Utah's 2021 American Craft Beer Week Calendar

After a shitty fourteen months of no fun stuff, we finally have a solid week of home grown craft beer goodness to look forward to. Starting on Monday May, 10th craft brewers from all over the state will be offering up special deals, events and unique beers to you good little beer nerds. 

This American Craft Beer Week calendar of events will be evolving over the next the next ten days so keep an eye open for updates on our social media or that of your favorite breweries. 

Monday

Uinta: R&D Exploration Beers: Was Angeles with pink boots hop blend dry hop. 

 R&D Exploration Beers: Golden spike with heavy exp hop 13459 dry hop. 

 Mystery Flight  – buy (3) Uinta beers and guess the brand to win a Metal Tacker (while supplies last)

 Sales on select merchandise all week long

 Uinta Neon Sign Raffle every day

Sign up for Uinta Brewing Text Notifications for fresh beer, small batch release updates and receive a free Spiegelau glass (In-store only – while supplies last). 

RoHa: 20% off merchandise all week. Shop at RoHa's merchandise store online, but discounts only apply to in person purchases.

Bewilder: Featured $3 pint each day as well as 10% off merch.

Epic: Sour Brainless on Pink Guava release 

Roosters: TBD

Hopkins: Small Batch Beer 

2 Row: $4 Growler fills on 5.0% beer all week. We will have our hIPAcrit IPA, Lollygaggin Farmhouse and Extra Lager available for fills into any 64 oz growler. Also, we'll do a food drive at the same time for the Utah Food Bank. So please bring in some non-perishable food items along with your growlers. Food donations are not required to receive the $4 growler fill.

UTOG: TBD

Slackwater (Sandy): Tap Takeover featuring Ogden River Brewing

Talisman:  free key chain with $40 purchase.  

Desert Edge: $10 Fish and chips 

$8 pitchers all week 

$8 growlers $4 grumbles all week

Level Crossing: TBD

Tuesday

Uinta: Mystery Flight  – buy (3) Uinta beers and guess the brand to win a Metal Tacker (while supplies last)

Sales on select merchandise all week long

Uinta Neon Sign Raffle every day

Sign up for Uinta Brewing Text Notifications for fresh beer, small batch release updates and receive a free Spiegelau glass (In-store only – while supplies last).

Epic: Release of Imperial Pink Ale (Pink Boots Society)

RoHa:  Release first of our Point Break Wild Sour Series - This first sour will be Johnny Utah, this is a kettle soured wild beer fermented on a brett-blend that was given to us from our friends over at Fisher.  This will be sold in Crowlers only to-go.  Very limited release.  

Bewilder: Featured $3 pint each day as well as 10% off merch.

Hopkins: Small Batch Beer - Blackberry Sour.

2 Row: $4 Growler fills on 5.0% beer all week. We will have our hIPAcrit IPA, Lollygaggin Farmhouse and Extra Lager available for fills into any 64 oz growler. Also, we'll do a food drive at the same time for the Utah Food Bank. So please bring in some non-perishable food items along with your growlers. Food donations are not required to receive the $4 growler fill.

Slackwater (Sandy): Tap Takeover featuring Strap Tank Brewing

Talisman: We will be dropping a small batch beer in the tavern. 

Desert Edge: $10 Fish and chips 

$8 pitchers all week 

$8 growlers $4 grumbles all week

Level Crossing: TBD

Wednesday

Uinta: R&D Exploration Beers: Trader with heavy Motueka dry hop.

Mystery Flight  – buy (3) Uinta beers and guess the brand to win a Metal Tacker (while supplies last)

Sales on select merchandise all week long

Uinta Neon Sign Raffle every day

Sign up for Uinta Brewing Text Notifications for fresh beer, small batch release updates and receive a free Spiegelau glass (In-store only – while supplies last).

RoHa: Firkin (pin) - as per usually we will tap a unique firkin at 5 pm.  This will be a Pineapple Sour and is expected to be delicious.

Torinos Tacos Food Truck

Shades: Release of Creamsicle Ale 

Bewilder: Featured $3 pint each day as well as 10% off merch.

Hopkins: Small Batch Beer -  4 C's Rye

The Bayou: Open for indoor seating. 

2 Row: $4 Growler fills on 5.0% beer all week. We will have our hIPAcrit IPA, Lollygaggin Farmhouse and Extra Lager available for fills into any 64 oz growler. Also, we'll do a food drive at the same time for the Utah Food Bank. So please bring in some non-perishable food items along with your growlers. Food donations are not required to receive the $4 growler fill.

Slackwater (Sandy): Tap Takeover featuring Shades Brewing

Talisman: 10% off all swag

Desert Edge: $10 Fish and chips 

$8 pitchers all week 

$8 growlers $4 grumbles all week

Level Crossing: TBD

Thursday

Uinta: Mystery Flight  – buy (3) Uinta beers and guess the brand to win a Metal Tacker (while supplies last)

Sales on select merchandise all week long

Uinta Neon Sign Raffle every day

Sign up for Uinta Brewing Text Notifications for fresh beer, small batch release updates and receive a free Spiegelau glass (In-store only – while supplies last).

Epic: Special crowler release of Triple Barrel Big Bad Baptist

Bewilder: Featured $3 pint each day as well as 10% off merch.

Red Rock: Paardebloem Release

Shades: Release of Boysenberry Pie Ale

Hopkins: Small Batch Beer - Porter

RoHa: Live music from 6-8pm (outside). 

2 Row: $4 Growler fills on 5.0% beer all week. We will have our hIPAcrit IPA, Lollygaggin Farmhouse and Extra Lager available for fills into any 64 oz growler. Also, we'll do a food drive at the same time for the Utah Food Bank. So please bring in some non-perishable food items along with your growlers. Food donations are not required to receive the $4 growler fill.

Roosters: Special Randalizer (infuser) beer TBD at B Street Brewery

Talisman: We will have a release of Adventures in IPA and offering a new adventures in IPA glass for $7 with purchase of the beer.

Desert Edge: $10 Fish and chips 

$8 pitchers 

$8 growlers 

$4 grumbles 

Level Crossing: TBD

Friday 

Uinta: Mystery Flight  – buy (3) Uinta beers and guess the brand to win a Metal Tacker (while supplies last)

Sales on select merchandise all week long

Uinta Neon Sign Raffle every day

Sign up for Uinta Brewing Text Notifications for fresh beer, small batch release updates and receive a free Spiegelau glass (In-store only – while supplies last).

RoHa: Full Sized Firkin (not a pin) - We will tap this firkin at 4 pm.  We have a keg filled with a classic - ESB, this rich bodied malt forward offering gives carmel notes, and is well balanced.  A nice full Amber Ale!

Hopkins: Small Batch Beer - Stick a fork in it IPA.

Bewilder: Featured $3 pint each day as well as 10% off merch.

Shades: Release of Passion Fruit Berlinerweisse (draft only)

2 Row: $4 Growler fills on 5.0% beer all week. We will have our hIPAcrit IPA, Lollygaggin Farmhouse and Extra Lager available for fills into any 64 oz growler. Also, we'll do a food drive at the same time for the Utah Food Bank. So please bring in some non-perishable food items along with your growlers. Food donations are not required to receive the $4 growler fill.

Roosters: Special Randalizer (infuser) beer TBD at B Street Brewery.

Talisman: We will be releasing Berry Salty Raspberry Gose for the season. 

Desert Edge: $10 Stout braised brats

$8 pitchers 

$8 growlers 

$4 grumbles 

Level Crossing: TBD

Saturday 

Uinta: Mystery Flight  – buy (3) Uinta beers and guess the brand to win a Metal Tacker (while supplies last)

Sales on select merchandise all week long

Uinta Neon Sign Raffle every day

Sign up for Uinta Brewing Text Notifications for fresh beer, small batch release updates and receive a free Spiegelau glass (In-store only – while supplies last).

Hopkins: Small Batch Beer - Honey Lavender Saison.

Bewilder: Featured $3 pint each day as well as 10% off merch.

Shades: Release of Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Ale

2 Row: $4 Growler fills on 5.0% beer all week. We will have our hIPAcrit IPA, Lollygaggin Farmhouse and Extra Lager available for fills into any 64 oz growler. Also, we'll do a food drive at the same time for the Utah Food Bank. So please bring in some non-perishable food items along with your growlers. Food donations are not required to receive the $4 growler fill.

Desert Edge: $10 Stout braised brats

$8 pitchers 

$8 growlers 

$4 grumbles 

Fisher: West Coast IPA release (7.0%)

Level Crossing: TBD

Sunday

TF Brewing: Slow Pour Sunday.

Hopkins: Small Batch Beer - Blueberry Wheat.

Mystery Flight  – buy (3) Uinta beers and guess the brand to win a Metal Tacker (while supplies last)

Sales on select merchandise all week long

Uinta Neon Sign Raffle every day

Sign up for Uinta Brewing Text Notifications for fresh beer, small batch release updates and receive a free Spiegelau glass (In-store only – while supplies last).

Bewilder: Featured $3 pint each day as well as 10% off merch.

2 Row: $4 Growler fills on 5.0% beer all week. We will have our hIPAcrit IPA, Lollygaggin Farmhouse and Extra Lager available for fills into any 64 oz growler. Also, we'll do a food drive at the same time for the Utah Food Bank. So please bring in some non-perishable food items along with your growlers. Food donations are not required to receive the $4 growler fill.

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 4/30/21

On the last day of April we have a simple and diverse selection of pub ales with an American twist. You can't go wrong with any of this week's New Beer Friday options.

Level Crossing - Fruit Bat: This is their Belgian style blonde ale made with tangerine mango and passion fruit. It has a nose mostly of tangerine with some spicy yeast notes. The taste for the most part is a fruit salad of the three with the passion fruit showing up mostly at the end. Nice and refreshing. 5.0% - Only at Level Crossing.

Level Crossing - Mad Oats: This is the 'hazy' version of their In The Pines pale ale. Nice turbid looking peach color. This is full of oats giving it a silky feel that leaves no residue in the glass. Hops are very tropical and melon-like with Sabro cryo, Idaho 7, Columbus, Lotus, Citra and Citiva. 5.0% - Only at Level Crossing. 

Squatters - Hoppy Joe: This pale ale features Strata, Simcoe and Mosaic hops. This is a citrus driven pale ale with some herbal bitterness in the finish. Just what you want from an American Pale Ale.  5.0% - Only at Squatters Downtown brewpub.

Squatters - Julius on Nitro: Made with Munich malts this beer features Strata hops with Mosaic in the dry hop. Citrus peel was also added to the beer to boost the citrus qualities. It all comes together nicely as the nitro gas really allows the hops and citrus to shine. A super smooth and crushable ale. 5.0% - Only at Squatters Downtown brewpub.

Squatters - Black Sunshine: This is a cascadian dark ale hopped with Simcoe and Mosaic. The beer has a good amount of roasted malt that comes off as cocoa. The hops add nice notes of citrus peel and hint of pine. A nice example of the style. 5.0% - Only at Squatters Downtown brewpub. 

Salt Flats - Pink Boots Strawberry Basil Gose: German-style Sour brewed using Pink Boots Blend hops combined with pink Himalayan sea salt, coriander, and basil that gives the beer a subtle spice and saltiness. The beer is then infused with strawberry creating a taste that is mildly tart and spicy with a sweet strawberry aftertaste. 5.0% - Available on draft at the brewery taproom and the Garage Grill in Draper

What did I miss? Please share.

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 4/23/21

Epic - Armadillo Comet: This new Imperial west coast style IPA from Epic features Amarillo and Comet hops. Aroma is orange - almost sweet, hints of piney notes accompanying. A light toasty aroma underneath. Taste has the citrus rind (orange) biting up front, backed by some floral and orange juice flavors. The floral appears mostly as aroma that accompanies each swish in the mouth. There is sufficient malt presence, toasty bread, to provide the needed balance, but clearly the hops are the name of the game with this beer. The beer is not bitter for the first sip or two, but the bitterness builds with each successive drink to become a quite bitter beer. The aftertaste lingers for a long while. 9.5% - This doesn't hit shelves until Monday.

RoHa Steady Edge: A deep copper colored beer with an aroma of sweet, caramelized brown sugar. Floral hops give way to a pleasant alcohol while warmth brings out pinesap. Bitterness is high and contrasted by equally high sweetness. The flavors generally follow the nose with emphasis on the caramelized sugar that is just short of burnt. Warmth reveals dates, while a long finish has modest strength playing to the caramel and alcohol. The alcohol is as expected and just short of warm. The silky texture and full body allow fine carbonation to transition from prickly to creamy. Residual sugars are less than expected. 7.9%

Fisher - Angling for a Cure: This is a collaboration beer made with Jamie Burnham of Beer Nut/Kiitos/Ogden's Own fame. A portion of the proceeds of this beer will benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, a charity that is very dear to her. This red ale has a sturdy malty aroma with some spicy notes laying in the background. On the initial taste, one might discover this to be better than the average red. Notes of brown sugar, burnt malts, and a certain spiciness occupy the initial taste. From this point, the taste evolves into a dry malt aftertaste. In the overall scope, I like this one a great deal. 5.0% Only at Fisher begins this Saturday in cans and draft.

Fisher Sunny Haze:  Hoppy with a lot of pine. Some grapefruit and floral notes in the nose as well. Grapefruit is stronger than in the nose. Pine notes as well as vague citrus. Good stuff. 5.0% - Available at Fisher

Bewilder - In the Barrel and Bock: Primarily bourbon and toffee in the nose. There's a little bit of oak and dark fruit too. Taste follows the nose, with toffee upfront, followed by vanilla. Mild cherry and tobacco flavors follow. Dark fruit undertones. The flavor components here meld almost seamlessly. Some sherry-like booziness comes through towards the finish as this beer warms up. Really tasty stuff. 11.0% - This is a very limited release and is available starting today.

Roosters - Mulletbrau: This is a lager hopped with Cascade and made with flaked rice. This debuts Saturday.   

Red Rock - 9 -2 -5: The Pink Boots hop blend continues in this new beer from Red Rock. This is a Belgian style golden ale made with fresh peaches oak spirals and was blended with a bit of kettle soured ale for a touch of tartness. 5.0% - Available at all red rock locations. 

Uinta - Mountain Lady Dark Ale: This is Uinta's Pink Boots beer entry. I don't have any notes on this as it debuts today. In case you're curious, the Pink Boots blend this year consists of Cashmere, Ahtanum, Citra, Loral and Sabro hops. look for an earthy, herbal and zesty beer. 5.0% - Very limited batch.

Ogden River - Koala Express: Missed this. This is a dry-hopped pilsner made with a blend of New Zealand hops. 5.0% - Only at Ogden River. 

Shades - Blueberry Blast Slurry: Tart blueberries and cranberries, lactic acid, and a mild lactic sweetness. This isn't overly sour, but it is quite acidic - mild vanilla here as well. Blueberry tart and dry on the finish. Tasty stuff. 5.0% - At Shades.

Hopkins -  Guava Godess: Brewed by the women of Hopkins Brewing Company, this fruited-IPA features locally grown and malted Solstice Pilsner malt and Pink Boots Hop Blend in the dry-hop. Light and refreshing with a beautiful balance of hops and fresh guava. 5.0% 

Toasted Barrel - Summer Session IPA: Missed this one. 5.0% - At Toasted Barrel now. 

TF - Hazy IPA 3: There's a new hazy IPA that's supposed to debut today. I have no notes on it. 

TF - Northern Lights: This is TF's third terpene beer and it's based on terpenes that come from the Northern Lights varietal of cannabis. Terpenes are aromatic oils that color cannabis varieties with distinctive flavors like citrus, berry, mint, and pine. This series of beers are always dankity-dank-dank; on top of being a tasty IPA. This 7.6% beer is sold out to go, available to enjoy in house though.  

Shades - Hazy Brah: This is a brand new Hazy IPA from Shades; the folks over there tell me that this stuff will be as chewy as a fresh nug. Shades beers are always extreme, I expect no less from this Galaxy and Mosaic forward IPA. This 7.0% - only at Shades. 

Red Rock - Double White Rainbow: This RR's "double wide" version of their White Rainbow WIPA. Dialed up to 8.4%, this beer promises a "wallop" of hop intensity with a smack of chewy Belgian yeast spiciness. Available at All Red Rock locations today. 

Hopkins -Not-Another-IPA: This New England-style is double dry-hopped with Citra, Mosaic, Centennial, and Cascade to give it a glorious aroma and flavor of tropical fruit, fresh-squeezed juice, orange peel and a touch of bitterness from Zeus hops. Hopkins used local Solstice Mild, red wheat, flaked rye and a touch of Aromatic Malt to give it a light malty backbone. 5.0% - only at Hopkins.

Brasserie del la Senne - Ouden Vat: This Belgian sour features lemon and sour cherry with hints of balsamic and light sweet caramel. Moderate earthy funky flavor. 6.7% - Found at Slackwater (Sandy).

Here are this week's Small Batch beers from Hopkins. Click for larger view.

Cheers!

New 420 Beers

You'd think on the day dedicated to cannabis there wouldn't be much going on beer-wise, but you'd be wrong. To help you get into the spirit of 420 on 4/20 a few local breweries have concocted some ales that will mimic the dank flavors of hippy lettuce with no THC.   

TF - Northern Lights: This is TF's third terpene beer and it's based on terpenes that come from the Northern Lights varietal of cannabis. Terpenes are aromatic oils that color cannabis varieties with distinctive flavors like citrus, berry, mint, and pine. This series of beers are always dankity-dank-dank; on top of being a tasty IPA. This 7.6% beer debuts today at Noon at TF Brewing.  

Shades - Hazy Brah: This is a brand new Hazy IPA from Shades; the folks over there tell me that this stuff will be as chewy as a fresh nug. Shades beers are always extreme, I expect no less from this Galaxy and Mosaic forward IPA. This 7.0% beer debuts today at Noon - only at Shades. 

Red Rock - Double White Rainbow: This RR's "double wide" version of their White Rainbow WIPA. Dialed up to 8.4%, this beer promises a "wallop" of hop intensity with a smack of chewy Belgian yeast spiciness. Available at All Red Rock locations starting today. 

Hopkins -Not-Another-IPA: This New England-style is double dry-hopped with Citra, Mosaic, Centennial, and Cascade to give it a glorious aroma and flavor of tropical fruit, fresh-squeezed juice, orange peel and a touch of bitterness from Zeus hops. Hopkins used local Solstice Mild, red wheat, flaked rye and a touch of Aromatic Malt to give it a light malty backbone. 5.0% - only at Hopkins.

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 4/16/21

Everyone quiet down please, there's plenty New Beer Friday to go around. This week there's something for every taste. Have a great weekend!

Hopkins - Coffee & Cream Stout: Aroma of fresh coffee with some background sweetness. The taste is the same with nice medium roast coffee that dominates most of the beer. a little bit of lactose sweetness rounds it out, giving it a cappccino feel. 5.0% - Only at Hopkins. 

Red Rock - Imperial Juice IPA: Hazy yellow in color, the pour quickly builds up very thick sudsy white head. Very juicy aroma with tropical, passion fruit, citrus, lemon, pineapple and pine. Good variety of fruity and juicy flavor covering the palate, I get tropical, passion fruit, citrus, lemon, lychee, pineapple, pine, resin, slight spice, and subtle bitterness, all from hop. Malt is also there with its bread and some sweet candy. 8.5% - I'm hearing that this may already be sold out for to-go sales. 

Silver Reef - Planet Utah: This new Double IPA hasn't quite made it's way up north yet. It's available at Silver Reef Now. 8.0%

Silver Reef - Java Madre: This imperial milk stout is made with coffee it hasn't quite made its way up north either. It's available at Silver Reef Now. 9.0%

Strap Tank - Pink Lady Juicy Pale Ale: I love Pink Boots time. There are so m many different beers made by women that utilize the special Pink Boots hop blend.  This version is an American pale ale with addition of hibiscus. 5.0% - Available at Lehi Strap Tank and they're saying Springville will get it by week's end.

Bewilder - Blueberry Pomegranate Sour: This one comes out today at noon. It's a kettle with the obvious fruits. 5 .0% - Only at Bewilder.

Toasted Barrel - Utah Double IPA: Nice aroma, caramel and biscuity malt, orange, hint of lemon sherbet, mango, papaya, quite floral and herbal and mellow, hint of pine, nice. Nice balance of malt and hip flavor, caramel and biscuit, lot of orange and orange pith, pink grapefruit, lemon, nicely sweet, mango, floral, medium to high bitterness on the finish, good stuff.

Talisman - Aerith: This is a sour ale made with mango and hibiscus. It debuts today at noon. 5.0% - Only at Talisman.

Melvin - Bohemian Rebirth: This is a new world take on an old lager style. It's made with pilsner and Vienna malts, Instead of going with more traditional Nobel hops, the brewers opted to go with Strata and Amarillo hops; resulting in a lager with tropical fruits, berries and pine. Good stuff. 6.0% - Found at Slackwater (Sandy).

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 4/9/21

Epic - Tart n Hazy: This is a foeder (oak aged) soured blended IPA. Funky nose offers up some citrus along with a hint of softer fruit (like peach). Think tart may be more descriptive than sour overall. Their is also an undercurrent of earthiness that help accentuate the citrus profile. Wood is a bit more evident in the aftertaste. Medium bodied, well carbonated mouthfeel. Finish is crisp and dry. 7.0% - Available at Epic starting today.

Strap Tank - Spitfire Coffee Cream Ale: Missed this one. Made with local coffee from Mindful Coffee Co. 5.0% - Only at Strap Tank (Springville).

Mike Hess - Claritas: Pours a hazy gold color with an aroma full of biscuit and cereal grains, some dusty honey and a hint of orange/lemon peel. taste-wise there's some nice, bright floral hop and citrus bits combined with some biscuit-like grains. Faint sweetness on the finish 5.8% - Found at Slackwater (Sandy).

*Ground Breaker Brewing - Inclusion Pale Ale: Missed this gluten free beer. 5.7% - Found at Slackwater (Sandy).

*Ground Breaker Brewing- IPA No. 5: Missed this gluten free beer. 6.0% - Found at Slackwater (Sandy).

Prairie Artisan Ales - Plum Conundrum: The nose is acidic with jammy plum. The taste is the same with a medium amount of puckering and sweetness. 5.2% - Found at Slackwater (Sandy

Revision - Pandemic Blues: Hazy body. Citrusy aroma with light dank notes. Taste starts sweet with citrusy flavors and a touch of dank, earthy accents. 7.0% - Found at Slackwater (Sandy).

Cascade - Vitis Noble: A funky and somewhat vinegary aroma. Sourness is rather soft, mildly tart, very minimal funk, pretty simple lactic tartness. Grapes come through well, giving a general white wine character. 9.1% - Found at Slackwater (Sandy).

Here are this week's Small Batch beers from Hopkins. Thanks for doing these!

Cheers!

*new to our market

New Beer Friday 4/2/21

Spring is in the air and this week's beer selections are a fine example of that. If fruit is your literal jam, this will be a good weekend for you. Happy New Beer Friday 

Ogden River - Injector: This is OGR's first high point offering and it comes out today! This will be a hazy style IPA and it will come in at 7.8% ABV. Super limited quantities available for this one. Only at Ogden River.

Grid City - Nitro Apricot Whole Flower Dry Hopped Pale Ale: Nobody can accuse the Grid City gang for being vague in their beer naming process. I am officially dubbing Head Brewer, Jeremy Gross the "Nitro Maestro" because he's hit another nitro beer out of the park. This is their classic pale ale with light tart apricot and a good dose of citrusy hops. Very nice stuff. 5.0% - Only at Grid City. 

Kiitos - Strawberry Milkshake: It has a nice purple hue with a simple aroma of strawberry. Taste-wise it's much of the same with lightly tart strawberry and medium to light lactose sweetness. A wee bit jammy which is fine considering what it is. Not vegan friendly. 5.0% - Available at Kiitos. 

Epic - Big Bad Baptist Reserve 2021: The Reserve is a blend of the choicest barrels of this year’s original version of Big Bad Baptist, plus beer from the best barrels from all of the Big Bad Baptist variants. It will be released this morning when the brewery opens. I hope to have some tasting notes later today. Keep an eye out on our social media. Only at Epic, soon to DABC. 

Desert Edge - West Coast IPA: The nose is hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus blend of orange, tangerine and grapefruit with some guava and mango mixed in. The taste is pretty nice, hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus salad of tangerine, grapefruit and mango with some nice pineyness rounding out the back end. Medium body, ABV hidden pretty nicely, with a nice dry/bitter finish. Overall, a pretty tasty brew. 7.0% - Only at Desert Edge, Now in 16 ounce cans.

Wasatch - Strawberry Blonde Ale: Big aroma up front of unripe strawberries pops right away. Plenty of tartness, with a touch of sweetness. Some creamy malt character is picked up but this aroma is all about the strawberries. A round taste of strawberry sweetness hits first. A touch of tartness shows up mid body with continuing waves of well balanced sweetness. The blonde ale accents actually show up here with creamy bready malts on the back end. Finish is light sweetness. 5.0% Available at all Wasatch locations.

Strap Tank - Odin's Pale Ale: This is a Norwegian Style Pale Ale that I sadly missed. 5.0% 

Strap Tank - Bunk Off: This is an Irish Red Ale that I'm also embarrassed to have missed. 5.0%

Shades - Hazy Brah!: Pours a hazy golden amber, peach coloration with a medium, fluffy head. Smells of light biscuity malt and juicy tropical notes of mango, papaya and guava, with hints of citrus and grassy dankness as well. Taste is great balance of light biscuity malt, juicy tropical notes of mango, papaya and guava, lighter citrus notes of grapefruit and lime peel and hints of grassy dankness. Finishes with a light/medium bitterness and some tropical, dank notes lingering in the aftertaste. Soft mouthfeel with a medium body and carbonation. 7.0% - Only at Shades.

Talisman - Pretty Witty: Missed this one. Look for notes of herbal/white pepper, bubblegum and sweet earthy (real) blueberry. 5.0% - only at Talisman.

Cascade - Framblanc: This sour ale is made with 3,500 pounds golden raspberries and is a blend of sour blond ales aged for up to 14 months in oak wine barrels with fresh flavors of raspberries, green grapes, peaches and pears. 7.6% Found at Slackwater in Sandy

Cascade - Pear Mary: This pours a slightly hazy golden color with acidic pear and notes of vinegar, ginger and oaky pine. The taste starts pear forward with the ginger and pine bursting; vinous white wine elements emerge, in the middle, with the oak picking up the rear. 7.1% Found at Slackwater in Sandy

Modern Time - Fruitlands Strawberry Limeade: This has a clean lactic twang with natural strawberry and lime flavors. These flavors work well together and nearly neutralize the sodium snap from the Gose base beer. This will make it a perfect pool beer. 4.8% Found at Slackwater in Sandy.

Jolly Pumpkin - I thought I Was Special: This is listed as "retired", the last release was in 2019, so if you want to get a sip of this Wild Hazy IPA you'd better hit Slackwater in Sandy soon. I missed this, but I sure want to try it! 9.0% 

Revision/Kohola - Owyhee: A hazy golden yellow with heavy tropical fruits and stone fruits in the nose.   Pineapple starts off with some mango and papaya. The hop bitterness presence is minimal, but this is the epitome of a juicy NEIPA. Soft and smooth. Not as creamy as other offerings but it's one of the juiciest NEIPAs Revision/Kohola has made. 

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 3/26/21

Hops. This week is all about the hops. If you're not a fan of beer's more bitter side, you may want to send out that form letter to the breweries. You know, that one that you've been threatening to send since 2010. Happy New Beer Friday!

Uinta - Sonder: This small batch series IPA features Mosaic, Enigma and Idaho 7 cryo hops. Aroma of Pineapple, guava, tangerine, and lemongrass herbal hop notes are strongest in a very complex fruity hop nose. Flavor is a bit more edgy aggressively hoppy with more herbal and a slight vegetative bite and bitterness which I like. The fruit notes meet the hype with tangerine, peach, orange, pineapple, and guava with some more herbal lemongrass in the background. Medium bitterness with big fruity esters. 8.3% Available at Uinta starting today.

Uinta - Ghosts of Sego: This was a late addition that hit last Saturday. This is a maibock made with coffee and barrel aged in whiskey. The aroma starts with  brown bread like toast on the nose. A sweet caramel and clean sense comes through as well. There is a large coffee dryness to this as well. Flavor wise;  light bread and baklava come to mind as the lager's gently rolling sweetness reveals a mild coffee presence and the bourbon barrel spices things up a bit. Growing intense over the middle, the common Maibock flavors are traded for a more savory dopple-demeanor. 6.5% - Available at Uinta

Uinta - Guava Mojito Tart: The aroma has the typical lactic tartness with mostly guava and a hint of lime and mint. The taste follows with mostly guava back by lemony tartness. The lime and mint come in much later, mostly detectable in the finish. Nice and refreshing. 5.0% - Available at Uinta.

Bonneville - 8th AnniversaRye: This is probably my favorite beer from Bonneville. The AnniversaRye changes its hop bill every year, and thus far, non have disappointed. This lager has spicy malted rye and citrus peel with woody notes from the Tahoma hops that were used. Finishes slightly dry. 5.0% Only at Bonneville Brewing and select Pins and Ales locations

Bonneville - Big Red Triumph: This utilizes a special varietal of German malts that give it a vivid red color. These malts also add a rich maltiness, while the use of Triumph hops enhance the ale with a pleasant fruit and bubblegum Character. 5.0% Only at Bonneville Brewing and select Pins and Ales locations.

Hopkins - Extraterrestrial Sacrament IPA:  Subtle aromas of grapefruit, pine, malt, hint of oranges, biscuits, bread. Grapefruit, some pine, moderate amount of bitterness in the middle, finish is piney, hint of honey, slight pepper, citrus zest, solid. Medium light with a good amount of carbonation, semi-dry finish. 5.0% - Only at Hopkins.

Bewilder - Deseret IPA: This new IPA is brewed with honey which is appropriate because it has a nice deep honey color. A hoppy nose, with a big whiff of oranges and dank herbs. A touch floral, with juicy tropical tones and honey in the background. Flavor is hop-forward, fruity and herbal, but it's not over the top and not overly malty. Only moderate bitterness; no astringency. Citrus tones are most prominent, along with bright herbs, with very little dankness considering the nose. 7.0% - Available starting today at Bewilder.

Wasatch - Ut-X Double IPA:  The nose is saturated and pronounced, with strong overtones of orange, pineapple, and tangerine with light backing notes of mango and ripe guava. The Citra seems very pronounced here, with a little bit of the odd "berry" like note of Mosaic helping out. a nice aroma, but the flavor is a different beast. A bit maltier and more balanced, with a deftly creamy and, well, juicy feel bringing with it lots of berry, mango, pineapple, and orchard fruit flavors along with a touch of pine and bitter resin in the finish to round it all out, this is where the beer shines. 9.5% Available at Wasatch in Park City and at their beer store in SLC.

Illuminated Brew Works- Hallucignosis: This lactose DIPA employs Sabro hop to bring you into a full-bodied flavors of citrus, apricot and creamsicle with a distinct finish of coconut. 8.0% - Found at Slackwater (Sandy) and select DABC stores.

Breckenridge - Mountain Beach: Lime guava and pineapple dominate this mildly sour Gose. It highly drinkable and if you're a fan of fruited sours, this will make you quite happy. 4.8% - Found at Harmons.

Here are this week's small batch beers from Hopkins Brewing. 

Cheers!

Lindeman's Find's Its Rightful Utah Home

Many of you may have noticed that Lindeman's Lambics have started popping up in grocery stores. If you haven't;  Lindeman's Lambics have started popping up in grocery stores. 

For the last few decades Utah's DABC has insisted that these popular Belgian lambics be sold in the liquor stores and taxed as "liquor". With the 2019 change in the ABV laws I guess the DABC has decided that they had no choice but to cut them loose. The vast majority of Lindeman's portfolio has always fallen at or below 4.0% ABV, with only four versions of Cuvée René  coming in above 5.0%. If you want these, you'll still have to go through the DABC and do a special order as the DABC has discontinued all of the Gueuzes. 

Flavors spotted by consumers include: Framboise, Peche, Strawberry and Kriek. If you've come across other flavors please share what and where you found them please.

I know a lot of bars and restaurants have expressed interest in getting these popular beers on draft, this is looking to be a reality in the coming weeks and months. Again: If you've come across draft options, please share what and where you found them.

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 3/19/21

There are some nice Irish themed beers out this week, along with some strong entires that follow some more traditional lines.  

Proper - Jump the Shark: This double hazy IPA has a nice hazy peach color with aromas of tropical fruits. The taste starts with some peach and malt then goes directly to the tropical notes. Mango and orange with hints of star fruit and pineapple. This is crazy good stuff. 8.0% - Debuts today at Proper.  

Bewilder - Dip It Like It's Hop:  The wheat beer is hazy yellow in color with a quarter finger high white head. Light to moderate aromas of citrusy hops are present in the nose—lemon and grapefruit seem to stand out in particular—along with notes of wheat. Similar to the smell, the taste has flavors of citrusy hops and wheat along with a light to moderate amount of hop bitterness. This is a very nice and refreshing hoppy wheat ale—it's got so much hops in it that you might think it is an American IPA. 5.0% - Only at Bewilder.

Bewilder - Leprechaun Tears: This is basically the Irish Lager with Green glitter. The taste is veery nice with creamy malt and light hop with floral sweet quality and mild yeast adding a creamy taste with mild hop bitterness to balance the malt sweetness which is toasty and light with a low alcohol flavor if any in the taste mostly herbal hops in the finish. Overall excellent lager with more hop flavored than your average Irish Lager. 5.0% - Available at Bewilder.

Bewilder Scottish Red Ale: The beer pours bright light brown with copper highlights and very light brown head. The head builds quickly on a hard pour and recedes slowly to a cap and leaves plenty of lacing. The aroma is faint with toasted bread and caramel. The taste is burnt sugar caramel and toasty malt with some earthy hops rolling in mid palate before a firm and moderately bitter finish. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, adequately carbonated and mostly dry in the finish. Overall, very good. Not the most complex Scottish ale out there, but solid and well made. 5.0% - Only at Bewilder.

Fisher - Trillions Sour: Nice flavors of pineapple, pomegranate perched on top of a tart lemony base. The flavor are most prominent towards the finish, withe some lingering fruitiness. tasty sour. 5.0%

Fisher - Lazer Haze:  Hoppy with a lot of pine. Some grapefruit and floral notes in the nose as well. Grapefruit is stronger than in the nose. Pine notes as well as vague citrus. Good stuff. 5.0% - Available at Fisher

Fisher - Rescue Roll: The hop profile in this pale ale generates big flavor with assertive bitterness, adding significant citrus zest and cantaloupe fruit character. Lemongrass and herbal tea. Bitterness round it out. Nice pale ale. 5.0% - Available at Fisher.

Uinta - Goldcore - Pineapple Tart: Missed this new R&D beer. Look for Light Acidity and wheat with pineapple dominating.  5.0% - Very limited, only at Uinta. 

TF - Hopf Weisse: Cloudy, almost milky peach appearance. The nose is full of citrus and estery banana. The taste follows with more banana with clove from the yeast. The hops add grapefruit peel with pine as well. It's a bit muddled if not full flavored. 4.8% - only at TF Brewing. 

UTOG - Beer: Smells rather unassuming — mostly of mild malts. Taste is a nice balance of malts and hops. Floral, piney, citrus pith. Has a drier finish that leaves a bitter, pith-like taste which another sip will alleviate easily, thus, easy-drinking. Just seems like a really solid APA. 5.0% - At UTOG.

Breckenridge Nitro Irish Stout: Light roasted malts with a hint cocoa and a minor sourness. It's pretty light. I had this then a Guinness and the Guinness smoked it. It was meh. 4.8%. Found at Lucky 13, Beerhive, Beer Bar.

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 3/12/21

This is a big week. I found a shload of new craft beer offerings. There's something here for every beer and cider lover. Happy New Beer Friday!

Level Crossing - Pink Boots Pale Ale: This has a nice fruity aroma of mostly citrus peel. This has a really tasty citrusy/berry profile on the palate. There's a tasty bed of creamy malts backing it up, giving the whole beer a very drinkable profile. Great stuff. 5.0% - Only at Level Crossing.  

Level Crossing - Vienna Lager: A copper-colored celebration of European amber lagers. It has aromas of freshly toasted bread, biscuit and rich caramel that gives way to a delicate floral hop presence.  It has soft and elegant flavors of malt and toastiness balanced out with a gentle touch of Tettnang hops. Vienna-Style Lager was lagered for three weeks giving the beer a medium-light body with a crisp and dry finish. 5.0% - Only at Level Crossing.  

Proper - Ostara: Proper has reformulated their citrus infused triple IPA. Orange amber colored body, with a touch of haze. Real nice citrus soft orange of hop on the nose. Orange quality comes out more juiced than spicy, sweet or oily. Palate is a real good simple pleasure. Real nice creamy mouthfeel, almost gives way to soft cake texture. Mid palate of juiced orange and a hair of spiced green herbal character. Deep full bodied finish, with rich malt texture and thick supportive backbone. This is a TIPA on a simple profile that is really heavily made better by a way better than average mouthfeel. Feels rich even when it isn't. 8.5% - Only at Proper and its restaurants.

Proper - Sour Ranger (Blueberry and Lemon): This debuts today. Sadly I have no notes on this one. 5.0% - Only at Proper and its restaurants.

Proper - Jump the Shark: This Double Hazy is being canned today, and should be out today or tomorrow. I would call before making the trip, just to be sure. 8.0% - Only at Proper and its restaurants.  

Kiitos - Passion Fruit Zumu: This hazy IPA has the classic tropical hops and is quite pleasant in that regard. The addition of passion fruit adds a nice subtle tart element that takes it to a whole new level. It's almost refreshing. Zumu is Finish for cloudy. 5.0% - Only at Kiitos.

Kiitos - Glitter Green Ale: They did a small of this one and it's disappearing fast. This is a cream ale at its base. But the novelty here is all about the beer's glittery jade tornado appearance. If it's gone when you come by more will be released on Saint Patrick's Day. 5.0% - Only at Kiitos.

Bewilder - Around the Sun and Bock: This is a pale Dopple Bock that debuts today. It is Bewilder's biggest beer to date, coming in at 8.2%. Only at Bewilder. 

Hopkins - Friendly Introduction Pale Ale No. 8: Their house pale ale is brewed with locally grown and malted Solstice Mild Malt, then dry-hopped with the Pink Boots Hop Blend. Citrusy, fruity aromas and flavors are the highlight of this pale ale while allowing a delicate malty backbone with minimal bitterness and a dry finish. 5.0% - Available at Hopkins.

Hopkins - Cascade Oat Saison: Brewed with 100% locally grown and floor-malted Solstice Pilsner, flaked oats, flaked rye, and wheat, then finished with cascade hops. This saison displays aromatic, light fruity and spicy notes with a dry finish.  5.0% - Available at Hopkins.

Hopkins - Stonewall Sour Saison: This is soured naturally with lactobacillus then ferment with saison yeast. Orange peel and coriander round out the lemony tartness with a fruity and herbal refreshing finish. 5.0% - Available at Hopkins.

Salt Flats/Ogden River - Schwartzbier: This collaboration beer has a nutty aroma with light cocoa shavings over a smooth, bready core. Taste is beyond smooth, drinking at first like a line drive moving fast to that signature Schwarzbier light roast flavor. Opens to even more smooth lager malt with nutty, dirty, and cocoa accents, centered on drinkability. Maybe a smidge of caramel but for the most part just a barely black lager. Hops are low and the mouthfeel is low but the carbonation is just about right. 5.0% - This is available at Salt Flats and Ogden River Brewing.

Shades - Shamrock Shake: I Jumped the gun on this one last week. Apologies if you made the trip on my recomendation. The nose brings some heavy mint and light cream. Interesting and inviting. The flavor has a vague creme brûlée thing going on with sugary sweetness, and mint. The base beer's tartness is light and crisp. Medium body with a very sweet finish. Mint in beer is tough, This is not a bad attempt at copying the milkshake. 6.5% - Available at Shades.  

RoHa - Fuzzy Pucker: Pouring a slight foggy goldenrod, the spritzy ale rises and falls with a quick, loose froth. The nose has citrus cider and tart peach with hints of yogurt. Sweetness fades nearly as quick as its froth while the sourness begins to build upon the middle palate. Peach flavors float gently above the natural fruitiness of lemon. A Mountain Dew-esque taste to round out the late palate. 5.0% Now in cans to go. Soon to grocery stores.

Mountain West Cider - Elliott Gold: This new cider is made with special apple varietal that can only be found in Utah. Delicatly sweet and puckering this cider has a wonderful balance that has a nice semi-dry Finish 6.5% only at Mountain West for a limited time.

Mountain West Cider - Irish Cream Hard Cider: This is quite nice. you have that great semi-tart apple base with a brilliant creme brûlée' sweetness.. It's almost undetectable and  and tastes wonderful. 6.0% - Only at Mountain west. 

Policy Kings - Rainbow Child: This new sour is brewed with strawberry puree and butterfly pea flower. Brewed to honor Prince. 5.0% - Only at Policy Kings.

Bombastic - Shiver Coffee Stout: Missed this. You can find this at Slackwater (Sandy).

Bombastic - Big Dumb Beer: Missed this. You can find this at Slackwater (Sandy).

Jolly Pumpkin - Lo-Fi Mai Tai: Missed this. You can find this at Slackwater (Sandy).

Mother Earth - Flawless Imperfection: This is a tropical bomb with a nice wheaty malt base. Nice orange blossom, tangerine, and apricot notes as well. quite tasty. 7.5% Found at Beehive and  Slackwater (Sandy). 

On top what we have listed above from Hopkins, here are this weeks Small Batch beers from Hopkins.

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 3/5/21

New Beer Friday and chill. 'Nuf said?

Proper - Brunch Beer: Aroma is simple and pleasant: lots of grainy earthy wheat malt, paired with good authentic earthy grapefruit citrus / peel flavor. Light pungent grapefruit tartness. Slightly creamy, with some peaches n' cream type smells. Fleshy. Fruity. Smells good. Taste is the same: keeps it simple, but very flavorful. Earthy wheat malt, with lots of good citrusy, earthy, bitter grapefruit juice / rind flavor. The two compliment each other nicely, and give off flavors of peaches, nectarines, & tangerine also. Crisp, earthy, fruity, & juicy stuff. 5.0% - Available at Proper now. Grocery stores soon.

Fisher - Beast of Zion: The aroma has a sweet candied sugar smell with a great showing of a lightly toasted malt aroma. Along with these smells there is a little bit of clove and bubblegum. The taste begins some of the sweeter flavors that were detected in the nose. Some candied sugar as well as some peach, apricot, and apple are the base of the sweet, which is supported by a nice lightly toasted bready flavor. As the taste advances a big bubblegum and light yeasty tastes come to the tongue and are joined by some of the spice flavors of nutmeg and clove that were present in the nose. Toward the end, some light alcohol and a bit of grain and herb come to the tongue to leave one with a pleasantly warming Belgium ale taste to linger on the tongue. 9.0% - Only at Fisher.

Shades - Shamrock Shake: The nose brings some heavy mint and light cream. Interesting and inviting. The flavor has a vague creme brûlée thing going on with sugary sweetness, and mint. The base beer's tartness is light and crisp. Medium body with a very sweet finish. Mint in beer is tough, This is not a bad attempt at copying the milkshake. 6.5% - Available at Shades.  

Bewilder - Irish Lager: The taste is veery nice with creamy malt and light hop with floral sweet quality and mild yeast adding a creamy taste with mild hop bitterness to balance the malt sweetness which is toasty and light with a low alcohol flavor if any in the taste mostly herbal hops in the finish. Overall excellent lager with more hop flavored than your average Irish Lager. 5.0% - Available at Bewilder.

Toasted Barrel - Oud Bruin: This is a barrel aged sour brown ale. I hate that I missed it because Our Bruins are my favorite sours. Look for lite toffee m alts with complimenting tartness. 7.0% - Only at Toasted Barrel

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 2/26/21

Take a peek at this week's New Beer Friday selection. This is why I love craft beer; the wide array of flavors available along the Wasatch Front are guaranteed to satisfy any beer nerd palate.

Uinta - Caravan IIPA: This is a new Imperial IPA that has a mostly clear appearance with a nose full of berries and citrus. Flavor-wise this os full of berries and citrus. It's quite juicy and full of varied citrus fruit flavors. It comes off as a low bitterness IPA at first, but wait 10 seconds and you'll get a nice lingering bitter smack. 8.5% - Available at Uinta starting today.

Level Crossing - Eternal Pursuit: This is a Belgian style Dark Strong Ale.  Poured a darkish brown color with some red and purple highlights. The aroma is composed of dark fruits, candy sugar, chocolate, peppered cloves. The palate starts with candy covered dark fruits. Some chocolate and a little bit of spiciness comes out and some does a bubble gum like note with more chocolate. The finish is a bit sweet, plenty of heat but not overly sweet and tends to dry out a bit. 8.8% - Also on sale starting today.

SaltFire - Serafina: Offered in a clear bottle too showcase the beer's dark plum-like appearance. The nose is vinious with some balsamic vinegar notes. The taste follows with a light balsamic twang. Syrah grapes are prominent but there are also some vague dark fruits as well. There's some pepperiness as well towards the finish. This beer/wine hybrid underwent spontaneous fermentation, so it has a bit of that old-world funk factor. It's defiantly a unique beer for our market that has rarely (if ever) been done. 8.0% - Available now at Saltfire.  

Toasted Barrel - Blue Butterfly: This beer is brilliantly blue due to the addition of Butterfly Pea Flowers. Look for flavors that are a bit like green tea with subtle flavors of dried lemongrass. Some citrus as well. 5.0% - Only at Toasted Barrel.

Shades - Raspberry Cheesecake: This has a nice raspberry aroma with slight sweet cream cheese notes. I spent a lot of time searching for the cream cheese part of this beer, which was difficult to find. Then I realized I was ignoring some really nice flavors. There is lactose in here but it comes off slightly different than Shades' other "pie" beers. The cream cheese element, though not immediately identifiable really makes a tasty raspberry beer. 6.5% - At Shades. Not vegan friendly

2Row - ????:  As of this writing, no name has been given to this new NEIPA from 2 Row. It has deep golden peach color with notes of citrus and passion fruit and tropical happiness. Damn, this is one of the better 'hazys' I’ve had in awhile. Sweet citrus and tropical fruit shine upfront. Passion fruit, pineapple, tangerine pop in next. It's all quite balanced and delicious. A bit of resinous pine rounds out the back end. Keep an eye on 2 Row's social media the name of this new beer. It should be out later today.

Bewilder - Barley Joe Stout: The aroma has a slightly espresso-like, dark chocolate smell. The taste was mainly dry and roasty with a nice dry roasted cocoa flavor. the same aftertaste and finish. Light body with high drinkability. Overall, this was a pretty good Irish Dry Stout that I would have again. 5.0% - Only at Bewilder.

Talisman - Czechmate: This one gets the award this week for best name. Missed this one. It's an amber lager with that classic toasted cracker graininess balanced with herbal and floral Euro hops. 5.0% - Only at Talisman.

Squatters - Smooth Operator: This is an Imperial Cream Ale made with cocoa & cherry. This has a pale amber color with an unfiltered clarity. There's a light aroma of cocoa nibs are present in the nose along with hints of cherry. The taste follows the smell, but has stronger notes of cherry and nuttiness with hints of vanilla cocoa, the latter of which becomes a bit stronger as the beer begins to warm up. It feels light- to medium-bodied on the palate with some smoothness from the cocoa nibs. This beer is a nice change from the typical chocolate/cherry stout and seems to hit all the right notes. 8.0% - A very limited, small batch series that only available at Squatters downtown.  

Epic - Super Epic Lager: Aromas of bread and grass clippings are evident, along with a subtler hint of lemon. This beer packs a lot of flavor - nice acidic notes balance out the noble hops and bread yeast. The taste lingers impressively after taking a sip. It’s a light feeling beer, maybe a touch thin, but at under 4.8%, how could it not be? A really nice lager, flavorful and easy drinking.

Here are this week's Small Batch beers, available only at Hopkins Brewing.

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 2/19/21

Apologies to everyone for last week's lack of content. It was a good beer week that really needed to be looked at properly, I just couldn't do it. This week is lighter, but not lacking in flavor that's for damn sure.

Hopkins - Solstice Lager: Brewed with locally grown and malted Solstice Malt pilsner, wheat, and flaked oats. Then dry-hopped with Pink Boots Hop Blend (Loral, Glacier, Mosaic, Simcoe, Sabro). Hazy, hoppy and soft on the palette with a glorious tropical bouquet. 5.0% - Only at Hopkins

Salt Flats - Luau Rider: This is Salt Flats Low Rider milk stout with toasted coconut added. You can tell that coconut is toasted right off the bat. It tastes fresh, not artificial. The base beer is sweet with lactose and the whole thing has a pastry stout feel. 7.5% - Available now at Salt Flats and the Garage Grill in Draper. 

Bewilder - Dos Hazy Boi: This DNEIPA Pours with slight haze and is orange in color. On the nose I get orange, grapefruit pith, passionfruit flowers, honey and pine. On the palate a creamy orange, tangy, sweet and salty rounded malt hits first followed by a dry hoppy center. A tingly grapefruit, honey, floral and honey rides with it and adds a tang to the sides an tip of the tongue. Hops are more citrus pith and the malt holds it all together for a well balanced beer. 8.0% - Available today starting at noon. 

Kiitos - Light Lager: The beer pours a brilliantly clear pale yellow color with a thin white head that fades to spotty lacing. The aroma is decent. It has a sweet pale malt scent that quite close in style to a German bavarian lager. There is little in hop aroma. Taste is pleasant and refreshing with some fruit and honey notes found. As light lagers go this is much better than most. It has a refreshing taste and would be great to drink several of on a hot summer afternoon. 5.0% - Only at Kiitos.

What did I miss? I know there's something else out there.

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 2/12/21

I apologize for this half-assed New Beer Friday, but I'm under the weather and unable to deliver the goods to you in a proper way. Here's what I was able to track down.

TF Brewing - Haze Series (Batch 2): This is a single hop NEIPA featuring one of my favorite hops, Mosaic.

 TF Brewing - Kiss From a Gose: This German wheat sour wa made with coriander and sea salt and was co-fermented with Sangiovese grapes and Rose Hips

Talisman/UTOG - German Kiss: This collaboration Kolsch was brewed with cocoa nibs raspberries.

Kiitos - Peanut Butter Stout:

Red Rock - Baked Pastry Stout: 

RoHa - Transom: 

Uinta - Mango Golden Spike:

Hopkins - Aroma Therapy: This double dry hopped Blonde was made with Cascade and Citra 

Toasted Barrel - Carrot Cake: 

Fisher - Shooting Star Pale Ale:

Strap Tank - Giza Pils: 5.0% - Lehi location only.

Mountain West Hard Cider - For the Love of Cider: A chocolate and cherry infused cider.

Melvin - Sour Soul Vol 2:

*Ghostfish - Kick Step IPA:

Cascade - Gose Roselle:

Bavik - Super Pils:

Cheers?

New Beer Friday 02/05/21

Whoa! If you don't find something that you like this week your probably done with craft beer. This week's locals are all about the adjuncts (except for Wasatch's). Which tongue bending beer will you choose? Better try them all, just to be safe. 

RoHa - Pink Hibiscus IPA: It has a nice dark violet color with a floral nose. Flavor-wise it's not a hibiscus bomb. The flavors are pretty subtle with a mostly botanical feel. Some minor citrus from the hops. 5.0% - Only at RoHa.

Kiitos - Salt N' Pickle: I missed this one. This is a limited batch. 5.0% - Only at Kiitos.

TF - Imperial Schwartzbier: Made with red plum and black cherries this big-ass Schwartz is fruity with plum flavors and cocoa up front and nutty cherry rounding out he back end. The finish a slightly tart. 9.2% - Goes on sale today at TF Brewing.

Grid City - Double Dark Cherry Truffle: This brown ale is loaded with cocoa and cherry. It's meant to mimic a chocolate truffle that is provided with the beer. There's tons of cherry in the beer before having the truffle – after, the heavy sweetness from the truffle mutes those flavors quite a bit. The nitrogen makes in silky smooth. 5.0% - Only at Grid City.   

Toasted Barrel - Pink Dragon: This is a limited batch saison that features dragon fruit and watermelon. Sadly, I missed this one. 5.0% - Only at Toasted Barrel.

Strap Tank/Squatters - Lug Nut: Missed this collaboration as well. You can find it at both Strap Tank locations and UBC's West Side Tavern Squatters downtown. 5.0%

Wasatch - [Kickback Series] New England Double IPA: Sweet mango and some lime in the nose, like a sweet spiked tropical punch. The feel is creamy and glides down easy...top notch. A bit dryer than expected on the palate, I also get some peach and nectarine, with a dryer pithy finish. A solid interpretation on the style. Excellent stuff. 

Level Crossing - Backwoods Brown: This is a classic English style brown ale that features a good amount of toffee with complimenting toast. Finishes semi-dry with a hint of nuttiness. Good stuff. 5.0% - Only at Level Crossing.

Melvin - 2 x Thor: This is a new offering from Melvin. 2x Thor is basically their classic 2x4 DIPA with the addition of Kveik yeast instead of their standard yeast. The result is a cloyingly sweet DIPA that has plenty of hop presence but not a lot of balance and depth. 9.9% Found at Beehive and Angry Goat.

Ale Asylum/Brew Pipeline/Motörhead - Road Crew: This is an American pale ale packed full of hoppy citrus aromas delivering a crisp, refreshing, superior taste to celebrate the spirit of the song and those who inspired it. As COVID-19 puts concerts on pause, we want to extend a helping hand to the touring and venue crews who depend on shows to make a living. Live Nation has committed $10 million to Crew Nation – contributing an initial $5 million to the fund, then matching the next $5 million given by artists, fans and employees dollar for dollar. Found at Slackwater (Sandy).

Cheers!