New Beer Friday 3/25/22

You're probably going to need to snag a loan from your bank to afford this week's New Beer Friday list. There's a lot of damn beer out there this weekend, thankfully it's pretty spread out. Enjoy this picture perfect weekend. 

Hopkins - Victory; For Peace: This experimental dry-hopped farmhouse ale features a heavy bubble gum/banana presence, tailing with it is a moderate hop bitterness. With a malt forward body, but still maintaining a dry finish. Proceeds go towards Razom, an organization that helps supply critical materials such as medical supplies, food, and clothing to the people of Ukraine during emergencies. To learn more about this organization and how to donate, please visit https://razomforukraine.org/.

Wasatch - Top of Main Series (Raspberry Ale): The aroma has subtle raspberry and toast. Taste is of the same, with some background acidity and sweetness. Mouthfeel is light and finishes crisp and refreshing. 5.0% - Available at Wasatch Park City and West Side Tavern. 

Strap Tank- Besser Bier Dunkel: This Munich Dunkel  has a nice nose; bready with hints of chocolate. Taste is really well done. Medium toasted bread malt base is infused nicely with a chocolate tinged malt addition. Finishes really well balanced with the help of the toasted malts. 5.0% - Available at Strap Tank also found at Slackwater.

Offset Bier - Experimental Pale: This very small batch pale features experimental hop HBC735 and has an intense Lemon, Spice and Pine profile.I haven't tried it, but Offset  says, "It's unlike any other hop we've ever used". 5.0% - Only at Offset Bier.

pFriem - Belgian-Style Blonde Ale:  Great fruit esters, very expressive, floral, honey and biscuit aromas. Taste is a more balanced than the nose. Malt backbone is light but solid, yeasty chewiness, delicate but not light. An excellent example of the style. 7.5% - Exclusive to Beer Bar, Cotton Bottom and The Eating Establishment. 

pFriem - Super Saison: The name says it all. This saison on steroids has a strong medicinal/bubble gum notes in the aroma..follwed by over ripe banana, coriander and light lemon . Taste similar, but more fruity and yet creamy. Very nice, smooth yet well carbonated with a dry finish.. Slight boozy finish. 9.5% - Exclusive to Beer Bar, Cotton Bottom and The Eating Establishment. 

pFriem - Lemon Zest Farmhouse Ale:  This was bottled in December and the aroma is still bright with lemon zest.  There's also clove, grassiness and some very light funk. Very flavorful and citrusy, with some very lightly tart lemon, juicy stone fruit, and citrus flavors. There's a mild Dupont-like saison funk here too – more clove and grass than citrusy barnyard funk. Grassy bitterness on the finish. 6.2% - Exclusive to Beer Bar, Cotton Bottom and The Eating Establishment. 

pFriem - Citrus Zest IPA:  This has a nice citrus zest aroma, full of fresh orange and tangerine with a solid pine backdrop. As advertised: the flavor brings in some wonderful and smooth notes of melon and papaya. There is still plenty of sweet and tart tangerine as well. Very nice IPA. 6.3% - Exclusive to Beer Bar, Cotton Bottom and The Eating Establishment. 

pFriem - Mosaic Pale Ale: Huge mango and lemon nose with pineapple, light guava, earthy and grassy hops with hints of lemongrass. Taste is sweeter than the nose lets on: huge mango, pineapple, orange cream, before lemon pith, grassy and earthy hops finish it off. 6.3% - Exclusive to Beer Bar, Cotton Bottom and The Eating Establishment. 

pFriem - Mexicsn-Style Chocolate Stout: Missed this one. 8.5% - Exclusive to Beer Bar, Cotton Bottom and The Eating Establishment. 

pFriem - Pale:  The aroma on this is really bright with notes of orange, mango, citrus and a nice piney aroma on the finish. The taste follows the nose with a profile that places the mosaic hops front and center on a bed of pilsner malts. The hops provide notes of orange, pine, dank herbal notes with a lingering bitterness into the finish. 6.3% - Exclusive to Beer Bar, Cotton Bottom and The Eating Establishment. 

pFriem - Pilsner: A nice aroma of malt and slightly grassy hops. The taste is crisp, clean, a little lemon, herbal, the aforementioned sweet malt with a little hop bite. This is very balanced and refreshing. 4.9% - Exclusive to Beer Bar, Cotton Bottom and The Eating Establishment.  

Stone Enjoy By 4/20/2022: This beer is brewed "not to last". Big and in your face with a massive hop profile. If you've never had an Enjoy By 4/20, you'll e in for a treat. I've not had this year's version yet. 9.4% - Found at The Bayou.

Mother Earth - Milk Truck: There's a strong dose of fresh coffee followed by some milky cocoa and vanilla sweetness. Roasty and malty, with plenty of coffee and vanilla character. Smooth and mildly creamy with a pleasant bitterness on the finish. 5.8% - Found atThe Bayou.

Mother Earth - Quit Stalin: Missed this Imperial Stout. 11.7% - Found atThe Bayou.

Melvin - Frothy Embrace: Missed this west Coast IPA. 6.0% - Found atThe Bayou.

Avery - Pomona: Missed this fruited Gose. 6.5% - Found atThe Bayou.

Avery - Night Warden: Missed this whiskey barrel-aged stout. 8.2% - Found atThe Bayou.

Avery - Ellie's Brown: Chocolate malt gives this beer a brown sugar maltiness with hints of vanilla and nuts, while subtle hopping gives it an overall great drinkability. 5.5% - Found at The Bayou.

Sierra Nevada - Sunny Little Thing:  Missed this citrus wheat ale. 5.0% - Found at Salt and Hops.

Pipeworks- Indoor Waterpark: Look for tropical hop aromas of Idaho 7 hops in this balanced and hazy pale ale. The bright hop aromas are joined with juicy flavors of guava and pineapple. 6.7% - Found at Slackwater.

Pipeworks - Mango Full Drip: This Pale Ale is an easy drinking beer that allows ripe mango to take center stage. This beer is all about the mango. If you're looking for a little slice of tropical sunshine, this would be it. 6.0% - Found at Slackwater.

Pipeworks - UNICHROME:  This is a Double IPA with lush aromas of coconut, guava, and tangerine. 9.1% - Found at Slackwater.

Pipeworks - Squooshy Sunbeams: This Fruit Beer is bright, sunny, packed with tropical pineapple and an extra bounce from marshmallow! Look for Dole Whip vibes from these sunny suds! Brewed with lots of fresh ripe pineapple. 6.7% - Found at Slackwater.

Pipeworks - Chipotle Smoked Porter: Missed this Chile/Smoked Beer 7.7% - Found at Slackwater.

Pipeworks- Power Casual: This is an American Brown Ale. Look for toasted malts that bring notes of toasted walnuts, chestnuts, and fresh baguette to this very easy going beer. 6.0% - Found at Slackwater.

Pipeworks - Mosaic On Repeat: This Hazy IPA is made with a double dose of Mosaic hops: Mosaic and Cryo Mosaic. The result is a really nice full expression of the juicy, soft, blueberry and melon notes that Mosaic hops are known for. 7.2% - Found at Slackwater.

Prairie - Buntastic Stout: Imperial Pastry Stout is inspired by carrot cake. Flavor is carrot cake pastry stout with an emphasis on cinnamon, but enough vanilla and faint cocoa to support the spice. Sweet, but not cloying. Sadly, undercarbonated. 12.2% - Found at The Bayou.

Lone Pine - Neon Balloon Dog: This Hazy IPA is brewed with Citra, Ella, and El Dorado hops. Look for flavors of grapefruit, lemon peel, lush pineapple, and a subtle mingling pepper against a soft pine bitterness. 6.0% - Found at The Bayou.

Lone Pine - Cloud Cake: Missed this Double Milkshake IPA. 8.0% - Found at The Bayou.

Lone Pine - Choco Tuesday: This Pastry Stout has aromas of peanut butter, waffle cone, cocoa nibs, and vanilla bean. Taste follows peanut butter and chocolate hit first with vanilla and waffles in the well balanced and tasty finish. 8.0% - Found at The Bayou.

Revision - Contract Burn (Release 3.0): This TRI-PA has a boozy aroma full of coconut followed by peach and mango. Coconut hits big as well in the taste, followed by peach, mango and spicy pine, some grapefruit and orange, floral notes, biscuity bready malt, and caramel sweetness. Finishes a little hot. 10.5% - Found at Bayou.

Revision - Pandemic Blues: Missed this NEIPA. 7.0% - Found at The Bayou.

Revision - Mindful Fermentation: Missed this NEIPA. 8.5% - Found at The Bayou.

Revision - Cryptic Love: Missed this brand new West Coast IPA. 6.8% - Found at The Bayou. 

E9 - Saturday Sunshine: This lager has a bright straw color. The lagering is patient and crisp, the beer is dry overall, it's refreshing without being boring. The hops are strong in terms of dosage but very much noble type with some spiciness and grassy.  5.8% - Found at The Bayou.

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

Ciders

FinnRiver - Sun & Seed: Classic cider aromatics, earthy wine-like and slightly of yeast in the nose. Rustic apple with acid to hit the cheeks. Finish of toasted nut, outbreath of aromatic carrot, raw sunflower, and pithy apple tannins. 6.5% - Found at Scion Cider Bar.

FinnRiver - Solstice Saffron: This bright cider features fermented organic apples, saffron, delicately steeped toasted fennel and organic anise pods. Lightly carbonated. Made without gluten ingredients. 6.5% - Found at Scion Cider Bar.

FinnRiver - Lavender Black Currant: A blended cider with organic black currant; then steeped with organic lavender flowers sourced from local farms. A final addition of unrefined organic cane sugar adds depth, sweetness and flavor. Lightly carbonated. 6.5% - Found at Scion Cider Bar.

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 3/18/22

It's Not easy doing New Beer Friday research on Saint Patrick's Day. Too many enthusiastic beer nerds clamoring through my once quiet afternoon watering holes, screwing up Princess Mikey's sensory beer smorgasbord for hours upon end! Luckily, I'm sort of a professional and forgone my typical beer diva hissy-fit, so that I could stay up to the wee hours of the morning and deliver this most important part of your week, so bright and early this fine Friday morning. Truth be told, not much writing will be happening this morning, as I enjoyed too many beers and whiskies Thursday afternoon. Trust Me when I say, the stuff that I had was brilliant and worth you're hard earned quatloos. Cheers.

Grid City - Oatmeal Cookie Stout (nitro): This comes out today and It will defiantly be on my list today. Grid City's nitro offerings are always top notch. 5.0% - Only at Grid City.

Hopkins - Irish coffee Stout: This take on a classic cocktail is brewed with Irish whiskey and coffee beans. Full of all the roast characteristics you'd expect from an Irish stout, complimented with heavy coffee notes and a touch of whiskey.

Hopkins - Dublin Slammer Stout: Brewed with lactose, vanilla, Irish whiskey, and coffee. Inspired by the popular shot of an Irish stout, whiskey, and cream liqueur. This sweet stout is bursting with chocolate, vanilla, and coffee notes.

Epic - Yelling at Clouds: This "Cold IPA" is quite nice to see a clear IPA for a change. Aroma is grassy and citrusy. Taste follows. It's much more dry. The hops are bold with lots of orange peel and herbs. The finish is bitter, but not too lingering. Quite DANK.

Offset/Cellerma -Guest Experience: This "Hazy West Coast" pale ale features hop HBC586. This is a new hop that's getting a lot of buzz. It's complimented by some awesome 2021 Simcoe and a fire lot of 2020 Centennial. Tropical, Terpy, Floral vibes and as good saturation as two breweries can concoct. 5.0% - Only at Offset Bier.

Offset - Pineapple Mango Curuba:Missed this one. I think you get the drift from the name. 4.8% - Only at Offset Bier

Strap Tank - S.I.B.: "Strong Independent Beer" is a Belgian Single or table beer. Sorry, missed this one. 5.0% - Available at both  Strep Tank locations. 

Strap Tank - K.F.C.: "Kentucky Fry'ed Common" is a Kentucky Common ale, missed this one. too 5.0% - Available at both  Strep Tank locations. 

Revision - The Right Slice: this Imperial stout was made with blueberries, graham cracker, coconut, vanilla and cinnamon. It's bloody good, just as described. 12.0% - Found at Dick n Dixes. 

Revision - Tickle Machine: Missed this Imperial Stout with coffee.10.2%  - Found at Dick n Dixes. 

Revision - ContactbBurn: This is a NEIPA. Revision brewing.  Found at 

Lone Pine - Neon Balloon Dog: Missed this NEIPA. 6.0% - Found at Slacwater. Bayou.  tired, very tired. 

Saint Patrick's Day Craft Beer Options 2022

Guinness is a fine stout and there are plenty of fine Irish style lagers floating around out there from large breweries as well. That being said, please go out and enjoy whatever you happen to find this Saint Patrick's Day, just please remember that there's massive amount of locally made stouts and Irish themed ales and lagers that support hundreds, if not thousands of our neighbors. Here's a list of locals only beers for you try.  

Grid City - Oatmeal Cookie Stout (nitro): This comes out today and It will defiantly be on my list today. Grid City's nitro offerings are always top notch. 5.0% - Only at Grid City.

Hopkins - Irish coffee Stout: This take on a classic cocktail is brewed with Irish whiskey and coffee beans. Full of all the roast characteristics you'd expect from an Irish stout, complimented with heavy coffee notes and a touch of whiskey.

Hopkins - Dublin Slammer Stout: Brewed with lactose, vanilla, Irish whiskey, and coffee. Inspired by the popular shot of an Irish stout, whiskey, and cream liqueur. This sweet stout is bursting with chocolate, vanilla, and coffee notes.

Kiitos Green Glitter Ale: The green in this beer comes from a type of culinary algae and the glitter is completely edible. You'll be pleasantly surprised by this golden ale as it tastes like an average American Ale. 5.0% - Only in Cans.

Bewilder - Nitro Stout: Smooth with an ample amount of roast, cocoa and a silky mouthfeel. 4.8% Only at Bewilder.

Bewilder - Irish Lager: This was probably my favorite lager last year and one of my top lagers of 2021! Get on this crisp lager that has subtle malt character and perfect hop balance. 5.0% 

Bewilder - Leprechaun Tears: Green glitter is the first thing you'll notice here. I believe this debuts today on draft at Bewilder. 5.0%.

Desert Edge - Latter Day Stout (nitro): Probably one of the best nitro stouts that available everyday of the year. It's so good, the Beerhive uses this instead of Guinness. 5.0% Available at Desert Edge, Beerhive. 

Level Crossing - Dry Irish Stout (nitro): This debuts today, haven't tried this yet.... but I will! 5.0% - Only at Level Crossing.

Red Rock - Oatmeal Stout: This stout has been around as long as Red Rock. Tame and roasted qualities that are cocoa forward. Highly drinkable and delishious. 5.0% - Available at Red Rock

Squatters - Dry Irish Stout:  Black with a thick creamy tan "nito head". The nose rich with espresso and roasted biscuit The taste starts with coffee then turns to espresso. Heavily roasted malt come next with a nutty/smokiness in the end. Mild hops come late and provide a slightly dry finish.4.8% - Available at Squatters.

Strap Tank - Sgt Holtz: Great roasted character, bit o' dark cocoa a hint of molasses. Great

session Stout. 5.0% - Only at Strap Tank locations.

TF - Mary's Dry Irish Stout: This is great and creamy with nice roasted and coca qualities. It has a silky mouthfeel and light body which makes it highly drinkable. 4.8% - Only at TF Brewing.

2 Row - Rollout Stout: 2 Row doesn't do a lot of sub-five percent beers and I'm embarrassed to say, I've never tried this one. None the less, you can find this one to-go at the brewery in growlers. 5.0% - Available at 2 Row. 

UTOG - Lovely Lady Nitro Stout: Taste was very smooth and creamy oatmeal with a hint of toffee and coffee just sipping on it. Overall this stout is very enjoyable to drink leaving a lace all the way down but it feels stronger then 5.0%

Talisman - Iron Age Oatmeal Stout: The palate carries strong notes of coffee and malted barley with grassy hop-bitterness in the background. Moreover, one can tell this stout was brewed with good water, and the result is incredibly drinkable. 

If I missed anything, I apologize.    

Sláinte 

New Beer Friday 3/11/22

Shades - Mango India Pale Ale: Missed this one. Look for Mango (of course), tropical, floral, and citrus notes. 6.5% - Available at Shades.

Illuminated Brew Works - Spoon Full of Sugar: Super hazy, dark yellow in color with orange, pineapple, mango, some grapefruit and guava. Lactose is also present. taste is much of the same with tropical hops and plenty of sweetness due to lactose. Really juicy and sweet. Nice for the style, but it's a wee sweet for me. 8.0% - Found at DABC.

Destihl - Apple Pie: Inspired by the flavors of American apple pie. Brewed with tart apple & cinnamon flavors and lactose, this ale has all of the flavors you'd expect with notes with a light body & tart finish. 4.6% - Found at DABC. 

Lagunitas - StereoHopic IPA Vol. 4 (Lotus & Sabro): clear gold/orange color with foamy white head leaving moderate frosty lacing. Nose is mild citrus with tropical notes and some earthiness. Taste follows in a slightly muddled way. Mild bitterness lingers on the finish. 7.2% - Found at DABC.

Mother Earth - Project X (Dimensional Universe): Missed this one. look for a lot of citrus and pineapple in this one. 7.0% - Found at Dick n Dixie's, Beer Bar, Slackwater and Roosters B Street Brewery.

Melvin - Frothy Embrace: A nice looking hazy appearance with tangerine, grapefruit and peach mostly in the nose. Taste is similar to the aroma, bright tangerine, peach, gooseberry and tropical notes, light coconut and malts with a fairly aggressive hoppy bitter back end. 6.0% Found at Dick n Dixie's, Beer Bar, Slackwater.

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

Cider

Mountain West - Little Orchard Series (Irish Craic Gold Leaf Cider): Irish Craic cider has been infused with Citra Hops for a subtle floral aroma and bright, citrusy finish. They've even added some sparkling gold for good luck! 6.8% - Only at Mountain West Cidery.

Meriwether - Strong Arm Semi-Sweet: Sweet and full bodied, very apple forward, fresh tasting, juicy & refreshing. 6.90% - Only at Scion Cider Bar.

Meriwether - Foothills Semi-Dry: A semi-dry cider w/ crisp, effervescent body and a combination of bitter & sweet notes. 6.90% - Only at Scion Cider Bar.

Meriwether - Raspberry Merispritz: A cider-based spritzer with real raspberry, low calorie, super crushable. 4.60% - Only at Scion Cider Bar.

Meriwether - Blood Orange Merispritz: A cider-based spritzer with real blood orange, low calorie, super crushable. 4.60% - Only at Scion Cider Bar.

Meriwether - Blackberry Boom: Tart apple and juicy blackberry combine for huge, dark berry notes and a crisp finish. 6.90% - Only at Scion Cider Bar.

Meriwether Hop Shot: A semi-dry cider dryhopped w/ Citra hops for big citrus and floral notes. 6.90% - Only at Scion Cider Bar.

Meriwether- Ginger Root: Ginger-infused semi-sweet with huge earthy and spicy notes. 6.90% - Only at Scion Cider Bar.

Happening tomorrow: The Gate City Brewfest. I've attended this in the past. It a great time and not too far from the Wasatch Front. 

Cheers!

New Beer Friday

Uinta - Belgian-style Golden Strong: Aged in rum barrels: big bubblegum aroma with orange and berries. Taste is Sweet up front, with a medium amount of clove and berries. Bubblegum comes back with some lime peel lingering in the background. The finish isn’t boozy but it has some heat. 9.2% - Available at Uinta, Beerhive, Slackwater.

Uinta - Birthday Suit: This version of Uinta's anniversary sour features apricot. The aroma has that lemony lactic tartness, with just a hint of stone fruit. The taste is quite pleasant. There's a medium to low amount of tartness which gives the apricot room to shine. All-in-all it's a nice blend and an easy drinker for sure. 5.0% - Available at Uinta starting today. 

Uinta - Sum'r: You may know this beer as lager that has a nice lemony hop profile. This year however the brand is undergoing a change. Now Sum'r is a session IPA: Low bitterness, with nice citrus and tropical notes. It's a tasty beer, but I'm going to miss one of my favorite Uinta lagers for sure. Note: I did try this on draft and from the can. The draft version is defiantly more bitter. It may be a different batch, who knows. 5.0% - Available at Uinta. 

TF - Phantasm: This new hazy features Phantasm Powder: a fairly new and very unique beer ingredient. It's comes from Sauvignon Blanc grapes, essentially pulverized freeze-dried grape skins. This IPA is SICK. The fruitiness popping out of this ale is flat-out brilliant. Big citrus flavors on top berries and tropical fruit. A very limited number of breweries have been able to brew with this product thus far and TF was granted access. 8.8% - Debuts at Noon today. Two 4-pack limit.

RoHa - Bluebird: Missed this American style wheat beer. It debuts today. 5.0% 

Epic - Flower Power: This is an Foedre-Aged Sour Ale that was blended with Passion Fruit, then dosed with Hibiscus right before it went into the can. Don't forget to pour it in a glass because the Hibiscus give the liquid a vibrant ruby/fuchsia color. This debuts today

Bewilder - Tripel: This style can be a wee sweet for some. There's a lot of malt and candied sugar happening in this particular style. Bewilder's version has all of this but manages to come off with a sweetness level that closer to medium – which is helpful in its long term drinkability. The malts are fruity with mostly peach flavors emerging. There is some hop bitterness for balance in the finish. 9.5% - Available at Bewilder in 16 ounce cans starting today. 

2 Row - Smoked Habanero Porter: I missed this one. I'm a big fan of 2 Row's Smoked Jalapeño  Porter so this one will be on my list today. 7.9% - Available at 2 Row, Bayou, Slackwater.

Fisher - Idaho Connection: This is a west coast style pale ale that features Idaho 7 hops, which brings out a robust aroma of melon on the nose. The flaked Rye provides a smooth softness on the pallet, while the small addition of Simcoe Hops add a subtle lingering berry fruit finish. 5.0% - Only at Fisher.

Deschutes - King Crispy: Missed this "crispy boy" pilsner. 4.8% - Found at Salt and Hops.

Revision - Contract Burn Release 3.0: Missed this triple hazy IPA. 10.5% - Found at Slackwater: 

Revision - The Right Slice: Missed this pastry stout. 12.0% - Found at Slackwater:

Melvin - Compatible Egos: Missed this farmhouse ale. 6.0 - Found at Slackwater:

Melvin - Plumage: Missed this American wild ale. 6.5% - Found at Slackwater:

Ciders

Mountain West - Stillwater (Gin Barrel): This Cider was aged for more than 6 months in Waterpocket Agave Rum barrels, subtle notes of oak and molasses complement a rich butterscotch flavor that yields to a smooth, barrel-aged finish. 9.0% - Available now at Mountain West.

Sea Cider Bramble Bubbly: A semi-dry cider made w/ wild blackberries for

sweet & tart combination, deep & spritzy. 9.90% - Only at Scion Cider Bar.

Finnriver Firebarrel: A blend of bittersweet apples shows off notes

of spice & caramel, mellowed on oak. 9.50% - Only at Scion Cider Bar.

Art + Science FruitNat 2020: A pét-nat ferment of apple, pear, Mondeuse

Noir grapes & plums, fruity, refreshing, hint of bitterness. 8.60% - Only at Scion Cider Bar.

Cheers!