A Drinking Life — Beervana Blog Posts

A Blogging Tale (Mostly True)

This blog turns 20 years old today—almost old enough to drink legally! I reflect on what an immense presence it has had in my life.

A Drinking LifeJeff AlworthFebruary 26, 2026 Comments

Learning to Drink in Salt Lake City

You might think there are few places less conducive to learning how to drink than Salt Lake City, and reasonably so. In the 1980s, it wasn’t easy to get a drink there. But for the isolated teen, alcohol offered a potent weapon of rebellion.

A Drinking LifeJeff AlworthOctober 22, 2025

A Drinking Life: Lessons of My Two Fathers

Alcohol is a a potent beverage—fun, relaxing, dangerous. We all have different relationships to it, and they often start long before we ever take our first sip. In the second of my “Drinking Life” posts, I investigate mine.