There’s a certain caution that accompanies first time experiences. For me, it means making mental and physical lists, checking them multiple times, and assessing my success as I progress. It keeps me honest with myself and focused toward whatever goals I may have. My goals last year at my very first Great American Beer Festival […]
Oktoberfest Like A Utahn
Sometimes the best way to celebrate local culture is to hoist a brew in honor of a foreign culture. No, I’m not talking about Americans celebrating Cinco de Mayo. Please put down the Coronas. Take that sombrero off your cabeza. I’m afraid you’re a few beer holidays too late… I’m talking about the many ways […]
Eine Rauchbier, Bitte!
As a student of beer, I feel it is my duty to give my attention to all beer styles, even those I may not be particularly fond of. While I place pumpkin beer firmly at the helm of this list, there have been a handful of others that have not been easy to wrap my […]
HopDrift
Allow me to introduce you to Salt Lake City’s latest thrill and beer seeking adventure… HopDrift is essentially a brewery crawl on drift trikes. This entire post should be in caps because THAT’S HOW EXCITED I AM ABOUT IT. But don’t worry, I won’t do that to you. What I will do to you is […]
Alley Hops
“They say whoever is scratched by the hops cannot escape them.” — Alexander Feiner, Hop Farmer — For the Love of Hops by Stan Hieronymus In these warm summer evenings, as the sun peeks through the clouds and city haze before melting into the horizon, I relish the thought of walking my dog through the neighborhood […]
Crowler Killed The Growler!
Meet the Crowler – tall, sleek, recyclable, and packing 32oz of pure beer goodness. Why the crowler craze, you say? Let me count the ways… First off, you should know – Crowler Killed The Growler! Or at least it’s killing the growler… slowly… like CDs killed cassettes or video killed the radio star. Or like […]