I had a new summer crush this past year, and I’m hoping to extend the relationship into the colder months. As I wrote in my previous article, Beer Cocktails, mixing things up is a fun way to experiment with flavors and find new ways to love beer. Beer cocktails swept me off my feet and […]
Kick-Back with Wasatch Brewery
Let’s take it back a bit. It’s the 80s in Utah and it’s illegal to open a brewpub in the state. There hasn’t been a brewery here since Prohibition. Lucky for us, Greg Schirf from Milwaukee got that law changed so he could open a brewery in Park City. His legacy lives on in the […]
Behind the Scenes at Bohemian Brewery
Bohemian isn’t like other breweries. Their focus is on Central European lagers brought to the US by Czech immigrants, Joe and Helen Petras, who love the beer styles they grew up with in their homeland. Furnished with a unique yeast strain from a now-closed brewery in the Czech Republic, the Petras family founded Bohemian Brewery […]
Zoigl – A Beer, A Place, A Community
“Es spricht sich ‘rum, das glaube mir, am besten ist das Zoigl-Bier.” “It’s rumored, believe me, Zoigl beer tastes best. “ Last month (October 2017), I was traveling with members of the Pink Boots Society on a ten day trip through Southern Germany to soak up some of the richest beer culture in the world. […]
Ales vs. Lagers
True or false? If a beer is dark in color, it must be an ale. The correct answer is absolutely false! Color is not an indicator of ale or lager beer, as both types have light and dark examples. I have heard three different people in the past two weeks state with a fair amount […]