This new Utah brewery uses local ingredients to create seasonal, sustainable small-batch beers

Logan • Under the soft glow of vintage light fixtures and the scent of fermenting hops, Logan’s newest brewery feels like it’s been here forever — and that’s by design. Though brand new, Home Range Brewing honors downtown Logan’s past, nestled inside a historic building that has stood for more than 120 years.

Co-owner Chris Sisneros-Kidd said he had been dreaming about opening a brewery in Logan since he first moved here over a decade ago.

He and co-owner Cullen Williams met years ago at a taproom in Wyoming, where they both started in entry-level positions. Over time, Williams worked his way up to general manager, while Sisneros-Kidd became the head brewer.

“And so then when my wife and I were looking to move back to Logan,” Sisneros-Kidd said, “I asked [Williams] if he’d be crazy enough to come join us and start a brewery out here.”

After months of renovation, the brewery opened in early May, welcoming patrons into a cozy space lined with rows of wooden tables and benches. Located at 186 N. Main St., the tavern-style bar occupies a building constructed in 1903.

“We fell in love with it immediately,” said Williams. “I’ve always had a thing for old historic buildings and preservation.”

Williams said the space housed A.H. Palmer & Sons Plumbing Repair Service for more than a century, and Home Range Brewing is the second business to ever occupy their section of the building. So there were certainly some hurdles to overcome during the renovation.

“Nothing in there is level or, you know, plumb,” he said. “So certainly challenges, but also just fun opportunities to work with what was there, and try to just give it a bit of a face lift, rather than mask it with something new.”

The pair focused on preserving as many original features as possible. Sisneros-Kidd sanded and refinished the century-old floorboards himself, and the original light fixtures were rewired with dimmable LEDs. The co-owners also restored the original neon sign out front, and even commissioned a new one from Brimley Neon in Salt Lake City — the same company that made the original.

Sisneros-Kidd said the careful restoration ties in with the brewery’s broader focus on sustainability — a mission that extends beyond the walls of the building.

“From day one, from the first beer sold,” he explained, “1% of all our sales go to primarily environmentally focused nonprofits.”

That commitment to sustainability goes hand in hand with their emphasis on supporting and sourcing from the local community. Sisneros-Kidd said the brewery uses malted grains grown in Cache Valley, and the spent grain is then returned to the grower to be used as cattle feed.

The beer list also includes an interpretation of a Belgian witbier made with cara cara oranges sourced from a treasured local vendor known as Citrus Scott. Williams said he and Sisneros-Kidd hand zested and juiced the oranges for the brew, and added that the brewery will aim for this same level of hands-on care and seasonality in every beer.

“Beloved beers that are here now, unfortunately, are not going to necessarily be here all the time — or ever again,” he said. “As the seasons change, we’ll be using local ingredients — whether that’s local fruit or really anything we can get our hands on — to try to brew unique beers that, again, we feel are reflective of the community here.”

It can be easy, Sisneros-Kidd reflected, “to forget that beer is an agricultural product. Just as much as the food you get from the farmers market or the grocery store, it’s affected by the seasons and yields — how much rainfall and snow we get — all that kind of stuff. So it’s good to connect the product back to the source.”

Williams said the rotating beers will always be “light, approachable, easy-going beers,” with a focus on a hoppy flavor profile, like IPAs and West Coast pilsners. The brewery also features a hand-pumped beer engine that will serve up traditional English-style beer.

As for the atmosphere, Williams said, the goal is to create a space where people can truly connect.

“We don’t have TVs,” he said. “We really want folks to just interact with each other — maybe meet someone they’ve never met before, have an interesting conversation, and learn something new about someone else in the community.”

Home Range Brewing also offers board games for patrons to use and — although the bar does not serve food — bringing in food from other businesses is welcome, and even encouraged.

“I’ve even seen folks bring and make their own charcuterie boards,” Williams added, “which is super fun.”

As the seasons change and beers rotate, one thing will stay constant at Home Range: a commitment to the community it calls home.

“We’re just super excited to be here in Logan,” Williams said. “We wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.”