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.
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12oz bottle. Slightly hazy orange-amber body. Head fades away after a few sips/minutes. Big cinnamon, allspice in the aroma. Medium bodied. Kind of plain, underwhelming body. Overbearing but true to style spicing. Sessionable, no off notes, but a little boring.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2014
at 19:58
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12oz bottle picked up at UBC
Pours dark brown with a small tan head, light lacing. Aroma of pumpkin spices, cinnamon, chocolate and bready. Flavors are dark malts, pumpkin spices, grainy, sugar and mild smokiness
Nice, a little less on the spices would make this much better.
Pours dark brown with a small tan head, light lacing. Aroma of pumpkin spices, cinnamon, chocolate and bready. Flavors are dark malts, pumpkin spices, grainy, sugar and mild smokiness
Nice, a little less on the spices would make this much better.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2014
at 16:26
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
12oz can picked up at the UBC
Pours clear light golden with a small white head, light lacing. Aroma is Pils malts, hay, apples and herbal. Taste is over ripe apples, tart and citrus. Dry finish
I had high hopes for this but they were crushed at first sniff/sip. Footbalmed.
Pours clear light golden with a small white head, light lacing. Aroma is Pils malts, hay, apples and herbal. Taste is over ripe apples, tart and citrus. Dry finish
I had high hopes for this but they were crushed at first sniff/sip. Footbalmed.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Sep 2014
at 15:59
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
7th September 2014
Clear deep red - amber beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is smooth and semi dry. Decent fine carbonation. Rich malts, creamy with a little unsweet toffee. Mild molasses. Light smooth finish. Not much else here but certainly delivers the malts!
Clear deep red - amber beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is smooth and semi dry. Decent fine carbonation. Rich malts, creamy with a little unsweet toffee. Mild molasses. Light smooth finish. Not much else here but certainly delivers the malts!
Tried
on 14 Sep 2014
at 04:26
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at Chriso’s post GBBF minidig, 16/08/14. Very lightly hazed pale golden with moderate off white spotting come swirl. Nose is citric peel, corriander, spice, light bread dough, herbal notes. Taste comprises bitter lemon rind, grass, spice, rye bread, corriander. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close with light hop bitterness. So so for style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2014
at 13:03
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12oz bottle. Deep amber-black blody. Thin, fading head. Big roasty chocolate aroma. Big chocolate flavor as well, Medium to full bodied, remains very drinkable. Pretty great example of a non-imperial Pumpkin Stout. Right on.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2014
at 20:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from GBBF 2014 and drunk at home. Pale gold hazy lasting white head. A little bit of passionfruit. Some good hops. A little bit of wheat. It’s a tad odd, but a bit better than the last white ipa I had. This is a rather nice tropical fruit ipa with some light wheat. I liked this one. Very refreshing but oddly satisfying.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2014
at 12:32
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours gold into a shaker. Bright white head with good retention recedes to skim surface. Sour caramel aromas. Sweet bread caramel upfront turning to sour malt before the mildly hot bitter finish.
Tried
on 31 Aug 2014
at 15:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
25th August 2014
Very hazy gold beer, good size pale cream colour head. Palate is light and crisp. Light malts. Light seltzer. Mild grapefruit pith. Mild savoury note and a trace of peach. Dry crispy finish. Not bad, quite refreshing.
Very hazy gold beer, good size pale cream colour head. Palate is light and crisp. Light malts. Light seltzer. Mild grapefruit pith. Mild savoury note and a trace of peach. Dry crispy finish. Not bad, quite refreshing.
Tried
on 30 Aug 2014
at 07:34
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, picked up at 26th St Liquor in Williston, ND. Dark brown in color with a decent fluff of tan head. Nose is mild spice; nutmeg and cinnamon with pumpkin. Fits the bill for a pumpkin stout, or maybe a pumpkin porter since this is on the lighter side, with a good balance of roast to pumpkin pie. Lightly bready, but the roast is where I like it. Not overly spiced up at all. Certainly not an imperial stout either. However it drinks well and that’s what it’s all about.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Aug 2014
at 12:09