New Beer Friday 10/10/25

A new Tron flick is out and the timing could't be better, as Saltfire releases their long mothballed Master Control Program IPA on the same day. Not to be outdone; it's Big Bad Baptist Day at Epic brewing where all 6 of 2025 variants are being released today. It's going to be a "big' New Beer Friday in more ways than one. 

Epic's Big Bad Baptist release is taking over the radio pub this afternoon as well. Head Brewer Clay Turnbow and Head of Sales, Ryan Kluh will be in studio as we work our way through this year's unique variants which are listed below. Don't miss it, today (Friday) at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA  or stream us at KUAAfm.org/

Saltfire - Master Control Program: Back after nearly 4 years This hazy IPA feature a mostly citrus driven profile with a good dose of tropical flavors from the hops. medium/light bitter finish. 7.1% - Available now at Saltfire.

Park City - Pales for ALS: The 2025 blend features Simcoe, Krush, Mosaic, HBC 522 and HBC 1019. Moderate bitterness and body in this American pale ale. Some piney dankness rounded out with a touch of tropical fruit. $1 from every pint gets donated back to the ALS foundation. 5.0% - on draft at PCB.

Epic - Big Bad Baptist (Manhattan): definitely Cherry in the nose. Working with the Coco in the stout, you get a definite holiday cherry cordial thing happening when the whiskey barrel kicks in. Citrus peel kicks in at the very end. A very nice representation of the cocktail in stout form. 13.1% - Available now at Epic Brewing.

Epic - Big bad Baptist (Macaron): More Macaroon (probably a typo). Subtle coconut with some nuttiness and “sugar cookie”. There’s cocoa/coffee thing underneath with that signature whiskey/oaky/vanilla profile that wraps it all up in a bow. Probably my least favorite of the BBB sextuplets. 13.5% - Available now at Epic Brewing.

Epic - Big bad Baptist (Lucha Libre):  aroma is peppery, with some subtle cinnamon. There’s a  creamy sweetness here, but there’s no lactose at all. The cinnamon remains light throughout. Light vanilla (to me) gives it that round mouthfeel. 12.5% - Available now at Epic Brewing.

Epic - Big bad Baptist (Solstice): “that’s a spicy meatball”. Lotsa anise/licorice in the nose -a hint of berries too. Tastes  middle eastern to me. It’s part of my heritage and damn it, the flavors are familiar. The Anise is so different from fernet or Amaros, if you know the flavors of that region of the Mediterranean, you’ll know what I mean. 13.2% - Available now at Epic Brewing.

Epic - Big bad Baptist (Samurai): coffee pops for sure. Some whiskey as well, but there’s an apple-esque thing happening as well. Combine that with the heavy malt Roast it works quite well. As it warms the Sake is all over the finish. Kampai! 13.0% - Available now at Epic Brewing.

Epic - Big bad Baptist (The Godfather): heavy roast, medium amount of char - some cocoa. Coffee is slightly more pronounced. The whiskey barrel is also pretty subtle. Given the hammer that this Version wields. It’s wonderfully balanced & doesn’t taste the 15.2% that it is. Incredible coffee, toffee & bourbon happening here. - Available now at Epic Brewing.

TF - Ricky Hoppy: Super fresh and pungent smelling. There’s a whole lotta cone action happening here. Super flowery up front with a bit of citrus following it up. Resiny from there to the finish. Not too lingering, but enough to remind you that it’s a fresh/wet hop IPA. 5.0% - Only at TF.

Offset - DAMP 25.03: Offset's third wet hop beer is out–this one features Citra and Mosaic with some freshly kilned Chinook. They boast, "We hopped the living hell out of this" and that looks about right. This IPA has over 20lb/bbl of wet Citra and Mosaic, followed by some dried Chinook and Mosaic in the pressurized hopback on the way to the fermenter. That's not all: Then It was dry hopped with Lupocore Mosaic and Citra with some amazing Simcoe T90. Whoa! Pungent AF. I’m excited. Massive citrus & papaya. Pineapple too. Tastes of stone fruit, melon & some vague nectar. This has a huge creamy mouthfeel. The amount of above mentioned flavors here are so fresh I wish the flavors equaled the freshness. Tasty stuff! 6.5% - Available at Offset - Found at the Bayou.

Fisher - Devil's Hop: A Belgian Ale hopped with Mosaic and Citra. It will remind you of a hoppy biscuit!5.0% - Available at Fisher

Heber Valley - Canyon Country IPA: Missed this new wet hop IPA that features Mosaic and Comet hops. Look for aromas of tangerine peel, sweet tropical fruits with some dank herbal notes. medium bitterness. 5.0% - only at Heber Valley Brewing.

Uinta - Dentober: Very nice. Great malt profile. Nice caramel & vanilla. Grassy hops for balance. Excellent. 5.0% - Available at Uinta.  

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