Uinta Punk'n

Another beer I ordered at Denny Beer Barrel Pub in Clearfield, PA was Uinta Punk'n. The beer pours an amber color with a frothy white colored head that leaves specks of lacing on the glass. The aroma is strong with pumpkin and graham cracker with hints of cinnamon and nutmeg. The taste is full of graham cracker, sugar, and pumpkin, making for a pie-like taste. There are light slight hints of nutmeg, cinnamon, and allspice as well, but not too overpowering. The alcohol content is 4.0% ABV. I would recommend this pumpkin beer, as it is one of the better ones out there, focusing on the addition of graham cracker to really give the pie eating experience.

Uinta Birthday Suit 19th Anniversary Sour Cherry Ale

I picked up a bottle of Uinta Birthday Suit 19th Anniversary Sour Cherry Ale while in Deep Creek Lake, MD. The beer pours a red-amber color with a frothy white head. The aroma consists of cherry, malt, caramel, and pie crust. The taste is tart and filled with cherry. A light vinegar pucker hits the tongue before resuscitating the tongue with a hint of sugar. The beer has a bubbly mouth feel and an overall good flavor. The alcohol content is 5.7% ABV. I thought that the beer had a light body and it was a little too watery, but the flavor profile made up for it a bit. It was the best representation of an American Wild Ale, but did have nice flavors and could be used to introduce somebody to sour ales.

Uinta Hop Notch IPA

I picked up a bottle of Uinta Hop Notch IPA from Brass Rail in Campbelltown, PA. The beer pours a golden color with a frothy white head that leaves some lacing on the glass. The aroma consists of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, pine, pepper, spruce, and a touch of caramel. The taste is really bitter with lots of citrus flavors including tangerine, grapefruit, passion fruit, and orange. The beer finishes with a touch of pepper, pine, and spruce. In the after taste, a bit of caramel and toffee sweeten up the tongue a little bit, but the bitterness lingers for a while. The alcohol content is 7.3% ABV. The Beer & Whiskey Brothers claimed this beer was a “Pliny killer,” and I can’t argue with that statement too much. While I think I’d rather have Pliny, the price of this beer makes it a great substitute and very affordable.

Uinta Crooked Line Cockeyed Cooper Bourbon Barrel Barley Wine Ale

My buddy Ed brought me up a bottle of Uinta Crooked Line Cockeyed Cooper Bourbon Barrel Barley Wine Ale from his trip to Atlanta. The beer pours a dark reddish-brown color with a frothy beige colored head that leaves a bit of lacing on the glass. The aroma consists of raisin, fig, bourbon, oak, orange, and vanilla. The taste is smooth and sweet at first with a raisin and fig profile before drying off rather rapidly. The dryness is accompanied with bourbon, oak, pepper, and hints of grass. The finish has some vanilla sweetness with hints of orange as well. The alcohol content is 11.1% ABV. I feel like without the bourbon barrels, this was a solid barleywine, but with the addition of the barrels, it takes off to another dimension. The bourbon and oak dryness are great, and the hint of orange really rounds out the flavor.

Uinta Crooked Line Labyrinth Black Ale

My buddy Adam brought over a bottle of Uinta Crooked Line Labyrinth Black Ale to share. The beer pours a black color with a thin filmy tan head. The aroma consists of licorice, caramel, bourbon, and vanilla. The taste is chocolate, licorice, caramel, toasted malts, and vanilla. The alcohol content is 13.2% ABV. This beer was shockingly smooth but had some great toasted flavors as well. I think the bourbon helped mask the bitterness of the toasted malts, all while hiding itself rather well in the beer.

Uinta Monkshine

My buddy Jason took me and my fiancee out to meet up with some of his doctor friends at The Three Lions in Denver, and I ordered a glass of Uinta Monkshine. The beer pours a golden color with a frothy white head. The aroma consists of alcohol, banana, lemon, pepper, and earthy hops. The taste is smooth and sweet, with banana, lemon, pepper, and grass. A bit of alcohol shows on the finish, which was surprising given how prevalent it was in the aroma. The alcohol content is 6.8% ABV. The Monkshine was a very enjoyable beer that wasn't too sweet and was balanced well with earthy hops and a bit of citrus.