My wife hates beer. If it was the only liquid she had access to on a deserted and arid island, she would die of thirst. I’m the weirdest beer drinker. I down a lager when my stomach is upset, and in the summer I’ll drink one over ice from time to time. No Guinness for me. That’s like drinking a glass of liquid wheat bread. So why would I pen some words on beer? Because its … [Read more...]
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New Law Opens Door to New Utah Brews: Utah Breweries Toast New 5% Beer Law
It’s a new era for beer drinkers in Utah. Recent legislation now allows for beer containing up to 5 % alcohol by volume (ABV) to be sold at grocery and convenience stores in the state, as well as on draft at bars and restaurants. For 86 years—since Prohibition—Utah law had required that beer above 4% ABV (or 3.2% alcohol by weight) be sold in state-run liquor stores. That … [Read more...]
Some Local Beer Drinkers Upset with a Few Utah Craft Breweries
After last month’s beer issue we found that some local beer drinkers were upset that a few breweries were not into changing the allowable alcohol percentage in beer sold at grocery stores unless it was raised to eight or nine percent. And some, so upset by this, are calling for boycotting some local brands. I think these measures are unnecessary and far too severe. We are … [Read more...]
Ogden’s Second Spring Beer Fest to Rally the Best Craft Beers in Northern Utah
Spring is for Sampling: March 23rd – Ogden, Utah. Ogden Downtown Alliance is bringing back Spring Beer Fest for its second year! Ticketed and hosted inside Ogden Union Station on Saturday, March 23rd from 5 pm to 9 pm, Spring Beer Fest is an opportunity to sip and savor Northern Utah’s best craft beers and local bites! Part of a larger effort to celebrate and restore Ogden … [Read more...]
Beer Bonanza: Utah Craft Breweries Updates
Beer Bonanza Utah boasts 30 craft breweries...and counting! In order to give you Utah craft breweries updates, Utah Stories asked them the following questions: What new beers are you working on? What is your top seller? How many barrels are you brewing in a year? How would you describe your unique niche in the craft beer market? Who is your current brew … [Read more...]
How Utah Craft Beer Builds Community
The Real Cause of Utah's Great Economy (Utah Craft Beer?) Utah Governor Gary Herbert is good at bragging about Utah’s economy and his record for making Utah into an economic powerhouse. He takes credit for Silicon Slopes and attracting huge amounts of tech money to Utah (with generous tax incentives). What Herbert doesn’t respect, nor likely understand, is that authentic … [Read more...]
Read about Utah Craft Beer in Upcoming March Issue of Utah Stories
Want to learn more about Utah craft beer Be sure to pick up the March issue of Utah Stories. Our March issue features great stories about Utah craft breweries. They are opening all over the state from Vernal to St. George and from Springville to Ogden. Read about Javier Chavez Jr., the owner and head brewer of Cervezas Zolupez newly opened in Ogden. Zolupez is Utah's … [Read more...]
Utah First Cider and Beer Garden by Mountain West Cider and Red Rock Brewery
Mountain West Cider and Red Rock Brewing present The Garten, an outdoor patio reminiscent of an old-world German beer garden, with a modern twist. Officially opening on Thursday, May 24th, The Garten located at 417 N. 400 W., will be hosting the Salt Lake City Chamber for Business After Hours from 5-7pm. The event will feature at ribbon cutting at 4pm, live music from the Will … [Read more...]
Utah’s First Barrel-Aged and Sour Beer Brewery: Toasted Barrel Brewery
“In heaven there is no beer, that’s why we drink it here.” ~Traditional drinking song Something new is brewing in Salt Lake City’s Marmalade District. Just off the 600 North exit from I-15, Toasted Barrel Brewery is transforming a former brine shrimp processing plant and abandoned dance club into Utah’s first barrel-aged and sour beer brewery. Toasted Barrel will complete a … [Read more...]
A Utahan Goes on a Bike Trip to Europe and Discovers European Beer
Trip to Europe: In my early twenties, a girl I studied with asked me where I had “traveled.” I replied that most summers we traveled to Lake Powell, and sometimes we had family reunions where I traveled to Saint George. I told her that three times I visited cousins in Oregon, traveling through Idaho to get there. She told me she had traveled to Paris, Frankfurt, Munich, and … [Read more...]