New Beer Friday 9/25/26

We here at the Utah Beer Press Corp, Muckrakers and Gluttons for Punishment will allow all bloggers, influencers and  any douche bag with a keyboard access to our press conferences. Today's "presser" concerns the New Beers listed below. Please spread the good word. Happy New Beer Friday!

Red Rock Brewing is on Beer Nerd Radio today! I suspect we'll be getting into Double IPAs and other brilliant beers coming out of one of Utah's longest lived breweries. Mikey and Steph fire up the Radio Pub at 2pm today (Friday) on 99.9fm KUAA. - KUAAfm.org/

RoHa - Trauma Bay IPA: Two cans, two color schemes! Hopped with Nelson, Riwaka, and Waimea hops. Melon aroma. Great melon flavors to start. Some strawberry comes in next with some orange comes in towards the end. Herbal hoppy finish. Another Mikey Likey! 7.2% - Available now at RoHa

Offset - DAMP 26.02: The is Extra Pale Ale was made with Wet Amarillo, Freshly Kilned Amarillo Cryo Fresh Mosaic, Simcoe T90, Centennial T90 hops. 200lbs of freshly picked Amarillo from was harvested early in the AM and loaded right onto a plane piloted by Offset employee Dani Jordan. After fermentation with clean American Ale yeast it was dry hopped this with some Cryo Fresh Mosaic from 2025 Harvest as well as some Simcoe and Centennial. Notes of stone fruit, pithy citrus, pine, resin, and that lovely Fresh Hop je ne sai quois. Dry, bitter, bright, and fresh AF. 6.0% - Available now at Offset 

Offset - DAMP 26.03: This Extra Pale Ale Fresh Hop "Modern" Red IPA features Wet Citra, Wet Centennial, Freshly Kilned Thora Freshly Kilned Centennial Dolcita T90, Crush Cryo, Citra T90 hops. 100lbs of stunning wet Citra and 100Ibs of wet Centennial were shredded and added to the mash tun/hopback. After a nice soak it was transferred to their pressurized hopback full of freshly kilned Centennial and Jackson Thora for that extra zhuzh. Then Jackson Citra mixed with these high Terp lemon/strawberry vibes from the Centennial. After fermentation it was dry hopped this with Dolcita, Krush Cryo, and Citra. This is definitely not your dad's Red IPA. Creamy tropical and peach notes from the Dolcita explode from the beer followed by melon and berry notes from the Krush. "Admittedly this isn't the most visually appealing beer we've ever made. It's not exactly red and as much as we tried to make it clear it just wouldn't cooperate. But.... It smells and tastes insane so who fucking cares right" ! 6.5% - Available now at Offset 

Offset / Good Word Brewing - North German Style Pilsner: Offset's 5th Anniversary collaboration is finally here. This Pils style is brewed in the northern part of Germany tends to be drier, more bitter, and have a little more hop character than the ones brewed further south.
Offset's example, tends to lean more into that South German style with a little more balanced approach to malt and hops with a little more body. They used whole leaf Hallertau Tradition that was added to Offset's pressurized hop back on the way to the fermenter. After a slow cold fermentation with the most traditional of lager yeasts and extended maturation in horizontal lagering tanks this Pils is ready for consumption. Dry, crisp, and bitter with a beautiful floral/herbal hop bouquet. It's a departure from Offset's typical Pils offerings. 5.0% - Available now at Offset 

Helper - Dunkle: Missed this new Munich Dunkle 5.0% - Available at Helper Beer and Slackwater

TF - Dandelion Daydream: This barrel aged sour features Dandelion greens instead of hops for bittering. Super tart and fruity nose. Very dry as well. Good amount of funky yeast to start. Some blue cheese and vine fruits to start. Bone dry tartness kicks in from there adding some citrus, berries & a hint of peach. A dry & somewhat woody tannic finish. Delish! 9.0% - Only at TF.  

Salt Lake Brewing - Melon Collie: This session IPA has a peachy nose. Same taste with some citrus backing it up. Nice bitterness toward the finish. It’s not lingering, just enough to be noticeable. Love this session IPA. Mikey Likey! 5.0% - Only at Salt Lake Brewing / Squatters.

Cheers! 

New Beer Friday 9/18/26

We here at Utah Beer Sky Coaches, Dirigibles and Lawn Darts take your safety very seriously. As we deliver you (on time) to your New Beer Friday destination, please remember to chug your pint before we strap you in. Extra-long "bendie" straws available upon request. 

Beer Nerd Radio welcomes back the face of Utah's beer, Jason Stock. He also happens to be the head brewer for all of Salt Lake Brewing Company. When Jason is in we always have interesting conversations about Utah's recent beer history. 2pm is when we begin. hit us up on 99.9fm KUAA. kuaafm.org/

Uinta - Test Phaze (Lab Sequence 007): Hopped with Eureka, Simcoe, Chinook, Mosaic and Pink hops. It says NEIPA on the can. My eyes and sniffer say WCIPA. Yeah, WC all the way, BUT in the most juicy of ways. So much strawberry, guava and peach. Then transitions to citrus - then to herbs. Chewy malt profile like a WC. I'd judge this on it's flavor and not as NEIPA. 8.1% - Available now at Uinta. 

Uinta - Pro Line - This Used To Be All Orange Groves: made with 2Row, Munich and Honey Malt with Citra, Galaxy and Citrus Purée. Citra hops pop in the nose. Hope you like your citrus, because this all “beermosa” baby. Mostly tangy orange here, but there’s heavy amount of hops too. The Galaxy hops have plenty of IBUs to cut through the fruit. The Citra got a lil lost though. 8.0% - Available now at Uinta. 

Epic - Italian Pilsner: This not the newish Italian Pils you may have had at Epic's new taproom, This is it's big brother that's debuting today. It’s a lemon forward lager for sure. Crisp and herbal as well. It cuts quick, not sharp but “crisp and quenching” for sure. Right amount of body satisfaction. Perfect “lighter” lager for Autumn. 6.5% - Available at Epic starting today.

Fisher - Sol-Fest: Each year Fisher brews a beer with locally-grown and malted barley from Solstice Malting. This is the first time Fisher has done a lager. This Oktoberfest-style beer/Munich lager features a malt bill of Pilsner and Munich malt which gives it a light copper color, The high addition of Munich malt also gives the beer a nutty, almost pine nutty, flavor. Hops are traditional grassy and herbal. 5.0% - Only on draft at Fisher.

Fisher - 2026 Oso Fresco: The Wet / Fresh hops are finally rolling in and the this pale ale is  soo botanical & spicy! Not sure what these hops are, but there’s citrus, pepper and… some kind of really cool caramelized char. Don’t know what it is but it’s almost, savory??? Dunno, but it’s really cool. 5.0% - Only at Fisher. 

TF -  Fresh Hop: This year's version features some of the freshest El Dorado hops. It's vividly aromatic. So resinous and green. Tastes more resinous than the nose. It’s like hop bines creeping though my palate. Invasive? Yes. Green and evocative? Absolutely! This is a raw IPA like you’ve rarely had. Have it now, while it’s bliss, chewy and raw. 5.0% - Only at TF. 

TF - Hop Hatrix RED HOP: West Coast-Style IPA Crisp, Dank, Bitter. No notes. 7.2% - Available at TF starting today.

TF - Hop Matrix BLUE HOP: Hazy IPA - Soft, Juicy, Hoppy. No notes. 7.8% - - Available at TF starting today.

Home Range - Rize Citrus Wit: Lil bit o’ bubblegum. From there, orange peel rocks with a bit of white pepper. It’s definitely on the authentic side of Witbiers. Not too phenolic, yet estery, well spiced & citrusy. Amazballz! Mikey Likey! 5.0% - Available at Home Range - Found at Beer Bar.

Talisman - Sour Rabbit: Sour Rabbit is described as a a "cereal sour". Brewed with oats, wheat, and lactose, then finished with a dash of sweet vanilla, this tart treat drinks like Saturday morning in a glass – with a bowl-sized blast of raspberry, blood orange, and passion fruit. Grab your cereal bowl, kick back, and let the Sour Rabbit do the rest. 7.0% - Available now at Talisman.

Red Rock - Paper Airplanes: This new DIPA uses Citra, Mosaic, Riwaka and Krush hops. Such a nice fruit salad of hops. So much chewy melon, citrus, strawberry and juicy tropical flavors. Whoa! Tastes expensive! Red Rock can do no wrong in their DIPA game. 8.8% - Available at all Red Rock locations.

Returning Favorites 

Home Range - Cowboy Poets: American Brown Ale is pouring again in the Home Range taproom. Medium to high malty sweetness with prominent notes of caramel, chocolate, toasted bread and nuts. A balance of residual malt sweetness and hop bitterness lingers on the palate. 5.0% available on draft to-go in cans at Home Range.

Offset - Divi: This Tropical L IPA won a 2024 GABF Gold for Session IPA. A hop combo of Krush, Nectaron, and Ramosa. Ramosa delivers a crazy blend of tropical and citrus fruit that really compliments the heavy hitting Krush and Nectaron. These hops usually trample all over other supporting hops but not Ramosa. There’s only a small amount of Ramosa grown right now and Offset was lucky to secure enough of the 2026 crop before it sold out. 5.0% - Available at offset and your better beer pubs.

Offset - Oros: This West Coast L IPA won a 2025 GABF Gold for Session IPA. Back with some new tweaks. Most notably Offset subbed out the NZ Cascade for some Superdelic and added a bit more Mosaic. Bitterness is also up to drive home that West Coast IPA profile. 5.0% - Available at offset and your better beer pubs.

Offset - Helles: Lastly we have a new batch of Helles. For this batch Offset employed a multi step mash regime with a single mashout-decoction. After a slow, cold fermentation with the most traditional of German lager yeasts they krausened this Helles in the lagering tank with some fresh fermenting Oktoberfest for natural carbonation and a some additional malt complexity. After 6 weeks of lagering the beer is incredible and by far Offset's best, and most authentic, Helles to date. 4.8% - Available at offset and your better beer pubs.

Beer Related Events

Mountain Beer Festival: The 5th annual outdoor event at Silver Lake Lodge (Park City) features a wide variety of beers starting at 12:00 PM. 

Oktoberfest at Bewilder Brewing: Enjoy authentic German food and award-winning German-style beers at Bewilder Brewing Co (Salt Lake City) starting at 11:00 AM (21+ event). Sat & Sun

Oktoberfest at Brian Head Resort: Catch seasonal brews, outdoor mountain vibes, and live music at the Navajo Ski lodge (Brian Head) starting at 1:30 PM.

Cheers! 

New Beer Friday 9/11/26

We here at Utah Beer Beds Blankies and Beyond are proud to offer these dazzling pillow and sheet sets, designed for maximum bliss – while you sleep with an image of your favorite human. Lay your head on one of these beauties... and on Friday mornings, your mind will have perfect focus to get you to all of the week's New Beer Friday suds.

And while your dreaming, think of what crazy beers could possibly await our guest guinea pigs on an all new Mystery Beer Show on Today's (Friday's) Beer Nerd Radio. Will Steph lose her shit over pumpkin beers? Will The New Utah Podcast crew storm-out in protest? Only time will tell! All of the bitching and tantrums begin at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA. KUAAfm.org/

Offset Damp 26.01: Offset's (and likely Utah's) first fresh hop beer of the 2026 season has arrived! Brewed in collaboration with Carlsbad, CA's Burgeon Beer Company, this bright and crisp West Coast Pale Ale. The brew features a robust hop profile, utilizing Mosaic wet hops alongside kilned Amarillo and Centennial from Gooding Farms, complemented by Citra and Simcoe from TV Hops. Toward the end of fermentation, it was dry-hopped with Cryo Fresh Mosaic as well as additional Simcoe and Citra. Just before packaging, it received a final infusion of wet and freshly kilned Amarillo. The result is a pale ale with a flowery nose, mostly melon, some citrus. 👊💥OH MY! a rich but subtle punch of the tropics w/ melon, citrus & strawberry. Zero diesel - Zero flaws, no mess-no-fuss. This shit equals happiness 5.8% - Available now at Offset Bier, found at the Bayou.

Offset - Neon Ladies: This new West Coast Pils is a collaboration New Image Brewing in Wheatridge, CO. Neon Ladies explores the combo of Nectaron and Krush with the addition of Mosaic and Riwaka as well. it's amazing how the different supporting hops and the cold fermentation with lager yeast can change the expression. As compared to Offsets normal hop saturated 5.0% beers they targeted a drier and more bitter profile for this WC Pils which is important for the style. Clear/Crisp/ Dry/Bitter but incredibly aromatic. My Impressions? Oh my! Herbal/melon nose. Tastes slight diesel & melon, dry for sure. Dank orange peel with equally dank berries. It’s a lot for a 5.0% beer. “Overwhelming”? Yes. “Too much of a good thing”? Nope! Go git sum! - Available at Offset, found at The Bayou. 

Offset - Zion's Dank: Brewed in Collaboration with Cellarmaker Brewing, it features Tropical Fusion, Garston NZ Cascade, Mosaic, Southern Cross, Simcoe, Nelson Sauvin hops. It's tropical with berries. Strawberry, earthy herbal hops. Pile those with old citrus peel and cocktail cherries. This Pils malt base is crazy with an obscene amount of resin that’ll make the trendiest brewery, wince with envy. Brilliance from our PC friends.7.0% - Available at Offset, found at The Bayou. 

WolfDog - Teufel Hunden: (Devil Dog) This Kellerbier was brewed with Saaz and Hallertau Mittelfruh. Sweet grainy crackers. Great pils malt profile. Lotsa herbally hops with some vague earthy botanicals. Clean earthy finish. 5.0% - Available now at Wolfdog.

Bewilder - Say You, Saison (Barrel Aged): Bewilder took their new saison and gave it the barrel-aged treatment. The saison spent 2 months in toasted oak barrels. Peppery/clove yeast aroma with some oak. Taste starts w/ bubblegum and a hint of stone fruit. Toasty oak comes in next with slight woody/vanilla notes. Hops are still punchy and assertive with a nice herbal zap. Finishes drier than you think. 6.2% - Available now at Bewilder.

Bewilder - Peach Wheat: Nice 'n peachy. Great stonefruit flavors on the house’s great pillowy American wheat ale base. An excellent first beer of the day for any New Beer Friday enthusiast. 5.0% - Only at Bewilder.  

Chappell - Idiot Box: Citrus juice? Nope, but it sure smells juicy. This is wonderful, what a great hop combo. Columbus/Krush? Anyway, this is massively crushable. Citrusy and Fruity. Yum! 5.0% - Only at Chappell.

Desert Edge - Schnitzer’s Rye Cream Ale: Great rye profile. Head Brewer Jeffery Bunk def didn’t skimp on the rye. Spicy malts with a great German base creates a wonderfully earthy rye ale that satisfies and is sessionable. 5.0% - Available at Desert Edge.

Desert Edge - Ramblin’ Man: Brewed to honor former Desert Edge Head Brewer Matt Burdick who left us too damn soon! It features Krush, Citra, CTZ, Simcoe & Cascade. It strikes a perfect balance between intense, juicy tropical sweetness & a punchy, resinous, dank backbone. 5.0% - Available at Desert Edge.

Grid City - Passion-fruit Guava Nitro Cream Ale: Passion fruit pops in the nose. First swig is the same, passion-fruit dominates with guava taking a backseat. Solid nitro cream fruit ale. I could crush a couple of these silky delights all day. AND it’s real nitro, that that low gas Co2. 5.0% - Available at Grid City / Drunken Kitchen.

Talisman - Oktoberfest: Missed the 2026 version of this lager. 5.0% - Available now at Talisman.

UTOG ALS Cold IPA: The Ales for ALS™ 2026 Hop Blend (Crop Year 2025) features Simcoe®, Citra®, Ekuanot®, and Columbus! Our blend was selected for its citrus and floral notes, and delivers berry, tropical, woody, and stone fruit character.  5.0% - Available now at UTOG 

UTOG - Power Play Pilsner: Hockey season is about to start so we are ready for it. Bright, crackery, grassy flavors. There are notes of biscuit, cracked wheat, lemon zest, light apple, and a zesty white pepper finish. 5.0% - Available now at UTOG 

Returning Favorites 

Ogden Beer - Prost Malone: Another great Märzen! Jacquie, created a great malty lager full of caramel and a hint of vanilla. Love this. 5.0%

Red Rock Quite Frankly: This West Coast Pilsner is a crushable Pils brewed with a modern hop lineup of Mosaic, Citra, and Motueka hops. You'll experience a whisper of lime zest, ripe stone fruit, and berry. 5.0% - Available at red Rock and Harmon's

Offset Divi Divi: Only brewed once a year, Divi Divi is the double IPA version of Offset's tropical 5.0% LIPA Divi.The last batch of Divi was an eye opener. Offset used some very expressive yeast and it featured a new hop called Ramosa. Almost twice the hops go into Divi Divi as Divi and they use some concentrated versions as well. Offset was fortunate to get one of very few vials of Liquid Lupulin Ramosa for this batch and wow does it shine. Piles of Krush, Krush Cryo, Nectaron, Ramosa, and Ramosa Liquid Lupulin have created an incredibly saturated tropical fruit bomb of a beer. Possibly the "juiciest" beer offset has made to date. My impressons? Sooo… it’s perfect. All the fruit groups are represented, yet impersonated by a genius selected/amount of hops. I’m proud to live in the geographical zone where this was made. Bloody brilliant & proud to be a Utah Beer Nerd. 🫡👊💥🍻 Thanks Offset! 8.0% - Available at Offset, found at The Bayou. 

Beer Events 

Offset Bier's 5th Anniversary Party: Join Offset Bier this Friday, June 12th, for their 5th Anniversary Party. The Offset crew will be pouring all three collab beers as well as th enewest batch of Divi Divi. Multiple one-off fresh hop kegs made just for the party as well as a new batch of seltzer, wine options, and assorted NA Bevs! 

Food lineup is stacked with delicious vittles from
@souprcheesy @kwaithaikitchen @redbicyclebread @thepretzelconnection @five_seeds @solfoodslc @theoysterguyslc
Gates Open at 3:00
DJ set starts 3:30/4:00ish
Live Music from 5-7ish

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 9/4/26

We here at Utah Beer Maps, Diagrams and Placards encourage you to use our new Map App called "Pour Decisions" (yes, the irony is not lost on us). Our app will guide you to all of our New Beer Friday offerings. Best used with your bike or favorite ride share. (to be clear, that was satire, we don't have an app, maybe we should?)

Talisman Brewing's Smoke-Tember Fest is the topic of discussion on Beer Nerd Radio today (Friday). Many breweries will be participating with smoked and non-smoked beer and barbecue of course! Steph and Mikey crank-up the the Radio Pub's transmitter at 2pm, exclusively on 99.9fm KUAA. KUAAfm.org/

Epic - Mango IPA: This new IPA is different than the one from 2018. That DIPA was also not sold in Utah because it was only available on draft at Epic's Denver brewery. This version features all citra hops and 1Ibs of Mango per gallon. Mango is the star for sure, but the Citra hops crank the citrus profile here. This is G'damn tasty and Fresh AF. The previous version also had lactose added. No lactose in here. 8.2% - Available now Epic.

Offset / Cellar Maker - Zion's Dank: This West Coast IPA is a collaboration with Cellar Maker Brewing out of central Cali. This is the first of four collabs brewed to celebrate Offset's 5th Anniversary. This features Tropical Fusion, a highly sought-after, proprietary hop blend produced by Freestyle Hops in New Zealand. It delivers an insane amount of Tropical fruit character. Not just sweet fruit but that interesting funky almost overripe tropical fruit notes. They then combined that with more Nelson, Southern Cross, NZ Cascade, and lots of Mosaic. Pale pilsner malt base and clean American ale fermentation lays that very blank canvas for pure hop saturation. 7.0% - Available now at Offset Bier. 

UTOG - Pushy Pumpkin: Missed this new Pumpkin ale. 5.0% - Available

Heber Valley - Choice: While technically not new this NZ IPA never really got a lot of play it's first time around. Hopefully this time around it will get some attention.Featuring Motueka and Nelson Sauvin hops, the HV Brewers threw in a healthy dose of Nectaron to round it out this hazy IPA. Pillowy mouthfeel. Flavors and aromas of ripe mango, Cara Cara orange, papaya, pineapple and stone fruit. 7.1% - Available at Heber Valley Brewing.

RoHa - Red Dragon: Mostly vanilla aroma. Vanilla is still prominent in first swig. Cinnamon? That’s just a background player. This doesn’t have a holiday vibe. It’s totally different due to the subtle use of spice. Never had such a “chill” use of cinnamon. 5.0% - Available now at RoHa.

RoHa- Schnappsidee Pilsner: This German-style pils is all original. Great cracker and biscuit malt profile. Hops are Nobel and herbal. It's clean and delish. 5.0% - Available now at Roha.

Uinta - Nitro Cream Ale: Who loves a Nitro Pub Ale? This guy. Who loves Honey Malt? Yup, same douche-bag. This is wonderful. Just sweet enough without being annoying. Nitro makes it silky, without being heavy. Hops are floral and well balanced. It takes a sec to pour, so be patient. 5.0% - Available on Nitro now at Uinta.

Uinta - Band Meeting: This New Zealand IPA starts off with a faint melon nose. Carries on into the first swig. Nice hop profile. Mostly melon with some slight citrus and berry. Not super bitter, but firm for sure. Dry herbally finish. Available now at Uinta.

Uinta - Corn Fixation: Corny aroma. Drinks really light. Lotsa pilsner malt and corn. Hops are on the light side. Kinda like a Mexican Cerveza without the hop zip. Still feels like a craft beer, with more body than say a Coors Light. 4.8% Available now at Uinta. 

Desert Edge - Schnitzer's Rye: This rye combines two styles, a classic American Cream Ale and a traditional rye forward German Ale. The aroma is herbacious with just a subtle hint of rye and fresh baked bread. With a malt forward, dry yet subtle sweetness from the rye. Homey and delightful. 5.0% - Available at Desert Edge now.

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 8/28/26

We here at Utah Beer Croon'n, Warbling and Moaning are proud to be backing up the incomparable Sten Carlsson on his debut album Extrasaltat! To keep our vocals at peak bravado we coat our throats in New Beer Friday suds. This week's offerings are the best yet! Please enjoy. 

In the Radio Pub, Steph and Mikey will be coating their vocal cords with heavenly flavors from Proverbial Spirits in this week's Beer Nerd Radio. Co-owner and flavor magician Steven Currie joins us to walk through the Park City distilleries line up spirits and canned cocktails. 2pm is when we get started on 99.9fm KUAA. KUAAfm.org/ 

Offset - Vert: This is part of Offset's new year round line up. Vert is a West Coast Double IPA is built on a base of classic American hop varieties that deliver flavors of grapefruit, pine, and resin that are easily identifiable and comfortably familiar. Then two newer hop varieties that add more modern flavors of stone fruit, exotic citrus and candied tropical fruit. It's a really unique beer with flavors you'll recognize and ones you've probably never experienced before. 8.0% - Avaiable now in cans at Offset Bier. Soon to hit SLackwater the Bayou and other great beer pubs.

Epic - Sake Barrel Aged Apricot Blonde: Somewhat oaky aroma. Tastes of stonefruit right off. Kinda reminds me of the brainless barrel, aged peach. The apricot isn’t super intense, but it does overwhelm the sake a bit. Very tasty & complex at 5% Would absolutely recommend for Brainless fans. Available now.

Epic - No Big Dill: New pickle beer in SLC! This is just spiced enough. Dill weed drives it, but does have that nice savory component. I would recommend with a couple tobacco dashes or even a lime squeeze if you don’t want the heat. Damn delish!!! 5.0% - Available now.

Uinta - Bla Bla: Not to be confused with Uinta's Baba Black Lager, this toasty pils malt up front. Some minor malt sweetness backing up. The berry is very subtle, really only rearing its head in the finish. Don’t know if I’ll drink a ton of this. But if I was designing this beer, this is how I’da made it. 5.0% - on now at Uinta. 🫡

Also, We Say goodbye to Kiitos Brewing tomorrow 8/29. A victim of greed and exploding real-estate prices, this great brewery was done before it's time. While Kiitos' Sugar House pub will still be a round for a minute You won't see any new Kiitos beer anytime soon. Contract brewing may be an option or a new brewery down the road, who knows, but it's another sad day for Utah Beer Nerds. Kiitos (Thanks you) to Kiitos!

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 8/21/26

Thank you for flying New Beer Friday Airwaves. We hope you were able to take advantage of our New Beer Friday offerings and of course our human printer, Natalie who’s dedicated to provide you with immediate, hard-copy news articles, online commentary, and supportive posts on every flight. 

Beer Nerd Radio welcomes Paulina Baycova of Mixers and More to the Radio Pub. There's a huge demand for NA cocktail options along with traditional mixers and even cigars. we'll get into all they have to offer starting at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA. KUAAfm.org/

Level Crossing - Spicoli: This was a small batch from last month that disappeared so fast that many people never got  chance to try it. There a brand new full batch out today with a modified hop bill of Krush Cryo, Mosaic Cryo, Citra Cryo and Strata. This west coast pils has big aromas of dank pine, ripe red berries and juicy grapefruit. This hop-saturated lager is crisp, clean and crushable with an enjoyable resinous finish. 5.0% - Available at Both Level Crossing location starting today.

RoHa - Tryeserahops: This session Rye IPA features Simcoe and Mosaic hops. It has a nice toasty malt profile. Rye malt pops with orange and tangerine. A tasty rye ale that's that here for a limited amount of due it's small batch status. 5.0% - On draft now at RoHa.

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 8/14/26

We here at Utah Beer Burgers, Dives and Gastro-Cafeterias would like to extend our warmest welcomes to you this weekend as we offer this excellent menu of New Beer Friday beverages. Please hurry before Dee's lawyers shut us down.

Beer Nerd Radio transforms into Wine Nerd Radio this Friday as Ogden's Purple Sky Winery steps into the Radio Pub. Head Wine Maker David MaKieve joins Steph and Mikey as we get into Viticulture and Enology and of course badass Purple Sky Wines! Don't miss out today (Friday) at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA. KUAAfm.org/

Proper - Laaga: Missed this new Lager from Proper. I'll try to get some info out tomarrow. Keep an eye on my socials. 5.0% - Available now at Proper.

Offset - American Porter: Offset has made London Porter a few times now but this time its got more of an "American" spin. A little more body, a more intense roast profile, and a bit more hop character courtesy of some amazing Cascade hops grown by the lovely ladies at Gooding Farms. Not ashy/astringent, It's incredibly soft and smooth yet brimming with flavor. Let this one warm a bit for maximum enjoyment. 4.8% - Available now at Offset

Offset - Fast Hand: This new West Coast IPA is the centerpiece of Offset's Spaghetti Western themed West Coast IPA series. Fast Hand utilizes the same base of Krush and Chinook, Idaho 7 and Simcoe, with some late harvest Riwaka, and Krush Cryo. Electric grapefruit, crushed red berry, and juicy melon dominate the profile. Elevated bitterness and a dry finish keep everything in check and help to deliver the best West Coast IPA brewed to date. 6.66% - Available now at Offset

Level Crossing - Sun Slope Sour IPA: Big citrus. Not sure what the hops are but the pop with more citrus. I think this is a small batch & it’s only available at Level X-ing’s downtown location. Nice Sour IPA. Very drinkable, to the point you can’t tell it’s an IPA. 5.0% only at Level Crossing downtown SLC Brewpub.

Helper - New Zealand Pilsner: A reinvention of a lager from a few years ago. This NZ Pilsner screams melon flavor. There’s some diesel as well but the focus here is on the melon and herbal hops. Brief notes of vague berry & strawberry as well. It finishes with an herbal hop zap. Wow! 5.0% - Available at Helper Brewing and should be popping up at your better beer bars around SLC.

RoHa - Lab Line (Speed Fly): Small Batch: Simple old school flavors that push raw citrus, pine & toasty grains. The whole combo comes across as “herbed bread loaf“. Would kill this pint with a cold cut sando or movie popcorn. 5.0% - Only at Roha.

Cheers! 

New Beer Friday 8/7/26

Need a moment away? We here at Utah Beer Detailing, Pimping and Buffing recommend one of our fine waiting rooms at one of the following New Beer Friday locations. Enjoy your weekend–and remember to breath.

One of Utah's OG beer brands is back from the abyss, as Beer Nerd Radio welcomes Becker's Best Beers to the Radio Pub. Founded in 1890 Becker's is one of the oldest brands in Utah AND now it's been resurrected. Join Steph and Mikey with special guest Karen Becker Friday at 2pm - 99.9fm KUAA. KUAAfm.org/

TF - Imperial Paloma: Whoa! This ain’t a dainty fruited sour. It screams citrus. It’s vague at first, then grapefruit takes a baseball bat to your jaw-locking it up. The base is lemony but this ale relies on the grapefruit. The 11.2% ABV is present! Mind yourselves! Available now at TF.

RoHa - Banana Hammock: When I had this ale, it was named "Banana Boat" – Same beer if yer wondering. All German with nice estery yeast. Banana mostly with hints of clove. Some bubblegum too. Nice wheated base. Try it with an orange wedge. 5.0% - Only at RoHa.

Wolfdog - Lemon Shark: Actual lemon aroma in this sour ale, not just lactic acid. Subtle base sour with nice lemon flavor. Some vanilla backing it up. Love this sour! 5.0% - Only at Wolfdog.

SL Brewing/Squatters - Necessary Evil: This new Cascadian Dark Ale features all Centennial hops. Roasty aroma with some pine & zest. Centennial hops add a lot of character with more pine & zest in the flavor. Solid Cascadian dark. 5.0% - Only at SL Brewing/Squatters locations.  

SL Brewing/Squatters - Pine View: Super fresh. You can taste both of these hops-absolutely! I think the Centennial hit slightly harder than the Mosaic. Still.. it creates big citrus with strawberry backing it up. Tasty stuff. 5.0% - Only at SL Brewing/Squatters locations.

Talisman - Feathered Monk: Missed this new Belgian-style Golden Strong ale 9.5% 

Park City - Das Bier: Missed this new Helles Lager. 5.0% 

Cheers!

New Pie & Beer Day Friday! 7/24/26

 

Happy New Beer Pie & Beer Day Friday! It's a rare time when these two beloved events line-up in one blessed calendar day. To celebrate we here at Utah Beer Ensembles, Thespians & Toe Tappers have created a new musical to ring in this most hollowed holiday. There are some breweries that created new beers just for today, and cherry seems to be the theme. Please enjoy!

Beer Nerd Radio offers up a best of show today. What will be our mystery show? Check us out and find out at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA. 

Epic Brewing - Pie & Beer Day (Cheery Pie Cream Ale): Subtle sweetness. It’s a cream ale for sure without the “cream”. It’s not sweet per se; malty for sure! but that subtle amount of cherry really takes it to a level that is more happy and less intense. This is a fun ale, best paired with a savory pie🫡🍺 6.8% - At Epic.

Silver Reef - Pie and Beer Day (Cherry Sour Ale): Missed this sour cherry pie ale from our friends in St. George. 5.0% - now at Silver Reef,

2 Row - Pie-Oneer Ale (Cherry Pie Sour): Tart base with a definite cherry twang. Lemon backs it up with a medium amount of lactic tartness. The 7.5% ABV is well hidden so pace yourselves. 🤘😉

Level Crossing - Microcosm Session Hazy Pale Ale: Big Peach & melon aroma. Hmmm. Lotsa hops here, light malt body with an abundance of hop flavors. It taste like they’ve packed a lot of hops in here. it dodges between varieties peach, citrus, melon, mango & flowers. Wish for more malt to make it perfect. 5.0% - Very limited amount Only at Level Crossing West Temple.

Uinta - Test Phaze (Lab Sequence 006): Kind of reminds me of a fruit salad of peach, tangerine & guava & a hint currant. The 8.0% has some 👊💥 with a whole lotta DDH hoppiness that lingers for a tiny bit. NEIPA purists likely will find it too hoppy. Perty damn tasty. At Uinta.

Bewilder - Brew - Lab (Early Aughts IPA): This Old School IPA takes U back to the days of big malt & chewy citrus/piney IPAs. There’s flavor in thar! Mostly piney nose. Big malty pop! Smoove all around with pine & citrus hops. Full mouthfeel with nice lingering hop bitterness🤤😌 6.4% - Available at Bewilder.

Zion Brewery - Flying Monkey: Missed this Strawberry and Banana Hefeweizen made with Strata hops. 5.0% - Available at Zion Brewing and at  Zion Brewery Station #2.

Cheers! 

New Beer Friday 7/17/26

We here at Utah Beer Publications, Periodicals and Zines are happy to remind you that your local purveyors of news and information have your collective backs when it comes to stories, analysis and opinions on your local lifestyles. Happy New Beer Friday!

 

The Utah Beer Beer Fest - or as it's being called this year, The Utah Beer Hop will be our topic of discussion today's New Beer Radio. Pete Saltas of City Weekly will be in the Radio Pub to fill us in on the new concept today (Friday) at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA - KUAAfm.org/   

   
Fisher - Conventional Wisdom: This pale ale has a nice initial blast of hops. Firm citrus forward bitterness - with that Fisher house malt bill that's sweet enough to coax the best from the hops. Plus it’s ice cold for these 90° plus days. 5.0% - Only at Fisher Brewing.

 

Returning Favorites 

 

Heber Valley - East Ridge: This Belgian Style Tripel is goilden colored and refreshing while at the same time bold and strong.  Belgian malt, sugar, yeast and European hops combine for a crisp, spicy, fruity, dry finishing beer. 8.0% - Available in 16oz Cans & a LIMITED number of 750ml bottles.

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 7/20/26

 

We here at Utah Beer Exorcisms, Banishings and Demonic Scrubb'ns are offering the following new beers to help exsufflate all ghouls, apparitions and heat misers that might be fuck'n with you Chi. It's gunna be scorcher this weekend please hydrate with some of the New Beer Friday suds. Please be safe!   

Beer Nerd Radio welcomes back the Djinn of the Gins, the Belle of the Botanicals, the Diva of the Distilleries, Alpine's Sara Sergent. Gin will be a big part along some whiskey and other special spirits. check us out at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA - Stream us at KUAAfm.org/    

Bewilder - Say You, Saison: Phenolic clove nose w/ some bubblegum. On the palette it leads w/ the bubblegum & minor clove notes from the yeast. A hint of berries from the Nelson Sauvin, some zest as well. A nice not too lingering hoppiness in the finish. Great Saison. 6.2% - Available at bewilder starting today.

UTOG - Unfiltered Behaviors: UTOG's newest Hefeweizen brings all the traditional character you'd expect-smooth, refreshing, with notes of banana and clove. Simple, classic, and brewed the way it's meant to be. 5.0% - Only at UTOG. 

Returning Favorites 

Offset - Glossier: (from Offset) Featuring Citra T90, Garston Motueka, Citra Liquid Lupulin, Nelson Subzero Hop Kief, Galaxy. This super saturated Double IPA version of our house 6.5% Citra focused IPA, Glossy. We took everything about Glossy and turned it way up. Double the hopping rate in both the kettle and dry hop with total hop load closing in on 9lbs/bbl of the choicest Citra, Galaxy, and Nelson in multiple formats. This is the first batch of beer we've used Liquid Lupulin Citra. A new concentrated hop product specifically for dry hopping that lets us add more hop flavor and aroma without adding more green, vegetal matter to the beer. We also used some Kohia Nelson Subzero Hop Kief in this which is extracted from a blend of Nelson Sauvin and dried Passionfruit. Combine this all with a third, short and cold, dry hop of some choice Early Harvest Galaxy and you've got an incredibly expressive double IPA that explodes with all sorts of Tropical and citrus character. Available today for on site and To Go 8.0% 

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 7/3/26

I was going to have aa Independence Day themed meme today, but when the social media gods dump an image like this in your lap, well.... ya gotta pluck that low hanging fruit. Happy New Beer Friday and have a safe Independence Day. 

As it's tough to book guests on holiday weekends Steph and Mikey will see you all next week on Beer Nerd Radio.

Offset Bier - Silver Dagger: This "New World Lager" is soo enjoyable. Crispy, clean… may I say, “snappy”? Whoa! I think I tend to nerd “too hard” on light lagers. I think I’m absolutely justified in my “hard nerding” now. Lemon grass with Nobel hops crossed with bitter parsley. Love this.4.5% - Available at Offset. Found at The Bayou and Slackwater.

Offset - Spagett: "Spaghett" is a popular, budget-friendly beer cocktail that mixes a light American lager with Aperol and citrus (Silver Dagger I believe). For the first time Offset has packaged it a limited number of clear 12oz bottles so they could serve Spaghetts at the tap room. Presently this is only available in cans to go and on site in Spaghett form. 4.5% - Only at offset.

Offset Bier - Thiols, Terps, & Love: This new edition of Offset's NZ XPA is the third batch of this beer. The name comes from the annual crop report provided by New Zealand's Freestyle Hops. It features Southern Cross, NZ Cascade, Riwaka, Nelson, & Motueka. A heavy hitting cast that delivers explosive flavor and aroma but in a drier, slightly lower ABV package than Offset's typical High Point IPA. 6.0% - Available at Offset.

Offset Bier - NZH109: This new Single Hop Pale Ale is the third experimental hop. It's very aromatic with maybe more stone fruit than you'd typically expect from any other NZ hop. There's lot of tropical fruit in there as well with very little dank or diesel notes that typically come along from most punchy NZ varieties. Offset was only able to snag a few bags of this so it could bbe a few minutes before you can taste them again. 5.0% - Available at Offset.

Ogden Beer - Mild Friends: Missed this Nitro English Mild. 5.0% - Only at Ogden Beer.

2 Row - Trailhead IPA: This NZ-style DIPA starts with a mostly citrus nose. Tastes def has more citrus with some diesel character - some melon too. Hints of strawberry next with pine resin backing it up. Solid malt backbone here helps it drift into WCIPA territory. West Coast of New Zealand IPA? 8.5% - Available now at 2 Row.

RoHa - Spotted Cat: Brewed as an homage to a Wisconsin pils with a similar name. Nice toasty base. Great mouthfeel as well. Light malt profile with low yeast esters. Somewhat Nobel hop profile makes this super easy to drink. Small batch. Don’t procrastinate! 5.0% - Only at RoHa 

RoHa - Captain Krush: Light stonefruit, on the edge of apricot. Citrus backs it up. Pretty even keeled hop-wise. The finish leans towards the citrus side. 5.0% - Only at RoHa 

Silver Reef - Pie And Beer Day: This is the first of many Pie and Beer Day offerings to come out this month. This version is a Cherry Pie beer. Tart, tangy, and just the right amount of sweet, this is exactly what you need to cool off out here in the desert. The pioneers wish they had this crossing the frontier. What's in your handcart? 5.0% - Now pouring on tap AND available canned in cans at Silver Reef and The Reef Shop 

Returning Favorites

Level Crossing - Cosmic Saunter: A new batch is out today. This time along with usual hop bill of Nelson Sauvin, Galaxy and Citra Cryo hops, the brew team added some Krush for good measure. 8.0% - Fresh at Level Crossing today.

In Other Beer News: 

Grid City / Drunken Kitchen trades in it's Bar License for a Restaurant License. So If you're just looking for a pint from now on, you're gunna have to jump through that "intend to order food bullshit".

That being said, Talisman Brewing basically took that Bar License and made it their own, as our pals in Ogden are now a full bar instead of a tavern. Congrats to them.   

Cosmica in SLC also moved away from a Restaurant License to embrace the Bar License. So, no more kiddos there. 

The reports of Strap Tank Brewing's demise were apparently greatly exaggerated. No new info as of yet but they're still brewing beer and are expected to re-open soon. 

Cheers! 

New Beer Friday

We here at the Utah Beer Aeronautics Space and Galactic Funk Administration would like to ensure you all that our New beer Friday suds and citizens are safe from any beer swill'n invaders. Set phasers to phun and those sons-a-bitches will surely skedaddle.  

Beer Nerd Radio sets the Wayback machine 3000 years as the Radio Pub takes a journey with Dylan McDonnell. A special batch of Dylan's Homebrew went viral recently as he recreated a 3,000-year-old Egyptian beer by combining ancient yeast with traditional ingredients. Join Mikey and Jamie Aslett this afternoon at 2pm as we get familiar with McDollell's  "Sinai Sour "  on 99.9fm KUAA. KUAAFM.org/ 

Offset - Need To Know Basis #2: Offset's "you figure out what this is beer" is back for round 2. I've not tried it yet, if you've tried this mystery "hopp ale" please share your thoughts. Love this concept! 5.0% - Available at Offset Bier.  

Bewilder - French IPA: This new IPA has a delicate nose of red berries, rose, geranium, sweet hay, and a very interesting woody/cedar note that really adds to the complexity. A very unique hop expression, and a very crisp and refreshing beer. 6.5% - available at Bewilder.

Wolfdog - One Star Bummer: Missed this new Mexican lager. 4.8% - Available now at Wolf Dog.  

Rabbit's Foot - Metl Blonde: Metl is the Aztec word for agave. Missed this agave blonde ale. 5.0% - Available at Rabbit's Foot Brewing. 

RoHa - Schoolhouse Krush: Slight stone fruit aroma. Translates the same into the palate with the addition of citrus peel. Some mango flavors work in too. On the dry-side, but it has super drinkability. 5.0% - Available at RoHa.

Fisher - Hopnado: Not sure what’s in here, rye for sure with some Citra & maybe some Chinook? Dunno, but this drinks really well. WCPA? you tell me. 5.0% - Available at Fisher.

Desert Edge - King Biscuit Sour Hour: This is a beautiful pomegranate and prickly pear sour. A nice sour front that quickly makes its way to fruity sweetness with notes of watermelon, prickly pear, lemon, lime and a hint of apricot. 5.0% - Now at Desert Edge.

Proper - Spruce Moose: Brewed with fresh spruce tips, Spruce Moose is a bright, crisp ale with subtle notes of citrus, evergreen, and the unmistakable taste of mountain air in a pint. 5.0% - Available at Proper.

Uinta - Mountain Lager: No real aroma. Super clean. Taste is subtle but not a typical American lager. Some familiar hops, maybe Cascade or Amarillo 🤷 Drinks really light & clean. Like the extra hint of Fruity hops. 5.0% - Available at Uinta.

Uinta - Red, White and Brew: This Amber lager is wonderfully toasty with just the right amount of malt sweetness. Hops are in excellent nobel balance. Kinda reminds me of Uinta’s Gelandé from decades ago. Miss that beer. 5.0% - Available at Uinta.

Uinta -  ICE Breaker: New on the R&D. This Mexican Cerveza starts sweet and grainy. Lots of pilsner malt with a good dose of flaked corn? Solid lager with more body than expected for this style. 5.0%  - Available at Uinta.

Cheers! 

New Beer Friday 6/17/26

Not feeling "fresh"? Is your popularity waning? We here at Utah Beer - Toiletries, Parfums and Eau de Toilettes have have concocted a New Beer Friday scent guaranteed to make you one of the cool kids once again. Please enjoy these tasty new suds.

Beer Nerd Radio is Gin Nerd Radio today as our pal, Pierre Goins stops in to the Radio Pub to introduce us all to the Old G Gin. Botanical Gins are huge right now and we can't wait to get into this new spirit. Visit us at  2pm today (Friday) on 99.9fm KUAA. KUAAfm.org/ 

Fisher -  Cage Fight Haze:  Nice and citrusy- some all melon and berry too. Has a nice hoppy finish - not too lingering. Enjoyed this pale ale very much! 5.0% - Only at Fisher.

Epic - Rad Dad 2.0: This new version of Rad Dad DIPA (just in time for Father's Day) features ADHA 1631 a new experimental hop from Roy Farms. Look for Fruit Punch and velvet cake. From there, orange suckers, like you’d get from the bank or barber when you were a kid. I think I’ve found a new favorite hop. Sooo tasty! 10.0% - Available at Epic Starting Today.

Saltfire - Domovina Monachus: This “Adriatic Pilsner” has a very Eastern European look, down to the Yugo on the label. Super toasty / grainy aroma with fresh cut grass. Taste is similar, but drier. Same graininess with more grassy herbal bite for balance. Domovina may be thing to come. 5.4% - Available now at Satfire. 

It's also Midsummer Shandy Fest! It's heating up in the valley so it's time to get out and have yourselves a Shandy this Saturday! Visit these breweries and check out their spin on this European summer classic. 

Saltfire Brewing
Level Crossing Brewing 
Bewilder Beer
Chappell Brewing
Hopkins Brewing

Cheers! 

New Beer Friday 6/12/26

We here at Utah Beer Entertainment, Soirées and Shindigs will not be outdone by other's feeble attempts to hold unusual events in inappropriate places! Please join us for some New Beer Friday "wrassles" on Temple Square tonight. The sight of Mikey in his onesie will be worth the price of admission for sure. Please enjoy some of the following new beers during the event.

Beer Nerd radio will be less intense, but full of entertaining personalities. Steve Kuftinec and Erika Palmer will be in the Radio Pub to discuss Utah's distribution models for adult beverages in the state and how they affect consumers. We start nerding hard at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA. KUAAfm.org/

Desert Edge - Pickle-Me-Timbers: I love a pickle beer. I do like this. It needs more brine and bite though. Nice dill weed flavor, but it needs more savory happiness backing it up. A squeeze of lime helps add some much needed acidity. 5.0% - Available at Desert Edge. 

Talisman - Myopic: This new Hazy Double IPA features Mosaic, Dolicita and Ekuanot hops. These give it explosive berry, citrus and mango flavors with a velvety mouthfeel. 8.0% Available at Talisman now to enjoy in, or to go.

SL Brewing - ConspiRYEcy Theory: This beer features a new experimental hop from Roy hop farms. The base is a rye pale. Nice spiced orange nose. Oh my, Mikey Likey. Nice fruit punch with orange suckers. The rye adds a nice snappiness, not too rye forward, but that lollipop thing is delish! 5.0% - Available at SL Brewing/Squatters

Uinta - Top Secret: This new NZ Double IPA has a bill of Nectaron, Motueka & Nelson Sauvin. It starts off with a stonefruit/citrus nose. However the tastes hits with citrus and melon up front. Some fusel alcohol with some berry notes as well. Citrus rounds out the rest of the show. Love this hop bill, but something’s not quite right. Will revisit soon to make sure. 7.8% - Available now at Uinta.

Offset - Only Me: The newest Just Me features Crystal hops. Look for citrus character along with a little underlying spicy/floral note. Mostly Idaho grown Pilsner malt was used in this but a single decoction still gives it some euro lager vibes. 5.0% - Available now at Offset Bier.

TF / pFriem - pFamily Pilsner: Toasty/sweet Pilsner malt with a hint of herbal grass. Wow. A zesty and herbally zap of hops on the edge of fruitiness. I swear there’s some berry in there taking it to the Czech part of the pilsner spectrum. I get how it excelled in beer competitions before it’s release. 5.0% - Available starting today at TF.

RETURNING FAVORITES

Desert Edge - Haze Jebus: Oh my! This is soooo silky. The mouthfeel here is…umm. Luxurious. Almost pornographic in its softness. Ummm, yeah… so there’s a ton of peach here. It intermingles with strawberry orange peel and guava. There a DDH resinous bite towards the end. Jebus! 7.0% - Available now at Desert Edge.

Cheers!  

New Beer Friday 5/29/26

I have no clever introduction for New Beer Friday this week, just absorb today's NBF meme. That was a real ad! Anyway, hop your May was great, let summer and summer beer commence! 

Level Crossing is back in the Radio Pub this afternoon. Head Brewer Chris Detrick along with Level Crossing's brew team will be in to talk about new beers and new tecniques for some of your favorites. Steph and Mikey get things rolling at 2pm today on 99.9fm KUAA - KUAAfm.org/

Level Crossing - The Great Gig: This new WCIPA features Chinook T90, Chinook Salvo, Chinook Cryo, Chinook Quantum, Simcoe Cryo, Citra, Citra Whole Leaf. First off. Love the ABV. Low 6’s for a WCIPA? 🙌 Big citrus throughout: pith, zest, meat-it’s all there. Some pine rounds it out, but it’s pretty subtle. The malt? It’s also chill, with just enough richness to make it interesting. One of the best WCIPAs I've had in a while. 6.3% - Available at both Level Crossing locations

Saltfire - Dorothy's Disco: Chewy Stonefruit with soft berries & citrus. Big mouthfeel with low sweetness. An almost Euro-take on the style. Some herbal hops round it out w/ low bitterness-just a hint to dry it out. Spicy hop finish.

Saltfire -  Ginger Rogers Syndrome: No notes on this one. It hits taps today. 5.0% - Only at Saltfire.

Saltfire - Terpene Killer: No notes on this one. It hits taps today. 5.0% - Only at Saltfire  

Cheers! 

New Beer Friday 5/22/26

Are you finding it difficult to acquire comfortable attire for your New Beer Friday swig or quaffing session? We here at Utah Beer Gauderies, Trousers and Unmentionables have developed a full line action wear for all genders; guarantee not to bunch, pinch or pucker. Get your "action zone" today!

Beer Nerd Radio stumbles into the Wayback Machine this week and features a brilliant episode from the distant pass. Enjoy the dulcet tones of a young Steph and Mikey as they stagger through the landscape of interviews past. Check us out please at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA or KUAAfm.org/ Miss an episode? stream our POD in our archive section. 

Hopkins - 2026 Pink Boots: The 2026 Pink Boots blend features Ekuanot, Centennial, HBC 638, and Mosaic. A good amount of tropical fruit, citrus, stone-fruit, and subtle floral or berry notes with a nice damn creamy mouthfeel. Definitely worth carving out some time for. 5.0% - Available at Hopkins.

Ogden Beer - German Pilsner: Missed this one. It features all Weyerman malt, spalt, Hersbruker and Hallertau Mittelfrüh hops. 5.0% - Available at Ogden Beer. 

Uinta - Flinders Sour Red: So I’m guessing a Flanders-ish Red kettle sour? Ummm… wow! This is closer to a Flanders Red than I thought. There’s some funk in here. Not sure if there’s a funky beer blended here but it’s not bad… cherry too. For a faux Flanders it’s kinda close. 5.0% - Available at Uinta.

Uinta - I.P.A. Little: Wow, very flavorful. Big citrus 🍋‍🟩 berries and some vague tropical flavors. It’s all backed by a more aggressive malt backbone. The whole package is based on Hop Nosh dialed down to 5% with Thora hops. Quite tasty in a session WCIPA kinda way. 5.0% - Available at Uinta.

Chappell - Udder Butter: This is a Creamsicle style sour ale that has no lactos in it. So look for a good amount of citrus tartness with notes of vanilla. 9.0% - Available now at Chappell. 

Cheers! 

New Beer Friday 5/15/26

Due to the popularity of New Beer Friday the team here at Utah Beer Gizmos, Doohickeys and Thingamajigs have decided that it's time build a new data-center to handle the extra load. We trust that our Ai overloads will be pleased and we humbly ask them to remember our efforts in the coming robot uprising.  

Beer Nerd Radio Welcomes in RoHa Brewing Project 2.0. Yup the new owners and head brewer are in the radio pub today. Co-owner Shawn Smith and Head Brewer Mathew "Valuepack" Veylupek will walk us through their history and what's coming next at the RoHa Brewing Project. Beer Nerd Radio fires up at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA. KUAAfm.org/ 

Fisher - All The Haze That Matters: Such a great hop profile, those Dolcita hops really add some nice stonefruit to the Citra/Mosaic mix. Some strawberry & tangerine round it out. Earthy/tropical finish. Very much enjoying this. 5.0% - Available at Fisher.

These are some holdovers from last week's Great Beer Mashup. There may be more of the collaborations floating around, but these are the beers I know are still available.

Bewilder / Beer Nerd Radio / Solstice Malt / Roy Hops Farms - Jimmy Wheat: We made this collab with Solstice Malt, Roy Hop Farms, Beer Nerd Radio and of course Bewilder. This 100% wheat IPA features 2 types of ancient wheat, Amarillo hops  and a touch of rose hips. Big pineapple from the hops, creamy and bready. The rose is faint, but pops as it warms. A tasty damn White IPA! 5.0% - only at Bewilder.

Fisher / Hopkins -  Olivetti's Best: This Italian Pils has a wonderful herbal hop flavor. Some lemon & grass - but not lemongrass. Sweet/toasty crackers for the base. This quite damn delish! I wouldn’t mind it if this stuck around for a while. 👊💥🤤 Much praise to the Hopkins team on this collaboration. 🍻5.0% - Available at Fisher and Hopkins

Ogden Beer / Melvin - Rainforest Cafeteria: This West Coast Pils features Mosaic, Krush and Deep Cut Cascade hops. The Mosaic / Krush create a “soft tropical smoothie,” profile while the Deep Cut Cascade snaps it back with classic Cascade hop profile. It's a really smart blend if you want something that feels new-school but still crisp. 6.0% - Available at Ogden Beer

TF / Ogden Beer - NDA: This New Zealand Pils definitely has a shload of NZ hops. Melon and diesel aroma. These carry on to the palate. Earthy and chewy hops start with some herbal bite. The melon comes around with some soft strawberry and mango. Well hopped/chewy finish 5.0% - Available at TF and Ogden Beer

Offset / Slackwater - El Provo: This Mexican Lager the collaborators decided to do a cereal mash with some corn grits for this beer. This is a very simple beer but they wanted to give it a little more flavor than your standard industrialized version. A small late addition of some Crystal hops give it the faintest hint of lime as well. 5.0% - Available at all Slackwater locations.

Offset / Level Crossing - Wet and Damp: For Cold & Damp: For this collab the team used a brand new variety that doesn't have a name or number and only 70lbs of it even exist. It was then dry hopped with Cryo Fresh Frozen Mosaic & Krush as well as some Nelson Fresh Pressed Hop Juice from NZ. The end result is a crisp and somewhat clear 5% IPA that exudes fresh hop character. There's a nice blend of dank, herbaceous aromas and bright tropical and citrus notes. Available at Offset now. This should be on draft at Level Crossing's West Temple location this afternoon. Call before you make the trip, to be sure.

There are more collaboration beers out there, these are just some that I came across during my "research". 

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 5/8/26

 

Don't know what to wear to tomorrow's Great Beer Mashup? We here at Utah Beer Mercantile and Draperies have the perfect frocks and couture to make any beer nerd shine. Need ticket for the Great Beer Mashup? you can get them here. https://events.humanitix.com/the-great-beer-mashup/tickets?widget=popup/

Beer Nerd Radio focus it's attention this week to the importance of Brewers Guilds. Andrew Bauman, President of Arizona's Brewers Guild will be one of our guests along with Dean Pierose and of course our own Utah Brewers Guild's "Mother of Beers" Steph Fonati. Mikey and Steph get it all rolling at 2pm today (Friday) on 99.9fm KUAA. 

Saltfire - Jamie's Huckleberry: Huckleberries courtesy Jamie Aslett. Nice berry profile. Not crazy sweet with berries, just subtle enough to get the point across. Malt is subtle and complimentary, not overly sweet as well. Super crushable. 5.0% - Only at Saltfire.

Level Crossing - Blood Orange Half-Wit: Blood Orange Half-Wit has fresh blood orange and grapefruit aromas with hints of sweet orange and black peppercorn. It has a silky mouthfeel coming from the wheat with flavors of fresh orange, lemon and floral Belgian yeast. Blood Orange Half-Wit has low hop bitterness with higher carbonation creating a smooth and refreshing wheat beer at 3.4% Cheers!

Here's a preview of Saturday's Great Beer Mashup collaborations.

Vernal / 2Row: Kokopelli Kolsch 
Prodigy / Level Crossing: Jam Sesh (Belgian)
RoHa / Park City: Free Bird Kolsch
Park City / Tastemasters: Revurse Radler
Epic / Helper: Nijuuso (No Style Named)
Second Summit / Slackwater: Slackwater Lemon Lime Cider
Ogden Beer Co / Melvin Brewing: Rainforest Cafeteria (West Coast Pils)
Second Summit / HK Brewing: Guava Apple Mint Cider & Guava Apple Mint Kombucha
TF / Ogden Beer Co: NDA (New Zealand Pils)
Grid City / Utah Beer Media: Dusseldork Sticke Altbier
Fisher / Hopkins: Olivetti's Best (Italian Pils)
Silver Reef / Blue Jay Brewing: Terra 2835 Lager (NZ style lite lager)
Offset / Level Crossing: Wet & Damp (Wet hop WC L IPA)
Home Range / Kiitos - MisSpelt Sayson (100% spelt Saison) *This one may not make it to the fest because the beer is being stubborn. 
Red Rock / Straptank: New Zealand Sunshine (NZ Pale Ale)
Straptank / Tastemasters: Komboocha (Kombucha blonde)
Uinta / Silver Reef: Sorry About Your Garage Door (Amber Rice Lager)
Uinta / Shades: Joint Custody (Berlinner Weisse)
Proper / Salt Flats: Drop Top Lemon Hop (Light bodied summer ale)
Wolfdog / Legends: Legend of the Woof (Sour)
Wolfdog / Matt Bailey, Lauter Day Home Brewers: Haka (NZ Pils)
Bewilder / Roy Hop Farms / Solstice Malt / Beer Nerd Radio: Jimmy Wheat (All Wheat IPA)
Heber Valley / Tastemasters: The Pearl Diver (Saison)
Roosters / Talisman: Berry Keller (Kellerbier)
Talisman / Wolfdog: Save the Fkn Bees (Smoked Honey Kolsch)
Wolfdog / Talisman: A Beer Named Mutt (Honey Kolsch)
Mtn West / Epic: Chill Now, Burn Later (Cider)
Rabbit's Foot / Bewilder: Light as Hare (Ultra Light American Lager)
Moab / Pure Synergy: *this one will be a surprise because I don't have any info 

Cheers! 

New Beer Friday 5/1/26

Some say there are less adventures centered around beer than there were, in years past. I say, "NAY Fool"! Tour de Brewtah, the Wasatch Front's premier bike and brewery tour is happening this Saturday 5/2. Get your tickets and pick your route here at https://events.humanitix.com/2026-tour-de-brewtah/ And while you're touring, maybe you'll try some of these great New Beer Friday suds. Win, win as far as I'm concerned. 

Beer Fest season in Utah is already underway and the beeriest fest by Utah Brewers FOR Utah's beer lovers is nearly upon us. The Great Beer Mashup hits on May 9th and we have a preview of the collaborations... errr Mashups! that you can expect along with all the other info you'll need to make it a brilliant Saturday. listen in at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA.  

Chappell - F*#K Human Trafficking: This beer is a collaboration with International Protection Alliance (IPA). This IPA for IPA benefits their mission which is focused on child protection in the digital sphere, empowering enforcement agencies with the capabilities to identify and apprehend online predators, safeguarding children and communities. $1 from every can sold goes to IPA.

What do you get in the can? It’s like a West Coast IPA meets Fruity Pebbles. It features CTZ, Cascade-Spectrum Oil & HBC-638. It’s all WCIPA up front. Then the Fruity Pebbles part kicks in. Berries, pineapple and citrus rule. The hops saturate, but don’t go terpene crazy (no terps here). Excellent! 8.0% - Available now at Chappell.

Kiitos - Helles: Nice Helles. It’s true to form & style. Excellent malt profile - cracker-y & lightly malty. Hops are Nobel & herbal spicy. Doesn’t taste really hoppy, but moments after the swig, hops linger a bit. Really tasty stuff. 5.0% - Available at both Kiitos locations.  

RoHa - Kolsch: This beer features Idaho Pink hops. This is a relatively new hop that's very berry forward with a good blast of citrus. Toasty malts with some light estery yeast. THIS is a great “New World Kolsch”. Love what they did with ale. Seek this one out, lemme know what you think. 5.0% - Available now at RoHa.

Salt Lake Brewing/Squatters - Perk Up, Blondie!: This new coffee cream ale features 2 row, oats and honey malt with coffee from Millcreek coffee roasters and is offered on nitro. Great roasty coffee nose. Oh my, this is heavenly. This coffee roast rules this beer. It’s not overbearing or in your face, it’s a badass medium roast that’s not acrid, with no acidity. The malts play off of it perfectly. As close to creamy bliss you’ll find. 5.0% - Available at SL Brewing/Squatters.

Cheers!