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Brewery · Salt Lake City

Bewilder Brewing Co.

A downtown Salt Lake brewpub from two home-brew shop owners, built around British pub beers, German lagers and house-made sausages.[1][2]

  • Brewpub445 S 400 W, Salt Lake City · Map
bewilderbrewing.com

On DABS's Proudly Utah list as Bewilder Brewing Co. (brewery, 445 S 400 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84047). Sources read October 11, 2026.

What they make

  • Founded by Cody McKendrick and Ross Metzger, who also owned Salt City Brew Supply; it opened in December 2019 planning traditional British pub beers and German lagers plus fruited and experimental taps.[1]
  • Says it is Independent and Craft Malt Certified, with part of its malt grown regionally and malted locally.[3]

Visiting

  • Licensed as a bar, so it is 21+ with ID scanned at the door; no dogs, including on the patio (licensed service dogs excepted).[2]
  • A small kitchen focuses on handmade sausages and sandwiches; there are dart boards, and no scheduled tours, though staff may show you the brewhouse if someone is free.[2]
  • Parties of seven or more should call ahead.[2]

Bottles to go

  • Cans, crowlers and growlers to go.[2]

Utah lets a brewery, winery or distillery sell its own packaged products on site through a “Type 5” package agency[7]; anything else comes from a state liquor store.

What locals say

  • City Weekly readers voted its Big Crispy West Coast Pilsner the best lager or pilsner of 2025 and put its ESB second for best ale.[4]

Summarized in our words from local press and reader polls. We don't copy reviews.

In Utah state liquor stores

Bottles DABS lists for this maker, by vendor or brand name. Statewide counts are from the latest catalog check; store-by-store counts show when each was checked.

37 special-order or past listings

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from one of these, read on October 11, 2026. Hours, menus and lineups change often, so check their website before you go. Spot something out of date? Tell us at utahdrops@gmail.com.

  1. At Bewilder, home-brew entrepreneurs bring passion for beer to downtown digs · KSL.com, December 21, 2019
  2. FAQ · Bewilder Brewing Co.
  3. Bewilder Brewing (home page) · Bewilder Brewing Co.
  4. Best of Utah 2025: libations (reader poll) · City Weekly, November 21, 2025
  5. We are Proudly Utah: local breweries, distilleries, wineries and cideries · Utah DABS
  6. Monthly product list (item, status and vendor), October 2026 · Utah DABS
  7. Package agencies (the five types, including Type 5 at manufacturers) · Utah DABS