Lagerpalooza 2022
Utah Beer News
The 2022 Lagerpalooza is set for May 7. The two-part event features one of the country’s largest—if not the largest—lager-specific homebrew competition. Plus: The festival portion of Lagerpalooza returns after a Covid-19-imposed hiatus. Judging for the homebrew competition is set to take place on April 30. The all-ages festival starts at noon on May 7 in the parking lot of Bohemian Brewery in Midvale. The lager-focused brewery is located at 94 East Fort Union Boulevard. Medals will be awarded to homebrew competition winners, KUAA will be playing tunes, and a cornhole tournament is...
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3 Beers with Joey at Slackwater Sandy - December 2021
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Virtual Taproom: Park City Brewing
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3 Beers with Joey at Slackwater Sandy - November 2021
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Virtual Taproom: Wasatch Brewery's Brave Noise Beer, 35 Years
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Virtual Taproom: Talisman Brewing Celebrates 5 Years
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3 Beers with Joey at Slackwater Sandy - October 2021
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We’re back with Joey Cardaccio, the beer and service manager at Slackwater Pub & Pizzeria in Sandy.
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3 Beers with Joey at Slackwater Sandy - September 2021
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We’re back with Joey Cardaccio, the beer and service manager at Slackwater Pub & Pizzeria in Sandy.
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Utah Beer Festival 2021
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3 Beers with Joey at Slackwater Sandy - August 2021
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We’re back with Joey Cardaccio, the beer and service manager at Slackwater Pub & Pizzeria in Sandy.
info_outlineThere’s something to be said for a barrel-aged beer. In an era of “rotation nation” in which beer drinkers clamor for a constant stream of new beers, the time and patience and technique it takes to blend beer and barrel into a single entity — capturing the soul of the base beer and the essence of the barrel is truly something to savor.
Salt Lake City’s Proper Brewing ignited its barrel program in late 2019 with Monolith — an imperial stout aged in grenache and rye barrels. Since then, it has sourced wine and spirits barrels to age a Barleywine, a Double IPA and, most recently, a Gruit — an ancient beer style that substitutes herbs for hops.
Utah Beer News visited with Jeff Bunk, who is spearheading Proper’s barrel program, as well as Jack Kern, the brewery’s head brewer. Among the topics we discussed:
- How Proper is approaching its barrel program
- The current barrel-aged releases available to beer drinkers
- A handful of beers currently aging and expected to be released in the coming months (you might be surprised to learn what’s on deck)
And we delve into a few non-barrel related topics as well, such as:
- How a sense of camaraderie and cooperation permeates the Utah beer scene — as Jeff and Jack explain, that wasn’t always necessarily the case
- Some behind-the-beer details on Proper Beer, the brewery’s flagship that took home a gold medal at the 2020 Great American Beer Festival.
- And a whole lot more!
One note: When you hear "Andrew" and "Rio" mentioned in the podcast, those folks are Andrew Tendick and Rio Connelly, two of Proper Brewing's founders.
Thank you to Jeff and Jack for taking the time to talk with Utah Beer News. And thank you for listening. If you enjoy this type of storytelling, I’d appreciate if you could please leave a review on your podcast platform of choice.
And now, let’s jump in to learn more about Proper Brewing and its booming barrel program.
For an accompanying article, please visit UtahBeerNews.com.
Enjoy the episode!
Episode 44 | February 9, 2021