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Craft Beer Week Specials

mark — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:15:59 +0000

Beer Cheese Soup w/ Epic Brainless Belgian

Beer cheese soup made using Epic Brewing Co's Brainless Belgian Pale Ale.

Mussels in Hoodoo Beer Broth 7.99

Mussels in a Creole style (that means it has onion,
celery, bell peppers and spices), Uinta Hoodoo Beer broth. Served with Cajun toast.

Shades of Pale Bratwurst Po-Boy 9.99

Bratwurst simmered in Shades of Pale's 4-play Porter. Topped with sauteed peppers and onions and Po-Boy sauce. Served with your choice of side.

Baby Back Bar B Cue Ribs 11.99

Bar B Cued ribs, slow cooked in Red Rock Nut Brown Ale. Finished on the grill with tangy bar b cue sauce. Served with garlicy new potatoes and cole slaw.

Weekly Specials 4/10-4/16

mark — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:06:21 +0000

Ahi Tuna Egg Rolls 7.99

Fried egg rolls with tuna, seaweed, cilantro, scallions and cabbage. Served with wasabi, soy sauce and pickled ginger.

Chicken and Blue Cheese Pizza 9.99

Start with our grilled pizza bread lightly topped with garlic olive oil. Add mozzarella cheese, grilled chicken, roasted tomatoes and blue cheese crumbles and finish with a drizzle of balsamic glaze reduction.

Shrimp Tacos 11.99

Butterflied and grilled shrimp in flour tortillas served with chipotle cole slaw, habenero onions and mexi rice.

Seafood Marinara 12.99

Shrimp, mussels, salmon and squid in a zesty marinara sauce served over linguine.

The fight over beer distribution

mark — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:43:20 +0000

Wondering where this fight over self distribution of beers is coming from? I certainly was. Well, if you go to the National Beer Wholesalers Association page you can see their rationale for pushing all beer sales through distributors. Without them we'd apparently be drinking poison and dying all the time.

http://nbwa.org/about/what-is-a-beer-distributor

Here is a decent article outlining the fight over self distribution nationally. http://www.examiner.com/article/small-brewers-battle-for-self-distributi...

Also, this page shows you the states that still have self distribution and describes the relevant laws. http://www.brewersassociation.org/pages/government-affairs/self-distribu...

So, it looks like the NBWA is really trying to eliminate these self distribution laws and we just got to experience the methods.

SB248

mark — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:21:01 +0000

I have recently become aware of some major issues in Sen. Valentines SB248. Written to help big brewers who have found themselves too successful to qualify for the small brewer discount, SB248 is blatantly anti small business.

SB248 contains language requiring small brewers to sell their product through a distributor instead of directly as is currently allowed. This will have a major impact on our small brewers and seems specifically designed to give additional advantage to the big brewers who already dominate the local distributors. Overall this bill is not small business friendly and throws the smaller brewers under the bus to increase the profits of the large brewers.

Our small eastern and southern Utah breweries will be hit especially hard by this new law. Moreover, we will most likely no longer be able to get several of our favorite breweries beers at The Bayou. With several new small breweries coming on line in Utah this is an even more pressing issue. SB 248 must be stopped.

Ask your representative to vote against this bill in its current form. It is anti-small business and anti Utah brewers.

You can find your Representative and Senator using the district map on the Utah Legislation website.
http://le.utah.gov/GIS/findDistrict.jsp

Cajun Corn Dogs

mark — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:05:48 +0000

Check out our latest creation, Cajun Corn Dogs. House made batter and fried to order. Suck on that State Fair!

Mardi Gras is Tomorrow!

mark — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:34:27 +0000

Tomorrow, Tuesday February 12th, is Mardi Gras!!! We will be starting our day early joining Big Budah on Fox 13 for their morning show. We will be talking Mardi Gras history, demoing some cajun cooking and The Number Ones will be playing some awesome funky jazz.

We will continue celebrating all night with more music by The Number Ones, beads for everyone (no need to embarrass yourselves), killer beers and great Cajun and Creole food. Get on down and enjoy this traditional day of eating and drinking.

Every year we are asked what day of the week Mardi Gras is on. Well, Mardi Gras actually translates to Fat Tuesday. Notice the key usage of the word Tuesday. This means that the holiday occurs on TUESDAY not Friday or Saturday. Of course in Utah we find ourselves celebrating Cinco de Mayo on whatever Saturday or Friday is closest to the Fifth; Independence day on the 4th unless it is a Sunday and then we go to Friday or Saturday using some method I have no understanding of. Same with Halloween where kids use the whole weekend if it falls on a Sunday. At The Bayou we will always celebrate Mardi Gras properly on Tuesday.

Anyway, getting that rant out of my system, Mardi Gras is a day of celebration in Anglican and Catholic traditions, the last day of eating rich, fatty food and drinking before the fasting of the Lenten season which begins on Ash Wednesday (the day after Mardi Gras). While many consider the whole period of festivities leading up to that special Tuesday as "Mardi Gras" really is it more appropriate to call that time Carnival.

If you have ever wondered how the date is calculated (considering that it seems to swing wildly from year to year) here is the forumla: Ash Wednesday is 46 days before Easter. Easter is the Sunday following the full moon following the vernal equinox. However, the vernal equinox and full moon are not determined astronomically (that would make too much sense) but a theoretical model called the Ecclesiastical Full Moon is used. It is long and convoluted process with differences depending on which orthodox group you follow. You can read the whole messy system on wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computus

Weekly Specials 1/9-1/15

mark — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:05:38 +0000

Cajun Chicken Strips 6.99

Our version of chicken fingers. Cajun spiced, lightly floured and fried to a golden brown. Served with a spicy honey dipping sauce.

White Pizza w/ Spinach & Tomato 9.99

Roasted garlic and Parmesan cheese on a base of Alfredo sauce, spinach and fresh diced tomatoes. Add Chicken?

Beef Lasagna 10.99

Just the basic traditional lasagna. Ground beef, a trio of cheeses, and marinara sauce. MMM good. Served with garlic bread.

Grilled Salmon w/ Mango Salsa 11.99

Grilled salmon fillet with a fresh mango salsa. Served with Japanese style sticky rice, steamed vegetables with herb butter and a side salad.

Holiday Beers 2012

mark — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:45:39 +0000

The Bayou's 2012 Holiday Beers now Available

Rare and Limited Holiday Beers

Our 2012 holiday beer order has arrived. Supplies of all these beers are limited and we will not be able to place another order until next year so don't wait too long to give them a try.

Beer Name	Country	ABV	Size	Price
Mikkeller Hoppin Loving Christmas	Belgium	7.8%	750 ml	25-
	Has been described as having “a brutal level of hoppiness, without being overly bitter.” Mikkeller has managed to give this beer and intense hop flavor without the usual bitterness. A perfect hint of ginger adds an amazing spice character.
Mikkeller Ris A La Male	Belgium	8%	375 ml	16-
	Save this one for dessert. Risalamande is a Danish Christmas dessert made using rice, vanilla, sugar, salt, cream/milk, cherries and almon extract. Mikkeller took that recipe and decided to brew it into a distinctively sweet cherry beer with a nice tartness for balance. Nutty and vanilla undertones finish off this very unique beer.
Mikkeller Santa's Helper	Belgium	11.0%	750 ml	25-
	An 11% Belgian quadruple style ale. Delicious with big flavors of cookie dough, chocolate, figs and spice. The addition of actual cocoa powder makes this one incredibly special.
Mikkeller From/To	Belgium	8.0%	750 ml	25-
	The dedicated guys at Mikkeller have simply outdone themselves with this holiday version of a Baltic Porter. Earthy and hoppy with hits of coffee, dark fruit and a full roastiness. A great example of the new hoppy Belgian artisan beer movement.
Struise Tsjeeses	Belgium	10.0%	330 ml	15-
	A deep blonde abbey-style trippel that has been aged for 8 months over different stone fruits. Once you try one you too will say “Tsjeeses, what a beer”. “Don't f**k with the Tsjeeses.” --Coen Brothers, Big Lebowski
Struise Tsjeeses Reserva	Belgium	10.0%	330 ml	16-
	Apparently Struise decided to f**k with the Tsjeeses. They took 4 barrels of Tsjeeses and gave it a 6 month aging on oak. A bit rough when we first received it in 2011, we have aged a bunch of it and it has really come together.
Thiriez Bière de Noël	France	6.0%	750 ml	16-
	A beautiful red-gold wheat beer, with quite subtle all-spice and orange peel added. A slightly tart and quite refreshing festive brew. Champagne for the true beer lover.
Serafijn Christmas Angel	Belgium	8.0%	750 ml	22-
	A tiny Belgian brewery wedged into a crowded garage on a quiet street in a small Flemish town. Started by an ex music teacher, Achilles Van de Moer, makes simple, honest beers and takes as his symbol the Seraph, a six-winged high angel of heaven. A hearty amber brew, well-balanced and warming with just the right spirit.

Ridgeway Holiday Beers

The Ridgeway Brewery is named for the oldest road in the British Isles and Europe, running nearly 100 miles, past that other ancient landmark, Stonehenge. It is now only passable by foot.

Bad Elf	UK	6.0%	500 ml	9-
	Old England meets the new world in this strong, warming winter IPA.
Very Bad Elf	UK	7.5%	500 ml	10-
	A Special Old Ale brewed from a 1795 recipe using specially-grown ingredients.
Seriously Bad Elf	UK	9.0%	500 ml	11-
	An English Double Ale with a bit of Belgian character. Unique for the U.K.
Criminally Bad Elf	UK	10.5%	500 ml	11-
	A boffo Barley Wine. Same basic recipe as Thomas Hardy's Ale.
Warm Welcome	UK	6.0%	500 ml	9-
	A stronger brown ale with more hops than you'd expect.
Santa's Butt	UK	6.0%	500 ml	10-
	Strong porter. The original name for porter was Entire Butt, meaning the whole barrel.
Pickled Santa	UK	6.0%	500 ml	9-
	Amber, spiced Christmas Ale.
Lump of Coal	UK	8.0%	500 ml	11-
	Liquid consolation for a depressing holiday. Considering how bad you have been, this 8% bittersweet chocolate stout is more than you deserve.
Reindeer's Revolt	UK	6.0%	500 ml	10-
	A golden amber, hop-accented, English “winter warmer” brewed without spices.
Reindeer Droppings	UK	6.0%	500 ml	10-
	Falling from the sky like little bombs of flavour come the Reindeer Droppings! Each one is sweet like California raisins, but bitter and pungent like a freshly peeled grapefruit, lip-smackingly tasty...then 'pow!' it's gone.

What the hell are you doing still reading this?!?!? There are beers to be consumed!

The Bayou
645 S. State Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Salt Lake Tribune Fry Sauce Contest

mark — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:17:44 +0000

Many, many of you are huge fans of The Bayou's fries. One of the more probable reasons for that is our amazing fry sauce. Now, I'm not saying that our garlic-chipotle aioli has crack in it for additional addictiveness but one could be led to think so.

Anyway, why am I going on and on about our fry sauce? Well, the Salt Lake Tribune has done a shout out for the best restaurant fry sauces in Utah. If you think ours is particularly delicious give them a shout out at food@sltrib.com with "fry sauce picks" in the subject line. We'd really appreciate it.

Russian River/Sierra Nevada Brux

mark — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:14:00 +0000

One of our most requested breweries is Russian River. Their Pliny the Elder has perhaps the strongest cult following of any U.S. microbrew. Well, if we all held our breath as long as possible most of us would probably pass away before we see Pliny in Utah. However, one of the great things to come out of the current trend of collaboration beers is that we are seeing beers from breweries we never thought we'd see.

This time it is a collaboration between Russian River and Sierra Nevada called Brux. Their description of it as a "Domesticated Wild Ale" is spot on. It is most certainly an American interpretation of Belgian Wild Ales. An amazingly balanced Belgian style farmhouse beer brewed using Brettanomyces but with a clear American microbrew influence. Unlike many other "Brett" beers, this one is without the sourness from Lactobacillus. At the current time the Brett is nicely mellow but we expect it to develop even more in the bottle over the next few months.