But I can see you Your golden color shining in the sun You got your branded glass And a nice, fluffy foam, baby I can tell you my love for you will still be strong After the beers of summer have gone There. I’ve weeded out the people who can’t stand cheesy humor. If you’re […]
Tour de Brewtah, Where Have You Been All My Life?!
Last Saturday, we Crafty Beer Girls attended our very first Tour de Brewtah. I think it’s safe to say, it won’t be our last. This bike-riding, bar-hopping event took us on a journey through the streets of Salt Lake City like Alice in a wonderland of beer. We came, we saw, we drank, and we […]
Gruit; A Hopless (but not Hapless) Beer
These days, you don’t find many hopless beer styles. But hops in beer are a relatively modern idea. Before hops were used starting about 1000CE, beer was brewed with a mixture of herbs and spices called “gruit” (pronounced grūt, rhymes with root ). It’s not a sexy word, but it’s an interesting story. In the […]
Red Rock Brewing Company Paardebloem
In Dutch speaking countries, the word “paardebloem” means “dandelion”. And in Utah, it means spring is in the air beer! Red Rock Brewing Company’s Paardebloem is a 9.2% ABV chardonnay barrel aged Belgian style ale brewed with toasted pilsner malt, peaches, and grains of paradise. Its staple ingredient, from which it gets its name, is […]
Maple Mountain Brew Co: Pioneers of Beer in Mormon Country
Utah is known as “Mormon Country,” but nowhere is that more true than in Provo (home of BYU) where Mormons are more numerous than they are in the church’s Salt Lake City headquarters. Mormons have a reputation for being a sober population, and a brewery hasn’t existed at all in Utah County since Prohibition. But […]
Utah Session Series by Epic Brewing
In 2008, a change to Utah’s liquor laws allowed Utah breweries to sell full-strength (above 4% ABV) beer directly to the public. This change made it possible for patrons to buy strong beer direct, cold and fresh, and avoid the State Liquor Store where all beer is held at room temperature. To craft brewers, this […]