New Beer Friday 8/26/22

Some of this week's beers may already be familiar to you. I took a little vacation last week, so some of these beers are just new to me. Don't worry though, there's plenty of spank'n new brews and a fresh Beer Nerd Radio show hits this afternoon at 2pm on KUAA.  

Level Crossing - Soulless Rex: This triple IPA is a beast in many ways. When it was cold it started off by being fairly tame with a big resinous hop profile and light alcohol (for a 10% beer). As I adjust it quickly became apparent that this was not the case as the massive hop bill quickly became a tornado resiny goodness. It's full of the usual culprits: Tropical, citrus and the like, but on steroids. malt sweetness for a beer this big is fairly tame as well, creating relatively high drinkability for a 100+ IBU ale. You need to check this one out. For sale starting today at Level Crossing.  

Bewilder - West Coast Phan Boi: I missed this one from last week. 7.0% 

Bewilder - City Weekly Beer Phest: I missed this one from last week. 7.7% 

2 Row - Face Melter: Another excellent citrus bomb from 2 Row. This is full of uncanny citrus flavors with added tropical notes. the hop utilization here is incredible along with the malt bill. Damn tasty for sure. 7.6% 

2 Row - Hops for Daze: Missed this one. Made with Galaxy, Citra and Mosaic hops. 6.7% - Available at 2 Row, Slackwater. 

RoHa - Extreme Mormon XPA: As taken from the Insta-famous page.  This is an old school style light pale ale, heavily hopped with old school hops. Expect piney, resinous aromas, nice bitter backing, and a smooth finish.  Light malts keep it refreshing. 5.0%

Desert Edge - La Playa Lager: Missed this New Mexican style lager. 5.0%

Kiitos - Pumpkin Amber: Missed this one. 5.0% 

Kiitos - Double IPA: This limited release beer has the freshest hops Kiitos could get. Chinook, Cascade and Centennial in the boil. Then dry hopped with Azzaca and Mosaic. This complex fruity beer is ready to get crushed, even at a whopping 9.0%. Only at Kiitos.

Offset - Laser Kiwi: This L IPA features Nectaron, Nelson and Riwaka hops. You'll get all that teeth licking hop oil, those killer hop burps, saturated hop flavor, and explosive aroma you’d associate with a 7% IPA but at a crazy drinkable 5% ABV. Intense when you want it but still shockingly light on the palate. 

Uinta - Imperial Baba: This is a bigger version of Uinta's Baba black lager. There are some nice chocolatey aromas along with whiskey. Taste-wise you get get a good amount of sweet whiskey that's full of caramel, vanilla and wood. The more roasted elements of the base beer take a bit of a back seat to cocoa and coffee flavors. This absolutely feels like a lager in the mouth and is not thick like and imperial stout. It has a bit of a whiskey finish. On sale starting today. 10.0% - Only at Uinta.

Uinta - Steam Is What we Have In Common: This is your classic Steam Beer. Full of deep toast and mild caramel sweetness. The hops are herbal and floral and compliment the malt well. The finish does have some lingering bitterness, which just adds to it's drinkability. 5.0% - Only at Uinta on draft.

Beer Zombies/Axe Brews - Vengeance: Made with enormous amounts of Galaxy and El Dorado hops. It hits you with juicy peach, pineapple whip, over ripe mango and a hint of dank resin to round out the backend. Exclusive to Beer Zombies. 8.0%

Beer Zombies/Tripping Animals Brewing - Zombie Psychonaut: Full of Amarillo, Cascade, Mosaic, Citra and Idaho hops. Look for piney, tropical, fruity, citrusy, earthy, and floral flavors. Light and crisp with a super hidden 8.5% 

Revision - Emerald Bay: Mosaic, Full of Motueka and Citra, the hops bring fruity hop notes of mango, lime and sweet orange with a hint of pine. 6.4% - Found at Bayou, Slackwater.

LumberBeard - Hop Choppin: Modern West Coast IPA that is dry hopped with Simcoe and Mosaic. This all pilsner malt beer has a huge aroma of peaches, honeydew melon and pine. Drinks like a pilsner with a light body and nice crisp clean finish, but flavor and aroma scream IPA. 6.80% - Found at Bayou, Slackwater.

LumberBeard - Cool Enough: This Cold-Style IPA brewed with Idaho 7, Mosaic and El Dorado hops. Clear, crisp and crushable with flavors of honeydew, kiwi and lime. 6.70% - Found at Bayou, Slackwater.

LumberBeard - Batch 1 IPA: Missed this IPA made with Sabro, El Dorado and Citra hops. 6.30% - Found at Bayou, Slackwater.

Great Basin Wild Horse: This has strongly-roasted malts, and caramel malts with ample Noble-Hop additions to achieve a nutty, sweet brew with a crisp finish. 5.20% - Found at Bayou, Slackwater.

Great Basin Deathwish: This brew has a delicate malt base that gives way to an avalanche of citrus, floral, and piney hop flavor and aroma with a crisp and clean finish. 6.66% - Found at Bayou.

Cascade Brewing Vernal Equinox: a blend of sour blond and wheat ales aged in foeders for 10 months with plums and a blend of black teas to accentuate the delicate fruit flavors. 5.20%. - Found at Bayou.

Cascade Brewing Staying Hoptimistic: Missed this Sour golden ale aged in oak barrels and foeders for 10 months before dry hopping with Strata hops. 5.80% - Found at Bayou.

Kensington Street Festival:

Saturday 8/27 from 1-8 pm, Kensington Ave in front of RoHa Brewing Project will be closed from State st. to Main St.

There will be live music from local musicians all day, live mural art going up on the patio wall, chalk artists working their magic on the walls as well. Local artists will be set up selling their crafts, along with local food trucks. A rock climbing wall, and community information booths round out the fun.   

Family friendly event.

Cheers!