We’re still here, still surviving. From the number of marks etched on my walls, I see it’s been 25 days since Utah’s bars, restaurants, and breweries were ordered to close to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Some have been able to convert to take-out food service and maintain to-go beer sales, but others […]
Circle the Boots: Utah Breweries Stay Strong Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
This is not the article I had planned to write. Earlier this month on the weekend of International Women’s Day (March 8th) the ladies of the Utah chapter of the Pink Boots Society and the Hop Bombshells Homebrew Club gathered separately to brew their collaboration beers using the 2020 Pink Boots hop blend. The Pink […]
Heber Valley Brewing Company
As Utah’s craft beer scene continues to expand, it’s good to see breweries open in the lesser-served corners of the state. The historic pioneer town of Heber City, Utah just became a little less dry with the opening of Heber Valley Brewing Company in August of 2019. Now residents and visitors can stop in for […]
The 2020 Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Festival Experience
The Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines Festival has found a permanent home on my must-attend list for beer festivals each year. While I enjoy The Great American Beer Festival, I’d purposefully ruin my four year streak of GABF attendance if I was forced to pick between it and Big Beers. The high altitude, high ABV […]
Don’t Miss Uinta’s Ski Bus to Brighton
One of the great things about living in Utah is our proximity to world class ski resorts. Uinta Brewing has found a way to take advantage of that little detail by offering a party bus to Brighton Resort on select Thursday evenings during the ski season. You won’t find a better way to spend a […]
Crafty Beer Girls Podcast Episode 9 – Wheat Germ Sprinkles
Aw, the podcast that could have been. We traveled to Red Rock Brewing’s Tap Haus in Park City to record with the charming Kevin Davis and Kim Hardle over beers and fried green tomatoes, but alas, it wasn’t to be. Sometimes life doesn’t go as planned, and instead of biting into a thick slice of […]