Category Archives: California Brews

St. Archer Mosaic IPA and Gunsight Couloir at Alta

A week from now, the holiday skiers will invade Little Cottonwood Canyon. That’s why I have been elated to get some good days in at Alta before the lift lines are filled with name labeled skis and rainbow dial-a-bindings. When … Continue reading

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Bountiful Peak paired with Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

When winter-closed roads melt out and open, and the snow starts to disappear under the warm May sun, there is a short window to farm corn on those mountains that can only be skied in the spring. So it was … Continue reading

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Storm Mountain paired with Lagunitas Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’

Sometimes a hike up a mountain becomes two… and you don’t even realize it. Such was the case with my annual trek to a lofty Wasatch summit to give my offering of booze and beer to Ullr, the Norse god … Continue reading

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Pinnacle #1 / North Coast Pranqster

The San Rafael Swell, gouged by canyons and checkered with sandstone towers and mesas doesn’t present the same majestic summitBrew opportunities as the nearby LaSal or Henry mountain ranges, but with most Utah peaks still saturated in white, a 7,000 … Continue reading

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