It’s not a Halloween trick. In fact, Utah craft beer drinkers will go to bed tonight knowing a special treat will be waiting for them Nov. 1. That’s when 5% beer will available on draft and in grocery and convenience stores throughout the state. Utah’s longstanding so-called “3.2 Law” will be nothing but a ghost…
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 years the South Salt Lake…
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 year, also earned the Best…
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 program is seeking to ease…