It’s a festive, jovial atmosphere at T.F. Brewing. And why not? There’s definite cause for celebration. After all, a new, ultra-hip neighbor just moved in. Friday, Salt Lake City’s newest brewery — headed by a familiar face in Utah craft beer — will open its doors to the public. At…
In some ways, it’s always been simply Shades Brewing. “The first thing,” says CMO Dave Murray, when asked about the brewery’s new name and branding, “is that everybody refers to us as Shades.” It’s not uncommon for consumers to shorthand a corporate name. Toyota isn’t ever Toyota Motor Corporation in casual conversation….
Barrel-aged beers are notorious for telling brewers when they’re ready, not the other way around. And so it goes with Paardebloem, Red Rock Brewing’s highly anticipated Belgian-style ale featuring dandelion greens. The beer, which usually ages in Chardonnay barrels for a year, took closer to 17 months this time around,…
Believe the hype. The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) is big. It’s also loud. And it’s definitely the place to sample craft beers brewed from sea to shining sea. GABF, as organizers say, represents the “largest collection of U.S. beer ever served, in a public tasting event plus a private competition.”…
