Bonneville Bottles of Beer on the Wall! Hoppers Bottles of Beer!

Bonneville Bottles of Beer on the Wall! Hoppers Bottles of...
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Brewmasters Dave Watson of Tooele’s Bonneville Brewery and and Donovan Steele of Midvale’s Hoppers Grill & Brewing Co. may have flown under some of our radars in the past, but both brewpubs are about to take a big step toward wider exposure for their award-winning suds. … read more

Beer Blossoms in the Desert: The Birth of Deseret Yeast

Beer Blossoms in the Desert: The Birth of Deseret Yeast
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The team at Deseret Yeast aims to pitch the idea to a broader constituency of local breweries in an effort to raise the funds needed to pay for things like kits and cataloguing. Set to commence this month of June, the project hopes to find a bankable strain within about two years. … read more

The New Guard of Utah Breweries: Strap Tank Brewing Co.

The New Guard of Utah Breweries: Strap Tank Brewing Co.
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Our journey to Strap Tank Brewing Company begins in a place that many might consider to be a beer wasteland (even by Utah standards). It’s a place that hasn’t seen a brewery since before Prohibition: Utah County—specifically, the city of Springville. … read more

The New Guard of Utah Breweries: Branagan’s Brewery

The New Guard of Utah Breweries: Branagan’s Brewery
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Branagan’s Irish-themed brewpub will see beers that reflect the Branagan’s theme with ales that typically hail from the British Isles but aren’t afraid to intermingle with a little barrel-aging. … read more

To Guild or Not to Guild: Acacia Coast on the Importance of Supporting Local Breweries

To Guild or Not to Guild: Acacia Coast on the...
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We all love beer—that’s a given—and more and more, consumers are becoming interested in what goes into the making of their beer, from breweries to brewers. Yet another level deeper are the people behind those people. Since developing a passion for craft beer after her first bottle of Mirror Pond Pale, Acacia Coast has been

Red Rock Brewing: Local, Grassroots and True to Style

Red Rock Brewing: Local, Grassroots and True to Style
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Folks might recognize Red Rock Brewing for its delectable brewpub fixings or its 500-ml. bottles of Elephino: A local favorite, it’s an American-style, big-hop, creamy Double IPA laced with tropical fruits and herbal notes. … read more

Being Mañanero and the Gift of Rising Early: An Interview with Douglass “Chopper” Styer

Being Mañanero and the Gift of Rising Early: An Interview...
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Mañanero started in 2002 as a one-man project. The name was generated by coworkers as a joke. The literal meaning of “early riser” and the slang translation stuck with Chopper, so he put the name to use. … read more

KiiTOS BREWING: A Different Kind of Green Beer

KiiTOS BREWING: A Different Kind of Green Beer
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The Kiitos Brewing Company (pronounced ‘ki:tos) hopes that this concept of Earth-friendly brewing will pay off, not only for our planet, but also for the palates of Utah’s beer lovers. … read more

The Beer is Easy: RoHa Brewing Project

The Beer is Easy: RoHa Brewing Project
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RoHa Brewing Project is set to open its doors by the end of summer 2016 at 30 E. Kensington Ave. in Salt Lake City. Look out for beers of all styles in the 4-percent range up to the stratosphere range. … read more

Mountain West Hard Cider: Complementing, Not Competing

Mountain West Hard Cider: Complementing, Not Competing
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Mountain West’s Head Cider Maker, Joel Goodwillie, has been a working vinologist and winemaker for half of his life. “I primarily got my education in wine from the Gallo family,” Goodwillie says. “The Gallos changed America’s wine culture in the ’70s, making wine more approachable to a wider audience.” … read more