St. Patrick’s Day 2020 was the last day Salt Lake area breweries, restaurants, and bars were open before COVID-19 temporarily shut them down. One year later, the community is celebrating the season with renewed hope that the pandemic is nearing an end. As more Utahns get vaccinated and a spring thaw brings warmer temperatures, breweries […]
Welcome Our New Crafty Beer Girl!
I know we haven’t written in a while, but the time has come to rev the engines and get back on track. Let us start things off by introducing Erin Larragoite, our newest Crafty Beer Girl! Erin will be a contributor to the blog going forward. This is the latest step on her journey into […]
Bewilder Brewing: Advancing Beer Culture in Utah
Bewilder Brewing is one of Salt Lake’s newest breweries, but owners Ross Metzger and Cody McKendrick have been part of the brewing community for years. The childhood friends opened Salt City Brew Supply in 2011 to serve local homebrewers, and they have played a big role in cultivating Utah’s brewing culture ever since. Opening their […]
Coronavirus Pandemic Survival: Orange Phase Edition
As of May 1st, Utah officially moved into the moderate risk “orange phase” of the Governor’s multi-tiered approach to reopening the state as it begins to stabilize from the coronavirus crisis. Although positive coronavirus cases continue to accumulate, state leaders appear to be looking to find a balance between public health and safety and mitigating […]
Tales From the Cellar
When stuck at home with dwindling funds, the time has come to finally put a dent in that dusty hoard of bottles you have stored in the cellar. I love collecting all the new beer releases from local breweries, but that habit has produced what feels like an insurmountable stockpile that really ought to be […]
List of Utah Breweries and Operation Status
Here is a list of local breweries and what they are offering during this time of quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic. Visiting the brewery directly gets money in their pockets right away. We’ve noted which breweries are only filling new glass growlers. We will try to update this list as changes are made, but […]