Shades Brewing

What they make

• Started in Park City in 2010 as Shades of Pale, a production brewery, and moved to South Salt Lake around 2014.^[1]
• Known for its Kveik series of sours and fruited beers made with a farmhouse yeast culture; its golden sour lists Great American Beer Festival gold (2018) and bronze (2021).^[2]

Visiting

• The Ballpark brewpub at 1405 S 300 W opened April 4, 2025, with 50 taps, cocktails and mocktails, and a full kitchen.^[1]
• In 2025 the owners said the production brewery would move to Evanston, Wyoming.^[1]

Bottles to go

• Cans and select packaged beer to go.^[2]

Utah lets a brewery, winery or distillery sell its own packaged products on site through a “Type 5” package agency^[6]; anything else comes from a state liquor store.

What locals say

• City Weekly readers placed its Kveik Piña Colada third for best sour beer in 2025.^[3]

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

• Shades Kveik Pina Colada$3.85473 ml · Ale · Misc & SeasonalIn stores · 1,976 units statewide$3.85
• Shades Kveik Peach Cobbler$3.85473 ml · Beer · Fruit & FlavoredIn stores · 1,599 units statewide$3.85
• Shades Imperial Lager$3.85473 ml · Lager · PilsnerIn stores · 1,571 units statewide$3.85
• Shades Kveik 1 Golden Sour$3.85473 ml · Ale · Misc & SeasonalIn stores · 1,275 units statewide$3.85
• Shades Rotating Series Kveik$3.85473 ml · Ale · Misc & SeasonalIn stores · 850 units statewide$3.85
• Shades Brewers Choice Rotational$3.85473 ml · Lager · Misc & SeasonalIn stores · 595 units statewide$3.85
• Shades Citrus IPA Slick City Can$2.60355 ml · Ale · Bitter & ESBNot in storesClearance: being discontinued$2.60