Well, Jessica made it back from star-gazing for episode 221! She spent a few days in Capitol Reef for her first time doing some hiking, visiting Torrey, watching the Perseid’s Meteor Shower, and Hell’s BackBone Grill, in Boulder, for a lovely dinner. In case you didn’t know, Capitol Reef is a dark sky park and Torrey was the first designated town in Utah to be a dark sky location. As of 8.28.2020 Utah now has 17 with East Canyon State Park being announced in August.
You may have heard Budweiser has been campaigning to be Utah’s state beer. We vote a huge, fat… NO! And you should too.
Utah has so many incredible local brewer’s and the list is growing. Utah Ale Trail has a comprehensive list of Utah Brewers.
Our guest this week knows about local! Matt Eau Claire, the owner and creative mind, of Clear Water Distillery Co. joined us to talk about Utah County’s FIRST *yes you read that correctly* distillery! Three years ago Matt was working in software and never knew that he would be owning his own distillery. It is also Utah’s first distillery to offer up community ownership.
They took a huge risk and opened at the beginning of COVID-19 and so far are seeing success! Located in Pleasant Grove, Utah Matt wanted to create something very unique. Armed with a curious mind, he wanted to know if you could create a distilled sangria. From there they started vapor infusing liquors. Sounds pretty cool, huh? Something really awesome about Clear Water is that there are 8 different categories of spirits, and they don’t fit into any of them.
Matt and his team decided to have their bottlings’ named after historical figures. So far Lorenz and Josephine have made their home at Clear Water. Lorez is named after the Danish explorer known for his Arctic exploration. Josephine is the name sake of the Josephine Baker. Not only was she an entertainer she was also an incredible civil rights activist.
It was also important for Matt to be able to give to charity. International Art Foundation and the Ocean Conservancy hold a special place for him and Clear Water.
We asked Matt what the one thing that make’s Utah so special. He said that being indoors in Utah is a SIN! Matt said he loved Utah so much he moved back. He said it is so special because it is 80% public land. You get to relax and enjoy the diversity in the wilderness.
You can follow Clear Water Distilling on their website to set up a time to visit their store to purchase their liquors/hand sanitizer and take a tour! You can also follow them on Facebook and Instagram for upcoming news on new flavors and events!
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