My job with Red Rock Brewing takes me to some great events, including the 50th Anniversary Celebration for Save Our Canyons! Founded in 1972, this non-profit organization has advocated for Utah’s open spaces in and around the Salt Lake metro area and the Wasatch Mountains that preside over it. With our expanding population, industry, tourism, […]
Give an Inch, Drink an Eighth of a Mile
What is the beer style that started it all – your love of beer? When I hear that question, many of my favorite beer styles float through my mind. There are sours, porters, gose, stouts, Berliner weisse, Belgian-style tripels, the list could go on and on. But at the top of my list are stouts, and […]
Try Your Luck with the Locals
St. Patrick’s Day 2020 was the last day Salt Lake area breweries, restaurants, and bars were open before COVID-19 temporarily shut them down. One year later, the community is celebrating the season with renewed hope that the pandemic is nearing an end. As more Utahns get vaccinated and a spring thaw brings warmer temperatures, breweries […]
Coronavirus Pandemic Survival: Orange Phase Edition
As of May 1st, Utah officially moved into the moderate risk “orange phase” of the Governor’s multi-tiered approach to reopening the state as it begins to stabilize from the coronavirus crisis. Although positive coronavirus cases continue to accumulate, state leaders appear to be looking to find a balance between public health and safety and mitigating […]
Tales From the Cellar
When stuck at home with dwindling funds, the time has come to finally put a dent in that dusty hoard of bottles you have stored in the cellar. I love collecting all the new beer releases from local breweries, but that habit has produced what feels like an insurmountable stockpile that really ought to be […]
Coronavirus Pandemic Survival
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 […]