Month: May 2012
Movie Reviews – June 2012
The Avengers, Battleship, Dark Shadows, The Dictator and Safety Not Guaranteed are reviewed this month. … read more
National Music Reviews – June 2012
New releases from Allah-Lahs, Andre Williams & The Sadies, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Burzum, Dntel, Gossip, Here We Go Magic, Hot Water Music, Jack White, Marduk, The Melvins, Sleep, Ty Segall & White Fence, and many, many more are reviewed. … read more
Epic Proportions: A Clever Way to Get What You Need
With the complex and convoluted liquor laws in Utah, breweries have had to get creative in the methods they employ to get their products to the masses. “Because of the laws brought about by S.B. 314, we had essentially been excluded from selling our beers on Sundays and holidays,” says co-founder David Cole. In order to overcome this setback, Epic opened up a sandwich shop inside their facility. … read more
Finding the Drink of the Gods: The Hive Winery and...
The idea for The Hive Winery originated when Jay and Lori Yahne, who both work as engineers, began experiencing difficulties with the recent economic crash. The Yahnes had been home brewing for around 15 years, so starting a business focused on brewing seemed natural. In addition to using local honey and fruit in their production, The Hive also sells a few local honeys and fruit spreads at their site in Layton. … read more
Stop, Collaborate and Brew It!
You may have noticed a new advertising scheme that has developed over the past few years: co-branding and product collaborations. By utilizing this marketing tool, local and domestic brands can step outside their designated target audience and embrace those with similiar ideals. Brewvies, X96 and The Arts Fest are a few local organizations that have figured out the best collaborations are those that include alcohol. … read more
Heeeeeeere’s Johnny! The New Face of Moab Brewery
Chances are, you’ve noticed a couple new beers in the cooler at grocery stores and gas stations. The bold red, white and blue bull’s-eye of Johnny’s American IPA and the vintage, checkered turquoise-and-white Rocket Bike American Lager stand out on the shelf, both in appearance and size. If you looked closer at the four-pack of 16 oz tallboys, you may have been surprised to see that they were from Moab Brewery. … read more
Torche Song Trilogy: Drummer Rick Smith is Homeless and Happy
Beginning with 2008’s Meanderthal and continuing with the band’s newest release, Harmonicraft, Torche has steadily written material that has more in common with Led Zeppelin than with Black Sabbath. “We get a lot of shit for not being as ‘heavy’ as we used to be,” says drummer Rick Smith. “Not everyone is supposed to like your band.” … read more
A Sustainable Future for Local Beer
Brewing beer itself is not the most environmentally friendly business—it’s a complicated process involving a lot of water, energy and movement of heavy materials. It invariably comes with a lot of waste, which is why a local brewery working hard to offset these costs, while bringing you a high quality product, means so much to people here in Utah. Uinta Brewing has been doing its part by working toward energy self-sufficiency for over a decade. … read more
Localized – Staks O’Lee, Puddle Mountain Ramblers and Ugly Valley...
Roots music has always had a strong foothold in Salt Lake. With our rural history and independent spirit, folk, bluegrass, blues and country have all found a home here. We’re lucky enough to have the rough and gruff, down and dirty Ugly Valley Boys and the cotton lickin’, finger pickin’ Puddle Mountain Ramblers on June 8 for Localized this month at Urban Lounge with opener Staks O’Lee. … read more
Beer Match Challenge
You’re a grocery store clerk, and your drunken shoppers have dropped all their beer right before beer o’clock. They want to get checked out lickety-split, and you need to satisfy the customer before the hour strikes. Since they’re too inebriated to function, it’s up to you to get the right beer with the right person out the door. It’s now time for the Beer Match Challenge! … read more