Beer lovers of Utah County have been praying for a brewery to open in the region for years. It’s been 139 years since a brewery existed there, and many thought it might never happen. Not while Mormon teetotalers make up the majority of the population. It looked like the pioneers hard at work over at […]
Pie and Beer Day: Utah’s “Other” Holiday
There is nothing more “Utah” than Pioneer Day. July 24th commemorates the day in 1847 when the Mormon Pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley after their long trek west and decided to call it home. Nowadays, a new alternative holiday has taken shape, and it has really solidified itself as a legitimate part of Utah […]
A Quick Trip to Crested Butte, Colorado
Last weekend, my husband and I made a quick trip to Colorado to celebrate our 5th anniversary. We both love to be in the mountains so we decided to drive to Crested Butte. I had never been there and was excited to do a little mountain biking, camping, and of course, a lot of beer […]
Beer Ice Cream!
I am definitely an ice cream screamer. I love the stuff! My husband and I received an ice cream maker as a wedding gift, and it’s awesome. I never knew I needed one until I made my first batch of fresh strawberry ice cream. To die for! There is truly nothing like homemade ice cream. […]
Fears, Tears, and Beers
“Fears, Tears, and Beers” is a mountain bike enduro race put on by the Great Basin Trails Alliance in Ely, Nevada. My husband, Photo-John, is an action sports photographer who has a lot of experience covering mountain bike races. This past weekend, June 11th, was his 3rd year shooting Fears, Tears, and Beers, but it […]
Mountain Brewers’ Beer Fest 2016
Beer Week in Idaho wrapped up this weekend with its penultimate event, the 22nd annual Mountain Brewers Beer Fest in Idaho Falls. When I asked other beer geeks which beer festival is their favorite, this is the one they all mentioned. In our neck of the woods, it’s the beer party of the year! Lucky […]