In 2019, a promising new player entered Utah’s beer festival lineup. More than two dozen Utah craft breweries teamed up to co-brew one-of-a-kind creations at the inaugural Utah Brewers Guild Fest. The collaborative approach proved to be a welcome addition for craft beer lovers. And then it went on hiatus as in-person events became tricky to coordinate during heightened COVID times. But now, the festival is back. It’s operating under a slightly different name — Utah Brewers Guild Collab Fest — but the premise remains. Thirty-two Utah breweries are teaming up to offer 16 unique brews at the Sept ..read more

Perhaps nothing makes brewers beam more than when one of their beer babies—and a lager at that—becomes a commercial success. For Jeff Bunk, director of operations for Proper Brewing Co., that’s the story of Whispers of the Primordial Sea. He’d had his recipe for the smoked Helles with pineapple tucked away since his days working at a cidery in Oregon. Then, in late 2020, Proper put the beer on draft as a one-off. And in mid-2021 Whispers of the Primordial Sea hit the Utah market in 16-ounce cans. It became an instant hit. “The opportunity came up, OK, I have this beer, let’s try it,” Bunk reme ..read more

Beer flowed, music blared, and friends mingled. All seemed right with the world. After a couple of years of not-so-ordinary iterations, last Saturday’s Lageraplooza made lager fans forget the recent past. The two-pronged event — a homebrew competition and lager-centric craft beer festival — provides lager lovers an opportunity to enjoy some of the area’s finest. Bohemian Brewery played host to the May 7 event. To learn more about what you may have missed (or experienced, if you were there), I invite you to read an article I wrote about Lagerpalooza 2022 and listen to a podcast episod ..read more

Utah brewers are brewing world-class beer. But, as we all learned from watching Reading Rainbow as kids, you don’t have to take my word for it. Winners in this year’s World Beer Cup — sometimes referred to as “The Olympics of Beer Competitions” — were announced on Thursday. A pair of Utah breweries won medals. Shades Brewing, which continues to make noise with its critically acclaimed and immensely popular kveik beers, nabbed three medals for a trio of American Sour Ale variations. Each beer features the unique kveik yeast strain. Pina Colada earned silver in the Field Bee ..read more

In 2019, a promising new player entered Utah’s beer festival lineup. More than two dozen Utah craft breweries teamed up to co-brew one-of-a-kind creations at the inaugural Utah Brewers Guild Fest. The collaborative approach proved to be a welcome addition for craft beer lovers. And then it went on hiatus as in-person events became tricky to coordinate during heightened COVID times. But now, the festival is back. It’s operating under a slightly different name — Utah Brewers Guild Collab Fest — but the premise remains. Thirty-two Utah breweries are teaming up to offer 16 unique brews at the Sept ..read more

Homebrewers who brew lagers are used to waiting. The styles often reward patience. But after three years between full-fledged Lagerpalooza events due to COVID-19 concerns, even the most patient of brewers and beer drinkers are ready to enjoy clean, crisp lagers among friends. This year, organizers are putting the palooza back in Lagerpalooza, says Kelly Schaefer, marketing director for Bohemian Brewery. The two-part event — a lager-specific homebrew competition and a craft beer festival — returns in full force for the first time since 2019 (the homebrew competition took place in 2020, and the ..read more

Beer flowed, music blared, and friends mingled. All seemed right with the world. After a couple of years of not-so-ordinary iterations, last Saturday’s Lageraplooza made lager fans forget the recent past. The two-pronged event — a homebrew competition and lager-centric craft beer festival — provides lager lovers an opportunity to enjoy some of the area’s finest. Bohemian Brewery played host to the May 7 event. To learn more about what you may have missed (or experienced, if you were there), I invite you to read an article I wrote about Lagerpalooza 2022 and listen to a podcast episod ..read more

Utah brewers are brewing world-class beer. But, as we all learned from watching Reading Rainbow as kids, you don’t have to take my word for it. Winners in this year’s World Beer Cup — sometimes referred to as “The Olympics of Beer Competitions” — were announced on Thursday. A pair of Utah breweries won medals. Shades Brewing, which continues to make noise with its critically acclaimed and immensely popular kveik beers, nabbed three medals for a trio of American Sour Ale variations. Each beer features the unique kveik yeast strain. Pina Colada earned silver in the Field Bee ..read more

Utah brewers were recognized at the 2022 International Beer Awards for their beer-making excellence. Templin Family Brewing and Shades Brewing led Utah brewers’ efforts, each nabbing six medals. Four of T.F.’s medals were gold, leading the state in that regard as well. In all, 18 Utah breweries claimed 49 medals. The medal count tops the 42-medal effort at the 2021 North American Brewers Association event.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by T.F. Brewing (@tfbrewing) Award-Winning Utah Breweries The following Utah breweries earned medals in the 2022 International Bee ..read more

Perhaps nothing makes brewers beam more than when one of their beer babies—and a lager at that—becomes a commercial success. For Jeff Bunk, director of operations for Proper Brewing Co., that’s the story of Whispers of the Primordial Sea. He’d had his recipe for the smoked Helles with pineapple tucked away since his days working at a cidery in Oregon. Then, in late 2020, Proper put the beer on draft as a one-off. And in mid-2021 Whispers of the Primordial Sea hit the Utah market in 16-ounce cans. It became an instant hit. “The opportunity came up, OK, I have this beer, let’s try it,” Bunk reme ..read more