Sad you weren't able to make it out to the Mountain brewers Festival last weekend? me too, but don't worry. We have the perfect next best option for you and your dad this weekend. This Saturday and Sunday is the Sixth Annual Snowbird Brewfest. Originally created to compliment a barbecue competition, the brewfest portion quickly became the domin ...
Read More »Utah’s Winners at the 2014 North American Brewers Association Awards
Avenues Proper Restaurant & Publick House Bronze RoggenSchwarz - Schwarzbier (Black Beer) Bohemian Brewery Bronze Viennese Amber Lager - Vienna Lager Bonneville Brewing Company Bronze Antelope Amber Ale - (Special) Best Bitter Silver Redline Irish Red - Irish-Style Red Ale Desert Edge Brewery Bronze Desert Hell&n ...
Read More »Trader IPA now in Cans
Session IPAs have become a pretty big trend throughout the U.S. as of late. The idea of have a nice full flavored IPA without the 7% punch has been finding traction with all manner of beer drinkers. Originally brewed in 1994, Trader Session IPA is widely considered to be the original session IPA. Back in '94 it was simply called Uinta "Indi ...
Read More »New Beer Friday 5/30/14
Happy New Beer Friday! The theme of the day is apparently Belgian-ish Quadruple Ales. Seems like an odd time of year for big boozy barrel age beers, but fear not - there are a couple of locally made "quenchers" to help keep the balance as well. Bohemian Rheinländische Bitterbier: The Bohemian Reasearch Team uncovered this forgotte ...
Read More »In Case You Need Some Incentive…
Here's the list of some of the breweries that will be pouring their fine suds at next week's Mountain Brewers Festival in Idaho Falls, Idaho. One of the great things about this festival is that most of the participating breweries are regional. These are places that your most likely to encounter on your travels throughout the mountain west. Luck ...
Read More »No Beer for Oktoberfest at Snowbird?
After years of unprecedented growth in Utah's "socialist" alcohol industry, the state of Utah would like to remind you that, "they are still in charge". During last Tuesday's DABC board meeting David Gladwell, chairman of the state liquor commission, said, "We’re trying to send a signal that we are tightening up and we are reluctant t ...
Read More »The Porcupine Pub at the U
The former Market Street Broiler has new owners! The Porcupine Pub in Cottonwood Heights recently purchased the historic Salt Lake City building from Gastronomy Inc. late last week. The new location will be known as the Porcupine Pub at the U. Market Street Broiler's coveted club licenses (unfortunately for the new owners) was not part o ...
Read More »New Beer Friday
Mikey has a very cranky tongue this week. Let me know if your experiences with these beer are different. Lagunitas Night Time: Very black in color witha nose full of pine and roast with a bit of citrus in the background. The flavor is starts with dark malts and citrus. Then comes a bit of onion flavor from the what I'm guessing are from the ...
Read More »Local Casting for Home Brewing TV Show
Okay Home Brewers, Listen up. Apparently there is a Brooklyn based television production company looking to cast local Home Brewers in a possible, upcoming television program about different brewing cultures from around the U.S.. Below is a copy of the PDF that was sent to Amber at Utah's Barley's Angels Chapter. The info seems legit ...
Read More »Black Diamond Brewing Coming to Utah
It looks like Black Diamond Brewing Co. out of Concord, California is looking to expand it's distribution network and Utah is on the list places slated for 2014. Black Diamond recently turned 20 years old last March and currently brews nine core beers, four seasonal and five barrel aged beers, including its 15 Barrel Series (15 barrels of some ...
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