St. Patrick’s Day 2020 was the last day Salt Lake area breweries, restaurants, and bars were open before COVID-19 temporarily shut them down. One year later, the community is celebrating the season with renewed hope that the pandemic is nearing an end. As more Utahns get vaccinated and a spring thaw brings warmer temperatures, breweries […]
Crafty Beer Girls Podcast Episode 12 – Pink Boots Collaboration Brew Day
This episode of the Crafty Beer Girls Podcast is all about Pink Boots! The organization that supports women in the brewing industry is gearing up to brew and release beers brewed with the 2020 Pink Boots Hop Blend. Our very own Utah chapter will be brewing a beer at Proper Brewing Co. on March […]
Crafty Beer Girls Podcast Episode 8 – Remember, Remember The 1st of November
In this episode, we visit with Jennifer Hamilton of Mountain West Hard Cider, ruminate on Utah’s new 5% ABV cap on draft and grocery store beers (it used to be 4%) that took effect on November 1st, and discuss some of the differences between beer and cider. Then we hear about Lauren’s trip to the […]
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 […]
The Magic of the Biergarten
There’s a German word, gemütlichkeit (ɡəˈmo͞otlikˌkīt), which is used to express a feeling of warmth, friendliness, and good cheer. You can find gemütlichkeit at a biergarten (beer garden) where folks gather to socialize and enjoy a sense of community and peace of mind over a stein of cold beer and a plate of good food. […]
Oktoberfest Like A Utahn
Sometimes the best way to celebrate local culture is to hoist a brew in honor of a foreign culture. No, I’m not talking about Americans celebrating Cinco de Mayo. Please put down the Coronas. Take that sombrero off your cabeza. I’m afraid you’re a few beer holidays too late… I’m talking about the many ways […]