Boys and girls of a certain age will remember the painstaking efforts that went into the composing of the "make-out tape". It was the soundtrack of the night and it could make or break your evening out. I've made a mix tape of a sort with beer – the New Beer Friday Mix Tape is compilation of beers that if enjoyed properly is guaranteed to get your groove on... in more ways than one.
Squatters - 147 West IPA: This is a straight up citrus hop slammer. slight pineapple, white grapefruit, some tart tropical hops, hint of malt sweetness. Same with the citrus nose. Bright gold hue, Hazy/opaque,with tall white foamy head and nice lace. Medium body. 5.0% - Available at Squatters/Wasatch locations.
Squatters - Hazy Hop Rising: Taste is a crisp pretzel malt along with tropical fruit flavors. Citrus - lemon, lime, orange. There is a hint of creamy vanilla Orange Julius. Grapefruit and pine with a soft bitterness. Pineapple. Manages to be relatively dry even with the tropical fruit sweetness. I really like the very light malt bill which strikes me clearly as having a pretzel flavor; this sets off the citrus and fruit hop notes beautifully. Bitterness increases as the beer warms but remains soft and mild. 9.0% - Available at Squatters/Wasatch locations.
Epic - It's Got Citra: Single-hopped with Citra, as the name would suggest. Pours a somewhat hazed light copper with a touch of unfiltered cloudiness, a full finger of head. Perfect balance between malt cracker and hop bitterness. Not bursting, but full of flavor, pink grapefruit, orange zest, wildflower honey, biscuit, ripe avocado, pine resin, and pineapple. Delish. Sadly, this likely will not be brewed again. 8.0% - Available at Epic now. DABC in a few weeks.
Proper - Hop vs Hop (Strata): This beer pours a dull gold with a moderate head. The aroma is unusual,with a combo of berry and stonefruit notes and an undercurrent of cannabis, black tea, and vague berries. The flavor is super juicy upfront, with strawberry, cannabis, fruit loops, and a solid amount of bitterness. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Overall this is a really excellent beer with a tasty based and solid bitterness. 8.0% - Available Friday at Proper.
Bewilder/DaveDave Brews - Rocket Surgeon: If you're familiar at all with Utah's home-brew scene then you've probable heard of the infamous award winning duo. DaveDave Brews and Bewilder have recreated one of their gold medal winning ales. 5.0% - Available now at Bewilder.
RoHa - Bumpy Pucker (Raspberry): Pour is a transparent red with a mostly white head that has a faint pink hue. Nose is almost all raspberry. Very fleshy raspberry with big tartness. Taste is heavily raspberry with puckering tartness and a sour finish. Puckeringly sour and dry, fairly assertive carb. A little sweetness would help take the edge off a bit. Sour fans will rejoice! 5.0% - Available at RoHa.
Grid City - Kona Coffee Macadamia Nut Coconut and Vanilla Bean Nitro Brown Ale: With a name like that, you don't need me.... But if you're still here, this nitro brown ale is full of medium roast coffee. With the combination of coconut and vanilla,I feared this may be too sweet. In Fact the sweetness is fairly low; just enough to keep the coffee from getting out of control. 5.0% - Only at Grid City.
TF - Haile’s Comet: This new wet hop features 400 lbs of Comet hops and is named for Haile Templin, the daughter of owner/brewer Kevin Templin. No tasting notes, as it hits today. 5.0% - Only at TF.
2 Row - Hoppy Days IPA: Not Hazy, but not filtered. Wow, what a great citrus hop profile. Fresh orange and grapefruit peel. The malts create a great bed for the hops to get freaky on. Sooo nice. This is a smaller batch than normal, don't procratinate on this one. 7.4% Available at 2 Row, Slackwater.
2 Row - Mark of the Yeast: This is a red ale that celebrates 2 Row's 666 batch of beer. There's a great fruity malt profile that is berry forward. The hops add a ton of citrus qualities with balancing pine resin at the back. Highly recommended. This is a smaller batch than normal, don't procratinate on this one. 8.0% - Available at 2 Row, Slackwater.
Hopkins - NAIPA: When I saw this, I thought, "non-alcoholic" IPA; I was corrected and informed it means "Not Another" IPA. Now you know too. This is an NEIPA
Returning Favorites
Proper - Coward's Fist: This Gin Barrel IPA was supposed to hit last week, but due to a lack of labels.... well, you know.
TF - Jellyfish Juicy IPA: This Hazy IPA features 3 different dry hops of Mosaic, Citra and Amarillo. All were added post boil, kepping the bitterness low and and the fruitiness high. Look for big tropical fruitiness with a huge explosive aroma. However when it warms that triple hop does begin to shows itself. 7.7% - Available at TF Brewing today at Noon.
Shades - Pumpkin Pie Ale: 'Nuff said, it's a great interpretation on pumpkin pie. 6.5%
Cheers!
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