Mike Riedel
Columnist at Salt Lake City Weekly
Advocating for the beer, beer lovers and the breweries of Utah. Also Beer Nerd columnists for @cityweekly
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2 weeks ago |
cityweekly.net | Mike Riedel
UTOG - Anniversary Ale VI: Happy 6th anniversary to UTOG! This week's first Ogden-made beer is a barrel-aged version of their Redeye Imperial Red Ale. I was pleasantly surprised to have this 10.3 percent ABV beer come in a 12 ounce can; I've long been an advocate of "big alcohol" beers in smaller packaging. It pours an unfiltered dark amber color with a foamy, relatively sticky one-finger tan head, with average retention that leaves some nice sheets of lace.
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3 weeks ago |
cityweekly.net | Mike Riedel
West Coast or New England IPAs: You're probably in one camp or the other. If you're in neither, here's a quick guide to two local examples. If you're firmly entrenched, one of these will likely make you very happy. 2 Row - Coastal Collision: You don't see a lot of Triple IPAs out there in the market, and even fewer tend to be made locally. It's a tough style; when you think about big ales like this, people often think of barleywines and Belgian tripels. But let there be no doubt, these are all IPA.
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4 weeks ago |
cityweekly.net | Mike Riedel
The Pink Boots Society aims to assist, inspire and encourage women and non-binary individuals in the fermented/alcoholic beverage industry to advance their careers through education. More importantly, Pink Boots teaches industry-knowledge seminar programs, and advances both front-of-the-house and back-of-the-house careers by raising money for educational scholarships. Every year, members get together to create a new blend of hops to support the cause.
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1 month ago |
cityweekly.net | Mike Riedel
Templin Family - The Pasture: This beer began its journey back in 2020 when owner/head brewer Kevin Templin and his team took their Koelschip (a large stainless-steel tub) out to his brother Chris Templin's pasture, and set up what would be the brewery's first ever batch of Spon beer—a type of spontaneously-fermented beer that uses the natural yeast in the air instead of cultured yeast. It takes a long time—five years in this case—maturing in oak barrels.
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1 month ago |
cityweekly.net | Mike Riedel
Grid City - Inner Darkness: This Czech lager is traditionally known as "Tmavé Lezak" or Pivo, which translates as "dark lager." The style is similar to the more familiar German Schwarzbier that is also a dark lager. Tmavés are generally sweeter, with more chocolate characters than their German cousin. It looks nice—a deep, dark brown color with ruby notes and good clarity. A creamy two-finger light brown head eventually dissipated to a thin layer.
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