T.F. Brewing in Salt Lake City runs its Limited series like a lab notebook, one-off batches that show up on the taproom board, sell out, and disappear. Brew Beaux is one of those releases, a hazy IPA built around a huge dose of Strata hops in three different forms plus a Mosaic, Nelson Sauvin and Citra supporting cast. I have spent enough time with Utah’s small-batch hazy scene to know Strata-heavy beers can go one of two ways, dank and grassy or bright and fruity, and Brew Beaux leans hard into the fruity side. Here is what the specs, the brewery’s own tasting notes and the numbers say about it.
Brew Beaux at a glance
| Style | Hazy India Pale Ale (New England IPA) |
| Brewery | T.F. Brewing (Templin Family Brewing), Salt Lake City, Utah |
| ABV | 6.7% |
| IBU | Not published by the brewery |
| Series | Limited, small batch, taproom release |
| Hops | Whole leaf Strata, Strata CGX, Strata T90, plus Mosaic, Nelson Sauvin and a Citra hop dip |
| Grain bill | Three types of wheat and two types of oats |
| Package | 16 oz (1 pint) cans, sold in 4-packs, 6.7% ALC/VOL printed on the can |
| Community rating | 4.11 out of 5 |
| Best served | Cold, poured into a tulip or shaker pint glass |
Who makes Brew Beaux: T.F. Brewing
T.F. Brewing is short for Templin Family Brewing, and the name is literal. Kevin Templin left Maine in 1990 chasing snow, landed in Alta, Utah, and met his wife Britt there. The two of them opened the brewery’s doors in October 2018 with a 15-barrel, open-air brewhouse built right into the taproom at 936 South 300 West in Salt Lake City, so you can watch and smell the brew day from a barstool. The house style leans on a German brewing tradition, fresh ingredients, patient pours and a lot of foam, even though a hazy IPA like Brew Beaux is a departure from the lagers that built the brewery’s reputation.
T.F. Brewing’s flagship is the Granary Kellerbier, an award-winning unfiltered lager, and most of its year-round lineup sits in classic European styles. Brew Beaux comes out of the Limited series instead, the rotating slot where the brewhouse gets to build one-off hazy IPAs, fruited beers and barrel projects that never make it to a permanent tap handle. If you like tracking small-batch Utah beer the way I do, that Limited tag is worth watching, it is where T.F. Brewing does its most experimental work.
ABV, hops and the grain bill behind the haze
Brew Beaux comes in at 6.7% ABV, a fairly standard strength for the hazy IPA style and identical to what you will find on plenty of national hazies. T.F. Brewing has not published an IBU figure for this one, which is common for small taproom-only releases, so I am not going to guess a number. What the brewery does spell out is the hop bill, and it is a big one: whole leaf Strata, Strata CGX and Strata T90 form the backbone, with a smaller addition of Mosaic and Nelson Sauvin plus a Citra hop dip layered on for aroma.
Using Strata in three different forms in the same beer is a deliberate move. Whole leaf brings a softer, more herbal edge, the CGX (cryo-style) hop powder concentrates the resin and aroma oils without adding as much plant matter, and T90 pellets are the workhorse addition for bittering and dry hop volume. Strata is known in brewing circles for a dank, almost savory fruit character, and pairing it with Nelson Sauvin’s white-wine grape quality and Citra’s citrus punch is how T.F. Brewing pushes it toward tangerine and berry instead of straight resin. Read our guide to what IBU actually measures if you want the background on why a hazy IPA like this one can taste much less bitter than its hop weight would suggest.
On the malt side, T.F. Brewing uses three different wheat varieties and two different oats, which is exactly the kind of grain bill that builds the thick, soft, pillowy body a hazy IPA needs to carry all that hop oil without turning harsh. It is the same basic logic behind every New England IPA worth drinking: heavy protein from wheat and oats, a soft mouthfeel, and hops added late and cold so the aroma survives instead of boiling off.
How Brew Beaux tastes
T.F. Brewing describes Brew Beaux as carrying notes of bruised strawberry with a dank, resinous edge, and a tangerine brightness that runs through to a silky, smooth finish. That lines up with what I would expect from a Strata-heavy hazy: the fruit reads more like ripe berry and citrus pith than the mango-and-pineapple profile you get from Citra or Galaxy-forward beers. The haze itself should look thick and almost juice-like straight out of the can, a direct result of that wheat-and-oat grain bill and the volume of hops thrown in cold.
The pour is the first tell with a beer like this. Expect a dense, hazy gold-to-orange color with very little light passing through, and a soft white head that should hang on for a few minutes given the protein load from all that wheat and oats. On the nose, the Strata and Nelson Sauvin combination should come through as a mix of tangerine peel, faint berry and a slightly dank, herbal note, before the citrus and stone fruit take over on the palate. Bitterness stays in the background the way it does on most hazies built this way, which is what makes the tangerine brightness the brewery mentions the dominant impression rather than a hop bite.
This is a beer built for drinking cold and fresh. Hazy IPAs lose their aroma fast once the can is opened, and small-batch Strata beers like this one are at their best within a few weeks of the can date rather than sitting in a fridge for months. If you can get it straight from the taproom in Salt Lake City, that is the way to have it.
“Notes of bruised strawberry with a hint of that dank edge. There’s a tangerine brightness that carries you to the silky smooth finish.”, T.F. Brewing, official tasting notes
How it compares to other hazy IPAs
Brew Beaux sits closer to the fruit-forward end of the hazy spectrum than to the dank, resinous camp, which puts it in the same conversation as beers like Conclave’s 5th Element, another hazy double IPA built on Citra, Rakau and Motueka for a similar bright citrus profile, and Galway Bay’s Afterglow, another Strata-adjacent hazy built around soft tropical fruit. If you want to see how a big national brewery handles the same style at scale, our best hazy IPAs roundup has that comparison too. Where Brew Beaux stands out is the sheer volume of Strata in three forms, which most breweries would spread across two or three different beers rather than stack into one.
What to eat with Brew Beaux
A tangerine-and-berry hazy IPA with a soft, low-bitterness finish wants food that will not fight the fruit. Grilled fish tacos with a citrus slaw, a pulled pork sandwich with a vinegar-forward sauce, or a soft goat cheese with honey all play well with this profile, the acidity and fat balance the hop fruit instead of clashing with it. Since Brew Beaux is heavier on juice than bitterness, it also holds up fine next to smoked meats, our full beer and BBQ pairing guide has more specific matches by cut and sauce style if you are planning a full spread around it.
Where to find Brew Beaux
Brew Beaux is a Limited series release, which means the surest way to get it is straight from T.F. Brewing’s taproom at 936 South 300 West in Salt Lake City, either on draft or in 16 oz four-packs to go. Utah’s alcohol rules add a layer most other states do not have to deal with, our guide to buying beer in Utah walks through hours and where higher-ABV beer like this is actually sold if you are visiting from out of state. Small-batch releases like this one typically do not get picked up by national delivery platforms, so do not expect to find Brew Beaux itself outside Utah.
- Genuinely distinctive hop bill, three forms of Strata plus Mosaic, Nelson Sauvin and a Citra dip
- Grain bill built specifically for a soft, juicy hazy mouthfeel
- Strong 4.11 out of 5 community rating for a small-batch release
- Brewed in an open-air brewhouse you can watch from the taproom bar
- No published IBU, so bitterness-focused drinkers have to go in blind
- Limited series means it will not be around for long once it sells out
- Not distributed outside Utah, so most readers cannot buy it directly
Cannot find Brew Beaux? Try one of these hazy IPAs instead
Because Brew Beaux is a Utah taproom-only release, it is not something you can order for delivery. If you want the same Strata-and-citrus style of hazy IPA shipped to your door, these five are genuinely similar and available right now through Saucey.
FAQs
What does Brew Beaux by T.F. Brewing taste like?
T.F. Brewing describes it as bruised strawberry with a dank edge and a tangerine brightness that carries through to a silky, smooth finish, driven by a hop bill of Strata in three forms plus Mosaic, Nelson Sauvin and a Citra hop dip.
What is the ABV of Brew Beaux?
Brew Beaux is 6.7% ABV, as printed on the can.
What is the IBU of Brew Beaux?
T.F. Brewing has not published an IBU figure for Brew Beaux. Based on the grain bill and hop schedule it should read as a low-bitterness hazy IPA rather than a sharp, bitter one.
Where can I buy Brew Beaux?
Brew Beaux is a Limited series release sold at T.F. Brewing’s taproom in Salt Lake City, Utah, on draft and in 16 oz four-packs. It is not distributed nationally or sold through delivery platforms like Saucey.
What hops are in Brew Beaux?
Whole leaf Strata, Strata CGX and Strata T90, with additions of Mosaic and Nelson Sauvin plus a Citra hop dip.
What kind of beer is T.F. Brewing known for?
T.F. Brewing’s flagship is the Granary Kellerbier, an unfiltered German-style lager, though its Limited series regularly produces hazy IPAs and other one-off styles like Brew Beaux.
