New Beer Friday 9/26/25

Well, they started taking my ass up to heaven the other day during the Rapture, but I wouldn't leave without my Tylenol and... well, here I am. Oh well, I hear the beer up there sucks anyway – PLUS all the cool kids are down here drink'n up this week's New Beer Friday pints! I you see me buy me a welcome back to Earth/Birthday beer. 😉

Beer Nerd Radio always (mostly) keeps it local, so when we have the opportunity to highlight local events, we hop on 'em. Today's (Friday) show gets us into the 2025 Hoodah Festival. Not sure what the Hoodah is? and why is there a festival around it? Well, us too, damn it! Tune in to 99.9fm KUAA or stream us at KUAAfm.org/ - at 2pm! 

Also Happening This Weekend

The Templin Family Oktoberfest (9/27): The TF crew has spent the last couple of month lagering beers and prepping for one of the biggest single day Oktoberfests around. look for tradition food music, a sanctioned Stein Holding Competition and a special barrel tapping. 21+ only.

The First Annual Beer Scout Jamboree (9/27): This looks like too much damn fun. Takes place at Salt and Hops in Ogden.

Pinewood Derby (3-5pm) Still a few more race slots open! (car kits and rules still available at the store)

Derby Race Awards (6pm)

Reading of the Ogden Beer Scout Creed and Swearing-In of first Ogden Beer Scout Troop Ceremony (6:30 ish)

Beer Garden (3-9:30) with tasty Oktoberfest beers on tap from @talismanbrewingco and @ogdenbeercompany.

Best burgers in Ogden from Bad Humor Meat and Cheese (5 to 9pm.

Music by @paddytegliamusic (5 to 10pm)

Campfire Songs & Smores (Starting at 7pm)

Mountain West Cider's Fall Harvest Festival: This year's Fall Harvest Festival is extra special as MW is also celebrating their 10th ANNIVERSARY. This ALL AGES event is FREE and fun for the whole family (pups included)! You'll find all the details at Mountain West's socials.

Now on to New Beer Friday

Uinta - Bittersweet Motel: Herbal & citrusy aroma. Damn this is like a damn Time Machine. This tastes like all the OG WIPAs I remember. Lotsa orange peel some white grape with balancing pine. Not too boozy with a nice lingering bitterness. Hell yeah. 7.8% - Available now at Uinta.

Offset - Damp 02.25: Zesty! OMF, it’s perfume,Like adults prefer, with a hint of vanilla. Boom! Now it’s beer. A salad of tangerine & herbs with short berries & strawberries. This is almost obscene, the way it lures you in. Not a fan of being a fish, consider stupid me?

Park City - Exit 145: Missed this new Hazy IPA. 7.5% - Only at PC Brewing.

Park City - No to Dakota: Missed this session Hazy also. 5.0% - Only at PC Brewing.

Salt Lake Brewing - Prancing Pony: Wow, the damn beer engine in this place hasn’t been operating since before COVID. It’s back now, baby! First pulls look beautiful, toasty/malt nose. Great malty mild here. Sweet up front, toasty back. Flowery hops round it out. Fuck’n cask ales. Brilliant! 5.0% - Only at SL Brewing.

Salt Lake Brewing - Miss Congeniality: Not sure what the hops are here. Amarillo? Cascade? CTZ? Probably none of the above. Regardless, there’s a lil citrus with a pile of pine and a good dose of resiny bitterness backing it up. An enjoyable pale ale. 5.0% - Only at SL Brewing.

Proper - Apricaldera: The right amount of spicy and sweet. A chipotle aroma for sure. Tastes of apricots upfront, with chipotle backing it up. Mellow heat. This is quite nice. 5.0% - Available at Proper on Main Street.

Cheers!