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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1 week ago |
cityweekly.net | Mike Riedel
Shades - Pineapple Upside Down Cake: Buckle up for a tropical twist from the makers of some of Utah's most intriguing beers. As the name denotes, this is a take on the classic pineapple upside-down cake. The unique qualities of this dessert come from the caramelized pineapple covering the bottom of the cake pan while baking. Shades' Pineapple Upside Down Cake ale pours a hazy, golden hue, capped by a surprisingly persistent off-white foam that eventually settles, leaving delicate rings of lacing.
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2 weeks ago |
cityweekly.net | Mike Riedel
Offset - Nothing But Lasers: Nothing But Lasers is a mashup of Offset's Laser Kiwi and All Black Nothing IPAs. It features a salad of New Zealand hops— Waimea, Nelson Cryo, and Riwaka, followed by a massive dry hop of Nelson, NZ Cascade, Nectaron, and more Riwaka. I poured my 16-ounce can into a standard shaker, resulting in a well-hazed, nectarine-yellow body and a thick, frothy and creamy-white head.
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3 weeks ago |
cityweekly.net | Mike Riedel
In April of this year, Monster Energy Beverages announced that they would be shutting down their operations in Utah, citing that they were opting to "not renew the property lease" on one of Utah's largest and longest-operating breweries, the Wasatch-Squatter Brewery at 1763 S. 300 West in Salt Lake City. This leaves a lot of people scratching their heads, as the Wasatch and Squatters Brands adorn many restaurants and bars around northern Utah.
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1 month ago |
cityweekly.net | Mike Riedel
Ogden Beer/Spirits of Coffee - Spirits of Ogden: This beer is a collaboration between Ogden Beer Company and Spirits of Coffee. If you're not familiar with Spirits of Coffee, they are a unique Utah-based coffee company that barrel-ages all of their coffee in used whiskey barrels, rum barrels, wine barrels, etc. You know, "spirits." Using whiskey-aged beans, a Vienna base was selected. This variety of lager offers a subtle maltiness for the coffee to complement.
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1 month ago |
cityweekly.net | Mike Riedel
Wasatch/Squatters - Tropically Un-Common: This is a bittersweet review, as this beer is likely the last new offering to come out of the Wasatch and Squatters brewery in Salt Lake City. Monster Beverages—owners of Wasatch Squatters—announced earlier this April that, as of May 23, 2025, all operations in SLC will cease (including the pub), as owners they opted to not renew their lease on the long-standing brewery.
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