The Institute of Brewing and Distilling (IBD) is a British organization designed to educate and certify the knowledge of professionals worldwide in their respective craft. This includes brewing, distilling, packaging and malting, as well as a branch called the Beer and Cider Academy. Each pathway offers different steps of certification. Foundation level courses are intended […]
Crafty Beer Girls Podcast Episode 4 – Salty Bombshell Fire
On this episode, we continue our conversation with Mike Dymowski of SaltFire Brewing and Becky Peterson of the Hop Bombshells Homebrew Club. Learn more about the all-female homebrew club and get details on Mike’s newest venture, Taproot Soda. We also talk about Mountain West Hard Cider and their partnership with The Green Urban Lunchbox to […]
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, […]
Hop Bombshells and SaltFire Brewing Present: Saison de Femme
For the professional brewer, making beer is a job; it’s part of everyday life. The homebrewer is likely a weekend warrior finding spare time to brew, but not any less passionate about the beer they make. These two worlds come together when a local brewery and homebrew club join forces to collaborate and create a […]
Collaboration Dramatization
Gather close, friends, for we have things to discuss and stories to tell. In case you haven’t heard, the Utah Brewers Guild is hosting its first Collaboration Fest on Jun 29, 2019 from 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm at the McCarthey Plaza in downtown Salt Lake City. The concept of this fest is a double […]
Kveik – The Wonder Yeast!
For lovers of history and ancient beer styles, everything old becomes new again. Kveik is one of the latest examples of something that has been around for centuries hitting the mainstream. Kveik, however, is not a beer style. It’s a type of yeast. In fact, the word “kveik” (pronounced “kvike”) is a literal Norwegian translation […]