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 […]
Crafty Beer Girls Podcast Episode 1
Introducing the inaugural episode of our new podcast! We talk about how we got our start as Crafty Beer Girls, what it’s like living in Utah, and get psyched for the upcoming Utah Brewers Guild Collaboration Fest! Big thanks to Hoppers Grill and Brewing for hosting us, and Mike “the Janitor” Millen of Millen Around […]
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 […]
2019 Big Beers Seminar Experience Part III: Ancient Nordic Beer Styles
Welcome to the third and final installment of 2019 Big Beers Seminar Experience. If you missed any related seminar or festival experience posts, they can be found below. 2019 Big Beers Seminar Experience Part I: Water Chemistry 2019 Big Beers Seminar Experience Part II: Foraging For Beer The 2019 Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Festival […]
2019 Big Beers Seminar Experience Part II: Foraging For Beer
Welcome to Part II of the 2019 Big Beers Seminar Experience! If you missed Part I or the recap of the festival weekend, visit the links below to get caught up. The 2019 Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Festival Experience 2019 Big Beers Seminar Experience Part I: Water Chemistry Foraging For Beer Augie Carton, Brewer […]
2019 Big Beers Seminar Experience Part I: Water Chemistry
Early January brings more with it than another new year. The Big Beers, Belgians, and Barleywines Festival in Breckenridge, Colorado is the true highlight of the year’s beginning – a sort of birthday celebration for the beer-harboring Earth as it makes one more journey around the Sun. There are many highlights of the Big Beers […]