New Beer Friday 8/25/25

First off: I'd like to mention how heartbroken we all are at the loss of London Belle, Whiskey Street and White Horse earlier this week. They're some of our favorite spots and are looking forward to seeing them return. 

Also this weekend, the Utah Beer Festival hits Saturday and Sunday. There will be over 150 different beers, ciders, hard seltzers and kombuchas available to sample. Daily hours are different this year. Saturday will be open 3:00 to 9:00pm. Sunday will be open from 1:00 to 7:00pm. VIP, Early Beer, and Weekend Pass holders will be able to enter 1 hour early each day.

Beer Nerd Radio is back today (Friday) after one of Mikey's organs successfully ruined an entire week and our radio schedule. An actual Steph sighting was made! Yes, our world raveling beer nerd is back in studio as well. 

Our Guest this week is Sara Sergent, Alpine Distillery's Master Distiller (and the most decorated botanical distiller in America) is pouring Alpine's award winning spirits in the Radio pub this afternoon. Alpine is driving force in craft spirits, putting Utah on the world's radar screens. All the spirit happiness begins at 2pm on 99.9FM KUAA.

Home Range - Table Beer: This light Saison is a casual beer designed to be consumed in larger quantities around the table (hence the name) during communal gatherings and feasts. Table Beer is brewed with Home Range's unique in-house Saison yeast culture and is foeder aged. Though very light in ABV, it's flavorful and refreshing, with a satisfying body. Subtle aromatic notes of nutmeg and honeydew, and some candied orange, and a dry and friendly finish. 3.3% - Only at Home Range.  

Home Range - Time Lapse: Missed this new West Coast IPA. 6.2% - Available now at Home Range.

Uinta Test Phaze (Lab Sequence 003): Made with Sabro, HBC 630, Citra, Victory Hops 2 ROW, Flaked oats and white wheat. This third version has juicy damn aroma, super fruity and well hopped. There’s a hoppy fruit salad of cantaloupe, strawberry, orange peel and a hint of peach. It’s got a slightly bitter finish that keeps it balanced and tight. Slight boozy finish. damn tasty. 8.9% - Debuts today at Uinta.

Also returning from Uinta in a very limited capacity, Labyrinth returns! Available starting today as well.  

RoHa - Smoove Brain: This new session IPA features grapefruit peel with some nice herbal balance. First blast off the keg was clear and sexy AF. 5.0% - Available starting today.

RoHa - Kensington Street Festival IPA: Brewed for Saturday's Kensington Street Festival (see below), This new IPA features Citra, Idaho 7 and Simco hops. It's toasty up front. From there it’s all citrus hops. Mostly orange and tangerine. Hints of peach in the back with some of that Idaho 7 herbal smack. 7.4% - Debuts 8/16

Park City - Pray for Rain: This session IPA features a tried and true hop blend of Citra and Simcoe. 5.0% - On draft now at PC Brewing.

Salt Lake Brewing - Lil' R&R: This new ale is a Rye beer was made with strawberries. Look for a solid malt bill the rye qualities get a lil lost behind the subtle raspberry, but all in all, this is a nice refreshing fruit beer. 5.0% - on now at SL Brewing Downtown.

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

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 8/1/25

We're starting off August right with the New Beer Friday theme, "a pint with a pal". I think you'll find this week's offering will go great with catching-up or a simple, "hey stranger".

Speaking of pals, I'd like to thank Jamie Aslett for stepping-in for the globetrotting Steph B. For the last 3 weeks Kiitos was cool enough cut her loose for a couple hours to help Mikey out for the Beer Nerd Radio Hour. Thanks Jamie! For Jamie's last show we're bring back one of our most popular guest James "jimmy" Weed, The brains behind Solstice Malting Co. James' enthusiasm is contagious and always makes for a great hour of beer nerding. See you at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA.

2 Row - Patiently Waiting Dopplebock: Look for a nose of sweet malt, molasses, toffee, caramel, rich biscuity brown malts, some toasted sweet bread, nutty, hint of fruit. Taste more rich sweet malt, touch syrupy but good, little caramel, nutty toffee, biscuity toasted brown malts, home of fig date like fruit, fair bitterness with light herbal hop, semi sweet finish. Full body, fairly rich almost chewy, hint syrupy, med carb, touch of smooth alcohol. 9.0% - Available now at 2 Row.

Uinta - Sad Astonomer: I may not be a “Sad Astronomer”, but I am a happy “beer connoisseur”. Yeah? See what I did there? Anyway… This is a lil phenolic and peppery, I like the malt bill, but this is a lil close to saison for me. More orange peel & grains of paradise, please! 5.0% - Available on Uinta's R&D tap.

Uinta - She Doesn't Even Gosé Here: This lime Gosé isn’t as sour as I was anticipating. You know, these things are already lemon forward, then pile on the lime, and well, you know? But this is nicely fruited, you get all of the lime. Not too briny, but a little sodium is noticeable. 5.0% - Available on Uinta's R&D tap.

Salt Lake Brewing - A Beer With No Name: Great tropical nose. Solid hop profile, wish there was a tad bit more rye though. But the hops are a “clinic” of flavor. Melon, strawberry, tangerine all wrapped up on a nice session IPA bow. Some bitterness, not too lingering. Think American Pale Ale and you’ll drool. 5.0% - Available now at SL Brewing. 

Top of Main - Blurry Mountain: This new Extra Pale ale has a pale straw-gold with a brilliant white head. The aroma is vibrant with resinous pine and citrus. This is followed by a softer, sweeter whisper of mixed berries, adding a delightful layer of complexity. The taste follows suit, with a clean, crackery malt base allowing the hops to shine. A crisp, dry finish with lingering pine makes this an impeccably crafted and exceptionally refreshing beer. 6.0% - Available at Top of Main and SL Brewing locations.

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

Cheers!