Five Utah breweries snagged six medals at the 2019 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) on Saturday. The six-pack of medals appears to be the most won by Utah breweries in a single GABF since Beehive State brewers brought home eight in 2012. Shades Brewing won gold, making it two straight…
Winners were announced at the 11th Annual Beehive Brewoff at The Bayou on Sunday. Landon Jeffery, who took home nine medals, including five gold, beat out 110 other brewers to earn the title of Best Brewer in Utah. Jeffery, who’s slated to be the brewer when Ogden River Brewing opens early next…
While the climate is improving, Utah remains largely a desert when it comes to welcoming craft beer from brewers east of the Rocky Mountains. Alcohol-content limitations for draft beer and unrefrigerated placements for packaged products in state-run liquor stores prove to be deal-breakers for many craft brewers. But a new…
Red Rock Brewery is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2019. Though one of Utah’s oldest craft breweries, it’s not one of the largest. Though it continues to grow, this year Red Rock expects to produce just 6,000 barrels (185,000 gallons) of beer. That’s by design, says Shantel Stoff, Red Rock’s…
