New Beer Friday 11/17/23

Holiday themes and and Holiday beers dominate this week's New Beer Friday offerings, so start enjoying them now while they're all fresh. 

Today on Beer Nerd Radio were getting into Utah's beer history. Del Vance, author of Beer in the Beehive will guide us through some of the known and unknown breweries from Utah's past along with some other historical nuggets you may not be aware of. That's at 2pm today on 99.9fm KUAA.   

Kiitos - Winter Ale: Lightly malty, with some nutmeg & cinnamon. It's all done with a light hand so it keeps it from becoming a spice bomb. It's quite cold, so l'm not sure what else is happening here, but l'm digging it so far. 5.0% - Available at Kiitos.

Salt Lake Brewing - Nut Brown Ale: Toasty and bready - mostly bread crust. Medium to light caramel. Much more English-style than American (less hoppy). Co2 is a bit prickly, if it was slightly softer this would be a dream. 5.0% - Available at SL Brewing.

Desert Edge - Haze Jeebus: Made with Bru 1 and Sabro hops, this beer pours slightly hazy yellow with small cap fading to a ring that clings. Aromas of pineapple and tropical fruits, along with a melon essence. Flavor follows and delivers a super balance, smooth burst of juices with low bitterness and gentle slightly dry finish. Light mouthfeel to this one. Mikey Likey. 7.0% - Available now at Desert Edge.

Beer Zombies - Re-Zombinator: A big citrus bomb. Pith, peel and pulp. Well, there's no pulp, but I need another p-word. Still it's a citrus lovers delight with a little bit of melon & peach mixed in. It's fresh AF too. Mikey Likey! 8.6% - Only available at Beer Zombies.

Beer Zombies - Zombie Slaycation: Very, very purple for a sour IPA, head retention is actually pretty good considering... it does eventually drop completely. Big berry/vanilla aroma with some cinnamon. Taste comes across a schnapps: tons of fruit & cinnamon with a boozy back. Xmas D for sure. 8.6%  - Only available at Beer Zombies.

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

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 11/10/23

A nice broad selection awaits you this New Beer Friday, and it looks to be perfect imbibing weather this weekend. 

On Beer Nerd Radio we're celebrating Big Bad Baptist Day. All of the 2024 variants will be analyzed and critiqued. If you haven't dived to these yet, this will help plan your attack. It starts at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA.

TF - Lil Bubs Pale Ale: Melon aroma with some citrus peel. Taste is similar with citrus taking charge at first. The melon is a wee more subtle. Peach start to show itself next with minimal hop bitterness. Finishes in the dry side. Super crushable with high drinkability. 

Desert Edge - Game Day Red: This American-style Red is mostly malty and toasty with hops that add pine and floral notes with a medium amount of bitterness. hints of citrus peel in the finish. 5.0% - Available at Desert Edge.

Policy Kings - Chevalier Saison: Missed this new Farmhouse Ale that celebrates PK's 5th anniversary. This Saison was brewed with peach puree and coriander. 6.5% - Only at Policy Kings.  

UTOG - Tart Apple Sour: Missed this one.I think you get the gist. 5.0% - Available today at UTOG. 

Bohemian - The Kaiser!: This small batch lagered Porter is heavy on the kilned malts with rich chocolate and coffee character notes of baked bread crust. in this delicious lager. The slight bitterness of the hops and roasted malts help to balance the sweetness of this beer, leaving the aftertaste that of a bittersweet chocolate. A German porter is similar to a traditional full-bodied British Porter, but with a smoother, silkier and more-balanced roast character that comes from ingredient usage, lager yeast, and a long lagering period. 5.0% - Only at Bohemian.

Beer Zombies - hWhip Sour Watermelon Candy: Smells like Smarties. Oh my..... very puckering. It's like a watermelon Jolly Rancher. This is quite intense, I think my frontal lobe is about to pop. If you love a tart mutha of a beer that's full of classic sour candies, then you've found a pal here. 8.0% - Only at Beer Zombies. 

Beer Zombies - Hazoleum: That Zombie hWhip from earlier may have destroyed my palate - but l'm pretty sure I'm getting a ton of citrus, peel, pith, meat, you name it. Some mango lingering in the back too. Seems to finish fairly dry with a bit of oats. pretty nice. 7.0% - Only at Beer Zombies. 

Returning Favorites

Uinta - Labyrinth: A limited run of Uinta's infamous Barrel-Aged Black Ale has arrived for a short run. There are no plans to make this one again. So if you never got to try it, or are looking to get reacquainted, this will be your only shot. Labyrinth pours black with a two finger brown head that left good lacing. The nose is of chocolate, coffee, roasted malts, molasses and a touch of vanilla. The flavor starts rich, big and slightly sweet with dark chocolate, caramel, dark roasted malts next comes black molasses, coffee, oak and some notes of vanilla bourbon with a sticky full body. Finishes slightly dry and warm. 12.0% - Available at Uinta.  

Hopkins - Strawberry Zinfandel Sour: Zinfandel grapes and strawberry puree are added to our base sour beer fermented naturally with lactobacillus. Orange peel and coriander are added to the boil to complement the aromas of strawberry, wine, and citrus to create a glorious tart experience while the finish is wine-like dry. 5.0% - Only at Hopkins.

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 11/03/23

Yeah, I dunno what's happening with this week's meme either. To help scrub this image from your brains, I suggest sampling one or all of this week's new beers. Offset's new line-up is crazily diverse and worth checking out. 

Beer Nerd Radio has the BOOCH! This week we welcome Hannah and Kate from Hann's Kombucha. You've probably heard a lot about booch lately and we'll answer all of your questions today at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA. 

Offset - Drawn to the Dark (Coffee Milk Stout): This is the third release Offset's Drawn To The Dark series of beers.This milk stout base has over 2lbs per barrel of Columbia Finca Betania, Caturra washed process whole beans from Idle Hands Roasting Co. The stout is intensely coffee forward with enough residual sweetness to balance out the roast character and provide incredibly soft and smooth drinking experience. 6.0% - Available at Offset.

Offset - O N E  M O R E: This rendition features wet Zeus and Comet in the hop back. After fermentation, High Oil Cascade, Simcoe, and a touch of Columbus was added to the dry hop. This harkens back to the hop profiles found in the mid 2000s and is Offset's fourth Fresh Hop beer this season. It's bright with citrus zest, beautiful floral notes with hints of pine and resin blend wonderfully with a touch of malt character. 5.0% - Available at Offset.

Offset - Rauchbier Marzen: The malt bill here features 70% beechwood smoked Pilsner malt in this Marzen. It pours a deep burnt orange color with a small off-white head. The aroma is burnt caramel and vanilla with nice smoke. Boy is it smoky when you taste it! It's rich and the caramel from the nose is now toffee with some spiciness from the smoke. It lingers for a bit and there's a mild bitterness throughout. It's all so rich and well balanced, comforting and warming.The mouthfeel is velvety with little carbonation. 4.8% - Available at Offset.

TF - Moguls and Snorkels: This new West Coast Lager was brewed for TF's 5th anniversary party. It features mosaic, Strata and Cryo-Strata hops. Loaded with peach, tangerine and strawberry flavors. There’s an herbal bump too that keeps this lager finishing slightly dry. Mikey Likey. 6.0% - Only at TF.

Strap Tank - Pumpkin Spice-Chai Sour: Missed this lactose sour ale. 5.0% - Available at Strap Tank in Springville.

Salt Lake Brewing - Batch 66: This new pale ale features Mosaic and Citra hops. This aromas has pithy grapefruit, lemon, biscuity malt, orange zest, and lime. This has a really nice juicy hop character to it, while finishing dry and bitter in a nice way. There’s just a touch of malt character, but it props everything else up. This is quite good – it’s hard to get a pale ale to feel so full flavored while also finishing light and easy, and this beer bridges that well. 5.0% - Available at Salt Lake Brewing. 

Salt Lake Brewing - Grandma's Cookies: This amber ale base features all the oats and spices that you'd expect in an oatmeal cookie. The spices are subtle and the base isn't too malty either which dive it's drinkability up. No hint of raisins. Overall: it's good but I miss the raisin part. 5.0% - Available at Salt Lake Brewing. 

Squatters - Imperial Juicy: This new DIPA features Mango, pineapple and guava predominately on the nose. Taste is mango and guava up front, some melon, pineapple and citrus thru the middle, finish is pretty assertive on the bitterness. This is tasty for sure, but it has a soda-pop feel in the co2. 7.8% - Available at Wasatch/Squatters, Salt Lake brewing Co.

Revision - Nocturnal Visions: A rare non-IPA from Revision! This traditional German-Style Black Lager presents notes of chocolate and a hint of roastiness. But don't let the color fool you, this beer has an enjoyable malt profile with a crisp lager finish. 4.7% - Found at The Ice Haüs

Revision - Riipen' And Revvin': A collaboration with Riip Beer Co., This Strata, Simcoe and Mosaic blasts out notes of sweet mango and diggity pine in this deceptively crushable West Coast-style Double IPA. 8.5% - Found at The Ice Haüs 

Bombastic - Bukwus Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout: Missed this big-ass Imperial stout aged on Bourbon barrels. 16.0% - Found at The Ice Haüs 

Equilibrium - Four Fours: This DIPA features Idaho7, Citra, and Citra Incognito in the whirlpool - then dry-hopped with Citra, Strata, Galaxy, and Zappa. Dense haze  with aromas of tropical mango, orange tang and assorted berry. Hoppy saturated flavors of dank mango orange juice smoothie, papaya chunks, and green nerds candy are balanced by a hoppy bite and melon in the finish. 8.5% - Found at Slackwater. 

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

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 10/27/23

Big Bad Baptist season returns today and for the first time you can get your BBB variants in cans. Don't worry I did all of the heavy lifting....errr drinking yesterday, so you can plan you attack today.

On Beer Nerd Radio today we have more hop talk. You screamed for more content like this, and we listened. Joe Mastrorocco of Roy Hop Farms returns and we're also bringing back James Weed of Solstice Malt to balance the hop talk. We get started at 2pm today on 99.9fm KUAA.

Epic - Naked Baptist: The more refined version of the Brewers Keep. Less intense with all of the good clean, unadulterated fun. More whiskey with big cocoa, roast and caramel. 12.3% - At Epic starting today.

Epic - S’Mores Big Bad Baptist: Had I not known that this was a whiskey barrel aged beer, I would have sworn this was a rum barrel. Not sure if there’s any graham cracker in here, but there’s a molasses spiciness that give a strong suggestion there is. Quite nice. 12.0% - At Epic starting today.

Epic - Chocolate Caramel Sea Salt Big Bad Baptist: Big caramel here. It compliments the barrel soooo well. There’s caramel macchiato too - so much coffee goodness here as well. The salt here seems like an afterthought, but you'd probably miss it if it wasn't there. I think it’s my favorite so far. 12.0% - At Epic starting today.

Epic - Blueberry Pie Big Bad Baptist: Blueberry doughnuts hit me off the bat. Midpoint I’m getting pancakes w/out the syrup, maybe Eggos? Some roastiness from the malt rounds it out with hints of spicy liqueurs in the finish. 12.0% - At Epic starting today.

Epic - Coquito Big Bad Baptist: I get lime. I’ve been assured there’s no lime in this. It must be the concoction of rum barrels and coconut or some other kind of witch craft but it’s there for me. I thought this would be similar to Baptista but it ain’t. Seems like a faithful representation of the cocktail. 12.8% - At Epic starting today.

Epic - Brewers Keep Big Bad Baptist: This a completely different base beer from other Big Bad Baptist you’ve known. The barrels are different as well. There's a big bourbon/rye barrel presence without the coffee and other adjuncts. This is basically big whiskey and chocolate ale. Raw with unrefined decadence and barrel strength umph! 14.1% - At Epic starting today.

Uinta - Violet Fire: This “New Style Lager” is a reimagining of what a Lager can be; a showcase in balance between the clean crispness of a true American Lager and the aromatic hop bouquet of a modern IPA. Dosed with El Dorado, Sabro & Sultana. This lager exudes huge amounts of big melon & strawberry that built upon a blast of citrus & herbs. Malt profile is nice & clean with no yeast profile. This is really damn tasty, crushable & satisfying in so many ways. Mikey Likey 5.0% - Available at Uinta starting today.

Proper - Hop Vs Hop (Simcoe-Comet): This may be my favorite version yet. A lot of melon and green unripe fruit opens the aroma, with a ton of horned melon and gooseberry. A touch of white grape with some pomelo peel as well. Unripe melon from the aroma translates to the palate, immediately followed by all the green pithy rind notes. Once again, a ton of gooseberry, some horned melon, white grape, a touch of kiwi, kumquat, and firmly bitter citrus rind that seems to suggest grapefruit, lime, lemon, and orange all at once. Mikey Likey. 8.2% - Available at all Proper Locations.

Policy Kings -Blood Moon: Missed this Prickly Pear Hibiscus Sour. This Ruby Red sour is described as "looking sweet but is tart and pear forward". 5.05 - Available now at Policy Kings. 

Saltfire/Ogden Beer - Sweater Weather: This collaboration is a nice Cold IPA. Citrus and melon dominate. Some strawberry pops in too at mid-swig adding more fruitiness. It comes to an abrupt halt when medium bitterness rounds it all out. Mikey Likey! 6.5% - Available at Saltfire and Ogden Beer. 

Offset - Jackson Hop Farm: Whoa! This damn thing is quite decadent for 5.0%. I feel like I’m ripping off Offset for drinking this one. Melon, citrus, pineapple, pine & berries/herbs. Bravo Offset Bier. Mikey Likey! 5.0% - Available at Offset, I found it on draft at the Bayou. 

Grid City - Mexican Lager: THIS is a great Mexican-style lager. Lightly sweet malt with toasted crackers bread crust. Minimal corn and the hops are herbal grassy and light. Finishes dry & crisp. If you’re a fan of the style, you’ll dig this. Mikey Likey! 5.0% - Only at Grid City.

Kiitos - Chocolate Raspberry Stout: Raspberry pops on a bed of cocoa. The more roasty parts of the beer are there, but in a more complimentary role. Keeping the berries from taking over stout. 5.0% - Only at Kiitos. 

Bolero Snort - Eat This!: Missed this Brown Ale with Pancakes, Cinnamon, Clove, Nutmeg, Allspice and Maple Syrup. 5.5% - Found at Slackwater, The Ice Haüs, HandleBar.

Bolero Snort - Flight of the Moonicorn: Missed this Imperial Rainbow Sherbet Sour brewed with real sherbet! 9.1% - Found at Slackwater, The Ice Haüs.

Beer Nerd Blood is in high demand! Please Help out if you can.

SAVE THE DATE TO SAVE LIVES!!! 18 MORE DAYS until our Farm Bureau and ARUP Blood Drive Collaboration on November 10^th  during 10 am-3 pm. Our goal for the blood drive is to obtain a minimum of 75 units because this is the daily average ARUP Blood Services supplies to meet patient demands. If you need more inspiration or encouragement to donate, check out this article posted on KSL a few days ago: https://www.ksl.com/article/50757305/utah-donors-say-whole-blood-program-can-help-save-lives. Additionally, ARUP Blood Services will also contact you when your blood donation has been transfused to save someone’s life.

 

To schedule your donation time, please click on this hyperlink (Donate Blood at Farm Bureau Financial Services) which can be shared with anyone and everyone. This will lead the donor to the specific scheduling page for our event. The link will be active until October 27, 2023. After this date, interested donors can email me (Astrea.Pretiwindya@fbfs.com) to be added to the schedule. If you’re unsure what time you can come in, we have 10 walk in slots available. Let me know if you have any questions.

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 10/2023

This week on Beer Nerd Radio we welcome two radio legends to help us peer into the world of marzen biers. Alan Handy and DJKA will help us navigate the most festive of the lagers, today at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA.

Roosters - Comet Wet Hop: Mostly euro-spicy hops with some orange peel backing it up. Malt profile & body is light with a medium amount of bitterness into the the end. Finishes dry, not lingering though. A nice comet driven pale, would've like to see the hops punch up a bit. 5.0% Available at all Roosters locations, including the Coop.

TF - Zoig| Collaboration Series(Pressure Drop): This beer pushes boundaries: it's a malty West Coast style lager made with North American Vista and New Zealand Motueka hops for soft, malty characteristics with a pop of new-style hopping. Lemon zest on the nose, with soft spruce and fescue grass tasting notes. 6.7% - Available at TF Today.

Grid City - Grid Newton: This into brown ale  has cookie dough and fig toto start. The brown ale adds rich toffee with some vague citrus peel backing it up. The finish is a bit sweet. 5.0% - Available at Grid City today.  

Salt Flats - Life Elevated: This session IPA has tropical hops that are mostly citrus forward. It has a nice balance overall and it's all at a nice sessional level. 5.0% Available at all Salt Flats locations and soon to grocery and C-stores. 

Salt Flats - Fresh Hop Pale Ale: This El Dorado driven fresh hop has citrus zest, pear, pineapple and mango to start. The back end is resinous with a lingering bitter finish. Very Nice. Mikey Likey. 5.0% - Available at all Salt Flats locations.

Level Crossing - Third Crossing Vanilla Chai: Missed this one. Look for vanilla and chai with graham crackers and piney hops. 5.0%

Policy Kings - Don't Believe The Hops: Th new IPA is full of passion fruit and mango on the nose with a balanced bitterness throughout with hints of orange and Lemon. 5.0% - Only at Policy Kings.

New Belgium - Dominga Paloma Sour: Featuring a blend of wood-aged golden sour with a refreshing and light wheat ale, brewed with grapefruit, key lime, and a dash of salt. 6.0% - Found at Slackwater. 

New Belgium - Mountain Time: Missed this American light lager. 4.4% - Found at Slackwater.  

Jester King - La Vie En Rose (Batch 10): This Farmhouse Ale was made with raspberries. Look for lacto-fermented raspberry jam, Twizzlers, LaCroix Razz-Cranberry, pink sweet tarts, and raspberry Kombucha tea. 5.7% - Found at Slackwater. 

Utah Ale Trail continues through Sunday. Grab you passport at any brewery, fill it out and turn it for swag and prizes.

Also, The Bayou Turns 21 years old this weekend. Stop in to Utah's original beer spot and enjoy food specials, music and something called beer. 

Cheers! 

New Beer Friday 10/13/23

We have some more Wet/Fresh beers and even a cider this week. On top of those you'll start to notice more of the cool weather beers are rolling in as well. Happy hunting. 

Today, Beer Nerd Radio digs into social media and "beer influencers". Why do they/we do it, is it useful? We'll analyze our panel of participant that include "The Meista" from Brews and Tunes, Ivan From Salt City Suds, Steph From Miss Tipsy Socks and some douche named Mikey from Utah Beer Blog. Participation from listeners is not only welcome, but encouraged for today's show. Please send question to our Instagram Beer Nerd Radio. If you'd like you question to remain anonymous please use the message option. We begin at 2pm today on 99.9fm KUAA or you can stream us here.    

Red Rock - Super Ape: This new DDH NEIPA has a wonderful fruity/hoppy aroma. Flavor is the same with added citrus, mango, pineapple & Strawberry? There’s a minor alcohol kick in the end, but overall this is damn delish. Mikey Likey. 8.2% - Available at all Red Rock locations.  

Salt Lake Brewing - Bronze Age IPL: Lagered for 5 weeks; this beer starts with a toasty, fruity and malty base. Hops are citrus forward with some berries and grass. Tastes like there might be some rye in there as well, but I don't think there is. Finishes hoppy with medium low bitterness. Mikey Likey. 5.0% - Only at SL Brewing. 

Kiitos - Lime Pilsner: This is Kiitos' Pilsner with added lime. You do get hints of lime in the nose, n]but it's mostly toasty grains and hops. The taste is similar. They're a subtle use of lime that mostly an accent of citrus. For me this is a great use of the lime. It's not an "in your face" lime pils. 5.0% - Available at Kiitos. 

 

Fisher - When the Hops Forget Your Name: This new wet hop from Fisher features 100 lbs. of fresh Amarillo hops. Citrus & Melon explode here! I love this Amarillo bomb. I don’t recall tasting this much melon from Amarillo, but it's obviously there for me and I'm all on board. Mikey Likey. 5.0% = Only at Fisher.

Fisher - Fresh Hop IPA: Tons of herbal weed and citrus drives it up front. After the hops subside, you get a great light caramel profile. It's closer to an imperial pale to me. win -win for me. Mikey Likey. 6.5% - Only at Fisher.

Strap Tank - Home Grown: This Wet Hop has a beautiful citrusy orange floral aroma. Taste follows with medium bitterness. Oily slick mouthfeel. A wet hop to look forward to. 5.0% - Available at Strap Tank Lehi.

Policy Kings - Vibetoberfest: Solid aromas of caramel malt and earthy hops with a  touch of grass. The brew has hallmark malt sweetness up front, but there is plenty of earthy and grassy hopping to balance it. 5.0% - Only at Policy Kings.

RoHa - Bing Bong Saison: Toasty base with a minimal amount of clove from the yeast. Orange peel comes in next add some twang to beer. It all finishes with a nice dose Hallertau Mittelfrüh spiciness in the end.

Revision - Coconut Pie Face: This Double Pastry Stout is loaded with toasted coconut, loads of cacao nibs and thousands of Madagascar vanilla beans on top of a rich imperial stout base. 11.7% - Found at Slackwater.

Prairie - Rhinestone Rancher: I missed this Sour Ale with Jolly Rancher green apple hard candy. 4.8% - Found at The Bayou and Slackwater.

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 10/6/23

Alert! This is NOT a test. New Beer Friday will direct you where to go during this beer emergency. Proceed in a calm manner to your local brewery, pub or tavern. 

As we're in the midst of hop harvest season we thought it'd be a good idea to do a deep dive on some of the new wet/fresh hop beers in the market. We'll have a panel of enthusiasts picking them apart in a blind tasting. The Hop barrage begins at today at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA, the home of Beer Nerd Radio.   

Desert Edge  - The Norseman: Made with a Norwegian farmhouse yeast, dry hopped with Talus hops, has notes of a hazy pale ale but with a touch of farmhouse flavor. 5.0% - Available at Desert Edge.

SaltFire - A Series of Singularities (Cashmere): Herbal up front with citrus in back. Some spices from the yeast with a round malt bill. 7.3% - Available at Saltfire.

Prodigy - Oktoberfest Märzen: The aroma is malty caramel. The taste is more on the malty side. Definitely sweet as well. A biscuit/cracker malts profile that has medium-to mild carbonation. Overall, it's a solid mix of sweetness with malt in an overall pleasing package. 5.0% - Only at Prodigy.

Level Crossing - Rising Hope: 100% of proceeds from this year's Rising Hope will support research for pediatric cancer. This west coast orange blossom pale ale smells like a bowl an oranges. Tastes the same too. A medium amount of caramel malt with a big citrus profile; purée & hops combined. Such a damn tasty pale. 5.0% - available at both Level Crossing locations.

Offset - Cold Barrel-Aged Tmavé Pivo: This is Offsets Czech Dark lager, cold aged for 4 months in an oak barrel. Base beer is chocolate forward, low amounts of roast and coffee, spicy/floral notes from the Saaz which balances out with a medium backbone finishing gravity. The oak brings along hints of vanilla and softness from the oak as well as a hint of tannins that compliment the complexity of the beer. 

TF - How’s Barry?: It’s a salad of berries & stone fruits. The tartness from the Marionberry & Blackberry start you off with Plum & Cherry rounding out the back end. You get some of that nutty-cherry flavor in the finish as well. Some hop bitterness too, as this is an IPA. No Lactose. 7.7% - Available at TF starting today.

Equilibrium - MMM...OSA: This pale ale with orange zest is actually EQ's Photon American Pale Ale conditioned on freshly zested oranges at a rate of 6 oranges per barrel. 4.8% - Found at Slackwater. 

Equilibrium - Wavelength: This IPA pours bright yellow with aromas of citrus and stone fruit with crushable flavors of mango and berry with a light refreshing finish.6.5%  - Found at Slackwater.  

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

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 9/29/23

We're back, after a long weekend attending the Great American Beer Festival. Congrats go out to Uinta's Golden Spike Hef (Bronze), Proper's Steamy Wonder (Silver), Silver Reef's Black Hill (Bronze) and TF for their Helles (Silver). While we were gone we missed a few from last week, so here they are along with the new newness from this week. 

Participants from GABF aren't the only ones celebrating this week, Salt Flats Brewing and Distilling have some great news to share as well. Beer Nerd Radio will have the full story today at 2pm on KUAA. This will be an interesting show. See you at 2pm.    

Uinta - Trop Nosh XXXperimental IPA: Great fruity aroma. Floral & tropical for the most part. Flavor follows with a WCIPA malt profile that blurs into an NEIPA tropical profile. It's right in the middle of the two styles, and I imagine that's what Uinta was shooting for. Nice stuff.

Uinta - Huckfleisch: I think this is Uinta's first Märzen. Caramel, vanilla & more toasted bread. THIS needs to find its way out of R&D and into regular production next year. 5.0% - Available at Uinta.

Uinta - Knusprig: This Munich Dunkel is bready & toasty with some nice balancing caramel. Yeast esters are light. The toasty grains here are so damn fresh tasting, I could drink this all day.  5.0% - Available at Uinta.

Uinta - Flüssigkeit: This Hefeweizen is the traditional German style. Light banana & clove from the yeast. Doughy & quite light & crisp. Light body for the style. Still quite delish. 5.0% - Available at Uinta.

Uinta - Skänken: This Gose has a medium/low tartness. Slightly salty without being briny. Finish tangy. One of the better Goses I've had in a while.- 5.0% - Available at Uinta.

Hopkins/Tsuki Sake - Kanpai To The Moon: This traditional Japanese-style rice lager was fermented on Koji rice, and brewed in collaboration with Tsuki Sake. This lager features a golden-straw appearance with a light and crisp body full of unique savory and slightly tart notes. This is dry - not like a traditional Japanese lager though. The koji adds some sweetness for sure & it takes you back to malts-ville in a roundabout kinda way. Co2 is bright & crisp. Brewed with Pink Boots Hop Blend. Mikey Likey. 5.0% - Only at Hopkins.

RoHa - Strata Off The Vine IPA: Made with 60 lbs. of fresh from the farm Strata wet hops. Notes of dank strawberry, passion fruit, Grapefruit & herbal sage. Finish is bitter for sure. Tasty stuff. 5.0% - Available at RoHa.

RoHa - Hodge Podge Fresh Hop: This pale ale is a literal hodge-podge of hops from Copper Moose Farms & many, many backyards from Wasatch Front & Back. Mostly floral & herbal profiles as these are mostly wild hops. Sooo cool! 5.0% - Available at RoHa.

Fisher- Hop Orchard: This new beer features a new hop from the Hop Breeding Company called 1019. It's moderately bitter, oily with a myriad of complex aromas and flavors; coconut is undeniably a huge aroma component to this beer. Flavor-wise it turned out very peachy. So peachy, in fact, that people think there are peaches in it. That peachiness is a fairly unique flavor to garner from a single hop varietal. A very interesting pale ale. 5.0% - Only at Fisher.

Squatters - Broadway Red IPA: Missed this one. 5.0% 

Policy Kings - URMOM.COM: This Gose was brewed with coriander, Himalayan pink salt and then prickly pear puree added at fermentation. It's made to be a tart Ale with a slight saltiness on the backend and balanced fruity pear notes. 

Ogden Beer/UTOG/Talisman - Smashing Pumpkins: Look for an amber hued ale with allspice and hints of cinnamon. A round mouthfeel with medium to light body. 5.0% - Available at Ogden Beer, Talisman and UTOG. 

SaltFire - Wet Hop Lupulin Dew:  Missed this one. 5.0% 

Offset - Fresh Hop Simcoe: Missed this one. 5.0% 

Offset - Table Bier (Dry Blonde Ale): High Oil Cascade and Hersbrucker hops deliver a beautiful bouquet of citrus oil and floral notes with just a touch of earthiness. A slightly elevated bitterness more akin to a Pils than a Blonde Ale keeps the drinkability high and really cleanses the palate, inviting the next sip. 4.5% -Available at Offset 

Desert Edge - The Haze Between: Tart tangerine and lime Lime give this one a very refreshing finish throughout. The malt is well balanced and not cloying or medicinal. You can pick out all the fruit too if looking for it, but can also just lose yourself in the blend. This was the most tart of the Nectars so far, which is a plus. Very Tasty. 5.0% - Only at Desert Edge.

Roosters - Ogtoberfest Lager: This lager is dry-hopped with domestic Tettnang hops and accentuated with caramel malt and a lovely fruity floral hop aroma. 5.0% - At all Roosters Locations. 

Stone - 27th Anniversary Lemon Shark Double IPA: Missed this one. 9.5% - Found at Beerhive , Bayou, Slackwater.

Payette - Ember S'mores Porter: Missed this Porter 6.0% - Found at Slackwater, HandleBar. 

Odell - Big Sippin' Sour Ale: Missed this imperial Sour Ale. 8.0% - Found at Salckwater.

Lumberbeard Boysenberry Apricot Zuff: Fruited Kettle Sour ale brewed with boysenberry and apricot. Brilliantly pink and with a fruity and balanced sour profile. 6.3% - Found at Slackwater. 

Equilibrium - Astral Projection Into Multiple Galaxies: This collaboration with Widowmaker Brewing uses a hop combination of Galaxy, Strata, and Apollo Hops. It pours milky yellow with aromas of passionfruit creamsicles, lemongrass, and pineapple and a flavor profile of mango, orange sherbet, dank passionfruit, grapefruit, and lime PEZ candy with assorted melon salad notes. 8.5% - Found at Slackwater, Beerhive.

Revision - Hot Tub Jamboree: Made with Mosaic, Cryo Mosaic, Citra and Strata, which bring vibes of citrus, peach, strawberry, passion fruit and a hint of dank smoothness. 6.7% - Found at Slackwater

Cascade - Tartini! Sour Ale: This sour golden ale was aged in an oak foudres followed by an infusion of botanicals consisting of juniper berry, orange peel, orris root, angelica root, coriander and dried rose petal. 5.4% - Found at Slackwater, The Bayou.

 

Founders - Oktoberfest Marzen: Pours a gorgeous copper hue with a rich, malty and slightly sweet backbone. 6.0% - Found at Slackwater. 

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 9/15/23

Trying to get away from it all? Then New Beer Friday is your gateway to escape the your prison of the bland. 

On today's Beer Nerd Radio, we do a deep dive into one of the more polarizing beer styles you're likely to come across, pumpkin/spice beers. Steph and I will host a round table of "experts" and we invite you to listen live as we fight, pull haired try to figure out if these field beers are legit or a fad. it starts at 2pm today (Friday) on 99.9fm KUAA. 

TF - Three Sisters: This spon beer was fermented via cool ship at the Three Sisters Garden at Blue Sky Ranch, Utah. The lambic-like qualities are gueuze-esque with sweet grainy notes on top of cheesy fruits & dusty/woody sour notes. Finishes w/ hints of rubber. Sour level is medium/high. 6.8% - Available at TF starting today.

TF - New Day Pilz: This one primarily driven by Halletau & Saphir with a whole salad of new world hops backing up the band. Basically you’re gunna find a ton of orange, grass, herbs, melon & berries. It’s a lot to take in for a lager, but worth it. 6.0% - Available at TF starting today.

Ogden Beer/Fisher - Meanwhile In Ogden: Another craft American light lager with actual flavor. Malt bill is solid, full of toasted crackers & whole grain bread. Hops are mostly traditional Euro with hints of citrus from the Saphir and Saaz hops. 5.0% - Brewed at Ogden Beer Co. Available at Fisher as well. 

Proper - Daydrinker: Dialing in a whopping 2.2% this light American rye is mostly hop driven with some surprising dankness. It very light, don’t get me wrong, but it’s happening. If you need a mid-work beer or something to hydrate you while recreating this is up your zip code. Available at Proper and Proper Moab.

Red Rock - Space Boogie: This double IPA features Nectaron, Citra Incognito and Galaxy hops. It's a very good showcase of the Nectaron hops. The hop combo adds tropical flavors of stone fruit, melon, and slight herbal notes with some orange underneath. Nice berry flavors from the thiolized yeast. Very tasty stuff. 8.2% Available at Red Rock.

Wasatch - Top Of Main Series (Black Lager): Aroma is nutty with light cocoa shavings over a smooth, bready core. Taste is beyond smooth, drinking at first like a line drive moving fast to that signature light roast flavor of carafa. Opens to even more smooth lager malt with nutty, coffee, and cocoa accents but always centered on drinkability. Maybe a smidge of caramel but for the most part an excellent black lager. 5.0% - Available at Wasatch Park City and Wasatch/Squatters on 300 w.

UTOG - Harvest Moon: Missed this Harvest pale ale that features a double dry-hopping of Mosaic and El Dorado hops. 5.0% Available at UTOG.

Bewilder - Du Hops Mich: There's really no such thing as a German IPA, but if you use German malt, yeast and hops... well, it works. This was made with German Pilsner malt, Kolsch yeast and a salad of Callista, Ariana, Hull Melon hops. The result is an IPA with an aroma of green melon and unripe berry/fruits, almost catty like, with some white grape noted and malt sweetness. Nice West Coast approach with minimal malt sweetness and a slight bitter finish. Pleasant lingering feel. This under Bewilder's Brew Lab label. 7.1% Only at Bewilder.

Uinta - Pickle Gose: This has an official name, but nobody could seem to remember it. 🤷‍♂️ Nice & briny, good dill weed flavor too. I get cucumber as well in the finish. A little Tabasco & it’d be perfect. If you like these, you’ll enjoy this. If not, stay clear. 5.0% - small batch, only at Uinta.

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 9/8/23

Stuck in a rut? Wanna get away? New Beer Friday will lead you to your happy place. 

The RoHa Brewing Project visits the radio pub at 2pm today. Rob Phillips and Head Brewer, Karsen Moon will join us to talk about RoHa's history and their new direction. It starts at 2pm on 99.9FM KUAA.

Offset Bier is celebrating its 2nd anniversary today and have a bunch of new beers, two of them being brand new. If you're near Park City's, City Park (south pavilion) from 3-8pm you can enjoy live music, food and of course beer. For all ages. Congrats Offset!

Offset - Simcoe: Simcoe focused Hazy WC IPA. 2022 Simcoe T-90 in the kettle, Trial 702 Simcoe in tbe whirlpool, and more T-90 in the dry hop. Followed by a massive addition of fresh wet Citra from Jackson Hop Farms in Wilder, ID. Juicy Fruit gum, stone fruit, pine, fresh hop herbaciousness. 7.0% - Available at Offset.

Offset - Drawn To The Dark: This Triple Mashed Baltic Porter was brewed in May of last year and after an extended lagering time in stainless was laid to rest in 6 year Bourbon barrels from a local "western" themed distillery. After 13 months in barrels it was blended back into stainless for additional lagering and eventually packaged in 375ml bottles. Notes of chocolate covered cherries, toffee, vanilla, and bourbon. Dangerously smooth for 13% due to its slow cold fermentation and extended lagering. Available at Offset.

Saltfire - Headhunter: This Double IPA has some floral hops in the aroma, kinda light. Big malty base - full bodied feel. Taste is bold & astringent with mint, grass & spicy hops. Alcohol adds to mix creating a hoppy elixir that is lingering long into the finish. 8.0% - Available at Saltfire

RoHa - (Brewers Select) Tactical Fanny Pack: This new Double IPA has big fruity yeast profile to begin with lots of melon, mango & citrus. Hops are mostly citrus peel, spicy & herbal. Lingering bitterness throughout the finish. Love the fruitiness from the yeast. Tastes like real fruit. 8.1% - Available at RoHa.

Grid City - Coconut Mango Whole Flower Dry-Hopped nitro Pale Ale: Coconut & mango are prominent for sure. Not much pale ale shining though. It goes down quite easy and finishes with more coconut. It’s a bit mango sweet, not much pale ale. 5.0% - Only at Grid City

Grid City - India Pale Ale: This is Grid City’s official house IPA. This has all of the fruity yeast & hop components that you’ll find in GC’s Imp Pale, but with a slightly different malt bill and a shload of Mosaic. Big citrus w/ fruity malts & hnts of pine. WCIPA. 7.1% - Only at Grid City

SL Brewing - Berenstein Beer: This German-style Altbier pours amber with a faint head that lasts. The most minimal of lace. Some earth and spice hops blend into the rich nutty and toasted aroma. A slight sweetness, fair bitterness, some bready malt stickiness. Almond butter on toast. A solid effort.

Stone - Enjoy-By 10/31/23 DIPA: Packaged last week, so it would be redundant to say, “it’s damn fresh”. It’s damn fresh…. It’s not overpowering. A WCIPA with plenty of citrus that’s not harsh & delivers that hop salad that the Enjoy-Bys are known for. Some pine & berries as well. 9.4% - Found at The Bayou, Beerhive.

Pipeworks Oktoberfest: Missed this one. 5.3% - Found at Slackwater.

De Leite - Cuvée Soeur'Ise: This Triple Kriek was aged for 6 months on cherries. The cherry influences the oak wine barrels as well, where it adds further to woody souring and softening. The result is called a triple-kriek ‘pur sang’. 8.0% - Found at The Bayou.

De Leite - Fils à Papa N°15: This Belgian Blonde was made with "Raspberry - Gin-infused" and was aged on malt whiskey barrels. 6.0%  - Found at The Bayou.

De Leite - Cuvée Mam'zelle: This "Sour Triple Barrel-aged" ale was aged a few months in matured in oak wine barrels, which provided a deep but soft-bitter tannin aftertaste. The taste is full and complex because the brewers induced a controlled souring during the ripening process. The Mam'zelle is by origin a blonde beer. The reason why she is called "high-blonde"? 8.5% - Found at The Bayou.

Left Hand - Pumpkin Spice (Nitro): This pumpkin beer was made with pumpkin spices and coffee. 7.0%

Revision - Invitation To Party: Sabro provides tropical hop flavors and aromas of ripe pineapple and a touch of coconut, while Vic Secret lends distinct citrus character, all floating on a pillowy malt cushion. 8.5% - Found at Handle Bar.

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

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 9/1/23

Welcome to September: the time of harvest beers. While we have no harvest beers to speak of yet, they are being brewed as we speak. To tide us over we have a mostly fruity New Beer Friday with no hop bombs that I'm aware of. If I missed something please let me know.

Beer Nerd Radio welcomes our beer family from the south, Silver Reef Brewing. The Silver Reef Empire not only includes beer, but spirits, wine and even casinos. Mike Key one of the Grand Poobah's of Silver Reef will be joining Steph and I in the radio pub starting at 2pm on 99.9FM KUAA. 

Proper - Live Terri: Terri: a collaborator/artist with Proper was recently diagnosed with leukemia. To help fund her medical treatment, this special beer was created. Terri’s beer is an American Krystallweizen with “lemon & berry”. Proceeds from all sales of "Love, Terri" will go directly to the Terri O'Brien benefit fund. 5.0% - Available now at Proper.

Shades - Blackberry PB&J: The peanut butter part comes across as toasted nuts rather than PB. The “J” part is spot on for Shades signature fruit sour base. Not too jammy, but tart and slightly sweet. The peanut butter part is a bit askew for me which takes me out of the vibe they're creating. Tasty stuff. 6.5% - Available now at Shades 

TF - Golfer’s Delight: grainy, husky. Some corn. It’s an actual light lager with flavor.   If the name doesn’t give away the intent, you’d think this was designed for time spent in the sun, while recreating at a leisurely pace. That’s what you get, but also much more. You get actual flavor too. Husky grain, corn, floral hops and quenchability. 5.0% - Available on draft and in cans at TF today.

Cascade - Gose Roselle: This Gose-style ale was aged in oak barrels for up to 10 months before infusing with roselle hibiscus, fresh Meyer lemon zest, ground coriander and Oregon coast sea salt. 5.0% - Found at the Bayou.

Prairie - Neapolitan Squeeze: Missed this sour Ale with cacao nibs, vanilla, strawberry, and lactose 4.7% - Found on draft at The Bayou.

Cheers!