Never heard of Pie & Beer Day? Well you best adjust your bonnet and lend an ear! Pie & Beer Day is a holiday celebrated in Utah on the very same day Mormons celebrate Pioneer Day, July 24th. The origins of Pie & Beer Day are a bit hazy, but the beer-loving Utah counterculture has […]
Beer Clean or Bust
Imagine the hours of planning, labor, and attention to detail that brewers put into your beer. Meticulous care and thought goes into each step from the recipe to the brew day to packaging and every moment in between. Choosing the best distributors or draught systems is also a high priority. All of these deliberate steps […]
Certified Beer Server Study Resources
When I first moved to Utah in the fall of 2013, I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to do with my life. With experience in retail, warehouse operations, and the service industry, I opted for the most lucrative job I could find. A bar in downtown Salt Lake City called Whiskey Street was about […]
Have Beer, Will Travel – A Beer Packing Guide
Travel well with bellies full Of lively ales and lagers pure Your suitcase safe from push and pull And beer intact to love once more -Anon. I love beer. I love travel. When these two things come together, it’s hard to catch me in a bad mood. Sometimes I can’t even wait to arrive at […]
The 7 Rules of Beer Festing
With the upcoming Mountain Brewers’ Beer Festival in Idaho Falls, I am poignantly reminded of the many festivals past, and perhaps more so the hangovers that followed them. I am no longer the young 22-year-old that got away with two-hour hangovers like a small slap on the wrist. In my old age of 29 years, […]
Ales vs. Lagers
True or false? If a beer is dark in color, it must be an ale. The correct answer is absolutely false! Color is not an indicator of ale or lager beer, as both types have light and dark examples. I have heard three different people in the past two weeks state with a fair amount […]