Wasatch Brewery

Client Brewer in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Monster Brewing Company

Established in 1986

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Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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.

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6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
clear brown, smooth reddish head. nutty and boozy aroma. flavor is hoppy, flowery, slightly tart, strong.
Tried on 22 Jun 2011 at 08:48

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled. A hazy dark amber beer with a thin off-white head. The aroma has notes of malt and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of fruits, alcohol, malt, bread, and straw, leading to a dry, bitter, and bready finish.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2011 at 08:39

6.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Draft T the Hilton in salt lake city when Imissed my flight to Portland. Seemed appropriate to choose this one while drinking with the Mormons. It was a middle of the road English porter with hints of chocolate and coffee
Tried from Draft on 17 Jun 2011 at 23:44

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
12oz bottle. Filtered orange-tan. Clean, doughy aroma. A pretty respectable offering from the Wasatch crew. Medium bodied, straightforward lager. Sweet malty tones, light peppery hops. A really great session beer, impressive.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jun 2011 at 00:21

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5
12 oz. bottle in trade with Sledutah. Hazy golden color. Fizzy head that died to nearly nothing. Higher carbonation. Nose of apricot and light wheat. HUGE apricot taste with a bit of bread. Body is light to medium, apricot fruitiness is dominant, with a sour fruity finish. A nice fruit beer, maybe best for people who are just starting a journey into craft beer.
Tried from Bottle on 10 May 2011 at 11:59

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap at Squatters in the SLC airport
Appearance: Clear dark mahogany with a medium sized off-white head and good lacing
Aroma: Toasted malts, coffee and chocolate
Taste: Roasted malts, coffee, chocolates with a grainy texture
Nice and light, easy to drink.
Tried from Draft on 23 Apr 2011 at 11:11

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at Squatters downtown
Appearance: Clear yellow/golden with a small white head and lots of lacing left on the sides of the glass
Aroma: Pilsner malts and citrus
Taste: Light malts, citrus with a sharp bitter finish
Decent, easy drinking.
Tried from Draft on 14 Apr 2011 at 17:25

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle as shown. Pours an amber and frothy off white head. The aroma is a floral hop and citrus. Medium mouthfeel with a smooth hop and nice light bitter finish. Very easy to drink, a very good blond ale.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2011 at 16:26

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bottle from Plaza at home (27Jan11) Pours light caramel with a medium light cream head. Aroma is caramel, nutmeg and toffee. Flavor is rich toasted and caramel malt, munich, yeast esters, a nice finish of clean hops and sweet bread malts.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jan 2011 at 16:51

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
on tap at 1702(14Jan11) pours pale gold with a medium to thin white head. Aroma is light with some grassy malts, hay and vegetation notes in the vein of bell pepper. Flavor is where the pepper comes into play. I was eating a tomato, spinach and feta pizza so the salty/oil and vinegar of the pizza was cut nicely by the pale malt and creamy wheat flavors with just a hint of pepper spice, a little bit of heat at the end with lingering green pepper skins. Interesting and highly drinkable.
Tried from Draft on 15 Jan 2011 at 18:21