Amid COVID-related shutdowns and shifting regulations, Salt Lake City breweries had to adapt over the last year — and creativity plus a healthy dose of humor went a long way in achieving that. Several breweries used the opportunity to release limited edition brews that alluded to the craziness of the pandemic. They found that the timeliness of these … [Read more...]
Are Utah Breweries Transforming into Hard Seltzer Factories?
Move over White Claw — craft seltzers have arrived in Salt Lake City. Several Capitol City breweries have recently added the fruity, bubbly beverages to their line-up, joining the ever-growing hard seltzer market that continues to see enormous growth. “We tend to make unusual beverages, like crazy sours, so seltzers were definitely up our alley,” said Alexandra Ortiz de … [Read more...]
Epic Sour Brainless on Guava & Habanero
My son, Hank, and college friends of his were visiting us last weekend and my wife, Faith, picked up an array of interesting beers for a weekend cookout. One that got my attention - in part because it’s one of the strangest sounding beers I’ve ever come across - was Epic Brewing Co. Sour Brainless On Guava & Habanero, Cellar Reserve. What in the world?, I thought. It’s … [Read more...]
Utah Brews News During COVID-19 Pandemics
As is the case with restaurants and bars, Utah’s brewing industry is under severe stress thanks to COVID-19 shutdowns and restrictions. Brewpubs are trying to survive with curbside takeout service just as many breweries are selling beer-to-go. (Thankfully, that hasn’t been terminated … yet.) We can all help by drinking locally-brewed beer and buying gift cards and swag from … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
Zion Brewery: First Microbrewery in Southern Utah
While adventure and beer have long enjoyed their power couple status among outdoor enthusiasts, one Utah microbrewery is ready to take this relationship to the next level. Zion Brewery’s Zion Canyon Brew Pub is located just outside the walk-in entrance to Zion National Park in Springdale, giving southern Utah residents and international tourists alike the chance to enjoy … [Read more...]
5 Questions Answered by 6 Utah Breweries
We checked in with some of our favorite breweries to see what is happening in 2018. Questions: How many barrels are you brewing annually? What is your flagship/or top selling beer? What is the most unique beer you came up with last year? What is the number one thing you’d like to see changed in Utah liquor laws? Anything else you’d like to update about your … [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...]
Wasatch Brewery Looks Forward to the Year of the Can
With Jon Lee continuing as Director of Brewing and Adam Curfew as Director of Production and Michael Drennan as Vice President of Sales and Marketing UBC (Utah Brewers Cooperative) is looking forward to 2017. On the horizon is the Wasatch Year of the can. Wasatch Brewery is going to transition all packaging of their award winning beers into cans only. This is a result of a … [Read more...]