New Beer Friday 12/20/24

It's the last New Beer Friday before the holidays and we here at Utah Beer Labs would like to thank you all for hanging out with us every Friday as we share the love for Utah's suds and all of the Beer Nerds that love them. Please enjoy this week's beers at your next gathering and we'll see you bright and fresh in 2025. As alway, Cheers.

Wait! before you go, Second Summit is back with us in the radio pub today (Friday) at 2pm. So much new stuff to get you out of your comfort zone and into the celebrating spirit. Steph and I get back to at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA - stream us live or listen later at KUAAFM.org

Bewilder - Sweater Weather: The official name of this could be spelled Sweatta Weatha or any of the plays on the name, so do t crucify me if it’s wrong. Mmmkay? Anyway nice & toasty/roasty with a generous hop profile. They’re calling it a “Mountain Side Porter”. 5.0% - Available at Bewilder.

Bewilder - Weizenbock: Definitely on the dark side of the style. A beautiful mahogany color. Clove & banana nose. Big banana-sweet malt profile. Estery yeast is def driving this wheat bock. Some cocoa notes, clove & sweet caramelized malt round it out. 8.4% - Available at Bewilder.

Proper - Till Death: This is not the previous version from 2023. This is in cans at 7.0%. This Black IPA has a big roasted malt character. A hop bill of classics: Cascade, Chinook & Simcoe pop with hints of citrus & big pine. Available today at Proper.

Kiitos - Schwartbier: Nice and roasty with a light clean body. Notes of cocoa, espresso and lightly-sweet crackers. Drinks like a lager should, no effort, all comfort. 4.7% - Available at Kiitos now.

TF - Jesse DELMARish: Big aroma full of molasses & maple. I don’t know this rum well, but the maple and booze is prominent. It’s like maple, candy cap mushrooms, combined with cocoa & espresso. The booziness lasts throughout, but for this style, it’s wholly appropriate. 12.0% - Available at TF starting today.

Fisher - Merry Fishmas: This double Hazy IPA features Citra and Mosaic with a touch of 1019. Beautiful fluffy head that clings to the glass. Fresh hop aroma and full mouthfeel. Citrus pith and berries with a nice easy bite. Amazing balance. 8.8% - Available at Fisher now. 

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

Cheers!

New Beer Friday the 13th 12/13/24

Happy New Beer Friday the 13th. We have a nice array of flavors today from lagers to sours - to stouts and IPAs. Pay attention to the availability dates as some aren't available until Saturday.

Green Urban Lunchbox stops by the radio pub this afternoon. Rachel Tibolla, Exc Director of GULB and Erika Palmer of Mountain West Cider will fill us in what Green Urban Lunchbox is and the lovely cider they've collaborated on. Hit us up at 2pm every Friday at 99.9FM KUAA.

Ogden Beer - Vibe Czech: Toasty grains, light sweet malt character. All Saaz hops that put off an herbal lemony bitterness. Nice drying bitterness that doesn’t linger long. Nice pils. 5.0% - Only at Ogden Beer

Hopkins - Sixth Anniversary Rye IPA: This collaboration ale with Fisher Brewing debuts Saturday. No notes on this one. 6.6% - Only at Hopkins.

RoHa - Task Manager CTRL+ALT+BIER: This Altbier is light, toasty aroma. Taste starts the same with more toast and a light caramel profile. Some light cocoa toward the end with a finish that’s herbal & leafy. Available at RoHa

Desert Edge - Gingerbread Stout: Roasty nose with slight gingerbread spices. Taste starts with gingerbread and cocoa it’s not super sweet, just enough to give the spices something to play with. Not a huge fan of gingerbread, but it works well here. 5.0% - Available at Desert Edge.

TF - Giddy Up Grisette: This spent about a year in Chardonnay brls w/ Rosé must. Moderate grape character in the nose. Some horse blanket funk too. Tastes bright and fruity with light brett tartness. Less grape-y than aroma. Dry overall with great wine notes/oak. 6.5% - Available at TF starting today.

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 12/6/24

Dark beers and pale ales seem to rules in this week's New Beer Friday. Krampus would absolutely approve! Speaking of Krampus: We're just hours past Krampus Day, also known as Krampusnacht. Beer Nerd Radio today welcomes the punisher of bad children, along with GSL's Angie Keeton and Saltfire's Ryan Miller for our holiday beer events show. Honestly, I have no idea of what to expect; which should make some interest radio. Hit us up at 2pm on 99.9FM KUAA, or stream us at KUAAFM.org. 

Bewilder - Lord of the Ryes: This rye stout actually came out last week, but I dropped the ball. Roasty with some spiced coffee aroma. Oh man that’s smoove! Creamy cocoa, with that Rye! Oh god, that rye! It adds that spicy malt character that’s got that melange thing going on. You’d almost think it was spiced. Finishes easy with a hint of chinook and char. 6.66% - Available at Bewilder. 

RoHa - Bourbon Barrel Aged Red Ale: A lightly malty base combines with toasty oak to create a nice vanilla profile. Hints of whiskey comes next with some bright orange zest rounding it out. Nice oaky/whiskey session beer. 5.0% - Available at RoHa. 

Saltfire - Huckleberry Blonde Ale: Straight-up classic American-style blonde ale with that easy going malt profile. Huckleberry is noticeable, but not overpowering which allows both malt and berry to shine. 5.0% - Available on draft at SaltFire.

Shades - Cravens Perch Porter: Very dark, deep chestnut brown appearance, which is also opaque. Easy, toasted grain and wood aroma with a hint of caramel and toffee, for the aroma. Moderate level of darkly roasted grain which lingers quite nicely, for the taste. Medium light body. 5.0% - Available at both Shades locations.

Uinta - Sour Stout: Found on Uinta's R&D handle. This ale has a roasty aroma, some dark cocoa too. That’s where the normal stout ends. First swig is full on lactic tartness - a big ass lemony blast. From there the roastiness kicks in. For the most part it’s a fight to the death between the tart and char flavors. 5.0% - Only at Uinta.

Uinta - Tayle's Pale Ale: Looks like a classic pale ale, plenty of amber hues. Very light aroma, not much there. Toasty caramel with a floral & piney hop profile very old school, almost like an English style pale. Drinks really well, with a light/medium bitter finish.  5.0% - Only at Uinta.

Salt Lake Brewing - Pond Crosser: This Euro malt pale ale combines with American hops (Strata and CTZ). Light toasty malt, not too sweet. Hops pop with tangerine & some herbal/earthy hops. Overall the name fits🇬🇧🍺🇺🇸. 5.0% - Available at SL Brewing. 

Salt Lake Brewing - Funky Cold Adeena: This SMaSH lager features Weyerman BoHo Pils malt and Adeena hops. Really tasty, kinda like German Pils & a Czech Pils had love child… errr … beer. Nice sweet/ toasty malt profile. The Adeena adds all the Nobel hop flavors you crave with a hint of zest. Great lager.  5.0% - Available at SL Brewing. 

Hop Butcher For The World - Little Pizza Table: Missed this Citra, Simcoe & Nelson Sauvin-hopped India Pale Ale 6.5% - Found at Slackwater.

Hop Butcher For The World - Galaxy Bowl: Missed this Galaxy-Hopped Double India Pale Ale 7.5% - Found at Slackwater.

Hop Butcher For The World - Green Moss:  Missed this Citra & Simcoe-hopped Double India Pale Ale 7.5% - Found at Slackwater.

Boulevard - 35th Anniversary Ale: this barrel-aged blend of barley wine and imperial brown, aged in Soft Red Wheat Bourbon barrels, and Ben Holladay Bottled in Bond barrels from our friends at Holladay Distillery. 12.5% - Found at Slackwater.

Brewery Ommegang - Everything Nice: Lightly dusted with spices of the season, Everything Nice is a warming, wintry Belgian-style blonde ale. This supremely cozy confection pairs perfectly with any traditional holiday treat. Note the flavors of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and white pepper as you sip next to the fireplace. We hope this fresh-baked offering brings warmth and light to you and yours. 9.0% - Found at Slackwater.

Brewery Ommegang - Everything Naughty: an imperial blonde stout; Everything Naughty. A stout that confuses the eyes and tantalizes the taste buds. Anticipate notes of roasted coffee and white chocolate complete with a brilliant golden hue. This rich stout is smooth and velvety with classic stout flavors. 9.5% - Found at Slackwater.

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

Cheers!

New Beer Black Friday 11/29/24

I've been Ill'n and have not had the constitution to do proper beer "research" for this year's New Beer Black Friday. Hope I didn't miss anything. What I have found is brilliant and worth checking out on this Utah Pint Day! Yup, don't forget that it's actually a whole weekend of beer enjoyment, while getting out there and  supporting our favorite breweries and brewpubs, hope to see you out there!

...And Steph and I WILL be seeing you after today's jammed packed Beer Nerd Radio. Today Steph will give you all the Utah Pint Day info, along with an interview with this year's artist, Chuck Barrett. It will also be a mystery beer sensory show, find out if guest tasters (and Beer Nerd Radio Supporters) Alex Workman and Kent Haynes really know their beers. we start today (Black Friday) at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA.

Offset - PNW Pils: This is the first in a series of traditional lagers brewed with ingredients grown a little closer to home. The malt is a German barley variety called Steffi, the hops are a blend of HBC1134 and American Noble Cascade. 1134 is bred to mimic the classic European noble varieties but with much better drought tolerance. American Noble Cascade maintains the essence of Cascade but in a very low alpha form.

RoHa - Kolsch:  This Kolsch is rich with grains and malts. Along with sweetness and mild hops. Between the look and smell this is one inviting brew. The taste is Bold with flavors. You first pick up on the sweet grains and malts. Then a mild hop bitterness at the end. There is alot going on in this Kolsch. There is nothing overpowering about this brew, it has a super nice balance to it. 5.0% - Only at RoHa.

Bell's - Christmas Ale: This traditional Scotch Ale is rich and malty with notes of caramel and dark fruits, Little to no hop profile the ends with a warm finish. Certain to make your Black Friday bright, or at least a bit more bearable. 7.5% - Found at Beerhive, Slackwater.

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

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 11/22/24

It's a tidy lil' New Beer Friday this week with a selection of beers that will prime your pre holiday getaway. 

Beer Nerd Radio visit's with Dendric Estate Cidery, Utah's newest cider producer. Brenden Coyle, former Head Distiller at High West Distillery, helms Summit County's newest adulting destination. Tune into 99.9fm KUAA at 2pm Today (Friday) or stream us at KUAAFM.org/

Talisman - Coffee Vanilla Porter: Look for a rich coffee forward base (provided by Daily Rise Coffee) that blends with cocoa notes from the porter base. The vanilla adds a soft roundness and implied sweetness. That creates an over delicious brew. 5.0% - Only at Talisman.

Wasatch & Squatters - Love Local Series (Back Abbey): This Belgian-Style Dubbel Ale has a deep red color. Aroma is clove with some copper a caramelized sugar. Taste is similar with creamy caramel and a good dose of spicy Belgo-yeast. Bubblegum and clove dominate upfront with caramel rounding it out. Hop profile is herbal and Balanced. 7.5% - This beer will debut at Squatters & Wasatch Taproom today, November 22nd starting at 3pm and lasting into the night. The Love Local beers are limited-releases, so once Back Abbey is gone it's gone forever. 

Bewilder - Atta Boy Ingy: Using a fancy yeast blend from Escarpment labs called Elysium. The beer is named for the Utah Hockey Club’s Goalie, Connor Ingram. Great citrus and peach aroma. Taste follows with some melon and grassy/herbal hops. The yeast is fruity, throwing out some strawberry I believe. A wee bit of hop burn, but that’ll fade in a couple days. A really tasty small batch. Go Ingy! 5.0% - Available today at Bewilder.

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

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 11/15/24

Need to escape your captive surrounding? This week's New Beer Friday will give you the beer freedom you crave. 

2 Row's Brian Coleman is back in the radio pub. What is 2Row 2.0 like now after it much anticipated exspandtion? Steph and Mikey will fill you all in, today at 2pm on 99.9FM KUAA. 

Offset - NZH-104: More diesel. That’s the best description I/we beer describers can give to some of these NZ hops. Melon too! Along with some nectarine & orange. I really love these hops, but they can cause some hop fatigue for dainty boys like me. The being said. Tasty stuff. 5.0% - Available at the source, found at the Bayou.

Uinta - White Bronco: This Juicy IPA has a nice mango and pineapple thing happening with these hops. Super fruity & juicy with zero bitterness. Quite nice. On the R&D tap. 5.0% - Available at the source..

Strap Tank - The Walrus: This is a traditional English Mild Ale. Look for a copper color with subtle orange hues and a creamy white/foamy head. It has a slightly heavier than medium body, but drinks super light. The taste, and aroma is nutty, bready, and biscuit forward with a subtle fruity component derived from the English yeast used. It's crushable and warming to the soul. 5.0% - Available at Strap Tank, Lehi.

Bewilder - Belgian Pale Ale: From the award winning recipe by home brewer, Dwight Howard. Generally I’m not a big fan of this style. Often too phenolic and yeast spicy. This is pretty nice. Low peppery/clove notes with an overall dry body. Well executed, it’s like they made it just for me.  - Found at the source on draft. 

Bewilder - Lichtenhainer: From the award winning recipe by home brewer, Dwight Howard. Hint of smoke in the nose, barely noticeable. Taste starts with a very light lemony tartness that is clean with toasty grains. Finishes light & dry. F’n high drinkability. Would have destroyed a keg or two of this last summer. Still might. 5.0% - Found at the source on draft

RoHa - Dog Tags (Fourth Tour): Great hop blend this year. This IPA is features a great citrus profile that dominates the entire beer. Some floral qualities too, but this whole package is citrus driven, which jives in most IPA palates. Right?

Hopkins - Patch Work, Pale Ale with Veterans Hop Blend: Hopkins' rotating and ever-evolving pale ale features locally-grown and malted Solstice Malt’s pale and wheat. This version features Chinook and Veteran hop blend. Look for tropical fruit and pine aroma and flavor from this hop profile. 5.0% - Available at the source. 

Saltfire - Mt Naomi - Cab Franc Pilsner: Hint of vine fruit in the nose. This is vine forward for sure, but it’s not sweet. The pils base is lite as expected, and it works well with the Cab Franc varietal. It’s not sweet, though if it was a bit drier this would be a crusher. 5.0% - Found at the source on draft. 

SL Brewing - My Wiiiiives Nitro ESB: Say it the name like Borat would and the name will make more sense. Great malt profile: Caramel with bit of toast. Hops are mostly floral with a hint of pine. The nitro lets this Marris Otter ESB sing. No carbonic bitterness makes this sweet without being cloying. 5.0% - Found at the source on draft. 

Red Rock - Dilly Dally: Big melon & peach hop profile starts it off. The malt profile is straight up west coast DIPA. Some citrus peel and light diesel round it out. Not getting much Mosaic, but overall it’s damn tasty. It’s a West Coast-ish DIPA. 7.9% - Found at all Red Rock locations

Heber Valley - Volution V6: The 6th iteration of this two-hop hazy focuses on Simcoe & Centennial hops. Made with American 2-Row, white wheat, and flaked oats. Tangerine, pine, and "dank" flavors and aromas. Full mouth feel. Hazy appearance. 6.8% - Found at the source in 16 ounce cans. 

TF - Kölsch: TF's first ever Kölsch (believe it or not) debuts today at Noon. 5.0% - Only at TF.

TF - Black Lime Sumac Sour: Debuts today at Noon. 5.0% - Only at TF.

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

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 11/7/24

Exasperated? Maybe Ecstatic? No matter your mood a lil' New Beer Friday goes a long way. Today's selection is stout heavy, so bring you big boy and girl pants.

Beer Nerd Radio welcomes Uinta's Grand Poobah, Noah Brown and Vice Poobah, Jeremy Worrell tot he Radio Pub. We'll get into Uinta's new direction with guest host Del Vance, in for the vacationing Steph B. It begins at 2pm today (Friday) on 99.9fm KUAA.  

Desert Edge - Conspiracy: This new Imperial Stout has earthy and bitter hit up front, but nothing overwhelming. This becomes char, dark chocolate, and some coffee. Molasses and anise follow. The earthy notes return towards the end. The sip finishes bittersweet and this lingers into and through the aftertaste which is very much unsweetened chocolate. 9.6% - Available at Desert Edge.

Uinta - East Bench: Missed this new whiskey barrel-aged stout is part of Uinta's Barrel & Blend Series and was aged in barrels for six months. Look for a robustly rich profile with hints of vanilla and notes of dark forest cake. It features a seasonally appropriate 13.0% abv and mouthfeel that leaves nothing to the imagination. Available at Uinta starting today.

Ogden Beer - West Coast Is Best: This session WCIPA features a mixture of fruity, piney and green hop aromas. The taste is similar to the aroma. On the finish there's a medium amount of bitterness with an equal amount of hoppy and malt flavors in the aftertaste. 5.0% - Available at Ogden Beer.

Epic - Milk Stout: A Milk Stout for those that hate “milk stouts”. This heavily roasted stout has a dose of milk sugars to keep this from becoming overly ashy. It’s still on the dry-side for a milk stout, but sweet stouts aren’t my thing. A dry Espresso finish tops it off. 5.0% 

Salt Lake Brewing - Lambert’s Holiday Nut Brown Ale: Toasty and bready - mostly bread crust. Medium to light caramel. Much more English-style than American (less hoppy). a somewhat nutty finish. 5.0% - Available at SL Brewing.

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

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 11/1/24

You'd never know that there was a chill in the air, looking at this week's New Beer Friday goodies - though I think they'll do a good job keeping you warm. 

Chad Hopkins of Hopkins Brewing stops by the Radio Pub today at KUAA. We'll catch up and chat about the Sugar House craft beer scene. We get started at 2pm every Friday on 99.9FM. Don't forget to stream us at KUAAFM.ORG/

TF - Zoigl Series (West Coast Style India Pale Ale): This new collaboration with New Zealand Hops Limited features experimental hop NZ-104. DANK chewy and weedy aroma of pine, melon and citrus peel. First swig is same. Less dank in the mouth, but melon hits first showing its NZ lineage. Citrus and pine duke it out from there adding diesel “dankness”. Lite body for a WCIPA delish 6.7% - Available at TF Brewing at Noon Friday.

Offset - Bin Chicken: This "Aussie Mid Ale" is in the neighborhood of an English Ordinary Bitter. It was hopped entirely with Anchovy hops. Look for a light auburn, dark gold color with a nice malt complexity. Undertones of caramelized sugar blend with the light citrus and raspberry seed character from the Anchovy. Super crushable with just enough flavor and aroma to remind you it's well made. Available today at Offset. 3.8%

Level Crossing - Nuovo Testamento: This Italian-style pilsner features Saphir, Saaz and Hallertau Blanc. Great color and clarity! Grassy, earthy aroma. Tastes well hopped. Lotsa herbal hops grass and a little bit of citrus peel. There’s a slight hoppy vegital bite in the finish. Tastes more bitter than 20 IBUs.5.0% 

Fisher/Strap Tank - Fish Tank: This collaboration is a Munich Dunkel 5.0% - Available at Strap Tank in Lehi and at Fisher starting today. 

Drekker - Brain Squeeze: This Raspberry/Peach Sour - Smoothie beer was brewed with hundreds of pounds of raspberry and peach, lactose sugar, vanilla bean and sea salt. 5.2% - Found at Slackwater.

Lumberbeard/Harland - Barley Oasis: This Pilsner was brewed with Citra DynaBoost, Motueka and Mosaic hops.

Lumberbeard - Flavor Nuggets V15: This NEIPA features Azacca, Citra and El Dorado hops. 6.8% - Found at Handel Bar, Slackwater.

Revision - Blanket Gremlin: This NEIPA features Citra, Strata, and Motueka hops. Look for a smooth-bodied with ripe tangerine, lime rind, and freshly cut melon. 6.5% - Found at Handle Bar, Slackwater.

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

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 10/25/24

In this "Too Much Damn Beer" edition of New Beer Friday, we have the 2024 Big Bad Baptist release from Epic Brewing, Four releases from Proper Brewing, a trio from Uinta and a pair of newbies from Wasatch/Squatters. On top of that, there's a massive amount of Lambics, Spon/Wilds and Abby ales at The Bayou. Please plan you attack carefully. 

Desert Edge's Matt Burdick returns to the radio pub on this week's Beer Nerd Radio. We'll catch up on what's new at one of Utah's oldest brewpubs while getting familiar with some of Burdick's newest creations. We're there every Friday at 2pm on 99.9FM KUAA.   

Epic - Big Bad Baptist (Chocolate Covered Banana): Whiskey and banana aroma. More subtle is the taste. Banana starts it off with bourbon/rye second. Cocoa comes next it’s light and complimentary. The overall body is quite light, medium/light. Could get you into trouble if you’re not paying attention. 10.1%

Epic - Big Bad Baptist (Old Fashioned): Whiskey and orange peel aroma. Taste starts with chocolate covered orange. It’s bright and citrusy. The overall mimic of the cocktail is pretty close. The whiskey/citrus combo rocks. The cherry gets a lil lost, overall a nice take of an Old Fashioned. 11.8%

Epic - Big Bad Baptist (Cherry Bliss): Very cherry aroma. It’s very dark & maraschino-like. Tastes more like chocolate/cherry cordial. The cherry pretty much drives the whole beer. It tastes fresh & natural, but it IS the whole beer. 11.8%

Epic - Big Bad Baptist (Salted Maple): Nice maple & cocoa aroma. Whiskey pops towards the end. Taste has less maple, but has a nice bourbon quality. Very smooth, the salt mostly provides balance and no real brine or biting flavors. Quite tasty. 10.1%

Epic - Big Bad Baptist (Cinnamon Roll): Big maple AND doughy aroma. Taste is slightly more cinnamon forward. The base is full of cocoa & light whiskey. I like the overall profile and the coffee aspects represent mostly in the finish. Surprisingly, the alcohol is very well hidden. A nice example of a cinnamon roll like beer. 9.8% 

Epic - Big Bad Baptist (Black Gold): Ending light? Not me. You can always count on me to go sideways on a big session like this. Epic’s premium barrel selection BBB brings a non-boozy nose, full of cocoa/coffee. Whoa, simple cocoa, cofffee, whiskey with light char & no heat. Sublime. 114.7%

TF - Three Sisters 2023 Reserve: Notes of cantaloupe and peach. This round is a bit more crackey. Almost white bread malt with a soft barrel character finish. 6.8% - Very limited amount, available today at noon.

Proper - Guav Ross: Guava aroma toasted grains. A nice approachable fruit beer. The guava isn’t in your face, but you get the drift the brewers were going for. Beer with fruit accents. Easy peasy. 5.0%

Proper - Concerning Hops: Nice citrus & melon aroma. Whoa, nice hop punch after that Dunkel. Great citrus, berry & melon wallop. The overall body is light, but it takes advantage of the hop bill. Quite enjoyable. 5.0%

Proper - Dunkel Buck: Very nice clarity & color. Toasty aroma with a similar taste. Full of toasty grains with a nice caramel base. Hop profile is fairly traditional & the overall vibe is spot on. Really loving this. Mikey Likey. 5.0%

Proper - Pineapple Wheat: This is not the the name this beer will eventually have, because it is yet unnamed. Nice pineapple character that's not to overpowering. Nice pillowy and toasty wheat base. quite pleasant. 5.0%

Wasatch/Squatters - Wolves of London: This English Power was made with Earl Grey Tea. Cocoa aroma, slight hint of herbs. Believe it or not the Earl Grey tea in here actually comes through the roastiness. It almost comes across as hops, but it all seems to work. 5.0%  

Wasatch/Squatters - Snappy Buttons: Missed this Vienna Lager, should be on tap sometime today. 5.0%  

RoHa - Brewer's Select (Zamboni Hazy IPA): An NZ Dream. Full of melon, citrus and some diesel up front. The malt adds some stone fruit and a slight herbal bite in the finish. Tasty NZ IPA. 7.0%

Uinta - Marzen: Missed this one. 5.0% - Only at Uinta on draft.

Uinta - Altbier: Missed this one. 5.0% - Only at Uinta on draft.

Uinta - Helles: Missed this one. 5.0% - Only at Uinta on draft.

Shades - Cran-King Up The Fun: Missed this cranberry and almond sour. 6.3% - Available at both Shades locations.

Equilibrium - Straight Outta The Laboratory: In this Triple IPA, look for notes of bright tropical orange juice, mango smoothie, and dank grass. Resinous and chewy with an escalating brightness and a just a touch of residual sweetness balanced by a soft bitterness. 10.2% - Found at The Bayou

Equilibrium - Quantum Orchestra: This DIPA features Citra Incognito and Idaho7 whirlpool and a Citra, Strata, Eclipse, and Motueka dry hop. Look for soft and luscious flavors in harmony with notes of peach rings, sweet mandarin, lemon lime sprite, and a touch of dank earthiness. 8.5% - Found at The Bayou

Urban Artifacts - Fire Iron: This fruit beer was made with with pink guava, banana, and passionfruit. 8.5%  - Found at The Bayou

Prairie Artisan Ales - Pumpkin Maple Marty: This Double Coffee Impy Stout was aged in maple Bourbon barrels with coffee, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla, espresso flavor and pumpkin. 13.9%  - Found at The Bayou

Het Boerenerf - Cannonau: This Cider is a blend of apple & wine from Cannonau grapes. 7.0%  - Found at The Bayou

Garden Path The Fruitful Barrel Strawberries and Peaches: This American Wild Ale wasnmade with Strawberry and Peaches, duh?  6.6%  - Found at The Bayou

De La Senne - Wadesda #9: This Bière de Coupage is a blend of Jambe-de-Bois and Cantillon lambic. Look for a strong funky nose of Brettanomyces, with quince and apples - followed by white flowers, old kirsch and persimmon. Strong alcohol enhances the vinous qualities and gives a certain roundness that is quite dry. 8.0%  - Found at The Bayou

Blaugies La Moneuse - Speciale Noel: This Winter Ale is an extra rich version made for the winter months. 8.0%  - Found at The Bayou

Abbaye du Mont - des Cats: This Belgian Strong Golden Ale is a "half" Trappist: brewed by the monks of Chimay for their fellow French Trappist monks of l’abbaye du Mont des Cats in Godewaersvelde, France. 7.6% - Found at The Bayou

The following Gueuze Lambics are new to the market and are only available at the Bayou.

Het Boerenerf - Royal: A blend of honey wine, young and old lambics with blackcurrant maceration. 8.0% 

Het Boerenerf - Rabarber: Blend of lambics with maceration of rhubarb infused with verbena. 7.0% 

Het Boerenerf Pescharina: A blend of 1 & 2 year old lambics with maceration of peach & nectarine. 7.0% 

3 Fonteinen Wijnbergperzik: German grown vineyard peaches (weinbergpfirsich) on two- and three-year old lambics. 6.1% 

3 Fonteinen Nocturne Blend 48: This Flanders Oud Bruin is a spontaneously fermented full malt beer. Not your typical lambik beer, a take on a Vlaams Oud Bruin. The beer was brewed with five different barley malts, from pilsner malt to dark roasted malts, and no wheat whatsoever. 7.0% 

3 Fonteinen - Intens Rood: This is a Kriek (cherry) Lambic. 6.0% 

3 Fonteinen - Hommage: This is Framboise (raspberry) Lambic. 6.0%

3 Fonteinen - Braambes Oogst 2020: This is a Blackberry Lambic. 5.5% 

Timmermans - Framboise: This is a Framboise Lambic. 4.0%

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

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 10/18 /24

There's a good mix of malty and hoppy this week, your palate will not get bored. 

Beer Nerd Radio brings back the deep dive episodes with Revenge of the Fresh Hops. Guest's Mark Alston and Jeremy Mathews will lend their palates as we dissect a selection of this year's fresh hops. Check bus out today at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA. 

Epic - Caramel Apple: This ale was brewed with Caramel malt, apple and spices. It has a bright, vibrant, caramel-copper coloring with a filmy, foamy, low profile, off-white head. Aromas of roasted caramel sweet, tangy apple sweetness, and subtle earthy notes. Flavors are tangy sweet forward, with caramel and toffee notes, tart apple fruit, roasted notes, and sugary highlights. Although overly sweet, the beer is fairly balanced and very drinkable. Light, crisp body, with a roasted and richly sweet aftertaste. Crisp, clean finish.

Epic - No Hops For You!: Umm, should be called, “No IBUs For You”! This damn thing takes many of my favorite hops & turns it into a melange of fruit flavors. Can’t believe there’s no fruit here. Citrus, pineapple, peach, mango, melon & berries. Mikey Likey! 

Fisher - KRCL Anniversary Ale: You get a whiff of something fruity mixed in with a bit of dryness. It's nothing overpowering, but it's there, giving off those island vibes. This brew's got a good balance of sweetness and bitterness. It's like taking a sip of summer, with hints of fruit flavor that make it real enjoyable. 5.0%

Level Crossing - Wet Little Suss: Oh my. Serious amount of grapefruit zest, piled on with botanical hops & a hint of pine. Brilliant fresh hop combo. 

Top of Main - Marzen: Such a nice malt profile happening here. Caramel for sure, but lagering yeast keeps it out of cloying territory. The hops are noble, spicy & herbal in style, & tie the room together… like a nice rug. Excellent Märzen. 6.0%

Salt Lake Brewing - GALAGA: This SMASH (single malt, single hop) IPA features Galaxy hops and Gambrinus malt. Hence the name. 👾 This kinda comes across as an old school IPA. Lotsa citrus, florals & pine The Galaxy hops create a resinous effect that wonderfully coats the mouth

Salt Lake Brewing - Stone Cold: This Cold IPA was brewed with Altbier yeast and fermented cold with Comet, Mosaic and Galaxy hops. Citrusy & slightly soapy aroma. Tastes is more herbal to start with citrus following some melon too. A slight lingering bitterness from the Galaxy hops. A solid & crisp session IPA. 5.0%

Salt Lake Brewing - Monkey's Dunkel: I get light cocoa, toast & light caramel. Kinda like a sturdy Altbier. I dig it. 5.0%

Offset - DAMP 24.04: This Fresh Hop Double IPA features wet hop Mosaic along with kilned Zeus, Mosaic, Krush and Citra.8.0%

Offset - DAMP 24.05: This Fresh Hop Pale Ale features wet hop Mosaic with kilned Hops HBC1019 and Citra. 5.0%

Policy Kings - Brown Skin Girl: Missed this Brown Ale 5.0% 

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

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 10/11/24

More fresh hop beers debut in this week's New Beer Friday; along with a wide variety of ales and lagers that'll appeal to any palate.  

This weekend is the SLC Pink Party (A bar crawl for the cure). What is it and what's it all about? Drew Reynolds from Grid City Beer Works visits the radio pub this afternoon at 2pm to give us all of the details and how to participate. Listen at 99.9fm or stream us at KUAAFM.org/

Offset - DAMP 24.03: This wet hop IPA is 3 of 5 in the DAMP Series. It features Centennial, Pink and HBC1019 and was fermented with Kolsch yeast. Oh my! The citrus here is witchcraft. Hard to believe that this damn beer has no juice in it. Definitely some berries and stone fruit too (and some hop burn). But holy shit; stuff like this puts Utah on the world map. 2-3 days this’ll be perfect. 6.0% 

Level Crossing - Rising Hope (Juicy White Peach IPA): LC's annual IPA that's dedicated to raising money money for pediatric cancer research is back. Aroma of mostly peach. It's simple but so on point. Flavor starts out with grapefruit, fades into white peach, and then ends on a very nice malty herbal note. This is an enjoyable pale ale. Feel is creamy and huge. It just develops in your mouth, it doesn't thin out, and it doesn't back down. I love the added peach and it doesn't add much sweetness or overwhelm the style with fruitiness. It compliments the IPA very well. 5.0% - Available at both Level Crossing locations.

RoHa - Out of the Park: This new Hazy Pale Ale features Zappa, Comet, Idaho seven and Pomona yeast. It's mostly citrus driven with some herbal bite. Malts are on the toasty side. The yeast adds hints of strawberry. 5.0% - Available at RoHa.

Fisher - Fresh Hop IPA: It's back with all of its fresh Idaho 7 goodness. Smells of hops, citrus, and pine. Tastes of fresh hops, orange zest, black tea, pine, and a light malt base. Medium in both body and carbonation. Overall a very nice single hops IPA. 6.5%

Hopkins - Locals Only: Hopkins' annual harvest beer featuring 100% local Utah ingredients is back. The grain is grown locally and then malted by Solstice Malt and the hops (Cascade, Chinook) were harvested fresh from around the Salt Lake Valley. 5.0%

Shades - Black Cloud: This "Black Lager" has a faint aromas of burnt grain and noble hops. Sharp roasted grain and moderate noble hops flavors and bitterness. This is a clean-drinking lager with some roasted and smokey notes. 5.0%

Uinta - Dumb Ass Dunkel: Aroma is largely dominated by caramel with light hints hops, touches of dark chocolate and some toasty malt in the taste. dominant caramel and roasted malts really hit the spot and the overall profile seemed to be quite well rounded with a creamy smooth finish that was lightly dried out by lingering and tight hop notes. 5.0% - Only at Uinta. 

Uinta - New Zealand Abbey Lager: Taste is bright and grainy, like the flavor of a fresh wheat  along with some light berry flavors. The fruity aspect of it grows. Nice crisp beer that is easy to drink. 5.0% - Only at Uinta. 

Drekker - Eager Eyes: This IPA is a mix of Nectaron Cryo, Nelson Cryo, HBC 586, and Citra hops. Look for a peach, yuzu, passionfruit and mango dreamsicle flavors. 6.6% - Found at Slackwater.

Drekker - Slang Du Jour (Key Lime Pie): This beer was brewed with tons of Lime, Banana, Pear, Vanilla Soft Serve Ice Cream, Cinnamon, Lactose and Granola to taste just like pie in a glass. 6.6% - Found at Slackwater.

Drekker - Broken Rudder: Look for smooth caramel flavor and toasted malt notes. Brewed with over 15lbs of honey per batch. It has a hint of sweetness with a crisp, clean and dry finish. 5.0% - Found at Slackwater.

WeldWerks - Three Dimensions: This Hazy Double India Pale Ale was made with El Dorado, Idaho 7, Mosaic 702, Motueka and Rakau SubZero Hop Kief hops. 8.4% - Found at Slackwater.

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

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 10/04/24

There's quite the variety this week. New Beer Friday has something for every taste. look 'em over and let us know what you think.

In the Radio Pub today, Beer Nerd Radio is proud to welcome in Thieves Guild Cidery Utah's newest cider house that will be opening in the coming weeks. Hit us up at 2pm as we get to know our new neighbors. that's on 99.9FM KUAA.

Epic - Hip Check: This Imperial lager will keep you warm during the inaugural season of the “Utah Hockey Club”. It harkens to classic big lagers associated with the big NHL powerhouse towns. This 7.5% lager is full of honey-like flavors, toasty malt and sharp grassy hops. No hip checks please while off the ice please!🏒⛸️

Grid City - Vienna: All Vienna malts and Nobel hops. Perfect amount of light caramel with grass and herb hops. Simple and incredibly delicious. Mikey Likey! 5.0% - Only available at Grid City

Wasatch - Lights Out: Roasty aroma with some orange zest. Taste is more dark chocolate with citrus & pine rounding it out. Textbook Cascadian Pale. Would have liked a bit more citrus to give it that Holiday chocolate/orange stick vibe. 🤷 5.0% - Available at Wasatch/Squatters.

Wasatch - Spice of Life: Cinnamon/potpourri aroma. It’s not a cinnamon bomb. The cream ale base actually work quite well with the cinnamon. I want to hate it, but I can’t. I’m generally not a fan of spiced beers but they managed to make this fairly tasty. Props for great execution. 5.0% - Available at Wasatch/Squatters.

Squatters - Lord of Bavaria: Great Märzen. Full of that great caramelly malt character. It’s not sweet, but it is well balanced as the style should be. Love the over profile. I could drink more than 1 liter of this if it twer available here. 🍺 5.0% - Available at Wasatch/Squatters.

Fisher - Fields of Deseret: Such a beautiful evening for such a tasty beer. Jimmy Weed at Solstice Malt provided the grain & honey for this dreamy ale. Light Caramel/honey sweetness combines with a hint of citrus & more emphasized grass to create a refreshing & crushable Kottbusser. 5.0% - Available at Fisher.

Stone - 28th Anniversary Hazy Double IPA: Missed this one. 8.5% - Found at Slackwater

Stone - Enjoy By 10.31.24: Missed this one. 9.4%  - Found at Slackwater

Falling Knife - Interstellar Yacht Club: Missed this one. 8.2% - Found at Slackwater

Drekker - Saved By the Buoyancy: Missed this one. 4.8% - Found at Handlebar.

Cheers!