It’s Oktoberfest time. We didn’t get to celebrate fully in 2020 (and even this year the Munich Oktoberfest is a no-go). In 2021, however, it appears we have a full slate of local events whereupon we can raise a liter or two while (optionally) wearing lederhosen. Here are a few local Oktoberfest celebrations I’ve come…
Large-scale Oktoberfest celebrations from Munich to Snowbird — annual events that normally draw thousands — are canceled for 2020. Yet, all is not lost for lederhosen-loving beer drinkers in Utah. A few Utah breweries are either hosting or taking part in decidedly lower-key — and safety-centric — festivities this year. Below are a few we’ve…
‘Twas the weekend before Christmas and all through the land, brewery elves scurried to fill glasses, bottles, and cans. On Facebook, on Twitter, on Instagram, too, Utah brewers tempted us with brews of all styles, exciting and new. Long-poem-short, I hung the stockings, put on my cap, flew like a flash, etc., etc., etc. When,…
It’s not a stretch to call 2018 The Year of the Brewery in Utah. No fewer than six craft breweries — a 25% increase in the state’s brewing operations — opened their doors this year. Several others are in the works. And we still have 21 days before last call of 2018. That’s on the heels…