Uinta Brewing Company Tilted Smile (365 Day 231)

By scot in 365 Days of American Craft Beer, Beer on Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

Uinta Titled Smile

Another ridiculously hot and humid day in Chicagoland and it seems like we are in for more through the weekend. These type of days deserve a light, refreshing American craft beer. The only questioned that remained was which one.

Titled Smile by Uinta Brewing Company rose up and volunteered. I also wanted to make sure I had a large enough serving size to share with the wife, she was thirsty too. Not that this played into my choice, but Titled Smile also becomes the first beer I have officially had from Utah. Craziness abounds. 😉

Titled smile is an American Imperial Pilsner making it land on a short list of the beers within the style that I have had the chance to review. Sometimes that makes me a bit leery as I don’t always know what to expect or if I completely understand the beer. Still the beer was above average with varying degrees of aroma and taste that you would expect from a Pilsner. In order to get the 9.0% ABV Uinta had to bump up the sugars which come through with a stickiness to the lips at times; not what I really want in the style. In spite of the high ABV, which is difficult to detect, very drinkable and a hit on a hot evening. Enjoy!

Aroma: 7 (25%), Taste: 9 (25%), Look: 10 (15%), Drinkability: 7 (35%), Overall: 8.0

Useless Fact: The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words. More than 2 billion pencils are manufactured each year in the United States. If these were laid end to end they would circle the world nine times.