This article is excerpted from the Utah Eats newsletter, compiled by Kolbie Peterson, Tribune’s food and drink reporter. To get the full newsletter in your inbox every Wednesday, become a subscriber by going to sltrib.com/newsletters .
Hello, Eaters! If you’ve driven down 2100 South in Sugar House recently, you’ve seen the construction and know that access to local businesses has been hit significantly. It’s not ending anytime soon, either: Construction is expected to continue in Sugar House for another year, my colleague Shaylee Navarro reported in October . However, work will slow down in the area over the holidays, Navarro reported.
Crews will be focusing their attention on sewer work between 700 and 900 East. This means some businesses along 2100 South will be more accessible during that time, and here’s one you should visit: Hopkins Brewing Company , at 1048 E. 2100 South.
Not only does it have great beer, it has great food, too. My dining companion and I visited on a Thursday night, and apparently, it was the place to be that evening in Sugar House. We found a couple seats in the back along the bar and settled in.
I figured I’d stick with a classic and ordered the burger. (Read more about my order in the Dish of the Week section of this newsletter.) To drink, I ordered some of Hopkins’ Locals Only beer, which they brew once a year using hops — picked fresh in Sugar House — and local malt, said brewery owner Chad Hopkins.
(Kolbie Peterson | The Salt Lak.