Posted by Utah Stories in Local Spotlight, News
Bohemian announces its expansion, two new products, and awards
by Jacob Hodgen
Over the last few months, the industrious gentlemen at theBohemian Brewery in Midvale have been very busy. You might think that coordinating a massive expansion that has helped allow them to nearly double their barrel per year output would be sufficient, but this family owned enterprise still has few tricks up its sleeve.
Pete Petras shows off the new batch of Cherny Bock that will be soon be distributed in cans throughout the country.
Though they have been brewing their award winning Cherny Bock for years now, thirsty Utahns have been discontent with only being able to find it on tap. Bohemian’s answer is to launch Cherny Bock in cans, and this month over 55,000 will ship from their Midvalebrewery to locations around the region, and even as far as South Carolina.
Pete Petras is the son of Bohemian owner Joe Petras. He maintains an active role in the growing family business, and he is an evangelist of aluminum cans, which Bohemian has exclusively adopted instead of bottles.
“Cans are much more environmentally friendly,” Pete says. “People are much more likely to recycle them. They weigh a fraction of what bottles do empty, and so the carbon footprint of just getting the package to the brewery is significantly lower. Plus they chill quicker and block out 100% of all light. There really is no comparison.”
Pete took Utah Stories on a tour of their newly expanded facilities and showed us the canning process. He says that massive canning machines used to be impossible for smaller, craft breweries to be able to afford or find space for, but recent advances in technology have simplified the process
“Other breweries use bottles,” Pete tells us, “because they can buy up a bunch of bottles and then just slap on whatever label they want. They do it because it’s easy. Buying cans requires commitment, and that’s what we are all about.”
Cherny Bock with a growler of Pumpkin Patch lager. The word Cherny literally means “black” in Czech
Pete tells us that they have also been promoting the use of refillable glass growlers. “There’s no better way to go green than to take your growler down to your local brewery for a refill of your favorite hand crafted beer.”
Bohemian has also just launched a new holiday beer entitled Pumpkin Patch. And before we could conjure up memories of the ghosts of bad pumpkin ales from our Christmas pasts, Pete reminds us that at Bohemian, it’s all lagers all the time.
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| Time | Saturday, December 18, 2010 · 5:00pm - 7:00pm |
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| Location | The Miners Club 4070 Willow Draw Dr. Park City, UT |
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| More Info | The Miners Club will be featuring a chef’s tasting menu which highlights local beer and spirits. Festivities begin at 5pm Saturday December 18, 2010. Menu includes: High West Whiskey Bread Hideaway Salad Bohemian Viennese Chili Uinta Labyrinth Ale Short Ribs Vodka 7000’ Cured Salmon Underground Ice Cream An evening of good spirits and good company as we sample selections from: High West Distillery Ogden’s Own Distillery Underground Herbal Spirit Uinta Brewing ‘Crooked Line’ Bohemian Brewery & Grill $15 in advance, $20 at the door Call The Miners Club at (877)646-3779 to pre-order tickets. |
A casual night out at the Bohemian Brewery and Grill in Midvale on December 7th at around 8:00 pm.
The kind folks at the Bohemian have agreed to give everyone who comes for Utah Stories Night a take home, 15% discount coupon that can be used on a return visit to the Bohemian. Drink specials include $3.50 pints and $10 pitchers of all their unique and award winning local beers.
Our group will meet in the downstairs area. This is an informal gathering, so feel free to grab your own table. Na zdraví!"
