One of the benefits of living in a city is access to a variety of dining options. As the years come and go, new dining establishments are added, making the list of where-should-we-eat-tonight longer, and the decision making process more difficult. It’s more often, however, that options are crossed off the list for eternity shortly […]
A Big Toast to Small Beer
This week, beer lovers across the country have been celebrating American Craft Beer Week! The salute to the American craft-brewing movement was initiated in 2010 with a House Resolution in the US Congress. The desire to recognize the growing industry and its contribution to the US economy and job market was, shall we say, bipartisan. […]
A Brewery Here, A Beer Bar There – NE Edition
It all started with a phone call. My mom rang me a few months back to ask if I would be attending my sister’s college graduation in Pennsylvania this May. I had just been back home this past October, so it was a bit early for another visit. And yet, it’s not every year your […]
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 […]