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.
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at at The Hay Merchant. Pours a clear yellow gold with medium frothy white head that lasts. The aroma is citrus and wheat. Medium body, orange zest, wheat, light finish, good.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Nov 2016
at 17:27
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
Tap. Pours clear golden, medium off white head, decent lacing. Aroma is grainy, grassy, a bit of bathroom. Flavor is light sweet, light plus bitter. Light body. Umm.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Nov 2016
at 19:28
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap. Pours crystal clear golden orange, small off white head, decent lacing. Aroma is caramel, pine, grapefruit. Flavor is light plus sweet, light bitter. Old school. Light body.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Nov 2016
at 19:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours clear deep mahogany, small creamy tan head, long lasting with good lacing. Aroma is rich and roasty, hints of tobacco, molasses. Flavor is light plus sweet, light bitter, rich and roasty. Smooth with no lingering bitterness. Nitro treatment gives it a full body and a really creamy mouthfeel. This is actually quite pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2016
at 17:20
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Tap. Pours clear pale Amber, small off white head, decent lacing. Aroma of fresh chili peppers, hint of stale coffee. Flavor is light plus sweet, light plus pepper heat, grain. Light body. Pretty one dimensional.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Nov 2016
at 17:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tap. Pours clear straw, small white head, some lacing. Aroma of citrus, grapefruit, pine. Flavor is very light sweet, light bitter, clean, hint of grain. Light body. Lemon. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Nov 2016
at 17:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at the West Side Tavern
Pours clear golden with a medium sized off-white head, good lacing. Aroma is fruity, herbal and mild bisquity. Flavor is fruity, grassy, grapefruit and herbal
Solid Pale Ale, but I’m not a fan of this hop.
Pours clear golden with a medium sized off-white head, good lacing. Aroma is fruity, herbal and mild bisquity. Flavor is fruity, grassy, grapefruit and herbal
Solid Pale Ale, but I’m not a fan of this hop.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Oct 2016
at 16:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sample from the bottle. Pours black, with a medium, frothy, tan head. Mild chocolate, cinnamon, light roast coffee, and pumpkin. Sweet and a bit roasty, with a pretty good hop bitterness that balances it out some. Medium to heavy body, creamy, and thick. This is a fair pumpkin porter, but nothing special.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2016
at 17:55
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
22oz bottle picked up a the Beer Store
Pours clear dark golden with a medium sized off-white head, good lacing. Aroma is floral, yeasty, toasted malts and citrus. Flavor is citrus, malts, grainy and resiny, dry
A decent pale ale, a little too sweet
Pours clear dark golden with a medium sized off-white head, good lacing. Aroma is floral, yeasty, toasted malts and citrus. Flavor is citrus, malts, grainy and resiny, dry
A decent pale ale, a little too sweet
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2016
at 22:33
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle: Very dark brown with a small beige head. Chocolate, dark baked bread aroma. Nut bread, chocolate malt taste.... Drinks with a surprisingly nice heft for such a light-weight.....pretty rich tasting.... Not bad at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2016
at 16:54