From: fasulo@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu
Newsgroups: alt.beer
Subject: <None>
Date: 24 Dec 92 22:01:29 -0500


Well here it is Christmas Eve. I never thought it would take me this
long to write a thank you note to Yuan Hsieh of the University of
Utah. Earlier in the year he posted a message about the three micro
pubs in Utah. I go out there every year to visit a friend of mine in
Kaysville, just north of Salt Lake. Ever since our time in the Marine
Corps we have gone backpacking somewhere in the West. Lots of time in
the Wind Rivers of Wyoming. I enjoy it and also use it as an
opportunity to get a couple of six-packs of Henry Weinhard's Dark
Beer which I just love. I couldn't find it in the Salt Lake Valley
last year but this year we drove east to the Wyoming border and found
it just across the line.

Anyway, I wanted to thank Yuan for telling me about Eddie McStiff's
micro pub in Moah. He thought it was the best in Utah (first out of
three?). My buddy, his son, another guy and two other kids went
backpacking in Canyonlands park down near the Arizona border. On the
way down I made them stop (all the other guys are Mormans) at Moah
and visit Eddie's. But Eddie's doesn't open until after 3:00 P.M. (or
is it noon?). Anyway I was able to talk them out of a bottle of the
Wheat beer (22 ozs) and drink it on the trip down to the Canyonlands.
Don't worry, my buddy was driving.

We really enjoyed the trip. The weather was hot but the nights were
comfortable. And we had fun exploring the Indian ruins in the cliffs.
We did 27 miles in 4 days.  We had to hike from spring to spring. 
But we all carry FIRST NEED, the water filters. On the way back we
got to Moab in time for dinner and we had several LARGE pizzas at
Eddie McStiff's.  Either they were delicious or we were tired of the
trail mix, jerky, cheese, and such we lived on on the trip.

I told the waitress about hearing about Eddie's on the USENET.  I
ordered the Raspberry Wheat beer which was just as good as Yuan said
it was. I also found you could order ALL the beers (7 kinds) in large
shot glasses for 60 cents each. So I got to sample all. And I got a
little tipsy as the last four days had sweated lots of H2O out of me
and the alcohol went right to my head. The three Morman kids thought
this was real funny as they don't often get to sit at a table where
someone is drinking beer.

The waitress had told the brewmaster about me and USENET. So she
brought him out to meet me and we had a discussion about how they
make the raspberry beer without it smelling like something died in
it.

If Yuan or anyone else makes it to Gainesville, FL where I'm on the
faculty of the Department of Entomology, at UF, then visit the Market
Street Pub downtown. It's not hard to find as Gainesville is only
80,000 people and downtown isn't big. The MArket Street Pub is one of
the local micro pubs. The beers aren't bad. Another micro pub is at
The Mill on Newberry Street (one of the main drags) out by the Oaks
Mall. Oaks Mall is right by I-70 and can't be missed. It's the
largest mall in north central Florida and I hate it.  The Mill Eatery
is in the annex to the mall.  I've never tried their beer.


There is a VERY active brew club in town which I should join.
However, I'm a drinker and don't go in for the technical side of
beer. The club meets downtown at the Market Street Pub. Right around
the corner is the Hogtown Brew Store which carries at least 75 brands
of beer. Hogtown is an old name for a section of Gainesville.

Yuan. Thanks again!