Utah Beer News: Brewing Community Perseveres At the end of each year, it’s natural to reflect on the past and to ponder the future, preferably in front of a warm fire while sipping a decadent barrel-aged beer. For many, the past several months have been filled with heartache, anguish, and despair. The physical, emotional, and…
In a year tossed upside down in many ways, the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) pivoted to maintain its long-running awards competition. Though no one physically attended the awards ceremony on Oct. 16, Utah breweries definitely showed up. Proper Brewing Co. won Gold for its flagship Proper Beer. It beat out 92 other entries in…
Level Crossing Brewing Company is currently one of 34 breweries nationwide — and the only from Utah — invited to partner with Brewing Funds the Cure to brew Rising Hope, an IPA benefiting the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation (NPCF). The Foundation chooses one brewery in each state with which to partner, says Mark Medura, owner of Level Crossing Brewing…
Each fall, the air gets crisper, the leaves change color, and Epic Brewing ushers in “Baptist Season.” The revelation of Epic’s Big Bad Baptist lineup is a time-honored tradition for barrel-aged stout fans. This time, the Salt Lake-based brewery plans to release five variants, in addition to the original Big Bad Baptist barrel-aged imperial stout….