New Beer Friday 11/10/23

A nice broad selection awaits you this New Beer Friday, and it looks to be perfect imbibing weather this weekend. 

On Beer Nerd Radio we're celebrating Big Bad Baptist Day. All of the 2024 variants will be analyzed and critiqued. If you haven't dived to these yet, this will help plan your attack. It starts at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA.

TF - Lil Bubs Pale Ale: Melon aroma with some citrus peel. Taste is similar with citrus taking charge at first. The melon is a wee more subtle. Peach start to show itself next with minimal hop bitterness. Finishes in the dry side. Super crushable with high drinkability. 

Desert Edge - Game Day Red: This American-style Red is mostly malty and toasty with hops that add pine and floral notes with a medium amount of bitterness. hints of citrus peel in the finish. 5.0% - Available at Desert Edge.

Policy Kings - Chevalier Saison: Missed this new Farmhouse Ale that celebrates PK's 5th anniversary. This Saison was brewed with peach puree and coriander. 6.5% - Only at Policy Kings.  

UTOG - Tart Apple Sour: Missed this one.I think you get the gist. 5.0% - Available today at UTOG. 

Bohemian - The Kaiser!: This small batch lagered Porter is heavy on the kilned malts with rich chocolate and coffee character notes of baked bread crust. in this delicious lager. The slight bitterness of the hops and roasted malts help to balance the sweetness of this beer, leaving the aftertaste that of a bittersweet chocolate. A German porter is similar to a traditional full-bodied British Porter, but with a smoother, silkier and more-balanced roast character that comes from ingredient usage, lager yeast, and a long lagering period. 5.0% - Only at Bohemian.

Beer Zombies - hWhip Sour Watermelon Candy: Smells like Smarties. Oh my..... very puckering. It's like a watermelon Jolly Rancher. This is quite intense, I think my frontal lobe is about to pop. If you love a tart mutha of a beer that's full of classic sour candies, then you've found a pal here. 8.0% - Only at Beer Zombies. 

Beer Zombies - Hazoleum: That Zombie hWhip from earlier may have destroyed my palate - but l'm pretty sure I'm getting a ton of citrus, peel, pith, meat, you name it. Some mango lingering in the back too. Seems to finish fairly dry with a bit of oats. pretty nice. 7.0% - Only at Beer Zombies. 

Returning Favorites

Uinta - Labyrinth: A limited run of Uinta's infamous Barrel-Aged Black Ale has arrived for a short run. There are no plans to make this one again. So if you never got to try it, or are looking to get reacquainted, this will be your only shot. Labyrinth pours black with a two finger brown head that left good lacing. The nose is of chocolate, coffee, roasted malts, molasses and a touch of vanilla. The flavor starts rich, big and slightly sweet with dark chocolate, caramel, dark roasted malts next comes black molasses, coffee, oak and some notes of vanilla bourbon with a sticky full body. Finishes slightly dry and warm. 12.0% - Available at Uinta.  

Hopkins - Strawberry Zinfandel Sour: Zinfandel grapes and strawberry puree are added to our base sour beer fermented naturally with lactobacillus. Orange peel and coriander are added to the boil to complement the aromas of strawberry, wine, and citrus to create a glorious tart experience while the finish is wine-like dry. 5.0% - Only at Hopkins.

Cheers!