tropical Thunder: This new session IPA features Zeus, cascade, Mosaic hops. Pours a hazy light straw color with good head and lacing. Smell is citrus ,lemon/lime spritzers with baked bread . Taste is light citrus with melon and grapefruit. Medium carbonation, and full flavored for the ABV,well done. 5.0% - Only at SL Brewing. 

TF/Meanwhile - Cowboy Goth: This collaboration lager with Austin Texas' Meanwhile Brewing is hopped with Saphir Mandarin Bavaria & Hallertau Mittenfru - lagered for 7 weeks. Definitely getting the prominent tangerine note others have mentioned as well as a light note of bitter citrus pith. I also get fresh cut grass and a nice light spiciness. The malt bill plays a supporting role exhibiting just the right amount of bready-sweetness to balance the spicy bitterness coming from the hops. 5.5%

Bewilder - Smoked Peach Cobbler: Mostly peach aroma with some light smoke. It’s on nitro too, that’s a plus. Tastes similar to the nose. Mostly peach with light smoke. Vanilla rounds it adding to the creaminess from the nitrogen. Quite nice. 5.0%

Bewilder - Habanero Mango Gose: Look for a tart and mildly salty ale with a bit of Habanero for a little heat and mango puree. 5.0% - Available at Bewilder.

Kloster Ettal - Helles: Missed this. 7.2% - Found at the Bayou 

Kloster Ettal - Dunkel: Missed this. 5.0% - Found at the Bayou  

Kloster Ettal - Curator: Missed this. 7.0% - Found at the Bayou 

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

Cheers!