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Brewery · Salt Lake City & West Valley City & Park City

Salt Lake Brewing Co. (Squatters Pubs)

The locally owned company that runs the Squatters Pubs restaurants and brews its own beer at the downtown Salt Lake City pub.[1][2][3]

  • Squatters Downtown (pub and brewhouse)147 W. Broadway (300 South), Salt Lake City · Map
  • Squatters Sugar House2110 Highland Dr., Salt Lake City · Map
  • Squatters West Valley3555 Constitution Blvd., West Valley City · Map
  • Squatters Roadhouse1900 Park Ave., Park City · Map
squatterspubs.com

Not on DABS's Proudly Utah list. Licensed by DABS (license list): Manufacturing - Beer MB-45, 147 W 300 S, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84101, since 2023; Package Agency PA-156, 147 W 300 S, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84101, since 2023; Off-Premise Beer Retailer OP-1436, 147 W BROADWAY, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84101, since 2023; Airport Lounge AL-4, 3920 W TERMINAL DR, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84122, since 2020. Sources read October 12, 2026.

What they make

  • When Monster Beverage bought the Squatters and Wasatch beer brands in 2022, the restaurants and brewpubs were left out; a local group led by Squatters founders Peter Cole and Jeff Polychronis then bought Salt Lake Brewing Co., the company that runs them.[1]
  • Under that deal the pubs kept pouring Squatters and Wasatch beers, buying them from Monster.[1]
  • In March 2023 the company took over the 10-barrel brewhouse next to the downtown pub and brought back longtime Squatters brewmaster Jason Stock; his first beer for Salt Lake Brewing Co. was Dog Lake Pale Ale.[2][4]
  • By late 2025 the pubs poured in-house beers by Stock and by Nils Imboden, alongside popular beers from the Squatters and Wasatch lineup.[3]
  • The Squatters Craft Beers and Wasatch Brewery brands still belong to Monster, which closed their Salt Lake City brewery in May 2025 and moved production to its other breweries; the pubs, a separate company, were not affected.[5]

Visiting

  • In late 2025 the company put all its locations, including the former Wasatch brewpubs, under one name: Squatters Pubs.[3]
  • The downtown pub opened in 1989 as Salt Lake City's first brewpub, and guests can watch beer being brewed.[6]
  • Other Squatters Pubs are in Sugar House (the former Wasatch brewpub on Highland Drive), West Valley City (opened in 2025 as Squatters Corner Pub), the Roadhouse in Park City, the Craft Café near the airport, and Concourses A and B at Salt Lake City International Airport.[7][1][8]
  • The Top of Main brew pub on Park City's Main Street, where Wasatch opened in 1986, closed for good in spring 2026 as the building's owner moved to sell it.[9]

Bottles to go

  • After the 2022 sale the pubs stopped selling beer to go, because a brewery package agency requires brewing on site and the brewing had gone to Monster.[10]
  • DABS lists a beer manufacturing license and a package agency for the company at the downtown pub since February 2023, plus an off-premise beer retailer license there; we couldn't confirm what it sells to go.[11]

Utah lets a brewery, winery or distillery sell its own packaged products on site through a “Type 5” package agency[14]; anything else comes from a state liquor store.

What locals say

  • City Weekly readers voted Squatters Pub Brewery the best brewery food of 2025 and second-best brewpub.[12]

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.

None of their bottles are regular state-store listings right now.

7 special-order or past listings

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from one of these, read on October 12, 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. The founders of Squatters are buying back the label's restaurants and Wasatch brewpubs · The Salt Lake Tribune, February 17, 2022
  2. Squatters brings brewing, and its old brewmaster, back to downtown SLC · The Salt Lake Tribune, March 30, 2023
  3. Squatters Pubs rebrand takes hold at popular brewpub locations · Gastronomic SLC, December 18, 2025
  4. Iconic local brewpub comes full circle with big announcement · Gastronomic SLC, March 27, 2023
  5. Monster Brewing is closing Utah brewery where Squatters, Wasatch are made · The Salt Lake Tribune, April 12, 2025
  6. Squatters Downtown SLC | Salt Lake's First Brew Pub · Squatters Pubs (Salt Lake Brewing Co.)
  7. Squatters Pubs | Utah's Original Craft Brewery Since 1989 · Squatters Pubs (Salt Lake Brewing Co.)
  8. Iconic brewpub makes its mark on West Valley City · Gastronomic SLC, February 13, 2025
  9. Local buyers plan new future for historic Top of Main building after brew pub closure · TownLift, May 15, 2026
  10. Local brewpubs come full circle – what's next for these Utah icons · Gastronomic SLC, March 7, 2022
  11. Current DABS licenses and permits (Licensee List), read October 12, 2026 · Utah DABS
  12. Best of Utah 2025: restaurants & nightlife (reader poll) · City Weekly, November 2025
  13. Monthly product list (item, status and vendor), October 2026 · Utah DABS
  14. Package agencies (the five types, including Type 5 at manufacturers) · Utah DABS