{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast","title":"SE6EP5 - David Miller: Sustainable Approach to Brewing Beer","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2350,"description":"David Miller, director of operations at Ski Utah partner Wasatch Squatters Brewing, has long had a passion for brewing beer. But also for doing it in a sustainable way. The popular Utah brewery, born in the resort town of Park City in 1986, has put innovative practices in place to recycle cans, used grain, water, and more. Last Chair headed to the Wasatch Squatters taproom in Salt Lake City to get insights from Miller and to enjoy a Last One Down lager, a beer brewed in partnership with Ski Utah.Miller grew up in Oklahoma – not exactly ski destination. But his parents were Colorado skiers, so the family often hit small hills in New Mexico with a few trips north to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. His passion for brewing first played out when he volunteered to help out at Oklahoma’s Prairie Artisan Ales. His brewery journey took him to North Carolina and then Dallas. While in Texas, his boss was in Utah, and the lure of the Wasatch – both the brewery and the mountains – brought him to Salt Lake City just a few years ago. He sees the mountains as a great place to raise a family, and his young kids are already ripping around Solitude.But as much as he loves brewing, his real passion is being a steward of the planet on which we live. It’s ingrained in Miller’s life, from the lessons he teaches his young kids to the practices he puts in place at Wasatch Squatters.“Sustainability does not always come easy – it's not just a flip of a switch,” said Miller. “So if we're able to do something more efficient and more sustainable, even though it may be really hard to do, we're going to take that challenge on.” It’s mid-day at the Wasatch Squatter’s taproom as guests slide up to the bar for a lunchtime brew. Meanwhile, Miller is diving deeper into the myriad ways Wasatch Squatters is creating ways to innovate its operation to be more sustainable.It’s about finding an effective way to recycle cans that are kicked off the bottling line. Or reusing water used to cool hot tanks...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4YVjNxONMMCKSWIWbaFKz3TKg7QliIWdBgXhHGfrejI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzEwMzc2LzE2NjUw/MDQ2NDctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}