New Beer Friday 11/17/23

Holiday themes and and Holiday beers dominate this week's New Beer Friday offerings, so start enjoying them now while they're all fresh. 

Today on Beer Nerd Radio were getting into Utah's beer history. Del Vance, author of Beer in the Beehive will guide us through some of the known and unknown breweries from Utah's past along with some other historical nuggets you may not be aware of. That's at 2pm today on 99.9fm KUAA.   

Kiitos - Winter Ale: Lightly malty, with some nutmeg & cinnamon. It's all done with a light hand so it keeps it from becoming a spice bomb. It's quite cold, so l'm not sure what else is happening here, but l'm digging it so far. 5.0% - Available at Kiitos.

Salt Lake Brewing - Nut Brown Ale: Toasty and bready - mostly bread crust. Medium to light caramel. Much more English-style than American (less hoppy). Co2 is a bit prickly, if it was slightly softer this would be a dream. 5.0% - Available at SL Brewing.

Desert Edge - Haze Jeebus: Made with Bru 1 and Sabro hops, this beer pours slightly hazy yellow with small cap fading to a ring that clings. Aromas of pineapple and tropical fruits, along with a melon essence. Flavor follows and delivers a super balance, smooth burst of juices with low bitterness and gentle slightly dry finish. Light mouthfeel to this one. Mikey Likey. 7.0% - Available now at Desert Edge.

Beer Zombies - Re-Zombinator: A big citrus bomb. Pith, peel and pulp. Well, there's no pulp, but I need another p-word. Still it's a citrus lovers delight with a little bit of melon & peach mixed in. It's fresh AF too. Mikey Likey! 8.6% - Only available at Beer Zombies.

Beer Zombies - Zombie Slaycation: Very, very purple for a sour IPA, head retention is actually pretty good considering... it does eventually drop completely. Big berry/vanilla aroma with some cinnamon. Taste comes across a schnapps: tons of fruit & cinnamon with a boozy back. Xmas D for sure. 8.6%  - Only available at Beer Zombies.

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

Cheers!