Brewery · Salt Lake City
Epic Brewing Co.
The Salt Lake brewery that bet on strong beer first, best known for its barrel-aged Big Bad Baptist imperial stout.[1][2]
- Brewery and tasting room825 S State St., Salt Lake City · Map
On DABS's Proudly Utah list as Epic Brewing Co. (brewery, 825 S State St., Salt Lake City, UT 84111). Sources read October 11, 2026.
What they make
- Opened in 2009 as Utah's first brewery since Prohibition to brew only high-alcohol beer, back when Utah capped grocery and draft beer at 4%.[1]
- Known for the Big Bad Baptist barrel-aged imperial stout series, released in a new version each year; the range runs from Los Locos Mexican-style lager to IPAs and strong Belgian-style ales.[2][3]
Visiting
Bottles to go
- After tasting you can buy beer to take home, including six-packs.[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 placed Big Bad Baptist third for best stout in 2025.[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.
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 Spot something out of date?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.
- Our saga · Epic Brewing Co.
- Epic Brewing (home page) · Epic Brewing Co.
- The beer · Epic Brewing Co.
- Best of Utah 2025: libations (reader poll) · City Weekly, November 21, 2025
- We are Proudly Utah: local breweries, distilleries, wineries and cideries · Utah DABS
- Monthly product list (item, status and vendor), October 2026 · Utah DABS
- Package agencies (the five types, including Type 5 at manufacturers) · Utah DABS