Episode 45 of the Utah Beer News Podcast strays from its typical format. As listeners of the podcast know, generally, I like to sit down with brewers and let them share their stories. But for this episode, it’s just me. I don’t have a guest, but I hope you’ll give it a listen. Episode…
A single 22-ounce bottle of Proper Brewing Co.’s latest barrel-aged beer sits silently on the table. Its horned-skull label a haunting representation of what could be inside — a raucous underworld gathering backed by a heavy metal soundtrack. In other words, it’s a badass-looking beer. “Carcosa is our H.P. Lovecraft,” says Jeff Bunk, Proper’s brewery…
The mission is simple: To grow the craft cider scene in Utah. But Ibantik Craft Beverages, Utah’s first — and so-far only — hard cider-focused brokerage, packs a lot into that seemingly simple statement. “Our first priority is to grow the presence of ciders from producers we represent,” says Matthew Ostrander, Ibantik’s chief cider curator….
Pat Winslow dreamed of this day. For years, the career railroad conductor and longtime homebrewer imagined opening his own brewery. From the Kickstarter campaign in 2017 to the more recent partnership with Lotus Craft, Ogden River Brewing is now much more than a dream. It’s Utah’s newest brewery. And it opened in late-October 2020 in…