Author: Melinda Meservy

FORBES: The World’s Best Hard Cider—According To The International Beer And Cider Awards

In honor of fall, take a sip of these award-winning hard ciders: One was made from apples harvested in locals’ backyards, and another was infused with hops during the final stage of fermentation…

Traditional Cider: Imperial Cider, Etta Place Cidery, Torrey, Utah

This is one of the premier ciders from Etta Place Cidery, Utah’s first orchard-based cidery. Like all produced by Etta Place, it uses apples from 500 heritage apple trees planted in 2012. Classic film and history fans will also love the name inspired by the infamous outlaw Etta Place, who was wanted alongside Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid and is played by Katharine Ross in the classic 1969 film.  Read full story here

THE PARK RECORD: Mountain Beer Festival Hosts Record Number of Breweries at Deer Valley

Summer’s final goodbye delivered warm, blue skies to Deer Valley Resort for its third-annual Mountain Beer Festival this weekend, reaching capacity both days. 

Beginning with a wind-swept ride up Silver Lake Express, glimmers of early autumn leaves dotted the vista. A different sort of silence fell over the usually wintery scene, the creaks of the lift mingling with whispers of the quaking aspen leaves.  

At the top, a small festival ground stood erected outside of Silver Lake Lodge, a ring of tents — featuring 24 breweries and eight vendors — spreading from a concert stage. Mountain Town Music kept energy high with a series of performances from local musicians.  Read full story here

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