New Beer (Independence Day) Friday 7/4/25

Even though it's a holiday, the New Beer Friday assault team still shows up to provide you the best-ish weekly round up of new beers for you. 

Though we show up, for New Beer Friday, we will be taking a break from Beer Nerd Radio this week. It's hard to find guests to play on a holiday, plus Steph and Mikey love having an extra day off. See you next week with a new show from the radio pub! 

Salt Lake Brewing - Amburana ESB on Nitro: It says, “brewed with barrel aged malt”. I’m thinking the malts were aged in the Amburana Barrels? Regardless: this nitro ESB is on point. The Amburana is subtle w/ just a hint of nutmeg-like spice. Everything else is text book happiness. 5.0% - Only at SL Brewing.

Chappell - Tomorrow Problem: This Imperial Amber Ale comes across more like an Imperial Red Ale. There's a nice malt profile, that has some English ale copper influence. Well hopped and the ABV is well hidden. A nice Imperial English Ale. 9.0% - Only at Chappell.

Handle Bar/Saltfire - 7 Year Beer: Happy Anniversary Handle Bar! Sadly I missed this new beer. it's described as a IPA meets Shandy. 5.0% - Only at Handle Bar.

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

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 6/27/25

Feel'n good about the choices you've made this week? You should be, it's not easy being you. A beer nerd like yourself deserves a fine ale or lager to close out the week. We've got a fine list of suds designed to make you strut or sway your way into the weekend.

What happens when whiskey, bitters and cider collide? The Beer Nerd's become "whiskey, cider and bitters nerds" on a special afterschool episode of Beer Nerd Radio. Sugarhouse Distilling's James Fowler and Rio Connelly of Scion Cider join Mikey and Steph in the Radio Pub starting at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA. or stream us here at KUAAFM.org/ 

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Grid City - 5th Anniversary Dry Hopped Saison: Im curious to try a saison hopped w/ Saaz, Nectaron, Nelson & Galaxy. It’s somewhat phenolic, but I gotta say, these hops give this a whole other dimension. Some peach & citrus for sure, combined with clove & a hint of berries. Malty & dry toward the end. Saisons hadn’t been my thing lately, but there’s enough happening here to take my mind off the peppery yeast. 9.5% - Available now at Grid City.

Kiitos - Fonio Fusion: Fonio is a West African grain, that is full of Lychee-like flavors. This is 50/50 Fonio and Pilsner malt. Citra and Vera hops drive it, so it’s absolutely citrus forward. From there it’s all American IPA. It’s actually quite tasty. This folio grain is perfect for IPAs!

Home Range - Don't I Know You?: Missed this new Hazy IPA. 6.7% - Only available at Home Range.

Offset/New Image Brewing - Menzo: This West Coast "Lie" IPA features Simcoe, Simcoe Cryo, Hollingberry, Centennial, Crosby CGX and Nectaron. It's a blend of some classic WC IPA hops, but selected for a depth of nuanced flavors that go beyond just hitting the high notes that these hops are known for. This beer combines the aromas of fresh hop harvest with notes of grapefruit, alpine conifer, peach ring candy and subtle cannabis. It's everything you could ever want from an IPA but with a gentler 5.0% ABV. Available at Offset and New Image Brewing.

Also, Hobbled Dog Cidery opens this weekend.

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

Cheers!

Midsummer New Beer Friday 6/20/25

 

Happy Summer Solstice! Thank Thor that this is the longest day of the year, 'cause you're gunna need all that extra time to enjoy all of these wonderful beers that have come our way. Have an excellent weekend!

The Beer Nerds host another blind tasting in the Radio Pub. This Episode should be a lot of fun; because Mikey has decided to keep as much info from our guest tasters (Aaron Saxon and Mark Alston) as possible. The final reveal should be fun. Check us out today (Friday) at 2pm on 99.9FM KUAA or stream us at KUAAFM.org/ 

Offset - Life Before Insanity: This West Coast Simcoe IPA is a collaboration beer was made with Cellarmaker Brewing and New Image Brewing. The three breweries used every form of Simcoe they could get their hands on. T90, Cryo, Co2 extract, Dynaboost, Hyperboost, and whole leaf were layered in staggering quantities at every opportunity. The best part is the T90 and Cryo lots were the hand selected lots from Cellarmaker and New Image. This is a Simcoe dream. This reminds me of why I fell in love with hop all those years ago. Strawberry, melon and citrus like I’ve not tasted since before COVID. A brilliant single hop WCIPA! Mikey Likey!  6.8% - Available at Offset, found at the Bayou.

Offset - Thiols Terps and Love: This new version was brewed with Offset’s Kölsch yeast. This is an NZ bomb. Crazy amounts of NZ Cascade, Peacharine and fresh Nectaron hops. This is complex. The terps and thiols lead with stone fruit and cannabis. Citrus peel is next. Too many flavors for…a 6.0% IPA. The body and experience here is intense. This fun to drink and it tastes expensive. It’s a full throttle sensory experience. 6.0% - Available at Offset, found at the Bayou.

Home Range - Good News Saison: This HR's house saison. Brewed with their in-house Saison yeast culture and locally grown barley from Cache County along with rye and oats all from Utah. Then aged in an oak foeder for way too long, and naturally carbonated with local Slide Ridge honey. Look for big notes of lemon zest on the nose, with undertones of spices like nutmeg and white pepper. Flavors of lemon curd, sourdough bread, and again some light spice which finishes things nice and dry. 5.0% - Only at Home Range.

Heber Valley - The Grunge: Missed this new IPA featuring Strata hops. 6.5% - Available at Heber Brewing.

Bewilder - Weizenbock (Aged on Amburana Wood): The name reveals it all. Once you get it out of the can your met with something that has bread crust hues. That “sweet wheat” lager base still shine as it did in the original version; full of banana and clove. Now amplified layers of nutmeg & cinnamon pop-out from the Amburana wood staves. This is an entirely new beer, full of rack spices and deep complexity. Crazy wood flavor! 8.4%

Salt Lake Brewing - Go Easy: This super session IPA features Citra and Mosaic. What else could you ask for? This one dials in at a quaffable 2.9% strength a perfect table beer.  

Chappell - Craft Beer Sucks: Missed this new "pub ale". 7.0% - Only available at Chappell Brewing.

Scion - Piecycle: This new cider was made with Granny Smith apples, tart cherries, molasses, nutmeg, cinnamon and Star Anise. The color doesn’t scream, Granny Smith, apple. Once you get your nose into it, you can tell the color is from the spices added. This cider definitely has more of an autumn feel. Round and spicy. Might even do well mulled. Quite tasty. 6.3% - only at Scion.

This Saturday (6/21) in South Salt Lake, The Summer Shandy Fest is happening. This is a free to participate event, that is designed for bicycling, but you can make your way through it any way you want. Tour de Brewtah is putting this on and have partnered with all of the SSL breweries to develop their own spin on the Shandy, a classic, thirst quenching beer that incorporates fruit juice and is often served to cyclists out conquering the mountains of Europe during the summer. So, grab your friends, lube those chains and head out to any of the participating breweries to see what they've whipped up! You can get started as early as 11am. 

Roosters is also celebrating 30 years on Saturday 6/21. The party goes from Noon to 4 pm

with a patio party next to the 25th Street location. look for games, live music, small bites, community partners, giveaways and more.

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

Cheers!

New Beer Friday the 13th - 6/13/25

 

Friday the 13th may be considered to be unlucky, but New Beer Friday the 13th is lucky AF! 

Beer Nerd Radio has a conversation with Jack Rabbit Brewing today (Friday) at 2pm. Where did they come from? Where are they? What kind of beers will they have? All excellent questions. And we'll get into it all, a little later on 99.9fm KUAA.

Uinta - Mimosa Super Nova: This has a sour base. From there it's all orange. The main flavors are lactic tartness combined with citric acid. These flavors duke it out for the most part and make it quite drinkable if you're into citrus. 5.0% - Available at Uinta. 

Uinta - Sanchez's SnakePit: Mostly citrus & melon aroma - some berries too. Tastes more herbally up front. It’s well hopped for sure. The melon, citrus & berry come next, in that order. Tastes like there’s some NZ hops in there. Perty damn tasty. On the R&D handle. 5.0% - Available at Uinta. 

RoHa - Mustache Mercury: Somewhat herbal, vegital & citrusy. Some berry notes back it up with a near dankness. There’s a lot of hops in here and it just dials-in at DIPA strungth. 8.1% Available at RoHA.

Offset - German Saaz: Missed this new lager. 5.0% - Available at Offset Bier.

Fisher - Zumo's First Divorce: Missed this new pale ale featuring Zumo hops. 5.0% - Available on draft at Fisher.

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 5/30/25

Tired of those other beer release days leaving your body dazed and confused? Try New Beer Friday! Our patented weekend release schedule keeps you body primed for your weekend adventures. 

You may also need something a little stronger. That's why Beer Nerd Radio has invited Salt Flats' Head Distiller, Trent Moore to join Steph and Mikey in the radio pub. Salt Flats has recently received international praise for their whiskey! we'll tell you which one this afternoon at 2pm on 99.9FM KUAA.  

Shades - Coyote Ugli: Great citrus aroma, it’s vague but enticing. The flavor is basically Sunny Delight. A great citrus cocktail with a good amount of malt & citrus forward hops. The overall vibe is fresh & silky, with a great mouthfeel and ABV punch that’s not boozy. 8.0% - Available now at Shades.

Uinta - Liminal Space: This Thiolized Lager is super dank smelling, maybe grapefruit? A lil more fruitiness coming from the thiols in the taste. Berries? It’s still vague to me but it’s pleasant. Base is toasty with herbal hops. Overall, it's nicely crushable - yet chewy lager. 5.0% - Available at Uinta.

Uinta - Wasánjeles Familiar: This Mexican-style lager take on the WasAngeles lager seems to have a bit of corn added for that Cerveza feel. Kinda like it a lil more than WasAngeles. Add the lime and it's really tasty. Not exactly a “crispy boi” but it’ll do. 5.0% - Available at Uinta.

Fisher - Triticale Blues: This beer was made with Triticale, a grain that's kind of a mix between Wheat and Rye. Look for crackery and toasty elements, the whole thing finishes nice and dry. If you are a fan of American Wheat Beer, this is the one for you. 5.0% - Available at Fisher.

Chappell - Barrel Aged Series (Soak On - The First Date):  I won't be here next week, so I'm giving you the info on this beer now. Look for it only at Chappell Brewing on FRIDAY JUNE, 6TH! This sour ale was made with White Miso, Yuzu And Ginger. It was aged in Sake Barrels. 

Also of Interest: Chappell Brewing now has a bar license. So your beverage options just got a whole lot bigger over there.

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 5/23/25

Whoa! So many diverse flavors are in store for you this weekend. The New Beer Friday "research" team, put in a ton of overtime to get you the best plan of attack for your weekend enjoyment. Also happening today Policy King's SLC Brewery opens for the first time at their new Central Ninth location. See you there!

Bewilder Brewing's dynamic brewing duo, AKA Steven Engel and Brian Best visit the radio pub, to discuss the changing landscape in Utah's beer scene. We'll also talk about their newest small batch barrel releases. Dial-us-in today (Friday) at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA.

Epic - Matsumoto Rice Lager: This beer was brewed and named in tribute to Salt Lake City’s sister city in Matsumoto, Japan. Brewed using Japanese rice and historical Japanese brewing mash and decoction techniques. The slightest hint of lemon in the nose. Palate-wise there’s a good amount of malt toastiness with a super clean dinner roll profile. Then it all dries out. Kinda like Rice Krispies but finishes with a light lemon-grass like hop profile. 5.7% - Available starting today at Epic.

Saltfire - Punch a Nazi: Citrus peel, grass & pine start it off. There’s some nice malt character backing it up too. The end basically rides an herbal hop slide til the end. Bitter finish but not lingering. Love the name!

Park City - Exit 145: This new West Coast IPA features Citra, Simcoe and Centennial hops. Look for a bright citrus aroma with herbal notes, light tropical fruit, and caramel malts. Tastes of floral, bright citrus, lemon, grapefruit, a little orange, light tropical notes, passion fruit, a touch of spice, and some caramel malt sweetness. Medium body, moderate carbonation. Very nice brew. Tons of flavor and a very reasonable 7.5% ABV. Refreshing, just what I needed.

Bewilder - The Notorious BDG: This limited run Biere de Garde was aged in a rye whiskey barrel  that previously had bitters aged in it. Previous to that it held gin that was aged for 7 years. This blend of spirits creates a surprisingly fruity nose, notes of whiskey-lotsa fig and currant. Similar taste with the addition of bitters, but it’s not bitter. Make sense? Some of the gin starts to show next with juniper and oak rounding it out. Finish slightly herbal prob from bitters. The biters from the barrel really start to become more pronounced the more the beer warms. 10.4% - Available starting today at Bewilder.

RoHa - Born This Way Hazy IPA: Brewed to celebrate Pride Day. There's a great tangerine and nectarine profile. Probably should have called this Beervarine? Naaa. A solid flavor profile that just fires on all cylinders. Just a hint a bitterness to keep things from getting boring. Creamy overall and immensely drinkable. 5.0% - Available starting today at RoHa.

UTOG - Ales for ALS: This beer is part of a fundraiser project for Ales for ALS. Beer lovers from around the world coming together to end ALS through this unique hop blend.  A portion of the proceeds from this beer will go to Ales for ALS. The hop blend for this year's release has Krush, Simcoe, Mosaic, HBC522 and HBC 1019. 

Helper - Lime Gose: Missed this one. 5.0% - Available at Helper Brewing.

Hopkins - Dunkelweiz-up: This German-style beer, a is fusion of Dunkel and Hefeweizen, offers pleasant esters of banana and cloves from the weizen ale yeast, complemented by the sweet maltiness and chocolate notes. 5.0% - Available now at Hopkins.

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

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 5/16/25

 

Excellent news! The New Beer Friday Party Plane was recently gifted to our readers by the American Temperance Society and boy are we excited. We can now airlift our readers to any brewery on the globe. But why would you go anywhere, when there's such a strong beer weekend ahead. Check out these new brews.

Also, did you know that Utah's first dedicated meadery is opening soon? Jeffery Walker of Mountain Meadery will be join us in the "radio pub" Friday to educate us about mead and how Mountain Meadery came about. check us out Fridays at 2pm on 99.9FM KUAA or stream us on KUAAFM.org.

Uinta - That Dawg In Me: Toasty grains, combine with citrus and melon up front. Next comes coconut? 🤔 woody and herbal hops. It wraps up with a firm bitter finish. Described as a “hoppy lager” on the R&D tap. 5.0% - Only at Uinta.

Uinta - Endankafication: This Imperial IPA was made with Pilsner and Munich malts and hopped with Strata Simcoe and Cascade. A big chewy nose - like me. The hops run the show, very much a WCIPA. Big citrus and pine flavors with an ample malty base. Great use of German malts! I really love how the brewers used German malts to recreate traditional “old school” crystal and 2 Row malt flavors. Nerding hard over here!!!! 8.9% - Available at Uinta

SaltFire - Devolved Amber: Dry aroma. Mostly floral/herbal hops. Taste has a lot of malt toastiness with light sweetness. On the edge of dry for an amber, but the dryness ups the drinkability. 5.0% - Available at Saltfire on draft.

Saltfire Series of Singularities - 2025 Pink Boots Blend: Great herbal start that pushes to citrus towards the end of the swig. A lil bit of pineapple pops - that’s soon overcome by a grassy herbal bite. I’m digg’n this un. 7.3% - Available at Saltfire. 

Saltfire - Getts's Mojito Blonde: This Mojito enhanced blonde takes a great damn photo! Mint pops from the nose, with hints of lime. It tastes exactly like it smells, it’s not toothpaste, more Amalfi Lemon Sorbet with a sprig of mint. 5.0% - Available at Saltfire. 

Shades - Send Temps Cold: This “Cold IPA” is herbal and citrusy at the same time. There’s definitely more citrus “twang” than herbaceous bite, but the overall profile is pleasant and it keeps your mind on the pint. 5.0% - Available at Shades. 

Shades - Pineapple Upside Down Cake: Okay, big smoothie pineapple at first whiff - some pecan too. Damn, it is smoove. It’s all that’s described, nutty, pineapply and it is satisfying. It’s probably on the “smoothie” side of the spectrum. It offers a a nice dessert option that pops. 

 6.5% - Available at Shades. 

Shades - Spring Fever: Missed this grapefruit Radler 5.0% - Available at Shades. 

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

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 5/9/25

 

It's Beerfest time and The Great Beer Mashup is finally here. This is Utah's most unique beer festival because it features beer collaborations with all manner of beverage producers – not just breweries. If you truly love your mom, I think sh'd appreciate a lovely May afternoon enjoying some local craft brews. Snag your tickets here https://utahbrewersguild.org/mashup and we'll see you at the festival at Woodbine. Check out the full list of the collaboration beers below.

Still not sure? Steph and Mikey will have all of the extra info, including participating brewers on today's (Friday) Beer Nerd Radio. The radio Pub opens-up from 2-3pm on 99.9fm KUAA.

Offset - Oros: This West Coast-style IPA A classic hop bill of Simcoe, Centennial, and Chinook with a sizable amount of NZ Cascade. The result is a really bright beer with lots of lemon from the Centennial, lime from the NZ Cascade, some earthy pineapple from the Chinook, and some hints of pine/wood. 5.0% - Available at Offset.

Salt Lake Brewing - My Own Private Idaho: Nice fruity flavor profile with a great hop presents. Not an overbearing smell but completes the whole feel of this beer. So refreshing, so clean going down. Hardly any bitterness or anything astringent. 5.0% Available at SL Brewing

Here is your list of Collaboration Beers pouring at The Great Beer Mashup. These are not all of the beers available at the fest, there are many more of your favorites and new to you brews.

Top of Main Brewing and Proverbial Spirits -  Gin IPA 

Ogden Beer Co and Hopkins - E.T. Prost Home - Pilsner

Ogden Beer Co and Epic - Puff Puff Pour - Mango IPA 

Ogden Beer Co and Roosters - Lime Lager

Salt Fire and RoHo - Cowabunga - San Diego IPA

TF and Prost - Wet Hopped Pilsner

Mountain West Cider and Water Witch - Pain Killah - Cider inspired by the Pain Killer cocktail

Taste Masters and Strap Tank - Coming up Roses - Japanese Rice lager

Proper and Wolfdog - That's A Paddlin' - Roggenbier

Ogden Beer and Homerange - Garden Variety - foeder aged lager

Talisman and Bee Land Honey - Honey Badger - Honey Cream Wit

UTOG and Gossorino Brewing - Session Orange Milkshake - NEIPA

Red Rock and Mill 95 Hops - Binoculars Double IPA

Kiitos and Tsuki sake - Sake Rice Lager

Kiitos and Level Crossing - Why Measure Now? - Fonio Rye IPA

Bewilder and Rabbit's Foot - Rabbit's Red - Red Ale

Bewilder and Policy Kings - BBR - Brian's Blue Ribbon - Light America Lager

UTOG and Helper - Degrees of Uncertainty - Belgian Lager

Moab and Silver Reef - Southside Pils - West coast pilsner

Vernal and Heber Valley - 2 Hour Drive - Hazy IPA

Wolfdog and Uinta - That Dog in Me - India Pale lager

Wolfdog and Grid City Beer Works - Devil Dog - Dry Hopped Saison

Bewilder and Wolfdog - Wolf Bait - Hazy IPA

Uinta and Salt Flats - Bajaba - Mexican Lager

Prodigy and 2Row - Joint Effort - Dank Ale

Fisher and Strap Tank - The German Kind - Munich Helles

Heber Valley and the Tastemasters - Export Denied - North Coast Pale Ale

Bewilder and Pink Boots - Pink Pony Pils - West Coast Pilsner

Third Sun and Level Crossing - Tongue Thai'd - Thai inspired Ale

Mountain West Cider and Bitters Lab - Negroni - Negroni inspired, barrel aged dry cider

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

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 5/2/25

Tomorrow, May 3rd is Tour de Brewtah day! Utah's premier Beer/Cider and Biking event. If you haven't pickup your tickets yet and selected a route we have a code for you to get $5 your tickets. The code is NEWBEERFRIDAY and it's only good today. visit https://www.tourdebrewtah.com/ to get started. Don't wait! see you tomorrow. now on to New Beer Friday.

And when you sign up for Tour de Brewtah, you automatically get $5 off your Great Beer Mash Up festival tickets! 

Beer Nerd Radio today welcomes Talisman Brewing back – This time with new owners! We'll get into the new owners and their philosophy going forward. Check us out today at 2pm on 99.9fm KUAA. https://kuaafm.org/

Saltfire - Slickrock Sessions:  light bodied, big fruity aromatics and taste with a mild bitter finish to make this beer the perfect crusher. 5.0% - Available at Saltfire

2 Row - Pineapple Habanero Blonde: Hint of chiles in the nose. Taste is light pineapple with some nice scratchy heat from the Habanero. It’s not super hot, scratchy is the best “heat descriptor”. Would pair great with some fatty smoked meat or fish.

2 Row Millennium Legacy: This beer celebrates 2 Row's 1000th brew. Nice citrus aroma. Tastes follows with a nice malt profile. Works well with the hops used - Millennium & Citra? Regardless, a tasty beer for number 1000. 5.0% - Available 5/4 at the 2 Row.

Red Rock - Perzikboom: Described as a lighter version of Paardebloem. A light, bright and effervescent summery tulip of joy, the Perzikboom features soft peach, grains of paradise, and dandelion notes that live in perfect harmony with pillowy toasted pilsner malts. 5.0% - Available at Red Rock

Red Rock - Northwest Pilsner: Think earthy, piney and floral in hop department. Combined with a lightly sweet and toasty malt bill and you get a nice easy drinking pils. 5.0%

Hopkins/Ogden Beer - ET Prost Home: A collaboration brew with Ogden Beer Co. for The Great Beer Mashup! This classic German Pilsner is a light yet full-bodied beer with a crisp malt profile. The beer boasts a noticeable flavor of German Saaz hops, which are spicy and herbal.

Uinta - She-Wolf: Nice malt profile. Hops are full of orange peel and pith. An herbal blast backs it up with some melon dancing around in the back ground. Super tasty. This hop blend definitely shines with a proper malt bill behind it. 5.0% - At Uinta.

Uinta - Tariff Free Saision: Phenolic, clovey aroma. Not too much yeast spiciness with some toasty wheat. All-in-all it’s a solid saison. Not too peppery & band-aid-y. If you’re not a fan of the style this may work for you. 5.0% - At Uinta.

Offset - Nothing But Lasers: This Double IPA is a mashup of Laser Kiwi & All Black Nothing,. It features Waimea, Nelson Cryo, Riwaka, Nelson, NZ Cascade & Nectaron. The aroma is intense tropical fruit with some really unique notes of star fruit, white grapefruit zest, and even some red berry notes. Flavor follows suit. This has a great balance of intensity of flavor and drinkability. It's not super thick or heavy on the palate for the level of hop intensity Offset was able to achieve. 8.0% - Available at Offset.

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

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 4/25/25

A good old fashioned assault of craft beer goodness awaits your weekend! A great mix of IPAs with dark and light beers as well. Happy New Beer Friday.

The Beer Nerds get our Spirits on with a visit from Dented Brick Distillery. Harley Norwood and Brandon Webster will walk us through their portfolio of spirits and beverages. We get started at 2pm every Friday on 99.9FM KUAA - stream us at KUAAFM.org/

Offset - AUS Cascade: Featuring AUS Cascade in the kettle and first dry hop with a second equally as large dry hop of Galaxy. Lots of Passion Fruit, bright citrus, a little spice, and some piney/herbaceous notes in the flavor. 5.0% - Available at Offset Bier.

Offset - Guest Experience (Mixed Doubles): This West Coast Extra Pale Ale features Gooding Farms Amarillo & Centennial in the kettle and whirlpool and a shit load of whole leaf Crystal hops in the hopback. After fermentation it was dry-hopped it with more Centennial, Amarillo, and a new experimental public variety called HRC-003. Lots of bright citrus and stone fruit on the nose followed by some classic pine, resin, and herbaceous notes that keep it from being a total juice bomb. Clear, dry, and bitter. 6.0% - Available at Offset Bier.

2 Row - Trappist Belgian Single: Very light aroma, hint of clove. Very light, like a table beer. Some light phenolic yeast drives this for the most part. Not much in the way of malt profile. The way it should be for a Belgian Small or Table beer. 4.8% - Available at 2 Row.

Helper - Mindset: This Extra Pale Ale has lots of ripe citrus and tropical fruit in the nose with some crackers giving it a malt forward feel. Subtle orange blossom and a nice juiciness ensured that this would be easy to drink and quite relaxing with some stone fruit emerging in the back once this fully warmed up. The carbonation was spot-on as this never felt too heavy on the palate. The alcohol was light and it complemented the floral undertone well. 5.0% - Available at Helper Beer - look for it at select beer pubs around SLC.

Ogden Beer/Sprits of Coffee: This new coffee beer features a Vienna base with barrel-aged coffee from SLC's Spirits of Coffee. The aroma is moderate in strength featuring medium roast coffee beans, baking cocoa, and hints of sweet toasted malt. The taste is bittersweet roasted/toasted malt with complementary coffee. Minimal finishing bitterness. The mouthfeel is medium/light bodied with average carbonation and a mostly dry finish. Overall, excellent coffee lager. 5.0% - Available at Ogden Beer.

Top of Main - Hop on Hop: The aroma has a mix of sweet citrus and fruity aromas mixed with herbal and pine notes. The taste begins with a mix of bready flavor, combined with mixed with citrus and pine. As the taste moves on, the citrus fades, but the pine grows stronger and is joined by some flavors of a slightly more earthy and herbal hop flavor. With the bit of sweet that was present upfront fading, one is left with a more dry, but rather pleasantly hoppy flavor to linger on the tongue. 8.0% - Available at Top of Main, SL Brewing locations. 

Top of Main - Galactic Destroyer: This Imperial Stout has a dark, bittersweet chocolate and coffee aroma with char. molasses. anise and somewhat burnt sugar. A fair amount of earth too.

An earthy and bitter tastes hits up front, but nothing overwhelming. This becomes char, dark chocolate, and some coffee. Molasses and cocoa 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. 10.9% - Available at Top of Main, SL Brewing locations. 

Talisman - WHIPA: Missed this new White IPA. 5.0% - Available at Talisman and Slackwater.

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

Cheers!