Your going to have to venture out to the brewery or bar for these New Beer Friday offerings. Evertyhing available today is hard to find and far from typical.
Danish brewing legend Christian Skovdal Andersen was the founder and
artistic force behind Ølfabrikken, until the brewery fell on some hard
times. That didn’t stop Christian. After some saving and planning, he
has now founded his own company, Beer Here, and the beer world is
already talking about his new brews.
Beer Here Hopticulus: Hoptilicus is a barleywine hopped like a double IPA. The idea was to
make a strong complex ale show casing both the hops and malts while
retaining drinkability from the use of Danish beet sugar which ferments
away leaving only alcohol drying the beer out. 9.0% ABV @ Bayou
Beer Here Kremlin Crude: This Russian Imperial Stout has vinous, rich nose is layered with malt, coffee, roasted grains and
pungent smoke. Toffee from the malt and alcohol build to meet the hops,
then the flavours melt together with Islay whiskey and dark sultana
raisins. 10.0% ABV @ Bayou
Beer Here Rye Hopper: Called Hopfix in some markets, Rye Hopper started as a home brew recipe
when Christian, founder of Beerhere started home brewing in the
nineties. Wanting to brew a beer with rye, which is a stable grain of
Danish cuisine he turned to the Internet and found a recipe from Denny
Conn, award winning home brewer from Oregon. After brewing in the
kitchen for a few years Christian started a brewery where the recipe
lived on for a number of years as Ølfabrikken Rug IPA. When starting
Beer Here in 2008, Hopfix would be one of the first beers to be brewed.
In the intervening years the recipe has been continually modified but in
its heart is it still based on Denny Rye IPA. 9.0% ABV @ Bayou
Beer Here SoD: A Baltic Porter full of dark chocolate, cocoa, carmel, figs and black fruit flavors.
Full body with a smooth creamy mouthfeel. An amazing example of this
rare beer style. 7.5% ABV @ Bayou
Mikkeller SpontanCherry Frederiksdal: Mikkeller gets a little sour. SpontanCherry is an oak aged sour ale by
the Danish gypsy brewery. Frederiksdal refers to the estate from which
the beer gets its sour cherries.8.2% ABV @ Bayou
Mikkeller SpontanNoble: This Belgian Gueze style beer is aged in Sauternes Wine Barrels giving
it an amazing wine/grape character which blends extremely well with the
sour/tart gueze. 8.2% ABV @ Bayou
Mikkeller AK Alive: Only 1300 cases of this sour/wild ale by Mikkeller was Brewed at
Anchorage Brewing Company. Based on Mikkeller's Wild Ale It's Alive,
this beer has probably the strongest Funky Brettanomyces character of
any of our wild beers. For fans of wild/funky beers only. 8.0% ABV @ Bayou
Christoffel Nobel: This Imperial Pilsner/Strong Pale Lager is dry-hopped with Brambling Cross. 91 points at
ratebeer.com. The Bayou was only able to get 2 cases this time around. 8.7% ABV @ Bayou
Slaapmutske Triple Nightcap: Slaapmutske literally means ‘Sleeping Cap,’ (and, as an extension,
‘nightcap’) in Flemish. The name came about a few years ago when brewer
Dany de Smet and his lovely wife, Marleen, were trying to soothe their
crying baby, Jonas. When all else failed, Dany hit on the idea of giving
the lad a short lick of a finger dipped into a glass of one of Dany’s
beers. And with that, young Jonas was out like a light. Marleen declared
the beer to be a real ‘slaapmutske,’ and thus, a brewery was born. 8.1% ABV @ Bayou
Fantôme Golden Ale: With a wonderfully musty and
characterful aroma. There are many drinkers out there who believe this
is the “Nectar of the Gods.” Certainly no other brewer makes beer like
this, in Belgium or anywhere. How many beers of 8% plus offer such fresh
fruitiness? A solid Belgian saison beer at its base, with an unusual
overlay of fruitiness. 8% ABV @ Bayou
Deschutes Green Monster: 3 years ago, a batch of beer at
Deschutes developed a "problem". The brewers decided to fill up some
Oregon pinot barrels
with the, gone astray beer and infect it with Brettanomyces, Around the
brewhouse it was known as "Green
Monster," the name stuck and at the end of it's barrel aging the result
is a monstrously fantastic, sour beer, with slight cherry and
dried fruit aroma. In fact, the only scary thing about this beer is
that it is SO LIMITED! The Beerhive managed to obtain about 5 cases. I imagine it won't last long. @ Beerhive
Bohemian
Isar Rye:
Predating the Reinheitsgebot of 1516, when rye was banned from brewing. is named after the main water way of Bavaria, the Isar River. This beer is made with 50% rye
malt.and fermented with a traditional hefeweizen yeast strain. The result is a very full bodied 4% beer that takes from both the rich spiciness of the rye and the banana/clove esters from the yeast. You need to try this! @Bohemian
Don't forget about the Utah Brewers Guild's Oktoberfest tomorrow, starting at 1pm.
Cheers!
Info: Mark Alston
Bohemian Smoked Helles: Mesquite-esque smokiness in the nose with hints
of biscuit beneath. The taste is full of sweet malt, and smoke with a
hint of spicy hops. The mouthfeel is on the lighter side of medium. A
very nice smoke beer. I could easily drink this on a regular basis. @Bohemian
