Updated Feb. 8 with additional comments after SB132 passed a Senate committee hearing. It could be last call for Utah’s longstanding 3.2% beer law if a bill brought before the state legislature passes. The measure (SB132), sponsored by Jerry Stevenson, R-Layton, would allow for Utah’s grocery and convenience stores to sell beer containing up to 4.8% alcohol…
Uinta Brewing late Friday issued a voluntary recall for nearly a dozen brands of its packaged beers. Testing detected a foreign yeast within certain brands that could “cause a package integrity issue over time and under certain storage conditions,” Uinta wrote in a news release. In-house and third-party analysis confirmed the yeast could create increased pressure…
We’re coming up on three weeks since the start of the partial government shutdown. It’s affecting hundreds of thousands of federal workers, closing parks and museums, and impacting airport security. But it could also cause headaches for brewers — and other alcohol producers — who rely on federal involvement for certain business functions, such as…
Utah Beer News officially launched in May 2018. With it, I’ve aimed to share stories important to the Utah craft beer community. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed getting to talk with folks who share a love of craft beer. Scroll to see the site’s most-read articles and the most-downloaded podcast episodes in 2018. As I say in…