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CityWeekly Reviews Apple Beer

Originally posted on CityWeekly.net

Utah and Germany don’t seem to have much in common. On closer examination, they do have at least one fizzy concoction.

The link lies with two effervescent Mormon missionaries, who, while proselytizing in Europe, discovered and brought back a bubbly brew called “Fraussbrause,” a 150-year-old nonalcoholic drink originally made from small Sicilian apples, herbs and spices and transported in wooden kegs. In the early 1960s, the duo procured rights to the recipe, started a company in Salt Lake City—where they’ve been headquartered ever since—and gave it an Americanized moniker: Apple Beer. Continue reading →

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Utah Stories Review of Apple Beer

Original posted at UtahStories.com.

 More than a century ago, Bavarian biermeisters developed a beer alternative: a blend of Sicilian apples with natural herbs and spices. They called it Fassbrause, the soft drink with a head. Fast forward to 1964. Young Larry Stillman was living in Germany and not only discovered but fell in love with Fassbrause. He brought the formula to Utah, called it Apple Beer, and the Stillman family has been brewing Apple Beer ever since. Continue reading →

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Apple Beer Award Best of State 2011

Here are the awards for Best of State (UT) in 2011:

Beverage: APPLE BEER
Brewery/Winery: CASTLE CREEK WINERY
Candy/Confectionary: V CHOCOLATES
Chemicals and Related Products: WHITE KNIGHT FLUID HANDLING INC
Consumer Electronics: ZAGG
Dairy Products: BEEHIVE CHEESE COMPANY
Food Manufacturing/Processing: AMANO ARTISAN CHOCOLATE
Furniture/Fixtures: MILLCREEK FURNITURE
Livestock: CIRCLE FOUR FARMS
Machinery: WHITE KNIGHT FLUID HANDLING INC
Mining/Quarrying: STAKER PARSON COMPANIES
Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries: BLENDTEC
Printing/Publishing: VISION INTERNATIONAL
Protein/Health Food: PROBAR
Rubber/Plastic Products: WHITE KNIGHT FLUID HANDLING INC
Textile Products: DEL SOL
Transportation Equipment: INTERNATIONAL ARMORING CORPORATION
Wood Products: AMERICAN HERITAGE WINDOWS