One of the coolest Utah residents has got to be Andy N. Condor. He lives at the Tracy Aviary in Salt Lake City, and he’s turning 60 this year! That’s a respectable age for us humans, but did you know a bird could live that long? Andy is an Andean condor, and he’s expected to […]
Bohemian-Style Pilsner
In late May 2019, I spent four days judging beer with brewers and beer professionals from all over the NW United States at the International Beer Awards in Idaho Falls, ID. About 100 judges worked through nearly 2,000 entries to decide which samples were the best of the best in each category. Utah claimed 25 […]
Kveik – The Wonder Yeast!
For lovers of history and ancient beer styles, everything old becomes new again. Kveik is one of the latest examples of something that has been around for centuries hitting the mainstream. Kveik, however, is not a beer style. It’s a type of yeast. In fact, the word “kveik” (pronounced “kvike”) is a literal Norwegian translation […]
Cedar City’s Policy Kings
Like many small, southern Utah towns, Cedar City may be living behind the times. The population of 29,000 has just two bars, but as of six months ago, they now also have a brewery. Policy Kings, owned and operated by husband and wife team, Deandre and Sara Ridgel, opened its taproom doors November 2, 2018. […]
The Boilermaker Series from Sugar House Distillery
What’s in the life of a barrel? Its existence centers around providing flavor and complexity to fermented and distilled beverages. For many, a lifetime will see more than one type of fluid contained within its staves. A barrel can be passed around from place to place, but sometimes it comes home to where life began. […]
Kick-Back with Wasatch Brewery
Let’s take it back a bit. It’s the 80s in Utah and it’s illegal to open a brewpub in the state. There hasn’t been a brewery here since Prohibition. Lucky for us, Greg Schirf from Milwaukee got that law changed so he could open a brewery in Park City. His legacy lives on in the […]