Year: 2017
Proper Brewing Company: The Nerdiest Brewery in Utah
Proper Brewing Company employs three of seven Utahns with the Certified Cicerone title, given to those who have achieved the second of four levels in the Cicerone Certification Program. … read more
Skate Photo Feature: Jake Flood
Growing up in small town Utah, we had a lot of “almost spots”—skateboard spots that had one thing wrong with it that made it impossible to skate, or spots that none of us were good enough to skate. This spot in the Avenues is one of those spots. Several skaters tried this boardslide this day, but Jake Flood was the first to roll away from the snake. … read more
History in the Making: Strap Tank Brewing Co.
Strap Tank’s beer menu is replete with nuanced, flavorful brews with unique profiles and no undesired or unintentional artifacts. The complex boutique beers run the gamut from fruity, sparkly saisons to daringly hazy, hoppy pale ales … read more
Uinta’s New Direction
“It was time to freshen up our portfolio and be more innovative,” says Winter with regard to Uinta’s new direction. “In late 2015, we began putting a plan together to see what new beer from Uinta would look like. We looked at new packaging, yeast strains and styles that would make people take notice.” And notice people did. … read more
Beer of the Month: Fisher Classic Lager
There’s a complexity and balance of malt and hop flavors that are subtle but still provide a bit of excitement on the tongue. The carbonation is medium-high and light bodied, with a smooth, crisp and lightly tickling mouthfeel. The light alcohol is well hidden, with zero warming effects. … read more
The Utah Beer Festival: Curing Your Ale-Ments Since 2009
We thought this would be a great opportunity to host a festival because we had so much great beer—great local beer,” says Briggs. “We were so excited to see them winning awards at the Great American Beer Festival and in San Diego. We thought that we should be highlighting them ourselves, here in Utah.” … read more
BMX Photo Feature: Thor Yamamoto
Even though Thor Yamamoto isn’t doing a hard trick in this photo, his style and attitude shine through and speak for themselves. Kids like Thor are a big part of why I stay heavily involved in BMX. … read more
SLUG Comix: Lords of Winterbrew
Spencer Holt’s comic this month illustrates the exciting complexities of drinking games and “getting sloshed.” … read more
Mike Brown: Never Fear, the Near–Beer is Here
This year, while spitballing ideas for a beer column, I realized that there was one thing that I’ve actually never done with regard to beer, and that is drink a nonalcoholic one. I thought that it would be helpful to review some sans-fun suds for the Beer Issue. I don’t quite know whom this helps, because the first thing I realized is that I know absolutely no one that drinks this shit. … read more
Movie Review: Paris Can Wait
Eleanor Coppola’s narrative-film directorial debut, Paris Can Wait, is a stale jaunt through French terrain by way of a Peugeot convertible, exorbitant dinners and flat—mostly nonexistent—romance and comedy. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Alex Vermillion
Vermillion has taken zir enthusiasm, passion and expertise to write countless pieces for SLUG that celebrate Utah’s creative community, from spirited reviews of Utah theatre to local artist-activist interviews. … read more
Local Music Reviews June 2017
Utah-local reviews of Peach Dream, Joshua James, Charles Ellsworth and more. … read more
