If you haven’t checked out part one of my Midwest road trip, pump the breaks and click here. Or if you abhor Minnesota like Julie does, you can start two paragraphs below where the Wisconsin part of the trip begins. You’d think I’d have learned by now, but most trips with Julie begin with […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Brewery Here, A Beer Bar There – Midwest Edition Part 1
When your best friend gets married, buys a house, and gets a new puppy all within six months, there really is no better way to celebrate than by taking a gluttonous beer trip through her homeland of the Midwest. You may remember Julie from some of my past GABF posts (2016, 2017, 2018). She has […]
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 […]
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 […]