Wasatch Brewery
Client Brewer
in
Salt Lake City,
Utah,
United States 🇺🇸
Owned by
Monster Brewing Company
Established in 1986
Contact
Description
As of 5/24/25 Wasatch Brewery beers will no longer be brewed in Utah. They will be brewed in the Monster Brewing network.
“Where’s the beer? Where are the breweries?” Those were among the first thoughts Greg Schirf had after moving to Utah from Milwaukee in the early 80’s. Incredibly, drinking and brewing were all but forbidden. Greg took matters into his own hands and did what any self-respecting midwesterner would do: He started a brewery. Wasatch was the very first brewery in Utah – and one of the first craft brewers in all of the U.S. – brewing award-winning brews since 1986.
In 1988, Greg Schirf proposed another bill to the Utah Legislature making brewpubs legal in Utah and opened the first brewpub at the top of historic Main Street in the resort town of Park City. Wasatch continues to misbehave, turning out naughty beer after naughty beer year after year.
“Where’s the beer? Where are the breweries?” Those were among the first thoughts Greg Schirf had after moving to Utah from Milwaukee in the early 80’s. Incredibly, drinking and brewing were all but forbidden. Greg took matters into his own hands and did what any self-respecting midwesterner would do: He started a brewery. Wasatch was the very first brewery in Utah – and one of the first craft brewers in all of the U.S. – brewing award-winning brews since 1986.
In 1988, Greg Schirf proposed another bill to the Utah Legislature making brewpubs legal in Utah and opened the first brewpub at the top of historic Main Street in the resort town of Park City. Wasatch continues to misbehave, turning out naughty beer after naughty beer year after year.
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
12oz can at the SLC location
Pours dark brown with a small tan head, light lacing. Aroma of vanilla, bourbon, leather and coconut. Flavor of dark malts, bourbon, woody, vanilla, dark chocolate and leather
Wow, this is good. Limited release but I hope they make this again.
Pours dark brown with a small tan head, light lacing. Aroma of vanilla, bourbon, leather and coconut. Flavor of dark malts, bourbon, woody, vanilla, dark chocolate and leather
Wow, this is good. Limited release but I hope they make this again.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jan 2018
at 22:41
6/10
Tried
on 25 Dec 2017
at 19:39
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at West Side Tavern
Pours clear light golden with a medium sized white head, good lacing. Aroma of bubble gum, banana esters and citrus. Flavor is fruity, banana, wheat and citrus
Easy drinking, clean and crisp.
Pours clear light golden with a medium sized white head, good lacing. Aroma of bubble gum, banana esters and citrus. Flavor is fruity, banana, wheat and citrus
Easy drinking, clean and crisp.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Dec 2017
at 18:49
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at West Side Tavern
Pours clear dark golden with a medium sized off-white head, some lacing. Aroma of tropical fruit and pine. Flavor of tropical fruit, mild bready and pine, citrus peel, perfume
Ok
Pours clear dark golden with a medium sized off-white head, some lacing. Aroma of tropical fruit and pine. Flavor of tropical fruit, mild bready and pine, citrus peel, perfume
Ok
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Dec 2017
at 18:23
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
12 fl oz can. Pours clear and golden yellow. Small white head. Aroma is dense raspberry perfumed. Dry, sulphorish raspberry. Slight herbal. Dry estery. No sweetness. Dry sulphorish raspberry finish.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Dec 2017
at 18:10
6/10
0,3 litre Can from Total Wine Boca Park. Cloudy yellow with medium white head. Coriander aroma and taste.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Nov 2017
at 22:11
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Brewers Haven. Aroma is sweet, pumpkin, roast grains. Taste adds some of the pumpkin pie spice, very mild, not enough to cover the base flavors. Smooth and tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Nov 2017
at 22:08
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Got in a trade with The-Adjunct-Hippie. 12 ounce nitro can into pint glass, best before 1/18/2018. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy medium orange/amber color with a 1 finger dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, brown sugar, gingerbread, light caramel, and herbal earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of pumpkin, spices, and bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, brown sugar, gingerbread, light caramel, and herbal earthiness. Very mild herbal/spice bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, brown sugar, gingerbread, light caramel, and herbal earthiness on the finish for a while. Good balance and solid robustness of pumpkin, spices, and bready malt flavors; with a good malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and no cloying sweetness after the finish. Minimal dryness. Light carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, fairly creamy/bready/grainy, and slightly sticky mouthfeel that is okay. Very thin/watery feeling finish. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4%. Overall this is a very solid session pumpkin ale. All around good balance and solid robustness of pumpkin, spices, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink. Nice pumpkin fruit presence for the style, but underwhelming otherwise. A fairly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Nov 2017
at 17:38
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12 oz. can. Pours clear dark amber with a short-lasting small beige head. Aroma of malt, dark fruits, caramel. Taste follows nose with molasses notes, nuts, figs. Quite malty overall.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Nov 2017
at 23:58
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at West Side Tavern
Pours cloudy golden with a medium sized off-white head, good lacing. Aroma is herbal and metallic. Flavor is herbal, honey, earthy and sage
Ok, strange. I don't want another one, probably won't finish this one.
Pours cloudy golden with a medium sized off-white head, good lacing. Aroma is herbal and metallic. Flavor is herbal, honey, earthy and sage
Ok, strange. I don't want another one, probably won't finish this one.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Nov 2017
at 18:41