New Beer Friday 3/14/25

 

Pink Boots beers be are slowly rolling in, and this week one managed to slip into New Beer Friday's "research" schedule. On top of that it's another diverse offering this week, including a ton of St. Patrick's Day themed suds at practically every damn brewery out there.  

There's a new brewery on the horizon and Beer nerd radio has 'em in studio today (Friday). Wolf Dog's Derik DeBoard will be in to fill us in on all what's happening now and what to expect in the coming months. The Radio Pub goes live at 2pm every Friday on 99.9FM KUAA.

UTOG - Shreddin' Yeti: Missed this new his American Lager. 5.0% - Available at UTOG.

UTOG - Palm Tree Porter: Aged in Jamaican rum barrels, Palm Tree Porter this is packed with rich flavors of chocolate, vanilla, and a hint of smoke, all wrapped up in a smooth, dry finish. We crafted this porter to let the bold rum barrel character shine. 8.5% - Available at UTOG

Ogden Beer - Danger Pony: Missed this new Belgian-style Pale ale. 5.0% - Available at Ogden Beer.

Salt Flats - Fog Light: This is on the board as a Juicy IPA. It's mostly herbal aroma with some melon notes. Tastes the same more herbal/melon with some citrus way in the back. A nice IPA, but it ain’t "juicy" like the sign says. 5.0% - Available at Salt Flats and their restaurants. 

Uinta - Good Luck Babe: Uinta's 2025 Pink Boots Beer is a Rye IPA and who loves a rye beer? This guy does! Great aroma, citrus and some coconut? Flavor is good too. More citrus with an herbal hop bite. That coconut is there too but closer to the finish. I’d like a lil more rye, but I could still crush a couple pints. 5.0% - Only at Uinta.

Uinta - Sinéad's Photograph: This Irish Red Ale is a damn perty beer. Lotsa Ruby highlights. Toasty grains and caramel up front. Hops seem fairly tradition, or maybe Cascade? Probably shoulda got a stein of this Irish Red. 5.0% - Only at Uinta.

Hopkins - The Hop, Belgian Pale Ale: Hopped with Chinook, Simcoe, Mosaic, Ahtanum, El Dorado, HBC 638, Idaho 7, Sabro. Some clove and malt in the nose. First swig has a tiny amount of clovy yeast , but the hops pushyou away from the clove notes. This ain’t my fav style, but I’m trying. The hop profile help overcome the yeast. If you like hoppy saisons? You’ll like this.

Hopkins - Orchard-House Fruited Sour (Key Lime and Guava): Even though the base beer has a nice medium tart base the Key Lime still pops, giving it a fresh taste. The guava has a tough time fighting its way through the tart onslaught though. That being said, I really enjoyed this sour. 5.0% - Available at Hopkins.

Chappell - Turning Trix: Made with Trix “extract” this sour features no hops, just lemongrass. Super fruity, kinda reminds me of Smarties. There a mishmash of fruit flavors - just think about Trix berries or Smarties candy and it’ll all jive for you in this sour ale. 5.0% - only at Chappell.

2Row - Eclipse Eterno: I missed this new Dark Mexican-style lager. 5.0% On draft now at 2 Row.

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

Cheers!