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.
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
12 ounce bottle. Pours a pitch black color with a large creamy beige head. A chocolate and roast nose. The flavor is big roasted malts, chocolate, vanilla, lactose. Pretty light. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2016
at 00:26
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at the Sugarhouse location
Clear golden with a medium sized white head, good lacing. Aroma of tropical fruit and light malts. Flavor is fruity, oranges and grassy
Nice
Clear golden with a medium sized white head, good lacing. Aroma of tropical fruit and light malts. Flavor is fruity, oranges and grassy
Nice
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Aug 2016
at 12:24
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear orange color with a medium white head. A big sweet fruity lemon nose. The flavor is big sweet lemon, oranges, tea, biscuit. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Aug 2016
at 16:46
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear yellow color with a large white head. A light grainy fruity nose. The flavor is big toast, lemon, dry earthy grains. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Aug 2016
at 16:39
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
On tap at Squatters SLC Airport, pours a cloudy golden orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out light citrus hops and bready malt. Flavour is light on the citrus hops with dry bready malt. Not much going on, as usual, but it's fine.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Aug 2016
at 13:08
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
On tap at Wasatch, pours a clear orange amber with a small white head. Aroma and flavour of bready malts and no hops. Not much going on here. Meh.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Aug 2016
at 12:39
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
On tap at Wasatch, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out nothing but jalape�os. Flavour is along the same lines, with lots of the peppers and light cereal malt underneath. It's alright.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Aug 2016
at 12:39
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
On tap at Wasatch, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out biscuity malt and light hopping. Flavour is along the same lines, with light hopping and somewhat fruity malt. Boring but it's fine.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Aug 2016
at 12:39
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
On tap at Wasatch, pours a clear amber with a small white head. Nose is nonexistent. Flavour brings out almost nothing, just a hint of bread. Pointless beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Aug 2016
at 12:39
2.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 1.5
On tap at Wasatch, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out light faint raspberries. Flavour is similarly artificial, with faint raspberries. Nothing good here. Quite bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Aug 2016
at 12:39