New Beer Friday 4/25/25

A good old fashioned assault of craft beer goodness awaits your weekend! A great mix of IPAs with dark and light beers as well. Happy New Beer Friday.

The Beer Nerds get our Spirits on with a visit from Dented Brick Distillery. Harley Norwood and Brandon Webster will walk us through their portfolio of spirits and beverages. We get started at 2pm every Friday on 99.9FM KUAA - stream us at KUAAFM.org/

Offset - AUS Cascade: Featuring AUS Cascade in the kettle and first dry hop with a second equally as large dry hop of Galaxy. Lots of Passion Fruit, bright citrus, a little spice, and some piney/herbaceous notes in the flavor. 5.0% - Available at Offset Bier.

Offset - Guest Experience (Mixed Doubles): This West Coast Extra Pale Ale features Gooding Farms Amarillo & Centennial in the kettle and whirlpool and a shit load of whole leaf Crystal hops in the hopback. After fermentation it was dry-hopped it with more Centennial, Amarillo, and a new experimental public variety called HRC-003. Lots of bright citrus and stone fruit on the nose followed by some classic pine, resin, and herbaceous notes that keep it from being a total juice bomb. Clear, dry, and bitter. 6.0% - Available at Offset Bier.

2 Row - Trappist Belgian Single: Very light aroma, hint of clove. Very light, like a table beer. Some light phenolic yeast drives this for the most part. Not much in the way of malt profile. The way it should be for a Belgian Small or Table beer. 4.8% - Available at 2 Row.

Helper - Mindset: This Extra Pale Ale has lots of ripe citrus and tropical fruit in the nose with some crackers giving it a malt forward feel. Subtle orange blossom and a nice juiciness ensured that this would be easy to drink and quite relaxing with some stone fruit emerging in the back once this fully warmed up. The carbonation was spot-on as this never felt too heavy on the palate. The alcohol was light and it complemented the floral undertone well. 5.0% - Available at Helper Beer - look for it at select beer pubs around SLC.

Ogden Beer/Sprits of Coffee: This new coffee beer features a Vienna base with barrel-aged coffee from SLC's Spirits of Coffee. The aroma is moderate in strength featuring medium roast coffee beans, baking cocoa, and hints of sweet toasted malt. The taste is bittersweet roasted/toasted malt with complementary coffee. Minimal finishing bitterness. The mouthfeel is medium/light bodied with average carbonation and a mostly dry finish. Overall, excellent coffee lager. 5.0% - Available at Ogden Beer.

Top of Main - Hop on Hop: The aroma has a mix of sweet citrus and fruity aromas mixed with herbal and pine notes. The taste begins with a mix of bready flavor, combined with mixed with citrus and pine. As the taste moves on, the citrus fades, but the pine grows stronger and is joined by some flavors of a slightly more earthy and herbal hop flavor. With the bit of sweet that was present upfront fading, one is left with a more dry, but rather pleasantly hoppy flavor to linger on the tongue. 8.0% - Available at Top of Main, SL Brewing locations. 

Top of Main - Galactic Destroyer: This Imperial Stout has a dark, bittersweet chocolate and coffee aroma with char. molasses. anise and somewhat burnt sugar. A fair amount of earth too.

An earthy and bitter tastes hits up front, but nothing overwhelming. This becomes char, dark chocolate, and some coffee. Molasses and cocoa follow. The earthy notes return towards the end. The sip finishes bittersweet and this lingers into and through the aftertaste which is very much unsweetened chocolate. 10.9% - Available at Top of Main, SL Brewing locations. 

Talisman - WHIPA: Missed this new White IPA. 5.0% - Available at Talisman and Slackwater.

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

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 4/18/25

You broke my heart, Utah Beer. After a week that saw the announcment of Wasatch Squatters closing up shop, Beer Zombies pulling out of Utah and the Garage on Beck also announcing its closure – it's been a lot take in. 

It not all bad though, many neighboring states are seeing diminishing breweries across the board, while Utah will likely see four breweries open statewide. Home Range, Wolfdog, Strap Tank (St. George) and Jack Rabbit Brewing are all eyeing openings sometime in 2025. On top of that you have two new cideries (Dendrick Estate & Hobbled Dog) and even Mountain Meadery opening soon in Grantsville. Actually, things are looking much better.

Beer Events this weekend include: Ogden Beer Fest at The Monarch. Hit @ogdenbeerfest for details. The RoHa Brewing Project celebrates 8 years this Saturday and in honor of that, there are three new beers to enjoy while you're there. @rohabrewing.

Salt and Hops, Northern Utah's premier craft beer store stops into the radio pub (in-between beer pick-ups) and fills us in regarding what's new and what sets them apart from the rest-of-the-pack. 2pm! that's the time every damn Friday on 99.9FM KUAA.

RoHa - Above the Clouds Hazy IPA: Hopped with Citra, Cryo Citra, Mosaic. Great citrus profile. Full of grapefruit and white peach. Nice round mouthfeel with a small dose of berries in the end. 7.2% - Available at RoHa 4/18

RoHa - The Great 8 Oenobeer!: Infused with Syrah grapes, this ale has a base cream ale with a subtle amount of Syrah grapes coming trhough. It works more as an accompaniment to the beer instead of dominating it. Quite tasty and enjoyable. 5.0% - Available at RoHa 4/18

RoHa - Great White Buffalo: Dry coffee forward aroma. Taste is very coffee.with Some nice peppery/chili notes (there’s no peppers in here). Works well with base cream ale. Great White Stout/Coffee Beer. 5.0% - Available now at RoHa.

Epic - Fire on the Mountain: Big nug/chewy/dank nose. Super citrusy, with a good dose of stone fruit and cannabis. A massive amount of fruit and weediness in one can. I like the way the apricot plays off the terps. Mikey Likey! Edited: I got another. 

TF - Silly Rabbit: There’s a lot of fresh cut greens in the nose that translate perfectly into the first swig. Dank & weedy like TF’s Terp beers are known for. But I get a good dose of sagebrush - lemon too. The brewers tell me, “not much has changed”, but damn! This batch is super resinous. Hate ‘em or love ‘em, you can’t deny these are potent with flavor and character. 

Level Crossing - El Santo: This lager is the vision from brewer, Emerson Bonasbora. Her interpretation on this  Mexican-style lager features Saaz in the main boil with Motueka in the dry-hop. A great tasting lager that gets all the right notes with a lightly sweet malt character combined with an herbal hop character. towards the finish you get a slight burst of citrus from the motueka. I hope this finds a place in the regular rotation. 5.0% - Available at Level Crossing.

Bewilder - Pink Pony Pilz: This beer hits today. No notes. 5.0% only at Bewilder.

2 Row - Dank Engine: This 420 IPA debuts on 4/20. 8.7% - Only at 2 Row on 4/20.

Chappell - Terped Up Crisoy Boi: Missed this one. 5.0% - Available at Chappell.

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

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 4/11/25

Unlike Mattel, New Beer Friday has never gone too far and is always tasteful (please stop laughing). Speaking of tasteful our beer selections this week, are not only tasty, but damn delicious. We have two West Coast Pilsners this week. You should try them both, just to be safe.

The Tour de Brewtah and Summer Shandy Fest will be discussed today (Friday) on Beer Nerd Radio. Check us out at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA.

Red Rock - Everybody Wins: Citrus notes, grassiness, pilsner malt, floral hops, and a little honey build in the aroma Tastes of lemon and orange-led citrus fruit and grass jump out at first, followed by some bread and pilsner malt. More citrus and strong flower notes keep things going before some sharp hop notes and dryness close things out. 5.0% - Available at Red Rock's Beer Store.

TF - West Coast-style Pilsner: Made with Strata CGX, Nelson, Cascade, and Hallertau Mittelfruh. Definitely got some melon and citrus on the nose. Dank herbal notes of melon, grapefruit, berries and cannabis are all over the pallet. Clean with a chewy hop finish. Chock full of hops and it tastes pretty damn good. 6.8% - Available at TF starting today.

Returning Favorite

Uinta's Dubhe returns for a limited time just in time for 4/20. Dubhe, (pronounced "Doo-bee") is the official state centennial star and is one of the seven bright stars that make up The Big Dipper. Dubhe is a Black IPA made with hemp seed. 

Pours a dark mahogany color with nice mocha head. The nose is of sweet dark fruit, caramel, dark roasted malts as well as a big dose of pine and booziness. The taste starts sweet with dark chocolate, toffee and a hint of licorice. Pine resin and slight citrus fruit balance nicely. The end is earthy and boozy with a leathery spiciness. The finish is sharp with hop bitterness. Well balanced with a warmth in the finish that makes this complex delicious beer extremely drinkable at 9.3%

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

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 4/4/25

There's no cheating this week, as you're free to be in an open relationship with any of these New Beer Friday brews. 

This week's Beer Nerd Radio welcomes back "beer guinea pigs" Jeremy Mathews and Kent Haynes as Steph and Mikey put their tongues through the wringer on another Mystery Beer Show. Hit us up today (Friday) at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA and it'll all make sense. 

Epic - Brainless on Sake: In celebration of spring, Epic Brewing is releasing Brainless on Sake - a unique twist on their classic Brainless Belgian Ale. This edition is aged 100% in used sake barrels and infused with plum, black currant, and blackberries.The aroma is plum skin mostly. Flavor-wise there’s some sake for sure at the front end with oak as well. Plum and the other dark fruit carry-on from there, making this a nice drinking fruited Belgian. Not much Belgo-yeast present. Great beer, very little of the 10.5% alcohol is present. Available at Epic starting today.

RoHa - Gorlami: This Italian-style Pilsner has a big toasty malt bill with a green and herbal hop profile that is field-forward, lemony & grassy. Nice dry finish. 5.0% - Available at RoHa.

Proper - Balkansko: This is a "Balkan-style Lager" and from what I understand, they’re somewhat Helles adjacent. Definitely has some Helles qualities. A little more toasty with some vegital hops. Herbal/grassy hops pop out after with general clean and dry finish. 5.0% - Available at Proper.

Salt Flats - Bees Brew: Destroyed this shaker in moments. Imagine sitting in the sun with a cup of this. Light toasty grains with a hint of citrus, then it’s all herbal & grassy yo the clean finish. 5.0% - Available at all Salt Flats locations and The Ballpark at America First Square.

Kiitos - Gluten Free IPA: If I gotta have one gluten free beer while I’m stuck on an island, it’ll probably be this one. Not sure what hops are in here - thinking an NZ hop? Nope. Citra, Mosaic and Strata. If you want a GF IPA, this one is will be your best pal.

SL Brewing - Strawberry Cream Ale (Nitro): Look for sweet but subtle strawberry with a lightly malty base the nitrogen gives it a silky smooth body which causes the brew to disappear immediately from the glass. Head Brewer, Jason Stock's nitro tap is becoming one of my favorite things lately. 5.0% - Available at SL Brewing. 

SL Brewing - Raspberry Orange Wheat Ale: Missed this one, but I think you get the point. 5.0% - Available at SL Brewing. 

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

Cheers!