Proper Brewing Co. | Whispers of the Primordial Sea Smoked Helles with Pineapple

Perhaps nothing makes brewers beam more than when one of their beer babies—and a lager at that—becomes a commercial success. For Jeff Bunk, director of operations for Proper Brewing Co., that’s the story of Whispers of the Primordial Sea.

He’d had his recipe for the smoked Helles with pineapple tucked away since his days working at a cidery in Oregon. Then, in late 2020, Proper put the beer on draft as a one-off. And in mid-2021 Whispers of the Primordial Sea hit the Utah market in 16-ounce cans. It became an instant hit.
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2020 Utah Best in Beer Year-End Honors

Well, 2020 was certainly one for the books! And, while most of these year-end reports could go on about how difficult the year has been, there is a lot to celebrate. Of course, with lockdowns, restrictions, and curfews all contributing to a down year, we are happy to say that our local breweries have so far made it through by weathering the elements and persevering.

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PorchDrinking.com | What We’re Drinking

Happy Friday, fellow beer geeks!  The weekend is so close, we can taste it.  Congratulations on making it through the (exceptionally snowy) week. That being said, it is with great excitement that I welcome you to the very first installment of “What We’re Drinking” — a collaborative recap of everything our staff has been sippin’ on this past week. We hope this serves as motivation to push through these last few hours of your work week and treat yo self to something delicious this weekend. You deserve it. *clink* Read More