Uinta Brewing Company

Uinta Brewing Company
Private
Industry Alcoholic beverage
Founded 1993
Founder Will Hamill
Headquarters Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Products Beer
Website www.uintabrewing.com

Uinta Brewing Company is a craft brewery founded in 1993 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.[1] The company produces a range of beers, naming them after Utah's cultural and natural icons.[1][2]

History

Uinta brewing company began brewing beer in the winter of 1993 in a renovated mechanics garage in Salt Lake City, Utah. Their flagship beer was Cutthroat Pale Ale, named after Utah's State Fish. This was followed by King's Peak Porter, named after Utah's highest peak, Golden Spike Hefeweizen, named after the spike used to commemorate the completion of the transcontinental railroad, which was completed in Utah, and Dubhe, named after the Utah Centennial star.

In 2001, Uinta became the first Utah company to be 100% wind-powered. The company also began installing solar panels on the brewery's roof in 2011.[2]

Financing and growth

In August 2014, Uinta announced that it sold a percentage of the company to New York-based private equity firm The Riverside Company for an undisclosed amount.[3] Uinta CEO Will Hamill stated that the capital raised would be used to hire new employees, and expand beyond the Salt Lake City region.

Uinta has seen accelerated growth since 2012. Uinta stated that it sold 60,000 barrels of beer in 2013,[4] and 77,000 barrels in 2014.[5]

As of March 2015, Uinta beers are sold in 32 states and Washington, D.C.[5]

Products

The company produces a range of beers including Cutthroat Pale Ale, Bristlecone Brown Ale, King's Peak Porter, Labyrinth Imperial Stout, Anniversary Barleywine, Golden Spike Hefeweizen and "Trader Session IPA".

Their Hop Notch IPA was designated "world class" by Beer Advocate.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Our Story". Uinta Brewing Company. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  2. 1 2 Murphy, Regina (2015-03-07). "Salt Lake City brews up hoppy goodness". The Emporia Gazette.
  3. ↑ Furnari, Chris (2014-08-28). "Uinta Sells Partial Ownership to Private Equity Firm". Brewbound.
  4. ↑ Canada, Hillary and Rizzo, Lillian (2014-09-03). "Uinta Brewing Taps Riverside Co. to Help Sell Suds Beyond Salt Lake". Wall Street Journal.
  5. 1 2 Eisenberg, David (2015-03-10). "Uinta Brewing Expands Distribution Throughout Midwest". Brewbound.
  6. ↑ "Hop Notch IPA - Uinta Brewing Company". BeerAdvocate.com. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

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Coordinates: 40°43′58″N 111°57′15″W / 40.73278°N 111.95417°W / 40.73278; -111.95417

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