Beer Nerd radio will be delving into what you can expect from the DABS regarding locally produced beer, cider, spirits, wine and mead. Certified Pommelier and Ibantik Beverage's Matthew Ostrander will be in KUAA's Radio Pub to give us the lowdown on what all of that means to you and we'll work in some cider news and sensory as well. Were live and streaming at 2pm on 99.9fm in SLC - KUAAFM.org/
Offset - Krushing on Vera: This is the first beer in a new series of 6.3% WCIPAs that are designed to explore Krush Hops. Krush is probably the most exciting hop to come out of the Northwest since Mosaic. It offers a beautiful mix of bright topical fruit, melon, and floral notes that are different than any other hop out there. The plan is to mix Krush at a 50:50 ratio with a different hop each time. It has a really unique, almost nostalgic, candy note to it combined with floral/spicy aspect that really separates it from any other hop. Krushing On Vera is packed with hop flavor and aroma but finishes dry and at 6.3% audits in a 12 ounce can! Available now at Offset
Red Rock - YoYo: This is a blend of Chinook, Simcoe, Citra, Strata, Idaho-7, and Nelson Sauvin hops. New Zealand is represented well here with a burst of Melon and a hint of diesel. Some big herbal notes blur into strawberry, then it kicks into WCIPA mode with chewy grapefruit peel & a punch of piney hops. Yeah, kinda like a yo-yo I guess. Aptly named. 8.2% - Available at all Red Rock locations.
Bewilder - Leichtbier: Pronounced "Lyesht-beer" this highly attenuated, but light bodied German lager has a toast & lemony aroma. First swig was loooong. Damn it, the first swig of the day is often the best, but this? Sublime. More toasty biscuits and lemony hops. Just a bit of herbal hoppiness next. This is simple, light and crazily crushable. Mikey Likey! 4.7% - Available today at Bewilder.
Grid City - Coyote Elvis Kolsch: Brewed for the Grid City Music Fest, But this ain’t last year’s Grid City Fest Beer. This year we get a Kölsch! There’s a good dose of wheat here, biscuits for sure. Not as yeast fruity as I was expecting. Some herbal hops and grainy bread for sure. Great warm weather, music listening beer. 5.0% - Only at Grid City.
Grid City Hazy IPA #6: The 6th iteration of the Hazy IPA series is kind of a hybrid between WC and NE IPAs. This is fruity and tropical with the yeast adding vine flavors. The hop bitterness leans toward the WC-style having a lingering bitter finish. Tasty stuff. 7.5% - Only at Grid City.
Saltfire - Strawberry Rhubarb Farmhouse Ale: This mixed fermentation ale features a mix of foeder beer and Saltfire's saison. It's got a nice blend of strawberry and rhubarb combined with that great vine funkiness from the foeder sour. It really is nice and light. I'll be drinking the hell out of these in the coming days. 5.0% - Only on draft at Saltfire.
Beer Zombies - Nightmare on Haze Street 2: The Zombie train appears to still be making stops in SLC. This DIPA is a solid WCIPA. Citrusy and pithy with sappy/piney hops. It’s got some of that hazy peachy color, but tastes all West Coast. Some tropical fruits in the end. Solid, but not mind blowing. 8.0% - Only at the bar formerly known as Beer Zombies.
Here are this week's Small Batch Beers from Hopkins Brewing.
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