New Beer "Good" Friday 4/3/26

It's not just a New Beer "Good" Friday, it's New Beer Great Friday! It's also LDS General Conference Weekend, on top of an Easter weekend–so you know the pubs will be lightly filled. (wink wink) It's the perfect opportunity to get to know these fine new releases for (what we hope) is a long weekend. 

No Beer Nerd Radio this week, We took the Friday off. See you next week with an exclusive interview on a new brewery pub. See you next Friday! 

Epic - 2 1/4: This new session lager dials in at 2.25%. It's an answer to a call for lighter, less caloric beers. It meets my expectations for a light lager. Pale yellow/straw color with quickly dissipating foam. Scents and flavors of cereal grains and cracker with a dry herbal/lemony zest. Easy drinking and smoother than the macros. Just fine for someone looking for a craft alternative to Mic Ultra. 12 ounce cans now for sale at Epic.

Epic - Brainless Honeycomb: On the opposite end of the the beer spectrum, Epic also has a big ass ale ale for you. This new entry into Epic's Brainless series features their signature Belgian Golden Strong Ale brewed with local honey and aged in Oak Chardonnay Barrels. Honeycomb has a good dose of honey to start. Hints of rosemary and Chardonnay back it up with a surprising amount of harmony. It’s big. The nose is all peppery Belgian yeast. Tastes fruity as hell with little phenolic cloviness. Quite different from anything I've had in a while. 12.0% - Available at Epic starting today.

Uinta - Sip Me Baby One More Time: One of my favorite Pink Boots names brings the first ‘26 Pink Boots beer in SLC. Using the 9th Annual Pink Boots blend. This combo of Ekuanot, Centennial, HBC 638, and Mosaic creates a swirl of peach, herbal notes, citrus & berries. It reminds you that hops are diverse and so flavorful. 5.0% - Available at Uinta.

RoHa - Pink Boots 2026:  Nice citrus up front. Melon sweetness comes in next either schmig of herbal hops. Quite delish.

Fisher -  Wiener Weizen: Missed this wheat beer brewed for Salt Lake's Annual Wiener Dog Race. 5.0% - Available at Fisher Brewing.

Cheers! 

New Beer Friday 3/27/26

Your precious New Beer Friday has arrived and theirs more than one beer to rule them all. First off there are two 7 year anniversaries happening this weekend. Level Crossing is celebrating today (3/27) with special beers – UTOG is also celebrating with a bash Friday and Saturday (3/28). Stop in if you're able and say, Hi!

James "JIMMY" Weed from Solstice Malt is back in the Radio Pub. The Beer Nerds always geek hard when malt is concerned and we're going to cover all the new newness happening at Utah's only craft malting house. We get rolling at 2pm every Friday at 99.9fm KUAA. KUAAfm.org/

UTOG - VII Anniversary Ale: This barrel aged sour was inspired by the notion of a whiskey sour made with green apple whiskey. It's described as being nicely and sweet and sour with a whiskey barrel dry finish. 7.77% for 7 years. Available on 3/28 for UTOG's Anniversary Celebration. 

Level Crossing - Space Oddity (7th Anniversary): Level Crossing's Anniversary celebration is today, and this DIPA is primed and ready to go. Big citrus driven hops are packed into this IPA. Strata, Enigma, Galaxy, Comet and Apollo are the heavy hitters here. A really tasty DIPA that has no real style other than IPA. 8.8% - Available at both Level Crossing locations.

Level Crossing - Small Batch (Thiols and Tribulations): This new hazy features thiolized yeasts which are engineered to unlock aromatic compounds called thiols, which are responsible for intense tropical fruit flavors like passion fruit, guava, and grapefruit. The yeast used here drives stone fruit flavors. Nice and peachy with some backing hops that are similar. Very Tasty. 5.0% - Available at Level Crossing.  

Epic - Small Batch Series IPA: Missed this one–however it debuts today. It's a pineapple driven IPA. We'll do some sensory chat on this live on Beer Nerd Radio later this afternoon. 

Talisman - Tali Lite: Missed this American light lager. 3.75% - Available at Talisman, Taboo Pizza, Mim's Bar and Grill and soon to Steve's Black Sabbath BBQ. 

Cheers!  

New Beer Friday 3/20/26

Apparently we jumped over winter and spring and have have settled into summer already. This week's new beers appear to be on board with this notion. Enjoy your New Beer Friday weekend friends.

Chad Hopkins and his luxurious hair return to the Radio Pub to update us on the goings-on at Hopkins Brewing. Between changes in laws and endless Sugar House construction we're surprised he has any hair left. Check out our conversation this afternoon with guest host Jamie Aslett at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA.  

Uinta - Bees Be Buzzin: A super clean ale with a decent amount of malt backbone. The honey is quite noticeable, not overly sweet and it ties-in nicely with the floral aspects of the hops. Great beer for a 70°+ March day in SLC. 5.0% 

Home Range - Little Snack: Not a lot of info on this one, but Home Range teased a great photo on their Instagram that shows what looks to be a Hoppy Lager in a stubby 5 ounce can. It supposed to be released today at the brewery. 5.0%

Proper - Upheaval: This new Imperial Saison was inspired by the wild beauty of Upheaval Dome in Canyonlands. Brewed in collaboration with Friends of Arches & Canyonlands Parks. I tried to sample it for you but its not available at Proper main brewery (the brewery where it was made). It can only be found at Proper's Moab Bar or Craft by Proper. Let us know if you've tried it. 9.7%  

Red Rock - Rocket Juice: Tried to get this WC Pils at Red Rock downtown. No joy. Apparently only available at Red Rock's beer store or their Fashion Place location. Apparently trying beers is not meant to be easy anymore. 5.0% 

Cheers!