The 10th Utah Beer Festival matched brewers with beer drinkers. Two days, 60 breweries, 200+ beers, and countless other activities cemented the annual gathering’s place as Utah’s largest beer sampling event. It’s a yearly tradition for many — attendance topped 10,000 last year, organizers said. For me, I enjoy sampling familiar and not-so-familiar beers, talking…
The Utah Beer Festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Join thousands of your peers in raising a (five-ounce sample) glass to “Utah’s largest beer event.” It’s set for Aug. 17-18 at the Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City. This year’s festival will feature 60 or so breweries — including eight first-timers — pouring 200+…
As I sit here nursing a hangover and reading a cease and desist from my liver, I reflect on the event that led me to this present state: The first-ever Utah Brewers Guild Fest. Nestled on Salt Lake’s McCarthey Plaza, just off Regent Street and under the hot summer sun, were several tents. One of…
It’s not every day a beer is brewed with a bird in mind. Then again, not every bird boasts thousands of social media followers, appears in national magazines, and is adored by fans worldwide. That’s Andy. Formally, Andy N. Condor. Salt Lake’s Tracy Aviary and Botanical Garden is home to Andy, an internationally famous 60-year-old…