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Today we have a peak at the new label for 2 Row Brewing Company's Random IPA. The label shows off a more comical and playful direction design-wise and I believe the time I spent posing for the artist really paid off (I'm the one on the right). As with the old labels always check the window in the lower right to see which Hop varietals your g ...

Sorry for this late and half-assed New Beer Friday. It's been a busy morning. Please enjoy! Ballast Point Mango Even Keel - A Session IPA with an assertive mango flavor, but I wouldn't call it a fruit beer.  The hops still shine through the fruit flavors and the malty backbone is not overpowering. Not too bad for a fruity IPA.3.8% ...

About a year and a half ago Starbucks announced that it was going to to start selling beer and wine at some of it's coffee shops around the U.S. Last Tuesday, one of our local Starbucks franchises was awarded a liquor license that allows them to do just that. There are many Starbucks franchises in Utah, so this won't be a state wide thing. T ...

In 2010 a bunch of bicycle and beer enthusiasts got together to combine two great hobbies into one, all encompassing event that gave all the participants a greater appreciation of the outdoors, Salt Lake City's downtown all while fueling people with great local craft beers. I'm talking about the Tour de Brewtah. If you've participated, you know ...

There's a very limited edition coffee pilsner on tap right now at the Bayou in Salt Lake City. The beer, made by Uinta Brewing - is an experiment using their 801 Pilsner and and an undisclosed blend of coffee from SLC's Publik Coffee Roasters. I haven't tried it yet, but I see it in my future this afternoon. How limited is it? Well... one ke ...

A big damn day for sour lovers. If you've never tried any of Cascade Brewing Company's sour ales, you day has finally come. If you've had them, you get it. They are for the most part simply sublime and not exactly easy to get. The Beer Bar managed to secure a special order and me thinks, things will never be the same. The following Cascade beer ...

This is very important. If you have the slightest interest in craft beer you need to contact your representatives asap and tell them to vote against HB0228. This goes to a vote tomorrow, Friday 2/19/16. Read it and you'll understand. Don't delay. Spread the word tonight! Dear Representative ____________, As a constituent of yours, I am rea ...

Epic Brewing Co. and Ska Brewing out of Durango, CO have teamed up to produce a beer specifically made for Colorado's Collaboration Festival. This fest is all about teaming up breweries from around the world to see what different minds can produce. The Epic/Ska beer will be an American IPA aged in Peach Street Distillers' Peach Brandy Barrel ...

Around here when a brewery adds yeast to wort for the first time, it's officially new brewery time. That's exactly what has happened up in Ogden this week at Talisman Brewing Company. The first beer currently churning away in the fermenters is Talisman's Uplifted Scotish Ale. It's Talisman's only 4% beer that will be offered. This and oth ...

As the warm weather slowly approaches the crew at RedRock Brewing Company will be offering up a new limited release that's designed specifically for the summer heat. RedRock's Summer Ale is special Pale ale that will be brewed with tangerine and grapefruit peel. The citrus peel will enhance the hops used that already have a similar natural b ...