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Monday, August 22, 2016

2016 Beehive Brewoff Results

I had the pleasure of spending the weekend judging some really great home brews at the Beehive Brewoff - the state's premier homebrew competition. This year saw 408 entries and has 455 participants, judges and stewards. 

Big thank to Jamie Burnham, Mark Alston and Kileen Alston for the many hours devoted to this competition. Here are the results, congrats to all the winners! 

Best of Show – Beer

Winning Entries

Table 1: 01 - American Beer 01 A,C,D (1001) (11 entries)

Table 2: 02 - Pale Lagers and Pilsners 02B, 03A&B, 05D (1001) (10 entries)

Table 3: 03 - Dark Lagers 02C&D, 08A&B (0701) (7 entries)

Table 4: 04 - Pale Malty Euro Lagers 04A,B,C (0601) (6 entries)

Table 5: 05 - Pale Bitter Euro Beer 05B&C (0801) (8 entries)

Table 6: 06 - Amber & Strong Euro Lagers (1302) (13 entries)

Table 7: 07 - German Wheat 10A,B,C (0901) (9 entries)

Table 8: 08 - English Bitters 11A,B,C (1001) (10 entries)

Table 9: 09 - Brown English Beer 13A,B,C (1001) (10 entries)

Table 10: 10 - Scottish & British Strong Ale 14B,C & 17B,C (1001) (10 entries)

Table 11: 11 - English Golden & American Blonde 12A & 18A (0801) (8 entries)

Table 12: 12 - Irish Beer 15A,B,C (0901) (9 entries)

Table 13: 13 - Dark British Beer 16A,B,D (1202) (12 entries)

Table 14: 14 - Strong Ale, Barleywine & Wheatwine 17A,D 22B,C,D (1402) (17 entries)

Table 15: 15 - American Pale Ale 18B (1702) (17 entries)

Table 16: 16 - American Amber and Brown (1101) (11 entries)

Table 17: 17 - American Porter and Stout 20A,C (0901) (9 entries)

Table 18: 18 - American & English IPA (2403) (24 entries)

Table 19: 19 - Specialty IPA 21B (1502) (15 entries)

Table 20: 20 - Double IPA 22A (0701) (7 entries)

Table 21: 21 - Euro Sour Ale 23A,B,C,D,F (1702) (17 entries)

Table 22: 22 - Biere de Garde & Saison 24C & 25B (2103) (20 entries)

Table 23: 23 - Belgian Ale & Trappist Single 24A,B 25A 26A (0901) (9 entries)

Table 24: 24 - Strong Belgian & Trappist 25C 26C,D (1402) (14 entries)

Table 25: 25 - American Wild Ale 28A,B,C (2103) (21 entries)

Table 26: 26 - Fruit Beer 29A,B,C (2103) (21 entries)

Table 27: 27 - Spiced Beer 30A,B,C (1902) (19 entries)

Table 28: 28 - Alternative Fermentables 31A,B (0501) (5 entries)

Table 29: 29 - Smoked & Wood-Aged Beer 32A,B 33A,B (2403) (24 entries)

Table 30: 30 - Historical & Specialty Beer 27A 34A,C (0901) (9 entries)

Table 31: 31 - Cider and Perry C1 & C2 (0801) (8 entries)

Table 32: 32 - Mead M1, M2, M3 & M4 (1902) (18 entries)

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Friday, August 19, 2016

New Beer Friday: Back to School Edition

If your really concerned about staying on your teacher's good side, a fine locally made craft beer or cider will go miles beyond that of a mere apple. We have a shload of new A+ local and west coast brews that are perfect for a well educated mind.

Sadly I'm way overdue for my trip to Springville and haven't tried any of the Strap Tank beers yet. If you have please share your thoughts.

Strap Tank Sargent Howtz Stout - 4.0% ABV @ Strap Tank

Strap Tank Test Drive Pale Ale - 4.0% ABV @ Strap Tank

Strap Tank King Dova Hefeweizen - 4.0% ABV @ Strap Tank

Strap Tank Flat Head Pilsner - 4.0% ABV @ Strap Tank

Strap Tank Juneau Red Ale - 4.0% ABV @ Strap Tank

Strap Tank Sportster IPA - 4.0% ABV @ Strap Tank

Bohemian Berliner Weiss - This is Bohemian's first sour beer. It has a pretty assertive tart/lemony base with a bit of raspberry lurking in the back. If your into sours you'll likely find this one fairly refreshing. 4.0% ABV @ Bohemian

Ballast Point Dead Ringer - This Oktoberfest/Marzen is described as having an abundance of toasted malt and a lower hop bitterness, this dark reddish brown lager is loaded with sweet, caramel toffee flavors and aromas. All the taste and celebration of Oktoberfest packed into one bottle. 6.6% ABV @ Bayou

Ballast Point Pumpkin Down - This is basically Ballast Point's Pier Down Scottish Ale with roasted pumpkin and spices added. The caramel and toffee maltiness of the beer is the perfect backdrop and works well with gourd and spices. 5.8% ABV @ Bayou

Boulevard Funkier Pumpkin - Described as having a clear orange color with very little head that doesn't stick around. The nose is pumpkin with a sour twist. The flavor follows suit, you definitely get pumpkin just before the sourness of the brett kicks in. The two flavors mix very well together! The feel is medium with a good amount of carbonation and effervescence. 8.5% ABV @ Bayou

Txopinondo Sagarnoa Brett Cider - Half of the Brett ciders that I've had in my life completely suck. This type of cider isn't easy to make well. This cider is not one of those. It has a nice mix of horse blanket, Brett, sour apple and a bit of vinegar in the finish. My mouth is watering just thinking about this wonderful, funky-ass cider! 6.0% ABV @ Beer Bar

Rogue Cold Brew - Rogue Cold Brew IPA is described as a hoppy IPA blended with 200 gallons of Stumptown Coffee Roasters’ Cold Brew Coffee in every batch. Brewed to awaken your senses, Cold Brew IPA opens with a huge hit of coffee aroma that is balanced by a not-so-subtle hop punch. 7.5% ABV @ Bayou

Cheers!
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Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Epic's Oak and Orchard

Epic has a new label coming for their ever increasing line of wild ales. With a growing collection of massive foeders (oak fermenters) at their Denver brewery, Epic's portfolio of sour and funky beers will soon explode.

The Oak and Orchard line is specifically designed for fruited wild ales. It will likely cover the gambit of what Epic's team of funk meisters can come up with. Epic is currently formulating their first beer under this label. You'll hear about it here first, so keep checking back.

Slainte!

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Tuesday, August 16, 2016

New Beer Trailers from Proper Brewing


Here's you first peak at a couple of new treats coming from Proper Brewing.

Our first Beer Trailer is Mabon Weizenbock Ale. Weizenbocks are one of the stronger wheat ales that you'll come across. It's an amped up version of the traditon German wheat ales with big banana and clove flavors surrounding by a slick, doughy, golden liquid. This will likely go on sale in the next few weeks.

Next up is Tripel Stamp Belgian Style Tripel Oat Ale. Proper's Brewmaster Rio Connolly loves to use oats to smooth-out the body of his beers. It's not surprising that he'd mellow a big Belgian Triple as well. Triples are generally quite sweet, this one may end up on the drier side of the style. This one is coming in the next few weeks as well.

Stay close for release dates.

Cheers!

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Friday, August 12, 2016

New Beer Friday 8/12/16

In the beer world it's already Autumn. Our selection today are starting to reflect that. Here are this week's options.

2 Row/Later Day Brewers Collaboration Nut Brown Ale - The nose is subtle with mostly malt and no hops. The taste starts with creamy malt and a touch of caramel, very smooth. A bit of toffee and toast comes in next. No hops in the flavor but they do come up for balance in the finish. It does develop a slight nuttiness as it warms. Great Brown Ale. 5.8% ABV @ 2 Row, BeerHive

Uinta Fest Helles - The nose is malty with biscuit and grass. The flavor starts with a hint of honey, graham cracker and more biscuit. Spicy hops punch-in to balance it out and actually tend to try it out a bit. The result is a remarkably smooth and highly drinkable lager with a semi-dry finish. A perfect prelude for Autumn. Packaged in a 22 ounce bottle 5.5% ABV @ Uinta, Bayou

Base Camp Hop in the Pool Helles - The nose has malt, grain, grass, and slight citrus zest aromas. The taste similar lightly malty some toast with citrus zest. There is a mild amount of hop bitterness with tropical fruit flavors on the finish. A nicely crisp mouthfeel. 4.9% ABV @ Beer Bar

Base Camp Pilgrimage Saison - The nose is yeasty with spices, fruits, and light bready malt. The taste has light malts, fruits, spices, and big Belgian yeast notes. Finishes a bit sweet.7.1% ABV @ Beer Bar

Base Camp Nomadic Blood Orange Double IPA - Hoppy tropical nose with tangerine and malt. The taste starts with caramel malts. Huge pithy orange flavors come next with a big dose of brettanomyces doughiness. Big hop bitterness rounds out the end. Finishes somewhat dry. The flavors tend to get a little muddled here. There's a lot going on. 9.0% ABV @ Beer Bar

Lagunitas Aunt Sally - The nose has tart peach, mixed berries and earthy grass. The tastes starts tart with acidic citrus, lemon, orange and some peach. Strawberry and raspberry come next with a bit of mild pine rounding it out. Overall a really nice sour ale. Very tasty! 5.7% ABV @ Beerhive

The Melvin Brewing beers should be popping up this evening (or not). I'll hopefully have an update by 5pm as to where they end up. 

And just a reminder that Snowbird's Oktoberfest starts this weekend. It runs every weekend through October 9th.

Cheers!
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Thursday, August 11, 2016

Melvin Brewing Arrives in Utah

Back in June I was excited to deliver the happy news that Melvin Brewing Company had decided to bring their highly regarded IPAs and Pale Ales to Utah. Today I'm happy to announce that Melvin's 2x4 Double IPA, Hubert MPA and Melvin IPA will be hitting bars along the Wasatch Front hopefully by the weekend. The Beerhive hopes to have some in later this evening. The key word there being hopes.

Last year Melvin was named Small Brewpub of the Year by the brewers association based on the number of medals they received at the Great American Beer Festival. The three beer mentioned above helped get them there.

These are really great beers, well worth your time. Well update you with added locations as we acquire them.

Slainte!
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Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Uinta's Fest Helles Debuts Today

Available starting today, Uinta is the first local brewery to gear into fall with the release of their newest beer, the Fest Helles. - the nose is malty with biscuit and grass. The flavor starts with a hint of honey, graham cracker and more biscuit. Spicy hops punch-in to balance it out and actually tend to try it out a bit. The result is a remarkably smooth and highly drinkable lager with a semi-dry finish. A perfect prelude for Autumn. Packaged in a 22 ounce bottle 5.5% ABV @ Uinta, Bayou

Prost!

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Tuesday, August 09, 2016

Utah Beer Trailer: Talisman Presents

Talisman Brewing out of Ogden has yet another Limited Release label coming our way soon. For today's Utah Beer Trailer (see yesterday's post) we give you your first peek at Talisman Presents. This is a new series that is designed to give some of Talisman's previous releases new life through subtle tweaks and alterations.

It's great to see a small start up brewery hit the ground running with such an emphasis on seasonal and limited editions. Can't wait to see what they come up with here.

Cheers!
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Monday, August 08, 2016

New Uinta Beer Trailers


I thought it would be nice to start off the week with some more "beer trailers". You know, they're like movie trailers, except they preview beers. Today we have a couple of beers that will be coming their way from Uinta.

The first beer we're profiling is actually the return of a very, very limited release that Uinta kegged last February. Uinta's 801 Coffee Pilsner was just as the name described a pilsner infused with coffee. If that sounds odd to you? then you must not like coffee. The beer was actually brilliant blend of two seeming opposites. The result was a beer clear as a pils with the flavor of a cappuccino. Not sure when this beer will make it in to 22oz. bottles and kegs - of course I'll spread the word.

The other beer trailer is for Uinta's Season Pass Vanilla Porter (pictured top). This makes me very happy because I freak'n love vanilla porters! Not sure what the ABV will be on this one yet, but it will come in 12oz. cans. This will likely be a Autumn or Winetr release. Stay close for updates.

Prost!  

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Friday, August 05, 2016

New Beer Friday - Stone Cold Edition

I guess the big news this week is probably Stone Brewing Company's entry into the market. There's also the big, new release from RedRock that'll have you waiting in line if you want to take some home that is.

RedRock Forbidden Peach - The nose is big with fresh peaches, funky saison notes and a bit of oak. The flavor follows with a lightly sour fresh peach flavor, hints of oak and a subtle tart smack. The dry/tart/sweet balance here is really nice. Medium bodied, some prickly plus carbonation, fruity and smooth. 8.4% ABV @ RedRock locations - To-go sales begin Saturday 8/6/16 at 11am.

Stone Arrogant Bastard Ale - The nose has piney hops, caramel, fudge and maple syrup. The taste is big with caramel, maple syrup, bready and slight roasty and nutty. Also a lot of really robust hop character, pine resin, florals, lots of aggressive hi-alpha hops, rich dried fruit cake, with raisin and prune notes. Finishing with a nice dry bitter finish. 7.2% ABV @ Beer Bar, BeerHive & Slackwater

Stone IPA - The nose has orange peel, grapefruit and sweet malt. The fruit from the nose returns up front, but soon opens up into a spectacular array of grassy, resiny, sharp hop flavors and spices. Bitterness is high throughout, but the fruity and malty sweetness balances it rather well while still allowing it that hop smack. Very drinkable. 6.9% ABV @ Beer Bar, BeerHive & Slackwater

Stone Delicious IPA - The nose is lemony with faint pine resin. The taste has biscuit and malts up front giving way to a very citrusy hop profile. Strong notes of lemon and lime, with mild grapefruit and faint pine. Spicy and peppery... really dances on the tongue with the generous carbonation. A little sticky and oily.... finish is dry and clean. 7.7% ABV @ Beer Bar, BeerHive & Slackwater

Stone Ruination - The nose has oranges and peache notes with grapefruit and a little pine. The taste has a big grapefruit explosion, with other fruits coming through more subtly. Big resinous pine finish with pleasantly strong bitterness. It's malt forward but the fruity, bitter hops are the main show here. Alcohol is well hidden.8.5% ABV @ Beer Bar, BeerHive & Slackwater

Stone Who You Callin' Wussie Pilsner - The nose has grassy hops and toasty/grainy malts. The taste starts with grainy malts with notes of bread, grain, cracker, and a bit of sweetness. Hops come through next with floral and grassy notes mostly along with some lemon. Finishes fairly clean with a slight bit of hops lingering. Great Pils. 5.8% ABV @ Beer Bar, BeerHive & Slackwater

If you see these anywhere not listed please share where you saw them.

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Thursday, August 04, 2016

IPA Day 2016

If you've ever thought about getting to know America's favorite Ale, today is propbably one of the best days to begin your journey. Not only is it IPA Day around the world but there are fresh bottles and cans of Stone Brewing's beer floating around SLC and Ogden.

There are plenty of delicious local options floating around as well. Here's a list of  just a fraction of the IPAs and Imperial IPAs out there for Utah's beer lovers.

Epic Hopulent 
Uinta Hop Nosh
RedRock Elephino
Shades of Pale Missdirected 
Park City IPA
2 Row Accelerator IPA
Roosters Hellevation IPA
Hoppers Session IPA
Bonneville Free Roller IPA
Moab Johnny's American IPA
Proper Faultline IPA
Squatters Hop Rising IIPA
Talisman Dagda IPA
Vernal .50 Caliber IPA
Wasatch Ghostrider WIPA
Zion Canyon Hop Valley IPA

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Wednesday, August 03, 2016

Stone Brewing Debuts in SLC Today

You'll start seeing beers from Stone Brewing popping up in Salt Lake and Ogden as early as today. The beer bars around town are already stocking up and DABC stores may see them as early as Friday.  I know the Beer Bar got some. 

I'm not sure of what beers every individual place ordered, but I know Stone IPA and Stone Delicious IPA are definitely in. As more info comes in I'll fill you in - please return the favor if you see them as well. 

Cheers!
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Monday, August 01, 2016

The 2016 Utah Beer Festival

It's time to start thinking about the Utah Beer Festival, Salt Lake City's largest outdoor beer gathering. Every year the beer fest brings in more and more breweries to participate, this year you can plan on enjoying beers from:
2 Row Brewing
Anderson Valley Brewing
Bohemian Brewing
Bonneville Brewing
Desert Edge Brewing
Epic Brewing
Great Divide Brewing
Hoppers Grill and Brewing
Hopworks Urban Brewery
Laughing Dog Brewing
Moab Brewing
Mountain West Cider
Proper Brewing Company
Red Rock Brewing
Sockeye Brewing
Upslope Brewing
Vernal Brewing
Full Sail Brewing
New Belgium Brewing
Ninkasi Brewing
Park City Brewing
Pelican Brewing
Roosters Brewing
Selkirk Abbey
Sierra Nevada
Shades of Pale Brewing
Strap Tank Brewing
Strongbow Cider
Squatters Beers
Talisman Brewing
Uinta Brewing
Wasatch Beers
This list is not complete - we'll be updating it as new breweries are added, so keep checking back.

There will be some new changes to the festival as well. First off the location. This year's festival will be held at the Utah Fairgrounds. One of the things you'll need to plan on in this regard is lack of shade. Be prepared with hats and sunblock.

The second big chance will be that your issued wristband will be your method of payment. Basically, When you arrive to the Utah Beer Festival you’ll receive your personalized festival wristband to get into the festival - it can also be used as your digital wallet to make purchases at the beer vendors – all
with a simple tap of your wristband. You can add funds to your account at a physical Top Up Station located throughout the event or through the Beer Festival's mobile app right from your phone! Once your account is topped-up, you’re ready to make purchases at the beer vendors by simply tapping your wristband to one of the payment points. The amount will automatically be deducted from your account. If you're still confused here's a more detailed explanation.

There will still be multiple ticket packages for attendees. General, Early Bird and VIP. Follow this link for prices.

We're still four weeks away from the Beer Fest, I'll post updates when they're released. The City Weekly Utah Beer Festival benefits the Humane Society of Utah.

Cheers!
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Friday, July 29, 2016

New Beer Friday 7/29/16

I've only come across two beers this week and they couldn't be more different. A sour fruity IPA and a chewy Bourbon barrel aged Dopplebock. This New Beer Friday will give your tongue whiplash!

Uinta Pit Stop Sour Apricot IPA - This beer is being released today at the brewery. I've not had it yet, but will have a review at 3:30pm on KBER 101 with Mick and Allen. 6.2% ABV @ Uinta

Payette Hoop and Stave No.5 -Whiskey nose with a a bit of sugary toffee. The taste is fairly sweet with big chewy toffee and caramel leading off. Bourbon comes next - not too over powering, it works well with the dopplebock's hearty body. A bit of alcohol heat in the end. Finishes sweet and boozy. 8.2% ABV @ Beer Bar

Did I miss anything? Please let me know.

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Thursday, July 28, 2016

Epic Sour Brainless on Pineapple

Epic's Sour Brainless series has become quite the hit with sour beer nuts ever since it debuted back in 2014 with the very limited release of "A Beautiful Disaster". Basically, this was an unintentionally infected barrel of Brainless on Peaches that was identified to have highly desirable, strong puckering acetic…and horsey funk flavors. The beer was bottled and sold only after it was analyzed and duplicated - It's now know as Epic's Sour Brainless.

The last couple of releases of this beer has been the classic Sour Brainless on Peaches - this year they're going for something a little different. Pineapple is the chosen fruit to balance out the puckering tartness in this uniquely wild American ale. We're still waiting to hear when this new beer will be released. Denver will like see this sooner than SLC - as soon as those dates are firmed-upped you'll see it here first.

Also in Epic's world, their Elevated Series of beers is getting a slight make-over [just the labels]. Nothing too extreme, just a little polish - so, don't freak out. The new labels will be hitting shelves soon. 


Cheers!

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Monday, July 25, 2016

Moab Especial

Moab's Especial American Style Golden Wheat Ale is getting a new look and packaging. This is your first look at this brilliantly designed 16 oz. can. It will be hitting grocery and c-stores around the state in the coming weeks.

Look for a beer that light and bready with a minimal amount of hops to create a quencher designed for drinakabily. Stay close for it's debut.

Salude!

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Friday, July 22, 2016

New Beer Friday - Pie and Beer Day Edition

Pie and Beer Day, our favorite faux holiday is nearly here! Legend has it - back when the early beer nerd pioneers settled this area back in July of 1986. Thier provisions were running dangerously low, all they had left from their late mid-Spring party harvest were Pies and Jägermeister. To be honest, we (I mean they) we not going to pair Bourbon Pecan Pie with a damn herbal schnapps! Luckily they found the beer cooler of a nearby Albertson's and the rest is well... um, history I guess. Ever since then we have thanked Thor for delivering us to that most holy of markets and this most infamous counterculture Utah phenomena took flight.

Anyway, that's what I heard....

If you don't already have plans, here's a quick sampling of some public Pie and Beer Day Events happening around the Wasatch Front and Back this weekend. Please stay safe!

Beer Bar/KRCL 2nd Annual Pie and Beer Day

Park City Brewery's Pie and Beer Day

Pie and Beer Day at The Madeline School

Goddamn Hooligan's Pie and Beer Day

Now, on to New Beer Friday!

Shades of Pale: Malosi Pils - Hazy straw color with a nose that's grainy with subtle spicy noble hops. The taste follows the nose with toasted grain, dry saltines, bread and a nice floral and spicy hoppy bitterness. Clean finish. Very nice. 4.0% ABV @ Shades of Pale

Shades of Pale: Hogs Head Reserve No.1 - High West Rye Imperial Amber Ale - Rye nose with some chewy malts. Taste has a English Barleywine thing with spicy whiskey and toffee. 10% ABV for sale 2pm Saturday at the brewery.

Shades of Pale: Hogs Head Reserve No.2 - High West Bourbon Imperial Amber Ale - Noticably a little darker than the rye. A little sweeter than it's brother. More toffee and vanilla notes are present. The whiskey notes are pleasant but assertive. A year in the bottle will bring out more of it's complexities I think. 10% ABV for Sale 2pm Saturday at the brewery.

Proper Brewing Czech your Head Pils -Pours a hazy gold with a nose that has wheat crackers and strong grassy notes. The flavor is straw-like and grassy up front with a rather intense, earthy hop bitterness. The mouthfeel is smooth and crisp. There is a moderate amount of carbonation and an overall light body. 5.6% ABV @ Proper Brewing - for sale on Saturday

Uinta Ales for ALS - This year's batch of Ales for ALS will be a Session IPA. Brewed with experimental hops, this IPA features a light toffee body and is bright with notes of lime zest, mango, honey, and pine. 4.0% ABV. It will debut at the brewery's ALS fundraiser is this Saturday, July 23rd. This beers kill every year. Drink the Hell out of these while their fresh, fresh!

Squatters Arnie Palm Ale - Brewed with Black Tea and Lemon Zest. Drinks like a beer - tastes like iced tea! 4.0% ABV @ Squatters Downtown

Don't forget to tune into KBER 101 at 3:30pm for more New Beer Friday and local beer talk. 

Cheers!
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Thursday, July 21, 2016

Shades of Pale Hog's Head Reserve Series

Shades of Pale Brewing will soon be debuting their new barrel aged series of beers to the public. The Hog's Head Reserve Series will feature a wide array of beers in all matter of wood enhancements, covering the full gambit of what is happening in craft beer .

The first two Hog's Head beers will go on sale to the public this Saturday at 2pm. Release No.1 is an Imperial Amber Ale aged in High West Rye Whiskey barrels. Release No.2 Is the same Imperial Amber Ale, this time aged in High West Bourbon Barrels. Pay attention to the release number on the bottles, that's the only way to identify them.

These two beers dial in at about 10% ABV and are very reminiscent of English Barleywines. I'll have full tasting notes tomorrow on New Beer Friday.

Slainte!
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Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Hell's Keep Returns




 
Back in August of 2009 the gang at Squatters created a brand new brew for we, the sons and daughters of the city of salt. The beer was a Belgian Golden Strong Ale named Hell's Keep. If you never got a chance to try it, the nearest beer to compare it with would probably be Duvel from Duvel Moortgat Brewery in Belgium. 

It was a wonderful representation of the the style and it garnered many awards, but it was time for the Utah Brewers Cooperative to explore other styles and the brand was shelved. I'm happy to tell you that Hell's Keep will soon be making a return, complete with a new look and a 12oz bottle [previously 750ml].

Hell's Keep is not too far off, so keep checking back for it's return date. I have to admit - I'm going to miss the old label. Much better looking than the new one. It's what's in the bottle that counts. Right?
Cheers!
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Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Talisman Brewing to Introduce Exclusive Line

Here's your first glimpse of what you'll be seeing soon from Talisman Brewing Company's new Exclusive Line. These beers will unique seasonal or one off beers that will cover Talisman's 4.0% ABV offerings and will be sold either at the Ogden brewery or Grocery/C-stores around the Wasatch Front.

No word yet on what type of beer will debut under this new label. If your good, I'll share that info when it comes about.

Cheers!
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Monday, July 18, 2016

Wasatch Brings Back Their Original Extra Pale Ale

For a limited time, Wasatch Beers will be bringing back their original Pale Ale to help celebrate their 30th Anniversary. This beer will be exclusive to Utah and will dial in at 7.3% ABV. Look for it in the coming weeks. It will be sold in 22oz bottles and it will be available at The Beer Store and better beer bars around town.

This was a great pale ale when it first burst upon the scene. It was also one of the first high point beer to be sold in liquor stores by a local brewery. Stay close for it's release date.

Cheers!

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Friday, July 15, 2016

New Beer Friday's Go Edition

One day we'll have our own App that'll have you running all over the universe looking for bottles and cans of brilliant real beers. Until then you'll just have to get off your ass [under your own motivating factors] and settle for some good ol' fashioned New Beer Friday.

RedRock Gineva - Yea! been waiting on this one for a while. A lot of juniper berries in the nose. The taste starts with coriander with a bit of tart juniper. The end moves to the yeasty side a big phenolic flavors take over. Would have liked to had a little more of the berry present. Finishes semi-sweet. 5.5% ABV @ RedRock

Rogue Honey Kolsch - The nose is grainy and grassy with white grape. The taste is much the same with white grape juice and honey flavors on the finish. There is a very mild amount of hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. 5.9% ABV @ DABC

Hoppers Summerset Saison - Technically this isn't new, but it has been tweaked since it's long-ago debut in 2011. So I'm taking a Beer Gnerd liberty on this one. The first release of Summerset was hopped with Citra hops - this batch is dry hopped with German Mandarina Bavaria in place of Citra. More subtle with more dimensional in flavor and aroma with tangerine and spice. Base hasn't changed with Pilsener malt, malted spelt, and hint of raw oats. Upfront malty yet bright and the finish is fruity a dry. 7.4% ABV @ Hoppers after 5pm today [Friday].

Proper La Belle Peche -Not tried this one yet. Available starting today. @ Proper Brewing

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Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Squatters Nitro Red

This new Red Ale coming soon from Squatters will be the Utah Brewers Cooperative's second nitrogen conditioned bottled beer since it debuted with Polygamy Nitro Porter Last year. The Nitrogen should add a nice perceived sweetness to this already malty and fruity hopped ale.

This will be a 4% Ale and will be at grocery/C-stores, and nitro tap handles in the coming weeks. Dedicated to all Firefighters.

Definitely looking forward to this nitro option!

Cheers!

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Monday, July 11, 2016

Proper Brewing Previews


There are a couple of tasty brews coming soon from Proper Brewing Company.

First we have Le Belle Peche [pictured above]. This is a classic saison made with peaches. The peaches are added pre-fermentation for added body and sweetness and it's fermented at warmer temperatures to bring out the more spicy characters from the yeast. Sounds like a great combo.

The next beer that's coming soon from Proper is Czech Your Head - Czech Style Pilsner. Unlike the Saison this lager will be fermented much cooler and will be bittered with Spicy Saaz hops, along with other local and European varieties.

Stay close for release updates on these and other new summer offering.


Prost!

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Friday, July 08, 2016

New Beer Friday 7/8/16

We have a strong mix of local and nationally available labels this week. Pale Ale is the theme this week.

Proper Brewing Litha Imperial Saison:
The nose is earthy with some funky peppery saison yeast countered by zesty rye spices, bread, alcohol and light tropical fruit. The taste starts with a bit of pepper, clove and and coriander followed
by estery fruits. Brady malts come next witha touch of alcohol. The end has a nice balance berries and tropical hops. Finishes semi-dry. 8% ABV.  @ Proper Brewing

Goose Island Goose Green Pale Ale:
The nose has citrus and is heavy with orange rind and malt. The taste follows the aroma with a nice balance of orange and lemon zest and a solid bready malt backbone. Finishes light and dry. Overall a solidly session APA. Nothing to extraordinary but you'll be satisfied. 4.0% ABV @ Harmon's

Moab Pale Ale:
The nose has sweet, grassy malt, piney and herbal hops. Starts mildly grainy with a bit of caramel. The taste is a bit astringent herbal pine flavors come next with some heavy roasted flavors. Finishes very dry and hoppy. I really wasn't digging this one, I'm going to have to revisit this one again. It just seemed a little to dry with little in the way a malt character. 6.0% ABV. @ DABC

Full Sail Session Cream Ale:
Haven't tried this one yet. 5.4% ABV. @ DABC - Bayou

Prost!

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Thursday, July 07, 2016

Uinta Piggy Back Peach IPA

We've got another preview of new suds coming from Uinta. This new offering will be called Piggy Back Peach IPA. The name is pretty self explanatory and it looks like it will be packaged in twelve ounce cans. There's no ABV listed, which tends to lead in the direction of this being a 4.0% beer.

I haven't had many peach IPAs, though I am a big fan of Odell's Tree Shaker. Really looking forward to trying this one. Of course I'll fill you in when it hits taps and shelves.

Prost!

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Tuesday, July 05, 2016

Pie and Beer Day Bottle Share

Over the last few years I've had the pleasure of hosting a phenomenal holiday bottle-share. Some of the best beers on the planet have made their way to our little corner of the universe to help warm up the long pre-holiday winter nights.

Three years ago, Mrs. Mikey, Ma and Pa Riedel and myself decided to try a Summer Beer Powwow to bring together some of the best damn people and their beers to our beer barn. It was a huge success and after a long three year hiatus we've decided to give it a shot once again. 

As we've done in previous years, the invite to the bottle share is the blog post that your reading now. If your seeing this, we'd love for you to attend our Pie and Beer Day - Bottle Share. All we ask is that you be over 21 years of age - that you bring a nice/rare large format bottle to share [or two small bottles] - some pie [sweet or savory] and most importantly, that your not an asshole that is able to handle his or her drink. If you think you can handle those three things we'd love to share our pie and beer with you.

One of the nice things about hosting this outside is that more people are able to attend. That being said, there will still be a attendance cap, so please RSVP sooner than later. This bottle share will happen on Saturday July, 23rd. You'll get the specifics with your RSVP - send to utahbeer@gmail.com

To recap. Please bring:
A large a bottle bottle of non Utah ordinary beer [or two small] to share.
Kegs and Homebrew are good. Let me know ahead of time if your bringing them.
Your taster glass [we will have plastic for back-up].
Some Pie [large/small - sweet or savory]
A plan for a ride home.
No kids and all of your wits.

This should be a brilliant celebration, hope you can make it.

Cheers!
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Friday, July 01, 2016

New Beer Friday: Independence Edition

Many of you may have a long Independence Weekend. It's looks to be hot and windy out there, luckily our two New Beer Friday options will take the edge off your thirst nicely.

 Mountain West Cottonwood Dry Hopped Cider - Dry apple with herbal and citrus hops in the nose. The taste is subtle tart apples. The hops are nicely complimentary and provide a added herbal/fruity element. Finishes very dry with prickly champagne like effervescence. If your on the fence about ciders, this one may push on to the orchard side. Mountain West's Vinologist, Joel Goodwillie has created a perfect summer drink that is very approachable and highly crushable. Available starting today at Mountain West's Cidery. 6.0% ABV

Full Sail Blood Orange Wheat - There's a pleasant biscuit, caramel malt flavor up front that has some saison-like qualities. Next comes blood orange juice, and artificial sweetener flavors. The finish has a mild bitterness that slightly piney on the finish.  Light and mildly tangy. 5.2% ABV @DABC

The Great Divide Beers are starting to pop up at a few DABC stores and a few of the beer bars. I know Beer Bar and Slackwater have picked some up. If you spot some, please share where you found them. Have a happy and safe weekend.

Cheers!
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