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

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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!