New Beer Friday 2/25/22

Today Fisher Brewing is going to be celebrating five years of making beer at the resurrected brewery. To celebrate, three new beers were created and all be released one a day over a three day period (Thursday - Saturday). Happy number five and thanks for making Utah a much better place. 

Also this week: Park City Brewery's new brewpub in Kimball Junction is in the midst of their soft opening. Since it's a soft opening, check the hours before making the trip. Congrats, PC Brewing! 

Fisher - Batch 723: Smell is melon, pineapple, and grapefruit peel. Taste is a bit different. Sweet pale malts and white bread, along with honey dew melon, and maybe some pineapple and orangey notes. Floral and pale malt sweetness are center stage with literally no bitterness. Medium mouthfeel and there is no detection of the 9.0%

Fisher - Mysterious Something: Green apple, grainy malt character, hints of whole wheat bread crust, citrus notes, light notes of apricot, fresh cut hay, subtle earthy spiciness, and some Brett funk. Overall the nose is a bit subdued, but makes up for it with it's complexity. Following the nose I get a touch of green apple, red grapefruit, apricot, grainy and bready malt notes lending sweetness, some fresh cut hay mixing with a light floral character, light notes of a dark earthy spiciness with hints of clove and subtle cardamom, and a medium bitterness on the back end that has aspects of citrus, funk, and floral notes. Brett funk character permeates the whole palate. 7.3% - Only at Fisher starting today.

Fisher - Gose: Lightly briny, grapefruit citrusy, mild muffin wheat note... great potency overall, inviting vibrant grapefruit tart flavor and rather potent but hardly off-putting yogurt-y lactic bite... subtle nutty yeast note at the end of some sips - very faint... coriander slowly builds until it's the dominant note in the aftertaste. 5.0% - Available at Fisher on Saturday.  

Offset - Riwaka: Single Hop • Pale Ale: Riwaka is arguably the hardest to grow and hardest to source hop in the world. As recently as 2017 there was only one or two breweries in the US who even had contracts for it. There would be years where none of it even left the country of NZ where it's grown on the northern tip of the South Island. The Brewers who had been able to use it raved about its qualities and incredibly unique profile. 5.0% 

Hopkins - Autobahn Hefeweizen: This German weiss beer features a robust banana aroma and flavor from traditional Hefeweizen yeast complemented with a light velvety mouthfeel and delicate toasted bread notes from malt. Hallertau Blanc hops provide notes of apricot and other stone fruits. Brewed with locally grown and malted Solstice Malt. 

Strap Tank - Stout: Rich, creamy, moderate roast and finishes smooth. Julia Shuler was

the brains on this one.7.0% - Available at both Strap Tank locations and Sandy Slackwater.

Strap Tank - Moto Guzzi: This Italian pils available at the Lehi brewery and at the West Side Tavern in SLC. 5.0%

Silver Reef - Guavalu: Missed this tart wheat ale with guava. 5.0% - Available at Silver Reef for now in 12 ounce cans.   

Melvin - Biere De Ramos: Missed this Coconut and orange blossom sour ale. 6.0% - Found at Beerhive 

Melvin - Bright Reserves: Missed this sour blonde ale aged in oak with passionfruit, apricot, kumquat and Sumac. 6.0% - Found at Beerhive   

Del Ducato - Verdi Imperial Stout: An Imperial Stout with aromas ranging from chocolate to licorice, from coffee grounds to

tobacco, and liqueur nuances. Its uniqueness lays in the use of chili pepper which combines

very well with the beer's chocolate aroma. 8.2% - Only at the Bayou.

De Dolle - Boskeun: Belgian Strong Golden Ale. A special Easter beer. 9.0% - Only at the Bayou.

De Dolle - Oerbier: Belgian Dark Strong Ale. Oerbier means "original beer". Tart and complex. Cellar Aged. 9.0% - Only at the Bayou.

Barley- Toccadibo: Belgian Strong Golden Ale/Tripel spiced w/ Coriander Seed. The aroma is clean and dry and quite alcoholic but also has hints of sumptuous peach and apricot balanced with aromatic notes of hops with a hint of chives. 8 4% - Only at the Bayou.

Grado - Plato Chocarrubica: Oatmeal Stout. Chocarrubica is a top-fermenting oatmeal stout with Venezuelan cocoa beans and carrubs from the island of Sicily. This beer uses a large amount of oats (over 30%). 7.0% - Only at the Bayou.

LoverBeer - Nebiulin-a: Loverbeer's tribute to a Gueuze, a 3 year blend of their Biere du Lambic (2009, 2010, 2011) along with the addition of 2012 Nebbiolo grapes that were used for Barolo wine. Only 100

cases were produced. 6.5%  - Only at the Bayou.

LoverBeer - Marche'l Re: Italian Imperial Coffee Spiced Stout. Uses a blend of Caffè Vergnano (a very famous brand of coffee from Chieri) and spices as rhubarb, saffron, gentian and cinchona. 8 5% - Only at the Bayou.

Montegioco - Dolii Raptor: Barrel Aged Belgian Strong Ale. The taste is warm, ethylic, intense, with notes of chestnut honey, dried fruit, black cherry and cocoa. Very round, round, complex, shows remarkable length in the mouth, in the end emerge hints of bitter roots. A very complex beer. 8.5% - Only at the Bayou.

Montegioco - Bran: Bran is brewed with 12 different malts (among others: Pilsner malt, Vienna malt, pale malt, dark malt, caramel malt, chocolate malt, black malt, wheat malt). It has an ebony color with reflections similar to a monk's frock. The nose is intense, with toated notes of soy sauce, coffee, mocha, tobacco, a hint of balsamic vinegar and a hint of tropical fruit. 8 5% - Only at the Bayou.

Brasserie Des Franches (BSF) - Brut des Franchees: The base beer is a blend of 3 long aged saison V225 (aged in vin jaune, smoked, and classic version),. Revisited and disgorged by the house of Mauler in Môtiers, Switzerland. The Champagne like conditioning and sparkling really brings out new fragrances, that is very unique from the base barrel aged beer. 8.0% - Only at the Bayou.

Hofstetten - Granitbock: brewed in large granite open troughs. The granite stones are then heated to be white hot and added to the wort. This causes the sugars in the malt to caramelize around the stones and gives the beer lovely caramel and roasted flavors. It also gives the Granit Bock a unique smoked flavor. Yeast is added about 1 hour after the white hot rocks have been added to the wort., allowing for an open fermentation. The Granite Bock is then matured for several months on the cool cellars under the brewery. 7.3% - Only at the Bayou.

De Glazen Toren - Jan De Lichte: Imperial White Ale. The name refers to local Belgian history. In the 18th century Jan De Lichte was the leader of an infamous gang of robbers in the region of Aalst, Zottegem. He was executed in Aalst at the age of 25. Barley and wheat are used of course, but there is also oats and buckwheat. Jan De Lichte is the only Glazen Toren beer to which spices are added. Following the Belgian tradition of wheat beer brewing. The use of coriander and curaçoa (Bitter Orange) makes for the extremely fresh, citrus-like taste. 7.0% - Only at the Bayou.

This week we're also going to try adding ciders to New Beer Friday. Any feedback is appreciated.

Oliver's - Dabinett: A still, single varietal cider fermented w/ wild yeasts & matured in whiskey casks, spice, ripe fruit, orange peel, charred wood. 7.60% - Only at Scion Cider Bar

Oliver's - One Juice: A collaboration between five English cideries, a blend of Dabinett & Brown's apple juice, fermented dry & bright. 7.50% - Only at Scion Cider Bar

Oliver's - Bottle Conditioned Medium 2018: Sparkling cider from blend of English apples, red-apple forward w/ strong spice notes. 5.40% - Only at Scion Cider Bar

Oliver's - Pet Nat 2018: A blend of bittersweet English apples, keeved and racked six times for an off dry cider, big apple nose, gently sparkling. 5.40%. - Only at Scion Cider Bar

Oliver's - Gold Rush Raw #2: A collaboration w/ Angry Orchard, unfiltered cider from Gold Rush apples, rich & deep with some caramel and oak. 6.80% - Only at Scion Cider Bar

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 2/18/22

Level Crossing - Timpanator: This dopplebock's  aroma has toasted bread crusts and a bit of caramel malt, dried dates, and figs. Better than average, but not particularly expressive aside from the bread crust and caramel malt sweetness.

Flavor is toasty and toffee forward with dense toasted bread crust, light caramel, dried dates, brown dried figs, and mild German hop herbal and bitter qualities. Front of palate picks up toasted bread crusts with light caramel and dried dates, perhaps a bit of German hop herbal and woodsy qualities, though I may be imagining it. Mid-palate of toasted bread crusts, caramel malt, substantial sweetness, dried dates and lesser brown dried figs; there is also a German hop herbal/woodsiness that lingers in the background. Back of palate finds toasted bread crust and caramel-like sweetness fixed to a mild German hop bitterness and woodsiness. Aftertaste of toasted bread crusts, slight caramel and nuts, and a more than modest slightly Germanic hop-driven bitterness.

Wasatch - UTX: This DIPA has a mostly clear body, with a pale amber orange color. Good amounts of fine carbonation at a moderate pace. Head creation is a bit minimal but sturdy, reaching just over two fingers and a bleach white appearance. Excellent ring lacing and swiss cheese fine bubbles in the head, with some staying power. Good solid dank and tropical hop notes permeate the nose. Aroma hits of sticky pineapple and melon primarily. 9.5% - Available at all Wasatch locations.  

Very interesting palate. Good mix of pineapple notes, but definitely more attack with earth and spicy like hop bitterness to match. Peppery pineapple flavors mix in with light bitterness in the mid palate. Juiced warmth with good herbal bite on the finish that really lingers. A good malt coating as well that just adds a touch of sweetness but lets the hops do the talking. 

RoHa - Dimple Pucker Blood Orange Sour:  blood orange and hibiscus dominate the nose, obscuring much subtler notes of grapefruit, grainy wheat and raspberry. There's also some very slight hints of lemon yogurt acidity. 

It's quite a tasty sour, but it's also a restrained one, in that its acidity is kept to more of a low background hum vs. a puckering, in-your-face sort of deal. That being said, it starts off with a brief blast of lemon sourness, which is followed by big notes of blood orange and grapefruit, backed by a lightly wheaty pale malt sweetness. Citrus remains the focus through to the finish, where flowers and berries join the fray, lingering briefly into a mildly tart aftertaste. Medium-light in body, with middling carbonation levels that provide a proper, crisp bite to this somewhat smooth-feeling sour. I found this rather easy to toss back, but depending on your affinity for blood orange and kettle sours, your mileage may vary. 5.0% - Available today at RoHa.

Bewilder - Dark Patersbier: Missed this one. Look for mild clove, banana, raisin and mild caramel. 5.0% - Only at Bewilder on draft. 

Bootstrap - Pickle Me Up: I missed this golden ale infused with pickle juice. 4.5% - Found at Salt and Hops.

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 2/11/22

Kiitos - Hobble Creek: If you were to say, “this beer tastes like Utah”. This might be the one. This pale ale was made with sage, juniper & elderflowers. The result is an herbal ale with tons of character & local ingredients. Tasty stuff. 5.0% - On draft at Kiitos.

Bewilder - Cosmic Pop: Made with a special Cryo hop blend known as TRI 2304. This Bursts with citrus, both meat and peel - some melon as well. A pleasant bitter finish rounds it out. It's not crazy bitter but it lightly lingers. 6.8% - Available at Bewilder in 16 ounce cans starting today. 

Epic - Experimental IPA #3: This is mostly a throwback to the early 21st Century IPAs; Lots of Centennial and Amarillo with a sweet caramel base. Not a lot of breweries making old school shit right now. Give it a go. 6.8% - Only at Epic to-go in crowlers.

RoHa - False Profit Hazy IPA: Pours a light amber color with slight haze, typical, but the off-white head is thick and frothy and sticks around for a while. Aroma is fairly hoppy, if not strongly so, with an undertone of grapefruit and orange. Flavor is hoppy and woody, slightly bitter, a little fruity - mainly orange and grapefruit with light malt sweetness.Texture is fairly smooth, lively and fizzy, leaving a fairly persistent tingle. 7.0% - Available at RoHa in 16 ounce cans starting today. 

Desert Edge - 1972 IPA: This came in late, sorry I missed it. 6.6% Available at Desert Edge.

Desert Edge - Red Lager: This came in late, sorry I missed it. 5.0% Available at Desert Edge.

Desert Edge - English Brown (nitro): This came in late, sorry I missed it. 5.0% Available at Desert Edge.

Shades - Hazy Brah!: This newly formulated IPA features: Mosaic, Motueka and whole cone Simcoe. Look for a citrusy and herbal punch! 7.0% - Available at both Shades locations.

Offset - Citra Single Hop: Missed this one. Only Citra in the kettle whirlpool and dry-hop. 6.5% - Only at Offset. 

Cascade - Honey Mile: This is a sour rye ale aged in oak barrels and foudres for up to one year, then infused with dried chamomile flowers, local wildflower honey and fresh lemon zest. Like a cozy cup of chamomile tea, Honey Mile offers a delicate floral flavor, vivacious citrus aroma and a kiss of honey sweetness. 5.5% - Found at Slackwater 

Sierra Nevada - Powder Day: This is a classic WCIPA. Dank citrus nose with stone fruit and melon. Citrus is forward on the taste; picking up tangerine and grapefruit flavors, and there’s also a substantial berry note, which is absolutely delicious, with melon and some malt sweetness in the back for balance. 7.7% - Widely available.  

Revision - Baggage Wagon: Missed this one. 8.5% - Found at Beerhive.

Lewis and Clark - Juicy ObSession: Missed this one. Citra and Mosaic hops are blended throughout the brew with lots of late additions and dry-hopping. 5.0% - Found at Salt and Hops.

This Sunday there will be a special firkin competition to celebrate the Super Bowl, featuring Kiitos and RoHa. The pin that's closest to empty by closing, wins the day. 

Here are this week's Small Batch Beers from Hopkins Brewing. Curious to try that Red Velvet Cake!

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 2/4/22

UTOG - Snapdragon: This is an Imperial Rice Lager brewed with ginger and lime. Look for a light, citrus forward beer with snappy and lightly spicy ginger. 5.0% - Available at UTOG in 16 ounce cans.

TF - Moxie Pale Ale: This has that super turbid appearance with an aroma is full of wonderful citrus peel qualities (mostly grapefruit). Taste wise it follows the nose pretty close with addition of orange pith, mango and pineapple. There’s medium bitterness that comes off as dry ruby red grapefruit peel. Alcohol is well hidden. Very nice. 5.0% - Available at TF Brewing on draft.

Proper - Caracosa: When this Gruit debuted a year or so ago, it didn't have the funky barrel-aged treatment then; this however is an entirely different beast. It's herbal like a gruit should be with a bit of wild funk that gives it a light sour profile that is fruity and pleasant. 9.5% - Available starting today in 16 ounce cans at Proper.

Silver Reef - Tropical Thunder: This is categorized as a "tropical-style" IPA, made with passion fruit, orange and guava. The hop bill is comprised of Nugget, Amarillo, Moutere and Mosaic. Sounds delish. 7.0% - You can find this at Silver Reef. 

Shades - German Chocolate Cake: This pastry stout delivers on the flavor. Brewed with chocolate, coconut, pecans vanilla and brown sugar. Full Bodied at 6.5% - Available at both Shades locations.  

Torrente - Birra Fragrante: This is an Italian made IPA made with Mandarina Bavaria, Equinox, Chinook and Vic Secret hops. They brew this in Italy, place it in huge tanks, then ship it to the states, where it's canned. 7.0% - Found at the Bayou.   

Prairie - Mocha Noir: This is a bourbon barrel aged Imperial Stout made with chocolate with notes of coffee. 14.2% - Found at Slackwater.

Prairie - Double Vanilla Noir: Similar to Mocha Noir with welcome vanilla to round out the roasty and boozy qualities. 14.0% - Found at Slackwater.

Cheers!