Book Reviews – June 2009

Book Reviews – June 2009

Beer-related book reviews including Drinky Crow’s Makkies Treasury, The Gourmet’s Guide to Cooking With Beer, and Tasting Beer. … read more

Product Reviews – June 2009

Product Reviews – June 2009

Reviews of beer-related products, including a beer blaster, hangover pills, PBR apparel and sexy beer bongs. … read more

The Advantages of Being the Little Guy: Desert Edge’s Chris Haas

The Advantages of Being the Little Guy: Desert Edge’s Chris...
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If you enter the Desert Edge Brewery at The Pub in Trolley Square from 500 East, you’ll see through a pair of double doors the untidy and cramped array of fermenters and tuns which is the playground of Head Brewer, Chris Haas. … read more

UBC: High Point in the High Country

UBC: High Point in the High Country
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In order to facilitate their domination of the local beer market, the owners of Squatters and Wasatch Breweries joined forces in 2000. … read more

Drink and Be (Relatively) Merry

Drink and Be (Relatively) Merry
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Dane Newman, suffering from hardcore mouthwash-related ulcers, reports this brief rundown of watering holes and beer repositories. … read more

The Bayou: Beer and Fries Please

The Bayou: Beer and Fries Please
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When the good people over at SLUG asked me to write about The Bayou for the annual Beer Issue, I got a little distracted for a moment, drifting off into the land of “Beervana” with little mugs, goblets and glasses of amber and chocolate liquid dancing around my head. Mmmmm, I love beer. … read more

Bohemian Brewery: Bobby Jackson

Bohemian Brewery: Bobby Jackson
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Bobby Jackson made his way to Salt Lake City from Vermont in September of 2007. Since then, the 23-year-old has been making a name for himself as the youngest head brewer in the state. … read more

Dear Dickheads – June 2009

Dear Dickheads – June 2009
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LETTER TO THE COMMISSIONER OF THE CHUMP POLICE ( a response to last month’s letter from Dave Amador). … read more

Through Broken Glass and Crushed Throats: The Derby Girls Go At It

Through Broken Glass and Crushed Throats: The Derby Girls Go...
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The first battle between the Derby Girls of Salt Lake (Salt City Shakers) and the Ogden’s Junction City Roller Dolls (Junction City Trainwrecks) went off with almost no hitches––if you exclude a deadly fishbowl and a near miss on a throat crushing. WTF? … read more

Pastry Cat: A Tasty Alternative to Bicycle Races

Pastry Cat: A Tasty Alternative to Bicycle Races
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 Alley scat, pussy cat, alley kitten… no, these aren’t possible names for the next MTV produced “reality” band. In fact, they’re quite the opposite: former SLC bicycle race titles. Generally known as alley cats, these aren’t your every day Race for the Cure-type bike events.  … read more