Uinta Brewing Co. -- Cutthroat Ale

Apparently, despite all the Mormons, Salt Lake City (a city full of "ecclesiastical" buildings according to the AAA book) still has beer.  Utah, however, has messed up and really incredibly stupid beer laws.  Instead of bars, Utah has "private clubs" as evidenced by the sign at the bar we went to that said "members only" although no one seemed to care that they had never seen us before.  Also, every other state measures alcohol content by volume, but Utah measures it by weight.  Utah restricts it so draft beer can be no stronger than 3.2% alcohol by weight, which translates to 4% ABV.  As a recent law graduate, mention of 3.2 reminds me of Craig v. Boren which is the "3.2 beer case" where women were allowed to buy 3.2% beer at 18-years-old but men couldn't buy beer until they were 21 and the Supreme Court determined that gender discrimination is subject to intermediate scrutiny.

Anyway, one of the most popular local beers in Salt Lake City is Cutthroat Ale, which is brewed by Uinta Brewing Co. 

Cutthroat Ale is copper color and well balanced between hops and malts.  It's not as hoppy as a Sierra Nevada, but still very drinkable.  Considering its limited to 4% ABV  (3.2% ABW) you really can't tell the difference in taste.