St. Patrick’s Day 2020 was the last day Salt Lake area breweries, restaurants, and bars were open before COVID-19 temporarily shut them down. One year later, the community is celebrating the season with renewed hope that the pandemic is nearing an end. As more Utahns get vaccinated and a spring thaw brings warmer temperatures, breweries […]
Gueuze Got Your Goat
I’ve kind of given up on the pronunciation. Gooze, gehrz, goo-zeh… whatever. It’s just not synonymous with the similar sounding style “gose”, which is German, and decidedly pronounced “goes-uh”. Gueuze is a Belgian style, and also has two correct spellings: “gueuze” in French, and “geuze” in Dutch. I don’t speak a lick of either language, […]
Longfellow Community Hops
When I travel, I seek out the experiences that are tied to their geographic location. This usually means food and beer, but also museums, thrift stores, and gardens. I want flavors and sights unique to the place I’m visiting. I’m not trying to go to McDonalds and then sit in a Cinemark theater. I’m trying […]
Crafty Beer Girls Podcast Episode 3 – Saison de Femme
She’s here! Our latest podcast is all about the new collaboration beer brewed by SaltFire Brewing and the Hop Bombshells Homebrew Club using the 2019 Pink Boots Hop Blend. Special guests Mike Dymowski, head brewer at SaltFire, and Becky Peterson, founding member of the Hop Bombshells, guide us through the process of creating the gem, […]
Crafty Beer Girls Podcast Episode 2 – Rita Is A Hose Monkey
In this episode of the Crafty Beer Girls Podcast, we discuss Bohemian Pilsners, and how Utah came to sweep the category at the 2019 International Beer Awards in Idaho Falls. We also talk about other leading medal winners like Red Rock Brewing (5 medals!) and Shades Brewing. Shades won gold for their Pina Colada Kveik […]
Bohemian-Style Pilsner
In late May 2019, I spent four days judging beer with brewers and beer professionals from all over the NW United States at the International Beer Awards in Idaho Falls, ID. About 100 judges worked through nearly 2,000 entries to decide which samples were the best of the best in each category. Utah claimed 25 […]