Beer Review – July 2008

Beer Review – July 2008
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You Cold-Hearted Bitch (an ode to my ex and lagered beers) The lager is an age-old tradition created by some of the world’s best breweries– –and also destroyed by massive shit-corporations like Coors and the evil empire of Anheuser-Busch. The typical lager beer is brewed in cooler temperatures using slow-acting yeast, and followed by a period of time where it is untouched in colder temperatures to achieve a smooth taste. Luckily for us Utahns, we have a decent selection of lager craft brews to choose from.  … read more

The Inversion Trawler – July 2008

The Inversion Trawler – July 2008
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Given our family’s passion for music, it’s only natural that Oom and I would form a band. Strangely, neither Oom nor I have actually ever pursued the mastering of any particular instrument and have only rudimentary experience with piano and violin. In the 7th grade Oom dedicated the whole of two and a half weeks to the HURDY GURDY. His enthusiasm for that instrument was quickly ditched in favor of entomology. … read more

Pizzeria 712

Pizzeria 712
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Have you ever found yourself in Utah County around 6 P.M.surrounded by a wasteland of strip malls, cheap burger jointsand row after row of cookie cutter houses and thought toyourself, “I’m hungry and I’m in Happy Valley; where the hellam I going to eat?” Well, I found a place, and it’s in Orem, noless. … read more

Mike Brown’s Juggalodown

Mike Brown’s Juggalodown
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My journey to the heart of the local Salt Lake Juggalo scene began with a phone call and ended with a bottle of Rock ‘n Rye flavored Faygo. Up until now I had no idea what the fuck any of this shit was about. Sure, I knew that they liked Insane Clown Posse and wore makeup, but other than that I was stumped. … read more

Putting Local Flair Back Into Buying Food

Putting Local Flair Back Into Buying Food
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In 1998, as a senior environmentaleconomics major at the Universityof Utah, Ian Brandt started avegetarian food cart. Brandtoriginally intended to pursue acareer in the Utah’s ski industry,but soon discovered that said itdidn’t jive with his philosophy. “[I]saw so many flaws in that industryand how it attended to the needsof the environment,” Brandt says,“So I started trying to generatesome ideas as to what I would do tofind work.” … read more

The Story of Aus

The Story of Aus
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It was Wednesday, December 5, 2007 when I stood dazed and confused, staring wide-eyed like a newborn child at a whole new world. I couldn’t believe that after thousands of hours pinching pennies and serving pompous idiots at fancy Salt Lake restaurants, I had finally made it to Melbourne, Australia.  … read more

Beer Review: Red Rock

Beer Review: Red Rock
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The Red Rock Brewing Co. team hasn’t had a problem gaining national acclaim for their brews. … read more