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.
7/10
Thanks Chris K. Great caramelly dark roasted beginning. Creamy spicy herbal body. Soft pumpkin with caramel and roast. Great soft body, sessionable creamy. nice.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Oct 2022
at 21:52
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On draft at SLC airport between flights. Pours a clear gold with a white head. Aromas of peach. Flavors are moderately bitter citrus
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jun 2022
at 22:23
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can 0.355l. Clear, brown to black colored. AROMA- roasted, caramel, chocolate. FLAVOR- neutral, moderately bitter, roasted, earthy, caramel, toffee. Medium bodied. Good
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jun 2022
at 01:02
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can 0.355l. Cloudy, gold to orange colored. AROMA- blueberries, perfumy, malt, waffles. FLAVOR- neutral, slightly bitter, blueberries, waffles. Medium bodied. Not bad.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jun 2022
at 01:15
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
One of the $1.99 off-the-rack singles at the local HEB, good deal since this is a style that I mostly enjoy. Pouring inside of my Cowtown tulip glass, I determine an interesting brown-orange liquid finished by a strong head of light tan foam. The scent is grain and toffee. I lift the glass for a taste, sorghum, caramel, hay and honey to go with the caramel sweetness. Nice density. Not like any bock I have had before.
Tried
on 24 May 2022
at 22:55
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12oz can picked up at Harmons. Pours clear golden with a medium sized off-white head, light lacing. Raspberries, hay, plastic, mild tart. Decent
Tried
from Can
on 11 May 2022
at 02:41
4.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can. Dark reddish copper with a medium off-white head that slowly recedes to a fine film. Aroma is big with sweet malts, caramel and mixed dark fruits. The taste, like the aroma, features sweet dark fruits, toffee, pecans and grainy roasted malts. The palate is full and viscous. Finishes short and semi-sweet. Overall: Decent American doppelbock. paired with some pretzels.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Feb 2022
at 00:13
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12oz can picked up at the brewery. Pours slightly cloudy straw yellow with a medium sized off-white head, good lacing. Banana esters, doughy, clove, wheat, citrus peel. Ok
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jan 2022
at 02:12
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Early rating from Beer Buddy app, SLC Amtrak trip
Tried
on 25 Jan 2022
at 02:19
6/10
--- Beer merged from original tick of Wonderful Winter Ale on 22 Nov 2019 at 16:16 - Score: 6
Tried
on 19 Jan 2022
at 08:04