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Utah Help! Recommendation for Salt Lake City?

1 post · May 2, 1995

Steve P.U.C. Berkeley -- ERLMay 2, 1995
Chris G. wrote:

> Looking for a nice place for dinner in Salt Lake City.  Nothing too
> upscale since we won't be packing our "best clothes".

There are a couple brew-pubs in town ... several in fact.

The best beer is at "Squatters".   In particular, at the moment they have cask-conditioned Cole's Best Bitter on the hand pump.  One of the best English-style real ales I've had stateside.   The swan-neck style pump put a little two much air into the first pint I ordered, but the second pint was perfect in all respects.  A yellowish ale, hoppy but not bitter-hoppy or fruity-hoppy like most U.S. ales... they went to the trouble of buying British hops. :) Reminds me of, say, a St. Austell's Tinner's Ale.

Food at Squatters is unremarkable.  I recall better food at Red Rocks brewing, but their beer is inferior.

Steve
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