New Beer Friday 10/16/26

We here at Utah Beer Ensembles, Regalia and Rags remember when you were a burgeoning beer nerd way-back-when. To help rekindle those fond memories we've created The New Beer Friday Costume Store. Be the envy of your next bottle share! 

Beer Nerd Radio welcomes back Trent Fargher of Shades Brewing. There's been a lot of questions about the status of Shades Brewing today (Friday) you'll get the scoop from the man himself. Log in to our chatroom if you'd like to ask some questions of our guest. https://beernerdradio-kuaa.chatango.com/  See you at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA. KUAAfm.org/  

Fisher - Pilcrow Pilsner:It’s light & crispy. Like Japanese dry and crispy. American malt profile, but otherwise, it’s a dry AF crusher that’s got just enough citrus and spice to create a wholly drinkable-dry-lager.5.0% - Available at Fisher.

Fisher - Fresh Hop 2026: Chewy damn aroma. Herbal up front, then some berry & citrus. Some raw honey notes come in next. It taste so much like a field of flowers. Hard to tell from the malt sweetness or the flower nectar. F’n crazy flavors here. You need this in your life. 6.5% 

Offset - DAMP.06: The Fresh Hop beers keep rolling in!  The latest is a West Coast This batch showcases Idaho 7 and Vera. Instead of the hot side, the Offset crew packed 100 lbs of wet, whole-cone hops directly into the fermenter, then backed it up with a second dry hop of 2025 Vera, early-pick CTZ, and Simcoe. Look for a complex journey from bright tropical candy to deeply floral, dank, and resinous undertones. 7.0% - Available now on tap and in four-packs!

Red Rock - Mosaic Nelson IPA: This session IPA smells F’n amazing! Citrus, melon and berries. Tastes great too. More citrus, but in a hoppy sense. Nice malt body with nice toast crackers. The Nelson Sav is a lil muted, but as session IPAs go it’s damn solid.5.0% - At Available at Red Rock Downtown.

TF -  West Coast Style IPA: Brewed with NZ Cascade, Nelson, Mosaic, Cryo Simcoe, and Mosaic Dynaboost, this West Coast IPA drifts in with notes of ripe cantaloupe, sweet melon, and a dank little edge.Tropical, fruity, and refreshingly smooth, with a soft touch of bitterness that lingers. 7.2% - Available at TF today!

Returning Favorites

Bewilder - Mole Porter:This has a solid Porter body without a doubt. There is a bit of chocolate and maple up front. Those flavors give way to chili, cinnamon and peppers. Not much heat – butr the mole spects drive you to the finish.This was Bewilder's first beer above draft level and it hits at 6.0%. 

Cheers! 

New Beer Friday 10/09/26

We here at Utah Beer Hair Goop, Pit Sticks and Stink Vasser Labs are committed to keeping all Beer Nerds sexy AF as they navigate the New Beer Friday landscape. "A lil' dab will do ya", so don't take a chance looking like your pal Todd, in his 1993 peak grunge-chic.

It's Big Bad Baptist Day at Epic Brewing this Friday and Saturday and Beer Nerd Radio has the preview as Co-owner, Dave Cole, Head Brewer, Clay Turnbow and Gus Erickson, Taproom and Sales Manager hit the radio pub to get us all dialed in on the new variants and Saturday celebration. 2pm is the time on 99.9fm KUAA. KUAAfm.org/

The Epic Big Bad Variants are back! As these are currently being packaged, the ABVs are still in flux. All of these are Available today (Friday) with a special release party Saturday. See Epic's Socials for details. 

Epic - Big Bad Baptist (Big Bad Baptista): 10-Year Anniversary — featuring vanilla, cinnamon, cacao and in house-roasted Mexican coffee  

Epic - Big Bad Baptist (Godfather Part II): A continuation of the Godfather-inspired series from 2025, highlighting the complexity of our whiskey barrels without any adjuncts.

Epic - Big Bad Baptist (Beehive): Featuring local Utah honey and cacao nibs.

Epic - Big Bad Baptist (Big Easy): Aged in rye whiskey barrels and inspired by the Sazerac cocktail 

Epic - Big Bad Baptist (Irish): Featuring vanilla bean and coffee flavors.

Epic - Big Bad Baptist (Scottish): Featuring coffee, cacao nibs and peat-smoked barley.  

Home Range - White Pine: This new West Coast Pilsner has a light gold hue with a nice fluffy head. Punchy notes of citrus and pine. Finishing with clean and crisp bitterness. Refreshing yet full of lovely hop character! 5.0% - On Draft and To-Go in Cans only at Home Range.

Home Range - Moreish: This  new English pale Ale is exclusively on Home Range's Beer Engine. A classic English Pale Ale. Nice and thirst quenching with notes of herbal tea, bergamot, and toffee. Perfect for this lovely fall weather we are having! After your first pint, you'll certainly want more. "one of the finest pints of real ale we've made"! - Chris Cisneros Kidd, Co-owner/Head Brewer.

Red Rock - Outer Frequencies: This new Double IPA features Citra, Eclipse and Vic Secret hops. No notes on this one yet. 8.0% - For the next week or so, this will only be available at Red Rock's Beer Store. I guess the hop bill is quite intense and could use a week to lose some of its "hop burn".  

Offset - DAMP 26.05: Oh baby! Number 5 is a West Coast Pils. It features A Wet Hop bill of  Citra and Mosaic.A Cryo Fresh Hop of Krush. A Dry Hop of Manalita and Simcoe. This the first time Offset has added some NZ hops to a wet hop beer. Notes of dank red berries, peach skin, exotic tropical fruit, and resin. Crushable and dry like a pils but with the hop aroma and flavor of your favorite West Coast IPA. 5.0% - Available at Offset Bier. Offset has one last DAMP coming out next week plus an exciting "Celebration Style" fresh hop version of Gooding Farms still to come!

Park City - Smile & Wave: The new Hazy IPA was dry hopped with El Dorado T90, Citra T90, Bru-1, and LupoMax. This is soft and pillowy with basically no bitterness. Mellow flavors of pineapple, tropical fruit and a touch of pine. 5.0% - Only available at PC Brewing.

Helper - Habanada Peach Tart: made with Helper's proprietary "Habanada" peppers grown by SLC local, Elliott Musgrove @sIctopcrops with added peaches this tart has hot pepper on the nose, pure fruits reminiscent of the Habanero but with NO heat. Finish is quenching and perfectly tart, delicious. 5.0% - Available at Helper of Course. Found at Beer Bar, Slackwater (Sandy) and Taverna Pizza.

Returning Favorites

Level Crossing Soulless Rex: LV-xing's Triple IPA now features a Nectaron, El Dorado and Simcoe hops. Also, it now dials in at 11.0% - Available at both Level Crossing locations starting today.  

Silver Reef - Pumpkin Spice Girls Mafia: Warm spice, Smooth finish. 5.0% - Available at Silver Reef. 

Cheers!  

New Beer Friday 10/2.26

 

As we enter October, we here at Utah Beer would like to welcome Big Enos and Little Enos Burdette to the Utah Beer Family. Our publication has long sought a "bootlegger division" for our readers from outside of Utah–and our new pals from Georgia came highly recommended. If you require our assistance for you New Beer Friday bootlegging needs, give us a ring at BR-549. 

Beer Nerd Radio welcomes "Patrick's Pub" to the "Radio Pub" Ironically there will be no Patrick in attendance. However! we will have a Clayton Master and a Topher Hennig. We're looking forward to chatting with one of SLC's burgeoning craft beer hot spots. 2pm is radio happy-hour! Every damn Friday on 99.9fm KUAA. or at KUAAfm.org/  

Bewilder - Czech IPA: Stonefruit & Citrusy nose. Great citrus taste too. Pineapple, tangerine & lemongrass. Strawberry & Melon round it out. Excellent IBUs here. 50 on the scale brings an excellent hop bitterness that doesn’t overwhelm & is slightly peppery. This a tasty and damn clever IPA. Well worth your quatloos! 6.6% - Available at Bewilder.

Offset - DAMP 26.04: Okay, here the drill with DAMP 4. This Hazy IPA features Wet Hops: Citra, Mosaic Freshly Kilned Hops: Citra - Dry Hop: Cryo Fresh Krush, Thora T90, Citra
T90, Mosaic T90. 20lb/bbl of wet Citra and Mosaic were shredded and dumped in the lauter tun within 6 hours of being picked. After a nice long soak  freshly kilned Citra. they then dry hopped the living hell out of it with 4lbs/bbl of Cryo Fresh Krush, Jackson Thora T90, TV Hops Citra T90, & Mosaic T90. The aroma on this one is mental. Intense tropical fruit is layered on top of that fresh hop herbaceousness, pithy citrus, and resin. Unlike most beer labeled "hazy" this has a firm bitterness from all the wet hops on the hotside that keeps it drinkable and invites the next swig. 6.5% - Available now to enjoy in house and to go.  

Offset - Wild Hops DOPO: This Ale was dry hopped with fresh frozen Cascade Hops picked at the Summit Community Gardens in Park City. Missed this one. Only available at Offset Bier.

Level Crossing - Hill Hopper: This Rye IPA was brewed specifically for Hearth and Hill restaurant. Nice rye profile, it backs hop profile of citrus and stonefruit with some herbal nd floral hops. 6.0% - Only available at both Level Crossing locations and Hill and Hearth Sugar House and Park City.  

Saltfire - Electric Honey: Big Stonefruit nose. Tastes is same but drier with similar apricot & citrus. A slight floral bite pops next. Actually, it’s quite flowery & nice. It jives well with the citrusy hops. Solid & tasty. Wish there was more to enjoy. Very, very small batch. 5.0% - Available at Saltfire.

Prodigy - The Aggie Lager: Brewed to honor the Utah State Aggies. Logan is Aggie country, it only makes sense to have a local brewery make it. 

Talisman - Oh My Gourd Becky: Missed this "whipped" pumpkin blonde ale. 5.1% - Available at Talisman.

Returning Favorites

Fisher - White IPA: Featuring a hop bill of mostly Mosaic, with a vigorous dry-hop of more Mosaic, Cascade and Simcoe. This is a West-Coast IPA featuring a soft, moderate bitterness. Loads of wheat malt help maintain a soft mouthfeel, but hops dominate with hints of berry, pine and bit of melon. 7.2% - Available now at Fisher.

Hopkins - You Can't Do That On Television: This is a throwback to American IPAs from 20 years ago, this beer features caramel malts (from Solstice Malts), a firm bitterness and a piney citrus dry hop profile from Chinook, Citra and Simcoe. 5.0% - Only at Hopkins. 

Cheers!