We have decided to can our beer!

Today we made the order to get a Cask Canning line here at the brewery. We are deciding to can our beer rather than bottle our beer. Why would we do this? Well, we really feel it's important to do our part for the environment and for the beer. You see, the three killers of beer is Air, Heat and Light. Can's are the only package which cuts out 100% of all UV light from ever touching the beer. UV light is what causes skunky beer. Also, cans seal much better than bottle. With beer under constant pressure to get out the crown of a bottle can allow the CO2 to escape over time. Lastly there is the recyclability to consider. Recycling glass is a taxing issue and not widely practiced in the US. Cans are recycled virtually everywhere and reused into making cans quite quickly. The weight savings on cans during transportation also brings the carbon footprint down quite a bit. Just delivering glass to a brewery takes much more fuel and glass factories are typically farther away. At least they are for us. So having a "green beer" isn't such a bad thing now. Cheers! We can't wait to get our new canning line!

Bohemian Takes Gold for Cherny Bock - Schwarzbier

The North American Brewers Association announced the medal winners of the 2004 North American Beer Awards during the Mountain Brewers Beer Fest in Idaho Falls, Idaho on June 5, 2004.

Hundreds of entries representing breweries from Florida to Alaska, Canada and Mexico, were judged. When the results were decoded and tabulated, Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals were awarded, and for some categories, Honorable Mention.

Category: Munich Style Lagers-- Munich Dark & Schwartzbier

Bohemian Takes Bronze for Viennese

The North American Brewers Association announced the medal winners of the 2004 North American Beer Awards during the Mountain Brewers Beer Fest in Idaho Falls, Idaho on June 5, 2004.

Hundreds of entries representing breweries from Florida to Alaska, Canada and Mexico, were judged. When the results were decoded and tabulated, Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals were awarded, and for some categories, Honorable Mention.

Category: German Lager Beers-- Vienna

Fred Ball Speaking on Business

By: Fred Ball

“A good, juicy schnitzel is hard to find. So if a trip to the Czech Republic isn't in your budget this summer, certainly a visit to the Bohemian Brewery and Grill in Midvale is.

This unique restaurant, serving authentic Czech and Bohemian "pub" style cuisine, is the creation of Joseph and Helen Petras, who were born in Czechoslovakia. Salt Lakers may be familiar with the couple's first restaurant — "Helen's" — named after Joseph's wife, of course. Joseph and Helen sold that particular restaurant a few years ago before opening the Bohemian Brewery and Grill on 7200 South, one block east of State Street.

Joseph and Helen know that in the restaurant business, the atmosphere can be just as important as the food. Consequently, there are several things that make the Bohemian Brewery and Grill a fun place to dine — if you go with friends, tell them that the artwork on the walls refers to Jaroslav Hasek's famous "The Adventures of the Good Soldier." (They'll think you're exceptionally well read in world literature.)

During my visit, Joseph gave me a tour of the building and adjacent brewery. He showed me the tanks where the restaurant's specialty beers are aged to perfection, and explained the intricate process by which the brews are made. He also showed me the family's collection of vintage, award-winning scooters, like their 1958 Vespa and 1957 Cushman Road King, known to scooter fanatics as, "the Alligator." Joseph keeps these and several other classic scooter models on display on the second floor of the restaurant.

Throughout this week, the Bohemian will join other Midvale companies in the Harvest Days Small Business Celebration. Drop by the Bohemian or by the Zions Bank Midvale Branches to pick up a promotional "passport," then visit other participating restaurants and shops during the week to get your passport stamped. You'll also receive special discounts and can enter your passport into a grand prize drawing at the Harvest Days Fair Saturday. “

From: http://smallbiz.ksl.com/speak-9140i.php

Bohemian Brewery Thriving

From: http://www.breweryage.com/

“The Bohemian Brewery and Grill in Salt Lake City, UT, has been working to bring a little bit of Czech-style beer culture to the American West. "We're a brewery and restaurant nestled next to the Rocky Mountains in Salt Lake City," says co-founder Peter Petras. "We opened our doors just in time for the Olympics and have been doing great ever since. We're Czech emigrants bringing our love and craftsmanship of brewing to the American Rockies."

The 12-barrel brewery produces a range of four beers. The centerpiece, of course, is a Czech Pilsner. "Our Czech Pilsener is the purest of beers, in our eyes," Petras says. "Clear and golden in color, light and crisp in taste. Our lager is well aged and made from real Pilzen Malt and actual imported Czech Yeast from Branik - Prague, Czech Republic. Only the finest Saaz hops are used to emulated this outside-of-Pilzen, Pilsener."

The brewery also produces a Bavarian Weiss, a Viennese Lager and a Cherny Bock.”

Brewers Don't Go To Beer Festival

SALT LAKE CITY—Some Western beer brewers avoided a beer festival this weekend because state liquor laws would have required them to water down their lagers and ales.

There were 60 different beers on tap from 20 different breweries Saturday at the annual Gallivan Center's Brewers Festival in Salt Lake City. Some of them were from out of state.

But Eric Dunlap, brewing manager for Red Rock Brewing Co. in Salt Lake City, said there are a lot of breweries that did not show up, because they do not make beer with 3.2 percent alcohol—Utah's legal limit.

"We're missing a lot of great breweries. There are a lot that specialize in styles that aren't here," Dunlap said.

From: http://www.dailyutahchronicle.com/2.4248/brewers-don-t-go-to-beer-festival-1.365613