New Beer Friday 9/16/22

It's a beerfest weekend in the SLC. Tomorrow the second Utah Brewers Guild Collaboration Festival takes place downtown on McCarthy Plaza and Bewilder kicks off their week long Oktoberfest Celebration. 

What Makes the Collaboration Festival different from others is that all the beers are original and made specifically for this festival. Many of our local brewers have paired-up to concoct experimental and straightforward beers for your enjoyment. The weather is going to be perfect for this outdoor event. All the specifics can be found here.  

On Beer Nerd Radio today at 2pm we'll be talking with Teri Mumm, Executive Director from the Utah Brewers Guild along with Rob Phillips from the RoHa Brewing Project. We'll fill you in on all of the Collaboration Fest details along with all of the other beer news in Utah. That's today on KUAA 99.9FM.

Level Crossing - Hammer Hand: This is available on Nitro as well. Sometimes breweries forget what the “B” is in ESB. The BITTER in this ale is in full display with a nice malty & nutty back base. The finish isn’t too long but it is full of toasty bread & floral hops. 👍 Nitro is the best version IMO. 

Shades - Paineapple Cocokiller: I thought the nutmeg would be off-putting, but it’s quite mild and actually adds to the fruits and coconut keeping it from being an average tropical cocktail-beer-wannabe. Low lactose levels, but it’s still present. Tasty stuff! 6.5% - At all Shades locations.

Wasatch - Top of Main Series (Witbier): Light and crisp, but still decently rich from the addition of wheat. Flavors follow the nose, predominantly constituting a gentle floral/spice note initially that isn't overpowering or overtly cloying. Upfront it tastes like gentle clove and coriander, maybe even white pepper, before opening up into flavors of sweet ripe bananas, white bread and whipped cream. Ends on more clean, floral, dry flavors of peppery yeast and a little bit of bitter citrus rind. 5.0% - Available at Wasatch/Westside Tavern.

Bewilder - Märzen: 5.6% in cans to go or at the bar.

Bewilder - Festbier: 5.0% in cans to go. And on tap

Bewilder - Hefeweizen: 5.0% on tap

Bewilder - Dark Rauchbier (Schlotfergerla): 5.0% on tap

Bewilder - Wieß Kölsch: 5.0% cask only.

Bewilder's Oktoberfest starts Saturday the 17th and runs through the 25th! Full German menu made fresh in-house and 6 German beers crafted specifically for this event!

Fisher - Hold My Beer, Not My Rights: Aroma of faint citrus, honey, malt, slightly hoppy, mostly orange and pineapple coming through with a typical Fisher Pale Ale aroma. Nothing overpowering or standout. Taste follows the nose with lots of citrus rind and pineapple. Slightly astringent in the middle, a decent hoppy bite, not one I'd consider "juicy" compared to others but on the sweeter IPA side. Finished with a little bready malt to balance it out. 5.0%

Uinta - The American Stout: Missed this one. 8.0% - Available today at Uinta.

Collaboration Fest 2022 will feature the following collaboration brews tomorrow

● Kiitos Brewing Co. and Grid City Beer Works: Deconstructed Barrel Rye Ale with    Rye whiskey barrels

● Apex Brewing and  SaltFire Brewing Company: War Pig Cascadian Dark Ale

● Moab Brewery and  Proper Brewing Co.: Mo’Cold IPA

● Epic Brewing Company and TF Brewing Co.: Protect Yo Necta Hoppy Pilsner

● Prodigy Brewing and  UTOG Brewing Company: Hip Hop Lemon Drop Shandy IPA

● Strap Tank Brewery and Hopkins Brewing Company: Hop Tank Lichtenhainer

● Roosters Brewing Co. and  Fisher Brewing Company: Melon Days Watermelon Ale

● Park City Brewing and  Level Crossing Brewing Company: It’s Always Sour in Philadelphia Sour IPA

● Heber Valley Brewing Company and Vernal Brewing Company: HWY 40 Smoked Dunkel

● Bewilder Brewing Co. and  Bohemian Brewery: Goldy McBiscuits UK Golden Lager

● Uinta Brewing and Offset Bier Co.: What the Helles you Smoking?

● Desert Edge Brewery and  RoHa Brewing Project: RoHave Desert Helles

● Zion Brewery and  Silver Reef Brewing Co.: Peach Sour Ale

● Salt Flats Brewing Co. and Hoppers Brewing Co.: Stone Kite Pale Ale

● Wasatch Brewery and Helper Beer: Cold Rhythm IPA

● Squatters and Ogden River Brewing: Speed Bump Citra Pale Ale

Beer Zombies - Hopshow: A hazy tropical juice bomb bursting at the seams with mango, peach, pineapple & rambutan. A bright backend of ripe lemon zest brings together this pillowy soft IPA. 8.5% - Exclusive to Beer Zombies.

Beer Zombies - Zombie Hwhip (Double Blueberry, Double Cherry): This is massively thick. It's like a berry slurry. Tart base that's all berry and cherry. Lactose is at medium/high levels which keeps it from getting too tart. I didn't hate it, but it was just too damn much for me. 8.0% - Exclusive to beer Zombies.

Equilibrium - Photon: It pours a very hazy orange, releasing well-blended notes of apricot, tangerine, peach, mango, and pineapple. It tastes of soft juicy tropical fruits, hop resins, and a hint of biscuit. A smooth rounded bitterness with a touch of dryness. 4.8% - Found at Slackwater. 

Equilibrium - Tomorrow: Citra and Mosaic American Pale Ale ale with a hefty dose of oats designed for a balance of immediate consumption at plans the next day. It pours a very hazy light yellow, releasing well-blended notes of orange juice, pineapple, and fresh cut grass. It tastes soft and tropical with a slight bready note and no trace of astringency. 4.0% - Found at Slackwater.

Denver Beer - Graham Cracker Porter: This has notes of vanilla, smoked cedar, and mulling spices on the nose. A rollercoaster of lush chocolate and fig fruits diving into a semi-dry finish of truffle and cherry. 5.5% - Found at the Bayou.

Belching Beaver - Must Be The Honey: Missed this one. Look for floral aromas as light malt and honey leap from the glass. Subtly sweet flavors linger on the finish. 5.5% - Found at Slackwater.

Cascade - Indigo Twilight: Indigo Twilight is a blend of sour wheat ales aged in oak foeders for 10 months with Pacific Northwest grown blackberries and blueberries. Enticing floral blueberry aromas jump from the glass followed by juicy blackberry flavor with a hint of black pepper and a crisp, dry finish. 5.3% - Found at Slackwater.

Lumberbeard - Lovely Haze: Double dry hopped with Galaxy, El Dorado, and Azacca hops, this Hazy Juice Bomb is bursting with pineapple and mango. A seasonal release. 8.5% - Found at Slackwater.

Mason - Albescent Waves: Hazy double IPA loaded with Cascade, Huell Melon and Halertau Blanc Hops. Notes of white peach, lemongrass with an aroma of grapefruit. 9.0% - Found at Slackwater.

Avery - Island Rascal: Missed this witbier made with passion fruit. 5.4% - Found at Slackwater.

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

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 9/9/22

It's an Anniversary New Beer Friday! Both Kiitos and Offset are celebrating their birthdays this weekend with special releases and festivities at their respective locations. Hit their social media for details and please check out the other brilliant beers that are brand new for you this weekend.

Saltfire - A series of Singularities (Mosaic): Every IPA lovers favorite heavy lifting hop (Mosaic) gets the single hop treatment this round. Taste and aroma is textbook Mosaic. Full of citrus peel pine and melon made in the west coast style. One of my favorite Singularities. 7.3% - Available at Saltfire. 

TF Brewing - New Day Pilz: This lager features Cascade & Nelson Savin hops. This combo (to me) takes this pairing to a place where I don't recognize either of them. AND that's what I love about this hop salad. Creating something new from two things I very much love. DAMN tasty. 6.0% - Available in 16 ounce cans starting today.

Offset - Divi Divi: This Double IPA was made to celebrate Offset Bier's first anniversary. They brewed a double version of their favorite modern/tropical L IPA Divi. A kettle full of Simcoe and Citra are followed by a large whirlpool charge of Idaho7 Cryo and HBC586 Cryo in an attempt to maximize survivable compounds. After a cold ferment they added a judicious dual stage dry hop of 2021 and 2022 harvest Nectaron and Galaxy supported by smaller additions of HBC586, Enigma, and Cryo Pop. Intense tropical fruit flavors and aromas combine with a structured bitterness that cleanses the palate and helps to give some semblance of drinkability to such an onslaught of hop character. Divi Divi is a once a year treat. Due to the sizable dry hopping load there isn't a ton of this available so be sure to grab it before it's gone. 8.0% - Only at Offset. 

Kiitos - Anniversary Ale V: It would appear that Utah has its new strongest locally made beer. The previous record holder belonged to 2 Row's Barrel aged Dark Ally (15.1%). For Kiitos' 5th Anniversary the blend masters concocted a 15.5% ABV beast that's comprised of various barrel-aged beers from Kiitos' barrel cellar. This beer debuts tomorrow (9/10) at Kiitos' Anniversary bash.

Kiitos - Barrel-Aged Vanilla Nut Cream Ale: Wow! When they say vanilla and cream, they are not joking. With a hint of whiskey, the perfume is extremely reminiscent of Cool Whip. Also fairly noticeable are toffee and saltwater taffy. The whiskey is more apparent in the flavor, which follows the nose. Taffy, cream, and coconut cream are prominently shown. After a few drinks, the finish loses all of its initial astringency, leaving merely a lovely, relatively long afterglow. The body has a delicate, silky feel and is light and crisp. Despite being listed at 5.0%, alcohol is startlingly minimal given the fragrance and flavor. This beer debuts tomorrow (9/10) at Kiitos' Anniversary bash.

Uinta - Pumpkin Spice And Everything Sour: This R&D batch kinda gives you everything you need to know in the name. Subtle tart lemony base with a sparring amount of pumpkin pie spices. Somehow it all seems to work. 5.0% - An R&D small batch, only at Uinta. 

Proper - Hop vs Hop (Centennial/Strata): This "fresh hop" DIPA drops today at noon.  Classically floral and fruity, with notes of tropical and stone fruit, citrus, a touch of grass, a crackery, biscuity malt, and a delicate caramel sweetness. Flavors of lemon, orange, and grapefruit provide a quick burst of citrus flavor, which is followed by tropical and stone fruit flavors such as peach, apricot, mango, and hints of strawberry, pineapple, and passion fruit are also present. The floral, slightly grassy, slightly resinous pine flavor, crackery biscuity malt, and light caramel sweetness round out the flavor profile. 

Lone Pine - Holy Donut Coffee Cake: This Double Pastry Stout starts with a strong body and a touch of spicing cinnamon, this substantial heavy stout heaps huge flavors of sliced dark chocolate, creamy espresso, powdered cocoa, and silky vanilla atop it. 9.0% - Found at Slackwater.

Lone Pine - Holy Donut Fresh Lemon Glaze: Missed this fruited sour ale. 7.5% - Found at Slackwater.

Lone Pine - Pumkin Party: Missed this pumpkin beer. 4.2% - Found at Slackwater.

Lone Pine - Mist Machine: Missed this NEDIPA. 8.1% - Found at Slackwater.

Ciders 

Eve's - Darling Creek: A tart cider from many tannic and acidic varietals,

hints of cherry, coffee, barnyard and spice makes for a hugely complex complex sipper. 8.0% - Found at Scion Cider Bar.

Eve's - Albee Hill: A single-orchard cider from Eve's own farm, blend of rare heirloom apples, still, dry and wild fermented with notes of stone fruit, beeswax and

wet stone. 7.0% - Found at Scion Cider Bar.

Eve's - Home Farm Pét-Nat: A rustic natural cider from heirloom varietals,

hints of malt, yeast and caramel, some minerals and it's naturally spritzy. 7.0% - Found at Scion Cider Bar.

Eve's - Cider Nouveau 2021: A small-batch cider from 85% Ellis Bitter 15%

Liberty bittersweet apples, meant to be drunk young and fresh, wild ferment, some

minerality. 7.0% - Found at Scion Cider Bar.

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 9/2/22

Happy New Beer Friday! It's not a huge week ender today, but there's still plenty of great beers and ciders to get you on your way.

Today on Beer Nerd Radio, we'll be chatting with the crew at Kiitos Brewing. It all starts at 2pm on KUAA 99.9fm. Podcast recordings of Beer Nerd Radio can be found here. 

Fisher - Little Dipper: Smells faintly of biscuit, bread and malt, with a certain graininess coming through as well and the merest hint of citrus and pine. Taste is a good balance of biscuity malt and citrus hops, with just a hint of pine coming through and an underlying grainy and slightly flowery note. Finishes with crisp floral smack. 5.0% ABV Available at Fisher.

Fisher - Top Secret Haze: There's a very aromatic nose of citrus peel here, along with light biscuit malt. The hops finish it off with nice citrus and tropical flavors. Very nice! 5.0% Available at Fisher.

Mason - Societal Good: A collaboration with Laguna Beach Beer Co. This west coast hoppy Pale Ale uses 100% Incognito Hops featuring Centennial, Citra and El Dorado 5.5% - Found at Slackwater.

Bombastic Waddle (Maple Syrup and Coffee): Robust maple syrup and cold-pressed Thomas Hammer Coffee, then big roasty imperial stout base and maple syrup twice: first in the boil to add a woody maple kick, then in the fermenter to highlight traditional maple syrup flavor. 14.0% - Found at Slackwater.

Odell - Pulp Theory: A hyper-hopped hazy IPA crafted to accentuate bold hop flavors of ripe orange, pineapple juice, and fruit punch. 7.5% - Found at Slackwater.

Prairie - Watermelon Girlfriend: Missed this sour ale with watermelon, sea salt, orange, lemon, lime, and natural flavor. 5.0% - Found at Bayou.

Prairie - Pumpkin Pie Treat: Missed this sour ale with pumpkin pie spice blend and toasted marshmallow flavor. 5.5% - Found at the Bayou.

Mountain West - Lavender Blueberry Cider: This is a addition to to Mountain West's Small Batch Series. Missed this, but it sounds quite tasty. 6.8% - Only at Mountain West Cidery.

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

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 8/26/22

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kiitos - Pumpkin Amber: Missed this one. 5.0% 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kensington Street Festival:

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

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

Family friendly event.

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 8/12/22

There's a ton of fun beers out there this week. I had a blast tasting what I was able to get to. I think you'll have an equally enjoyable time as well. Happy New Beer Friday.

On Beer Nerd Radio today we're chatting with Chris Detrick from Level Crossing. We'll talk Wheat Wines, Philly Sour yeast and a horde of other topics. If you have any questions for us to read on air, leave them on our Instagram Utah Beer Blog. 2pm on KUAA 99.9 FM.

Epic/Melvin - Cross Country Chemists: This collaboration with Melvin Brewing has a Dankity-Dank-Dank aroma, it's Terpene city, baby! It tastes slightly less chewy than the nose lets-on, but not by much. This is nug-a-licious if you like those alternative hopping technique IPAs you're gunna love this. Big citrus and cannabis dominate throughout. 6.5% - Available at Epic starting today.

UTOG - Plug Ugly: Missed this new ale brewed as a collaborative beer with Ogden City Fire Department. 5.0% - Avaiable at UTOG. 

Offset - American Pale Ale: The previous version of this beer featured Centenial and Cascade hops. This new version takes those and combines them Chinook and Cryo-Columbus hops. It bursts with all sorts of classic citrus character. Lemon, pithy grapefruit, and orange peel take center stage. Notes of Pine and that classic resinous PNW hop character tie everything all together. 5.0% - Available at Offset Bier.

Red Rock - Perzikboom: Perzikboom is a draft version of Paardebloem. Both are brewed with peaches, dandelion greens, toasted pilsner malts, and grains of paradise. Whiff of saison yeast, rains of paradise for sure. Less phenolic in the taste. Lotsa peach with floral hops. Stays clean though mid palate with hints of citrus. The rains of paradise starts to kick in towards the end. It does remind me of Paardebloem. 5.0% - only at Red Rock locations.

Hopkins - Irish Red: This malt-driven ale features a beautiful blend of caramel and raisin notes on the nose, along with on the palate. A light red appearance with very light herbal hop bitterness, complimenting a smooth and sweet finish. 5.0% - Only at Hopkins.

Hopkins - Pine Mountain Pale (AKA Just the (Spruce) Tips): This IPA is brewed with fresh spring spruce tips plucked from Chad’s neighbor’s giant spruce tree and piney hops to accent the flavors. Aroma is piney, as expected. Flavor is piney, earthy, and resinous with a nice firm bitterness on the finish where the spruce flavor is layered in. 5.0% - Only at Hopkins.

Bewilder - Orange Creamsicle: Well, I hope you like orange, because this

has so much orange purée it leaves pulp all over the sides of the glass. It's also lactose free. All of the perceived sweetness comes from vanilla bean. This is a true beermossa. 5.0% - Small batch only at Bewilder.

Bewilder - Cold Drip ESB: I don't know what the coffee blend is in this, but it's damn wonderful. It doesn't overpower the base beer and still allows the cocoa to come though. 5.0% - Only at Bewilder

Desert Edge - You are What You Is: Missed this IPA that features Zappa hops. 5.0% - Available at Desert Edge.

Desert Edge - Orange Sienna Sour: Missed this sour beer that Celebrates 50 years at "The Pub". 

Lone Pine - Holy Donut (Dark Chocolate Toasted Coconut): Missed this barrel-aged Stout. Found at Slackwater

Cheers!

In space, no one can hear you scream for beer. Luckily we're not in space today. Happy New Beer Friday.

Today at 2pm on on Beer Nerd Radio, we'll be chatting with Ian Fuller. Ian is the new Director of Brewing Operations at Uinta Brewing. We'll talk about his history, time at Melvin Brewing and where he and Uinta are headed in the future. Listen to KUAA here. 

Level Crossing - Barrel Aged Wheatwine VII XXV XVII: This is last year's wheatwine that has spend the 365-ish days aging in Malbec and Grenache barrels that had previously held High West Whiskey. The barrel adds a ton of color making it look more like its barleywine cousin. This one is quite complex. There's a mellow wheat malt sweetness in the nose with long vinous tones that are quite pleasant. Flavor is similar with the addition of oaky vanilla. The wood adds an extra layer that's plays off the malt and provides slightest notes of whiskey. As it warms I picked-up a hint of grape tannins in the finish. Very nice Stuff! 10.5% - Available starting today at Level Crossing. 

Shades - Slurry (Strawberry/Blueberry): This was poured via Shades' "slushy machine". It looks like blue slush with a slight lemon/berry aroma. Tastes tart with nice berry flavors. Not much else to say. This is defiantly a heat buster of a beer. 5.0% - Available at Shades.

Shades - Slurry (Strawberry Lemonade): This was poured via Shades' "slushy machine".  I liked this one a little less. You already get a lemony flavor from the base sour beer, adding more lemon flavor just increases the pucker factor and hides the strawberry. 5.0% - Available at Shades.

Grid City - Yuzu Wild Rice Lager: I had this two ways: one "milky" pour the other "crisp". I liked the crip better. this lager is defiantly citrus forward. The yuzu adds a lemony/orange juiciness that works quite well with this dry Japanese style lager. The wild rice begins to show as it warms, but since this goes down so fast you'll probably never get there. 5.0% - Only available at Grid City on the Lukr tap.

Talisman - Mama Jo's Margarita Gose: Missed this one. 5.0% - Available today at Talisman 3pm.

Offset - El Dorado: Missed this single hop IPA. Found at The Bayou and Beerhive.

Modern Times - Hello Grapefruit: Missed this IPA. 5.0% - Found at Slackwater. 

DESTIHL - Deadhead IPA Series (Steal Your Haze): Missed this NEIPA. 7.0% - Found at Slackwater.

Illuminated Brew Works - Double dipped Orange Sunshine: This Double Dry-Hopped Double IPA version of Orange Sunshine has the same Orange and Lemon Zest & the Same Hops with a boost from Citra. Marshmallow Flavoring was added. There are no added sweeteners or Lactose. The Marshmallow may fool you into thinking otherwise. 8.0% - Found at Slackwater.

Elysian - Full Contact: Missed this Imperial Hazy IPA. 8.8% - Found at DABS (DABC).

Oskar Blues - Mutant X IPA: Missed this IPA. 7.0% - Found at DABS.

Grand Teton - Teton Range Juicy IPA: Missed this. 6.5% - Found at DABS.

Sierra Nevada - Liquid Happiness: Missed this IPA. 7.0% - Found at DABS.

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

Cider

Farmhouse Cider - Brunch Cinnamon and Maple: Missed this. 6.7% - Found at Scion Cider Bar.

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 7/29/22

Sometimes interpretations don't always line up with reality. New Beer Friday always jives, no matter the beer.... except for classic Newcastle. I'll excommunicate your ass, if I hear you're pining for that one. 😉

Our guest on Beer Nerd Radio today is Colby Frazier of Fisher Brewing Co. We'll talk beer, history and Fisher's huge expansion in the Granary neighborhood. Hit us up at 99.9 KUAA at 2pm. If you have any questions for us, leave them on our Instagram or the Utah Beer Facebook page.

Heber Valley - Volution Series (Galaxy/Motueka): I love this hop combo – two of myabsolute favorite new wave hops. There's lots of stone fruit and grapefruit, with a solid grassiness on the finish. There's not really any of the lime flavor I usually associate with Motueka hops. There's not a ton of bitterness, just the aforementioned grassy finish. 6.8% - Only at Heber Valley.

Heber Valley - Čerták-7: This Czech Pilsner I immediately get a sweet smelling grain aroma with a light spicy hop aroma. Up front and in the middle I taste very light bitter herb flavor with a touch of grain. The back end is slightly floral with a nice spicy hop character and a light bitter finish. The aftertaste is a light grain flavor with a touch of sweet honey. 5.0%

Red Rock - Fukifino: This beer has been in the works for a while and has one of the best names to boot. Nose is big citrus – mostly tangerine like, maybe some grapefruit and pineapple undertones, limited malt character, no booziness. Taste is similar with big citrus/tangerine taste, lighter grapefruit and pineapple and mixed tropicals, more malt than the aroma but zero hint at this being 9.5% abv - booziness hidden behind the citrus flavoring. Available starting today at all Red Rock locations.

Saltfire - Series of Singularities (ADHA218): Experimental hops are fun to play with, but they don't make great names for beer. Loaded with peach, melon, berries and grapefruit peel. There's a good smack of herbal hops in the back with a lingering bitter finish. 7.3% - Only at Saltfire.

TF - 210 IPA: Named for the state road that runs up Little Cottonwood Canyon, this IPA will be part of TF's regular line-up. It's a west coast style IPA that is deceptively dank. There's plenty of citrus peel, pine, herbs and tea. It's overall dry and it has a pleasant 6.2% ABV. It's a nice alternative to Ferda – if your looking for something a little lighter. Available at TF starting today.  

Offset - Lunch Laps V2: (from Offset) The goal of this beer is to learn more about Thiols and how to maximize their presence in beer. Offset used the exact same thiolized yeast strain from Omega, exact same grain bill, and hopping regimen but cut the amount of Phantasm used in the whirlpool way back to see if Phantasm is actually contributing as much as it's advertised to. Turns out the malt and hop might be way more impactful than the Phantasm. 5.0% - small batch only at Offset.

Offset - NZ Pale Ale: (from Offset) For this batch we diverted some wort from our Riwaka Pale ale into one of our little experimental fermenters. We blended am small amount of the same thiolized yeast we used for Lunch Laps in with our house ale yeast then dry hopped it with a new to us combo of Nectaron and Nelson at a slightly higher dry hopping rate than the Riwaka Pale. It explodes with tropical goodness. Chances are you'll see this combo from us in the near future. Try it next to the Riwaka Pale to learn more about how dry hopping can significantly change the flavor and aroma of a beer. 5.0% - small batch only at Offset.

Shades/Ice Hause - Hoochey Kuchen: Missed this sour ale was brewed with Blueberry, cinnamon, vanilla bean and graham crackers. 6.5% - Only at Shades and Ice Hause 

Talisman - Pineapple Punch: Missed this one. This is a sour ale made with caramelized pineapple. Sounds delish! 5.0% - Only at Talisman on draft.

Hopkins - Raspberry Gose: Missed this one. 5.0% - Only at Hopkins on draft.

Kiitos - Grapefruit G.O.A.T: Missed this one. This is a version of Rimondo Pale Ale with grapefruit. 5.0% - Available at Kiitos on draft and in cans.

Proper - Hop vs Hop (Cascade/Chinook): Proper go classic with this one. Two hops that built craft beer in America. Debuts today at Noon. 8.2% - Only at Proper locations.

Pipeworks - Coconanajama: Missed this one. Described as as refreshing and tropically delicious ale is just bursting with notes of creamy coconut and sun ripened banana. 8.3% - Found at Slackwater.

Pipeworks - Cold Blooded Cryo Blood of The Unicorn: Missed this Cryo-hopped Red Ale. 6.0% -  Found at Slackwater and Beer Zombies.

Pipeworks - NvU vs. The Haze: Lots of dank, hoppy, tropical fruit on the nose. similar flavor profile with a lovely, hoppy bite to the finish. it’s got a little alcohol burn to it that i dig. it’s not exactly a sipper but it’s also not one to be chugged either. Full, smooth mouthfeel. nicely carbonated and toes the line of of west coast IPA and NE IPA. 8.0% - Found at Slackwater and Beer Zombies.

Upslope - Japanese Lager: Aroma is very light and fits the style with a light hop perfume and some light rice and malty notes. Flavor follows with a crisp lightly citrus and bitter hop bite then a clean malt flavor that follows. The finish is a relatively dry one with just a bit of bitterness lingering once the malt subsides. 4.9% - Look for it in grocery and c-stores.

Upslope - Mango Lime Sour: Missed this one. 4.5% - Look for it in grocery and c-stores.

Cheers!

New Beer/Brewery Friday 7/21/22

 

Not only will you be getting info on the newest beers throughout the state, you'll get the lowdown on some of the Pie and Beer Day celebrations happening this Sunday. Unlike some "pioneers" we celebrate our faux holiday on the proper day. 

Last Friday, three minutes before we were to go on air, the power went out at KUAA. It was only out for a few minutes, but the damage was done and we lost a major transmitting component that killed the radio station for a good 24 hours. Beer Nerd Radio continues today with guest Marcio Buffalo (formerly of Shades Brewing), we'll talk with him about his new gig and of course KUAA's Pie and Beer celebration. check us out at 2pm. I'd like to thank Kevin Templin for coming out, and doing a brilliant show that no one got to hear. We'll get him rescheduled soon.

It's also New Brewery Friday! Logan, Utah's long awaited Prodigy Brewing Company has finally opened bring local craft suds to our brothers and sisters in Cache County. Welcome to the family!

Prodigy - On The Job: Missed this pale ale which is described as a blend of classic and new citrus-style hops. 5.0%

Prodigy - Cached Out: Missed this Hefeweizen. Described as a refreshing German-style wheat ale that is bubbly and lightly hopped with a fruity aroma and hints of banana and crisp apple on the palate. 5.0%

Prodigy - Rusty Hoe: Missed this Farmhouse ale. Described as a slightly dry & refreshing with a subtle but distinct Belgian yeast characteristic. Although the hops are detectable, they play a supporting role in this beer. 5.0%

Prodigy - Yellow Snow: Missed this Steam Beer. Brewed with a unique blend of woody hops & lager yeast to deliver a bready, toasted flavor on your palate. 5.0%

Prodigy - Aces & Eights: Missed this stout. Smooth, bold & complex with a beautiful dark color.  Molasses adds a uniquely rich, smoky flavor. 4.7%

Prodigy - What The Helles: Missed this one. Simple, classic German-style lager; lightly bitter with a touch of sweetness. 4.6%

Desert Edge - Fairway IPA: Citrus, pine and floral hops up front along with a lighter tropical undertone. Follows the nose. Starts off with the citrus and pine, followed by the tropical fruit and floral notes. Fairly bitter. Finishes with lingering citrus. 6.8% - Available at Desert Edge, The Bayou.

TF - Phaucet Phantasm: A bouquet of cantaloupe, pineapple, orange juice with a balanced grassy/dank bitterness. Taste has citrus pith with vague tropical fruitiness. The Phantasm must is mellow for the most part, but adds a nice vinious quality that is complimentary, but not overpowering. It’s very much a pale ale & not a fruit beer. 5.0% - Only on draft at TF.

TF - Incognito Citra Single Hop Phantasm Hazy IPA: This is NOT the Phaucet Phantasm. This is an entirely different beer. Differences are Saaz hops -Cryo Incognito & Citra. Much more subdued in regards to the Phantasm addition. It's more round and less vinous….. yet still vinous. 7.7% - Only at TF starting today.

Kiitos - Hefeweizen: Most breweries have a Hefe on opening day. Kiitos waited 5 years. Low esters with a ton of wheat and minimal banana. Towards the end of the glass, lemon really starts to shine. If you’re on the fence about German Hefes, this might be the one for you. 5.0% - Only at Kiitos.

Kiitos - AHH Pale Ale: Made with Zappa & Ahhroma hops. I’ve only had Zappa in sour beers & to my knowledge never had Ahhroma. This is very juicy & citrus forward. Slight herbal bite with medium bitterness. I’m gunna be drinking a lot of this. 5.0% - Only at Kiitos.

Bewilder - Vanilla Red Cream Ale (on Nitro): Velvety and malty with a nice dose of vanilla. Love the nitro. 5.0% - Only at Bewilder.

Bewilder - Czech Amber Lager: Lotsa toasty malt with a classic Euro hop smack. Nice and herbal. Finishes fairly dry. Quite tasty. 5.0% 

Strap Tank - Philly POG: Featuring Passion Fruit, Orange Guava (POG) and fermented with tart building Philly yeast, this beer has a bright medley of fruit salad flavors with brisk lemony tartness backing it up. 5.0% - Available at Strap Tank and Slackwater.  

E9 - Tacoma Brew: A filtered Kolsch-style ale that is light, clean, and delicious. Light maltiness, light fruity yeast phenolics, and light bitterness. 4.8% - Found at the Bayou.

Roadhouse - The Phlow: Missed this session IPA. 5.0% - Found at Slackwater.

Roadhouse - Siren Song: Missed this Belgian Quadrupel. Found at Slackwater. 14.0% - Found at Slackwater.

Roadhouse - Avarice and Greed: Missed this Belgian Golden Strong style 9.0% -Found at Slackwater.

These Lumerbeard Brewing beers are out of Spokane, and are new to the market. As of this writing, Slackwater is the only place I know of that has them.  

LumberBeard - Dopple Bock: Missed this Dopplebock. 9.5% - Found at Slackwater.

LumberBeard - Cool Enough: This IPA 6.7% - Found at Slackwater.

LumberBeard - And There Was Much Rejoicing: This NEIPA 6.2% -Found at Slackwater.

LumberBeard - Hop Chopin: Missed this IPA. 6.5% - Found at Slackwater.

LumberBeard - Lake Beer: Missed this lager. 5.0% - Found at Slackwater.

LumberBeard - Mosaic Is Awesome: Missed this NEIPA. 7.0% - Found at Slackwater.

Propolis - Goosebrry 2021: Missed this Saison made with Gooseberry. 6.5% - Found at Slackwater.

Propolis - Oud Bruin: Missed this Flanders Oud Bruin style sour. 7.5% - Found at Slackwater.

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

Here are some of your Pie and Beer Day Events.

KUAA's Official Pie and beer Day

Epic's Pie 'n' Beer Day Pairing 

Get ready to indulge in rich deliciousness this July 24th! Epic Brewing Company and Pie Fight are gearing up for a Pie & Beer Day celebration by pairing three handcrafted pies with three handcrafted brews.

Each pairing was carefully selected by the bakers and brewers at both local businesses. The crew at Pie Fight even developed a new recipe to pair with Epic Brewing’s Pie ‘n’ Beer Day Sour Ale.

This year’s pairings are:

- Banana Chocolate Chip Pie with Brainless Belgian Golden Ale

- Blueberry Goat Cheese Pie with Pie ‘n’ Beer Day Sour Ale

- Peanut Butter & Jelly Pie with Double Jam Imperial Stout

The pies and beers will be available to-go at Epic Brewing on 825 S State Street on July 24th from 1 pm until sellout. Each hand pie is $7.50 and the beers start at $2.99/can. Bring a friend and try them all!

Pride & Beer Day

Join the Suntrapp and City Weekly for Pride and beer day July 24th! We will be having a BBQ and pie from 2pm-7pm. DJ Hector Vibes will be closing the night down! Come dressed in your best pride attire! Happening at The Suntrapp.

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 7/15/22

Let New Beer Friday set the mood as you relax and find your groove with that special mix of brews and tunes (thanks Meista). Today at 2pm, we debut Beer Nerd Radio on 99.9 KUAA. If you've found your way here, I think you'll find our hour of beer nerding just the thing to ease you into your weekend. 

One of the things that I love about having a live show, is the interactive nature of it. We'd love for you to participate in our Q&A segment towards the end of the show. Phones aren't really an option at this point, so we're going to go with questions via Instagram. If you're don't follow me on "the gram" we're @utahbeerblog. Today's guest will be Kevin Templin of TF Brewing. Feel free to shoot Kevin some questions about his universe or any broad craft beer interests you may have. See you at 2pm!  

Grid City - Morita Chipotle, Tart Cherry Nitro Honey Cream Ale: This nitro beer features raw Orange Blossom honey, Morita Chipotle Peppers, Montmorency Tart cherry juice concentrate. Looks great. Head disappeared uncharacteristically fast for a nitro brew. Probably due to those oily chipotles. Aroma is smokey and spicy.  Cherry flavor up front for sure, notable honey as well. The chilis take over from there and run the show. It’s pepper forward for sure, I’d say it’s 5.5 out of 10. Most of it seem to linger in my parched lips. Could probably dial back both the cherry & the chipotle a bit & this would be spot on. 4.7% - Only at Grid City.

Level Crossing -  Philly Sour Fruit Bat: This version of Fruit Bat features mango and peach and was fermented with Philly Sour yeast. It has tart mango and floral aromas with a slight pucker in the mouth. That gives way to flavors of juicy peach, ripe nectarine and mango. The finish is tart – like unripened stone fruit. 5.0% - Only at Level Crossing.

2 Row - Liquid Therapy: This new IPA features a cryo version of a hop that's currently known as HBC 586. A moderate amount of haze with a very nice and explosive tropical aroma. The taste has a blast of citrus. So much orange and grapefruit happening here. Some peach and mango notes round it out, but this beer is all about the citrus. You need to check this one out. 9.0% - Available at 2 Row, should be showing-up at your better craft beer pubs and restaurants.  

Level Crossing - Fruit Bat Philly Sour: There's a moderate amount of sourness here, enough to mute the peach and mango that's featured in this beer. The fruit is there, but a little more balance would make this much more refreshing. 

Hopkins - Solstice Lager: Brewed like an IPA and fermented like a lager. Locally grown and malted Solstice Malt pilsner, wheat, and flaked oats make the base of this beer; bittered with Warrior hops then dry-hopped with Cascade, Citra, and Mosaic hops. A tropical bouquet with a crisp, clean finish and firm bitterness bring East and West Coast IPAs together with a lager profile. 5.0% - Only at Hopkins.

Melvin - IBUs Are Dead: I couldn't disagree more with the name, but I get it. This is part of Melvin's ExperiMENTAL Series. International Bitterness Units were once the belle of the ball. Nowadays, IBUs have fallen out of favor (or flavor?), in the lupulin world. This "Cold IPA" has 0 IBUs. Flavors are juicy as you'd expect. Plenty of citrus and mango and pineapple make a delicious NEIPA. 7.0% - Found at Beerhive, Slackwater.

Revision - 4seasons of Mother Earth 2022: Missed this new IPA. 7.2% - Found at Beerhive, Slackwater.

Prairie - Tiny Esses: Missed this sour ale with fruit candy. 5.9% - Found at Slackwater.

Also this weekend Southern Utah Summer Beerfest will be happening at Policy Kings' brewery tomorrow (7/16). Sounds like a perfect way to beat the heat!

Cheers!

New Beer Friday 7/8/22

Headlines can often be misleading. New Beer Friday always offers the best beer news with questionable spelling and germmatical errors. 😉

Shades - Orange Papaya: This base beer here is the typical Shades Kviek driven sour. The tartness is medium/high and puckering. The orange aspect comes through quite well and is bright. The papaya is a bit more muted and gets a little lost behind the tart base beer. Still, it's a nice fruity beer that disappeared from glass fast. 6.5% - Limited amount, available now at both Shades location.

Offset - Glossy: This new IPA features Citra, Motueka and Cashmere hops and is all about maximizing hop expression in a more drinkable low ABV package. Glossy is designed to showcase the fruity side of Citra, by pairing it with smaller additions of Cashmere and Motueka. The results are big citrus flavors and aromas with tangerine, pithy grapefruit, bright lemon and lime zest. 5.0% 

Offset - Extroversa: This sour features plum, peach, blackberry and raspberry. Instead of kettle souring they used this newly discovered wild yeast that ferments and sours at the same time. It adds a really interesting complex "wild" character akin to a more traditional long term sour fermentation. The fruits provide layers that change as the beer warms. Much more sour than previous batches. 5.0% 

TF - Triple Fruited Imperial Mango Gose: The name seems to say it all in regards to this ale. Compared to the above mentioned Shades beer, this one has a tartness that is much more subtle and it's fruitiness is also huge. This comes across very much like a mimosa errr.... beermosa. my glass was half empty before I remembered that this is a 11.2% beer. Excellent stuff. Available starting today, only at TF.  

Uinta - Pro Line Juicy IPA: This is release number 4/6. This IPA was brewed exclusively with hops from Roy Farms. Cashmere, el Dorado and Strata hops along with Star Party Yeast, create vibrant notes of pineapple, passionfruit and papaya during fermentation with intense tropical flavors from the hops. Wheat, oats and a touch of honey malt create the backbone. Nice unfiltered clarity, excellent amber color. Aroma is juicy as described with some herbal qualities in back. Citrus definitely leads-off with a good dose of caramel malt. The hops bounce around from orange to “little cuties”. Some herbal zip as well as it finishes with medium bitterness. Excellent West Coast Double. 8.2% - Releases tomorrow at Uinta's General Store and Brewhouse Pub.

Fisher - United Haze of America: Missed this new Hazy Pale Ale. 5.0% - Only at Fisher.

Slackwater's SLC location is officially up and serving. Slackwater's third location is definitely going to raise the beer selection game in Salt Lake. Congrats to Slackwater on their new Granary location. 

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

New Beer Friday 7/1/22

Welcome to July and a New Beer Friday that is slammed with a ton of great options for what I hope is a long holiday weekend for you. Be safe out there.

Offset - Pale Lager: Their "Pils" ups the hops a bit this round. Offset's house lager yeast tends to emphasize malt character a bit more than hops so the hop bill has been increasing each batch. 5.0% - Available at Offset.

Offset - Divi: The newest iteration of Divi gets a few more tweaks with added an enzymes to amplify the citrus/tropical flavors and aromas as well as swapping out the Citra for El Dorado. 586/Idaho7 on the hot-side and 586, Galaxy, El Dorado in the Dry-hop. 5.0% - Available at Offset. 

Offset - Enigmatic LIPA: The goal with this beer was to try to make

a beer that expressed flavor and aromas similar to red fruits/berries. Offset used

red fruit forward hops but we also fermented it with a Genetically Edited Belgian yeast strain know for producing a lot of red fruit like esters. We dry hopped it with a blend of Enigma and Cashmere. Look for notes of red currant/raspberry/white wine character while Cashmere offers up some lemon lime and strawberry jam like notes. 5.0% - Available at Offset.

Offset - Lunch Laps: This was made with Phantasm; an interesting new product made from dried Sauvignon Blanc grape skins, it contains insane amounts of thiols. The hops and yeast used in this beer are also thiol forward which create incredibly strong flavors and aromas of tropical fruit combined with very little malt or hop character. It's incredibly interesting and totally unique. 4.5% - Available at Offset.

Epic - Pineapple Creamsicle IPA: I was anticipating a sweet-AF IPA. What I got was definitely pineapple forward, but less lactose for sure. Hops are vague, but they hit the bitter receptors on the tongue easy enough. This is quite enjoyable; A guilty pleasure for sure. Be careful, the 8.5% ABV is barely detectable. Only at Epic.

Silver Reef - Day Drink Believer: I missed this Golden Bock style lager from Saint George. Look for a smooth malt forward and deceptively strong, ABV 6.8%

Saltfire Anniversary Lemonene Terpene Lager: This Terpene lager is one of the best kept secrets in SLC right now. It's not a Terpene hammer but the lemonene is spot-on & 100% crushable on a hot day like today. If you're not drinking this lager over the weekend, you're dead to me. Well, maybe strongly disappointed. 5.0% - Only on draft at Saltfire   

Saltfire Anniversary Berrylicious Lager: Same lager recipe as above with the addition of cherry, raspberry and plum. All of the fruits are detectable, but it's the cherry that's most prominent. Quite tasty. 5.0% - Only on draft at Saltfire    

Fisher - Matador: This rye pale is very nice with a good dose of malt and rye spiciness. The hops have the typical citrus drive. 5.0% - Only at Fisher.   

Proper - East-Side Paradise: This rice lager Pours a very pale gold/yellow classic lager color with a thin white head. Smells slightly nutty, floral hops, honey, grains. Taste follows the nose, has a nice slightly bitter aftertaste. Light-bodied, crisp, clean and crushable! Very nice! 5.0% - Only at Proper starting today. 

Bewilder - Feelin’ Loopy: This is a collaboration with Lauter Day Home Brewers own Franklin Aguayo. Franklin was the winner of the Lauter Day Brewers Homebrew competition. This NEIPA is made with Lupomax hops. This is a citrus delight. If I didn’t know better I’d say this was dosed with juice. It’s on the lighter-side for style and perfect. It’s a citrus & tropical dream with low malt sweetness, made with Citra and Bru 1 hops. If you want a crushable IPA for a long holiday weekend, this is one of your best options. 6/3% - Very limited production. Call before making the trip. A delay in recieving the labels may push back today's planned release.

Hopkins - Extraterrestrial Sacrament: This new version of this New England-style IPA is double dry-hopped with Veteran’s Blend: Idaho 7, Talus HBC 692, Sabro, Mosaic, and HBC 630 to provide a big aroma with a thick mouthfeel from locally-grown and malted Solstice Malt. Mild Malt and flaked oats makes for a hyper-dimensional spiritual experience. 5.0% - Only at Hopkins. 

Mother Earth - Project X Fractured Reality: Missed this NEIPA that features El Dorado, Citra and Triumph hops. Found at Slackwater.

Revision - Social Fermentation: Missed this NEIPA. 6.5% - Found at the Bayou.

Cheers!