Year: 2008
We May Live In A Desert But We’re Not Dry
American cheese. It’s far from the best example of what America’s dairy producers are capable of crafting, but because some corporate hack decided to call it “American cheese” we as a nation got stuck with this lousy faux cheese—representing to the rest of the world our collective “cheesiness.” … read more
DVD Reviews – June 2008
We watched some movies. Want to know what we think? … read more
Books Aloud – June 2008
Books? We like books. … read more
Mike Brown: Some Stuff I Wrote About Beer
Very rarely does SLUG give me a writing assignment. In case you were wondering about my whole SLUG article process, the recipe is as follows: SLUG asks me what I want to write about. I tell them. Then they have someone draw a cool picture that correlates with my soapbox, or I use a shitty picture that I have lying around. … read more
The Sixth Element of Beer: Jenny Talley
Brewing with Salt Lake City’s own Squatter’s Pub for over 17 years, Jenny Talley has literally worked her way from the ground up. … read more
Beer Bitches
The Beer Store, located inside the Utah Brewer’s Cooperative (home of brewing efforts from Squatter’s Salt Lake Brewing Company and Wasatch’s Schirf Brewing Company) at 1763 South 300 West in Salt Lake City, has everything for the discerning local brew fan (Growlers to go, six-packs, T-shirts, paraphernalia, etc.) and a cool, knowledgeable staff— and yet you’re still buying Natty Light at Maverick? … read more
Gallery Stroll – June 2008
Penelope Moore has mastered blending art and beer like a perfectly brewed pale ale. It’s said that artists paint what they know and have to know what they paint. I’d love to “study” with her sometime! … read more
Shooting Star
Buck, a 297-pound Saint Bernard, was at one point the largest dog on record. His head has been mounted respectfully on the wall of the oldest bar in Utah, The Shooting Star Saloon, since 1962. … read more
Beer Review: Red Rock
The Red Rock Brewing Co. team hasn’t had a problem gaining national acclaim for their brews. … read more