Introducing the inaugural episode of our new podcast! We talk about how we got our start as Crafty Beer Girls, what it’s like living in Utah, and get psyched for the upcoming Utah Brewers Guild Collaboration Fest! Big thanks to Hoppers Grill and Brewing for hosting us, and Mike “the Janitor” Millen of Millen Around […]
The 2019 Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Festival Experience
I can’t think of a better way to kick off a new year than with a high elevation, high ABV beer festival. The Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines festival has been running for 19 years, and is currently hosted in the ski town of Breckenridge, Colorado. My first Big Beers experience occurred early last year, […]
Certified Beer Server Study Resources
When I first moved to Utah in the fall of 2013, I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to do with my life. With experience in retail, warehouse operations, and the service industry, I opted for the most lucrative job I could find. A bar in downtown Salt Lake City called Whiskey Street was about […]
Pet Peeves of a Certified Cicerone®
Everyone has them – specific actions or visual cues that unreasonably set you off the deep end. It’s the sound of someone chewing, the way toilet paper is placed on the roll, or how your significant other leaves their wet towel on the ground after a shower. It’s the small bit of OCD in all […]