If you know us (and we like to think you know us well enough to know our habits, but not stalk us outside the comic book store) then you know about 99% of the staff here love to imbibe the latest in brews and distilled concoctions until we’re too drunk to pass the first level of Q*Bert. Which is why we were so excited to hear there was a brand new brewery in downtown SLC. Epic Brewing. Serving up pint bottles of various flavors. Ten so far and more to come in June. We were going to talk about it more, but it seems Gavin Sheehan at City Weekly beat us to the punch. So we’ll let the proud drunk Irishman tell you all about it.

Gavin’s Underground interview with Epic Brewing

Gavin: Without giving away major details, how do you go about making a new brew from start to finish?

David: We think about existing great domestic and foreign beers we love and how we think changes to flavor profiles can bring some interpretation to a point that is: “over the top” We ask ourselves what can we do that has not been done that will make a fine product, not just something wacky and then we spend a lot of time with the ingredients, planning how to make something special. We think and talk a lot about flavors and what if we do this or that, how will it taste. We spend a lot of time experimenting and using many yeast strains, which makes us and our beers special, maybe even to the point of crazy.

Gavin: Tell us about some of the brews you currently have coming out?

David: We have five off the classics ready (the lager is coming out soon) and four Elevated beers, Hopulent, Copper Cone, 825 State Stout and the Brainless Belgian. The Exponentials will be out in June so watch our website or like us on Facebook for the updates. Don’t miss that beer!