Beer

• Since 1986, the number of breweries in Utah has grown from zero to 18.

• Prior to prohibition, Utah was once the beer capital of the western United States

• The Utah Beer festival features over 125 different beers from local and regional breweries.

• There are now 18 breweries in Utah.

Breweries in Utah

Avenues Proper

Salt Lake City

Bohemian Brewery

Midvale

The Bohemian Brewery brews by the German Purity Law (Reinheitsgebot) and brews only lagered beer. They ferment their lagers at just above freezing for a minimum of eight weeks.

Booneville Brewery

Tooele

Booneville Brewery opened in April 2013, replacing Tracks Brewing Company.

Desert Edge Brewery

Salt Lake City & Park City

The Desert Edge Brewery has won numerous medals at brewer competitions. Awards such as gold, silver and bronze medals from the North American Beer Awards  attest to the quality of Desert Edge beers.

Eddie McStiffs

Moab

The full-service bar offers an exceptional variety of liquors and cocktails as well as 12 beers on tap, all hand-crafted McStiff Microbrews.

Epic Brewing Co.

Salt Lake City

Epic is Utah's first brewery since prohibition to brew exclusively high alcohol content beer. Epic handcrafts and carefully bottles its unique product in 22-ounce bottles, perfect for sharing or a long savor, solo style.

Hoppers Grill & Brewing Co.

Midvale

Hoppers has won 34 medals for their hand-crafted brews at the North American Brewers Associations and the Great American Beer Festival.

Moab Brewery

Moab

The beautiful and unique landscape in and around Moab provides inspiration for Moab Brewery's fresh, hand-crafted ales.

Red Rock Brewing Co.

Salt Lake City

Red Rock Brewery has earned a national reputation as one of the most creative breweries in the country. Their beers have earned more than 100 regional and national awards.

Roosters Brewing Co.

Ogden & Layton

At Roosters it's not unusual to see mud-splattered mountain bikers enjoying burgers and brews at one table while more formally dressed couples enjoy fine wine at another. Their beer is featured at such Salt Lake hotspots as Brewvies, The Porcupine Grill, The Bayou, Fiddlers Elbow, Beer Hive, Wine Nutz and Huka Bar.

Ruby River Steak House & Brewery

Ogden

Ruby River Brewing Co. has won medals for its Hefeweizen, Salt Lake Steamer, and Rockwell Porter brews. They currently offer 6 hand-crafted beers.

Shades of Pale Brewery

Park City

Shades of Pale beer is all about the recipes, and adding subtle twists to classic styles. Their goal is to create uniquely-brewed, handcrafted beers, with a consistent quality that brings people back.

Squatters Pub Brewery

Salt Lake City

Squatters is an innovative restaurant group rooted in world-class beer. They source healthy ingredients and use eco-friendly products and services that are locally and ethically sourced where possible. 

Uinta Brewing Co.

Salt Lake City

Uinta beers have received awards and medals from regional, national, and international competitions, including the North American Beer Award, World Beer Cup, and Great American Beer Festival. After installing 126 solar panels on the roof, the brewery is now 85 percent wind powered and 15 percent solar powered.

Wasatch Brewpub

Park City

In 1986, Wasatch became Park City's first brewery since Prohibition. Featuring hand crafted brews and ales such as Polygamy Porter, 1st Amendment Lager, and Evolution Amber Ale, Wasatch Brew Pub and Brewery has become a staple of any visit to Park City.

Zion Canyon Brewing Co.

Springdale

Zion Canyon Brewing Company is Southern Utah's first microbrewery, located at the base of Zion Canyon National Park.

Spirits

• When the first settlers arrived in Utah, distilling was a way of life because alcohol was a primary medicine as well as a way to turn food that would have spoiled into something of great value.

• The revenue collector's record shows that between 1862, when the internal revenue system went into effect, and December 1869, the advent of the railroad and the gentile in Utah, there were thirty-seven distilleries started in Utah, all owned by Mormons, including Brigham Young.

• In 1933 Utah became the critical 36th state to vote against the 18th amendment and end prohibition in the United States.

• In 2007, High West Distillery & Saloon in Park City became Utah's first legal distillery since 1870.

• There are now two distilleries in Utah

Distilleries in Utah

High West Distillery & Saloon

Park City

High West offers a truly unique experience as the world's only ski-in distillery and gastro-saloon.

Ogden's Own Distillery

Ogden

Ogden's Own Distillery is known for their Five Wives Vodka and Underground Herbal Spirit.

Wine

• Utah wineries produce both fruit and grape wines.

• The first wine grapes were planted in Utah around 1860, coinciding with the first settlement of the area by the Mormons. Vineyards were soon abandoned and not revived until the late 1980s.

• Utah's cold and dry climate requires supplemental irrigation and many of the vineyards are located within mountain valleys.

• There are no designated American Viticultural Areas in Utah

• There are now seven vineyards in Utah

Wineries in Utah

Castle Creek Winery

Moab

Castle Creek Winery is situated overlooking the Colorado River's best white water rapids, at the foot of dramatic red rock cliffs. It's a classic, rugged Western landscape. The winery sits on a historic working ranch called Red Cliffs Adventure Lodge.

The Hive Winery

Layton

The Hive Winery is a small "boutique" winery specializing in premium "non-grape" fruit wines and honey wines (known as meads and melomels).

Iron Gate Winery

Cedar City

Iron Gate Winery creates unique blends of rich varietals and hand-crafted wines that are done in small lots to create a rich, smooth and delicious wine that offers options everyone can enjoy.

Kiler Grove Winegrowers

Paso Robles

Kiler Grove vineyard grows Mourvèdre, Grenache, Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, and Trebbiano grapes. Approximately half of the 1,500 cases that are bottled each year is their flagship wine, Zinergy™. 

La Caille Winery and vineyards

Sandy

Visitors to La Caille can stroll through the three-acre vineyard, enjoy a canyon breeze on the patio, or host an unforgettable event.

Ruth Lewandowski Wines

Salt Lake City

Vintner Evan Lewandowski has established Ruth Lewandowski Wines in Utah based on the belief that Utah's soils will yield truly world-class natural wines with care and time. Lewandowski Wines eschew industrial farming techniques and additives in favor of natural expressions from grapes currently sourced in Mendocino County.

Spanish Valley Vineyards and Winery

Moab

Spanish Valley Vineyards is a small farm winery owned and operated by the Dezelsky Family where they grow and produce Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Gewurztraminer and Riesling wines in the heart of Utah's Red Rock Canyonlands.

Laws

• You must be 21 to purchase or consume alcoholic beverages in Utah. Alcoholic beverages (wine, liquor and beer) are available two ways in Utah: by the drink, or packaged by the bottle.

• Mixed drinks and wine may be ordered with food in most restaurants from noon to 1:00 a.m., and beer may be ordered from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. Patrons may be served at their tables or in waiting areas.

• Taverns and beer establishments sell beer from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. This includes a variety of venues: taverns, lounges, cabarets, nightclubs, cafes, bowling centers, golf courses, etc. Beer may be purchased without ordering food and is sold on draft and in bottles and cans. Beer sales "to go" are also allowed, but not in open containers.

• Packaged beer is also available at supermarkets, grocery and convenience stores. The maximum alcohol content is 4 percent by volume, or 3.2 percent by weight for draft beer sold in taverns, beer establishments and packaged in retail stores.

• Packaged liquor, wine, and heavy beer "to go" are sold at state liquor stores throughout Utah. Additionally, some of the finest wines in the world are sold at three wine stores in Salt Lake City.

• State liquor stores are closed on Sundays and holidays and do not sell alcohol preparations such as nonalcoholic mixers or bottle openers. State stores also are not permitted to advertise, but monthly special price allowances rotate discounted prices and knowledgeable employees can point you to great local products or help you navigate Utah's liquor scene.

• No outside alcoholic beverages are allowed to be brought into Utah.

• For more information about Utah's liquor laws, visit the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control here.