Erin Moore

Editor's note: The following article was originally published as part of City Weekly's 2024 Beer Issue. Want a cold pint with a dash of botanical mystery and Utah history? Try local hops. Getting access to fresh hops through foraging or gardening has gotten more popular in the last few years in the local brewing community, and we're here to tell you about it, with the help of some local home brewers. What are local hops?

It's been 14 years since City Weekly's first Utah Beer Festival. As we put the finishing touches in place for another great weekend at The Gateway (see page 28), I can't help but stop and think about how far Salt Lake City has come and how large a role our friends in the brewing industry played in that progress.

What do Salt Lake City and Paris have in common? You may balk, but these two very different places share some common ground of global concern—particularly the Olympics, and what it takes to host them. The Olympics changed their guidelines in 2014, focusing on sustainability—as in, host cities must be committed to tackling climate change and using existing infrastructure where possible. It set up cities that have already hosted the Games to host again.