Mad Fritz Hits Salt Lake

Mad Fritz Brewing out of California’s Napa Valley region will be debuting their beers along the Wasatch Front and Back this week. Mad Fritz beers are made with their own house malt and ingredients found within the region of the brewery. All of the beers are barrel aged in various woods for unique flavor profiles and developmental features. The brewery touts their beers as being “not brewed to style” and all beers undergo secondary fermentation in the bottles and kegs.

I haven’t had a chance to try any of these beers yet – here are some of the brewery’s descriptions of what’s available in Utah.

Mad Fritz The Wind and Sun – Golden Ale: Our rendition of a Belgian Strong Ale with Saison styling offers the spicy notes derived from the yeast without late hop additions. This beer is fermented in stainless steel and is aged in 3rd use French oak Chardonnay barrels for about 1 to 2 months which gives the beer a subtle vinous character and oak tones. Our Golden will age beautifully for months …