New Beer Friday 12/6/24

Dark beers and pale ales seem to rules in this week's New Beer Friday. Krampus would absolutely approve! Speaking of Krampus: We're just hours past Krampus Day, also known as Krampusnacht. Beer Nerd Radio today welcomes the punisher of bad children, along with GSL's Angie Keeton and Saltfire's Ryan Miller for our holiday beer events show. Honestly, I have no idea of what to expect; which should make some interest radio. Hit us up at 2pm on 99.9FM KUAA, or stream us at KUAAFM.org. 

Bewilder - Lord of the Ryes: This rye stout actually came out last week, but I dropped the ball. Roasty with some spiced coffee aroma. Oh man that’s smoove! Creamy cocoa, with that Rye! Oh god, that rye! It adds that spicy malt character that’s got that melange thing going on. You’d almost think it was spiced. Finishes easy with a hint of chinook and char. 6.66% - Available at Bewilder. 

RoHa - Bourbon Barrel Aged Red Ale: A lightly malty base combines with toasty oak to create a nice vanilla profile. Hints of whiskey comes next with some bright orange zest rounding it out. Nice oaky/whiskey session beer. 5.0% - Available at RoHa. 

Saltfire - Huckleberry Blonde Ale: Straight-up classic American-style blonde ale with that easy going malt profile. Huckleberry is noticeable, but not overpowering which allows both malt and berry to shine. 5.0% - Available on draft at SaltFire.

Shades - Cravens Perch Porter: Very dark, deep chestnut brown appearance, which is also opaque. Easy, toasted grain and wood aroma with a hint of caramel and toffee, for the aroma. Moderate level of darkly roasted grain which lingers quite nicely, for the taste. Medium light body. 5.0% - Available at both Shades locations.

Uinta - Sour Stout: Found on Uinta's R&D handle. This ale has a roasty aroma, some dark cocoa too. That’s where the normal stout ends. First swig is full on lactic tartness - a big ass lemony blast. From there the roastiness kicks in. For the most part it’s a fight to the death between the tart and char flavors. 5.0% - Only at Uinta.

Uinta - Tayle's Pale Ale: Looks like a classic pale ale, plenty of amber hues. Very light aroma, not much there. Toasty caramel with a floral & piney hop profile very old school, almost like an English style pale. Drinks really well, with a light/medium bitter finish.  5.0% - Only at Uinta.

Salt Lake Brewing - Pond Crosser: This Euro malt pale ale combines with American hops (Strata and CTZ). Light toasty malt, not too sweet. Hops pop with tangerine & some herbal/earthy hops. Overall the name fits🇬🇧🍺🇺🇸. 5.0% - Available at SL Brewing. 

Salt Lake Brewing - Funky Cold Adeena: This SMaSH lager features Weyerman BoHo Pils malt and Adeena hops. Really tasty, kinda like German Pils & a Czech Pils had love child… errr … beer. Nice sweet/ toasty malt profile. The Adeena adds all the Nobel hop flavors you crave with a hint of zest. Great lager.  5.0% - Available at SL Brewing. 

Hop Butcher For The World - Little Pizza Table: Missed this Citra, Simcoe & Nelson Sauvin-hopped India Pale Ale 6.5% - Found at Slackwater.

Hop Butcher For The World - Galaxy Bowl: Missed this Galaxy-Hopped Double India Pale Ale 7.5% - Found at Slackwater.

Hop Butcher For The World - Green Moss:  Missed this Citra & Simcoe-hopped Double India Pale Ale 7.5% - Found at Slackwater.

Boulevard - 35th Anniversary Ale: this barrel-aged blend of barley wine and imperial brown, aged in Soft Red Wheat Bourbon barrels, and Ben Holladay Bottled in Bond barrels from our friends at Holladay Distillery. 12.5% - Found at Slackwater.

Brewery Ommegang - Everything Nice: Lightly dusted with spices of the season, Everything Nice is a warming, wintry Belgian-style blonde ale. This supremely cozy confection pairs perfectly with any traditional holiday treat. Note the flavors of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and white pepper as you sip next to the fireplace. We hope this fresh-baked offering brings warmth and light to you and yours. 9.0% - Found at Slackwater.

Brewery Ommegang - Everything Naughty: an imperial blonde stout; Everything Naughty. A stout that confuses the eyes and tantalizes the taste buds. Anticipate notes of roasted coffee and white chocolate complete with a brilliant golden hue. This rich stout is smooth and velvety with classic stout flavors. 9.5% - Found at Slackwater.

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

Cheers!

New Beer Black Friday 11/29/24

I've been Ill'n and have not had the constitution to do proper beer "research" for this year's New Beer Black Friday. Hope I didn't miss anything. What I have found is brilliant and worth checking out on this Utah Pint Day! Yup, don't forget that it's actually a whole weekend of beer enjoyment, while getting out there and  supporting our favorite breweries and brewpubs, hope to see you out there!

...And Steph and I WILL be seeing you after today's jammed packed Beer Nerd Radio. Today Steph will give you all the Utah Pint Day info, along with an interview with this year's artist, Chuck Barrett. It will also be a mystery beer sensory show, find out if guest tasters (and Beer Nerd Radio Supporters) Alex Workman and Kent Haynes really know their beers. we start today (Black Friday) at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA.

Offset - PNW Pils: This is the first in a series of traditional lagers brewed with ingredients grown a little closer to home. The malt is a German barley variety called Steffi, the hops are a blend of HBC1134 and American Noble Cascade. 1134 is bred to mimic the classic European noble varieties but with much better drought tolerance. American Noble Cascade maintains the essence of Cascade but in a very low alpha form.

RoHa - Kolsch:  This Kolsch is rich with grains and malts. Along with sweetness and mild hops. Between the look and smell this is one inviting brew. The taste is Bold with flavors. You first pick up on the sweet grains and malts. Then a mild hop bitterness at the end. There is alot going on in this Kolsch. There is nothing overpowering about this brew, it has a super nice balance to it. 5.0% - Only at RoHa.

Bell's - Christmas Ale: This traditional Scotch Ale is rich and malty with notes of caramel and dark fruits, Little to no hop profile the ends with a warm finish. Certain to make your Black Friday bright, or at least a bit more bearable. 7.5% - Found at Beerhive, Slackwater.

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

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 11/22/24

It's a tidy lil' New Beer Friday this week with a selection of beers that will prime your pre holiday getaway. 

Beer Nerd Radio visit's with Dendric Estate Cidery, Utah's newest cider producer. Brenden Coyle, former Head Distiller at High West Distillery, helms Summit County's newest adulting destination. Tune into 99.9fm KUAA at 2pm Today (Friday) or stream us at KUAAFM.org/

Talisman - Coffee Vanilla Porter: Look for a rich coffee forward base (provided by Daily Rise Coffee) that blends with cocoa notes from the porter base. The vanilla adds a soft roundness and implied sweetness. That creates an over delicious brew. 5.0% - Only at Talisman.

Wasatch & Squatters - Love Local Series (Back Abbey): This Belgian-Style Dubbel Ale has a deep red color. Aroma is clove with some copper a caramelized sugar. Taste is similar with creamy caramel and a good dose of spicy Belgo-yeast. Bubblegum and clove dominate upfront with caramel rounding it out. Hop profile is herbal and Balanced. 7.5% - This beer will debut at Squatters & Wasatch Taproom today, November 22nd starting at 3pm and lasting into the night. The Love Local beers are limited-releases, so once Back Abbey is gone it's gone forever. 

Bewilder - Atta Boy Ingy: Using a fancy yeast blend from Escarpment labs called Elysium. The beer is named for the Utah Hockey Club’s Goalie, Connor Ingram. Great citrus and peach aroma. Taste follows with some melon and grassy/herbal hops. The yeast is fruity, throwing out some strawberry I believe. A wee bit of hop burn, but that’ll fade in a couple days. A really tasty small batch. Go Ingy! 5.0% - Available today at Bewilder.

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

Cheers!