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The 19 best craft beer names in Utah showcase Mormon culture, scenic landscapes and odd liquor laws

The rest of us are enticed by an awesome name — especially one tied to Utah culture, scenic landscapes or odd liquor laws.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah's best beer names.

Playful and irreverent names are as old as the state’s craft beer scene. In the mid-1980s, Wasatch Brewing Co.’s Polygamy Porter poked fun at the state’s controversial past and asked: “Why have just one?”

Then there was Uinta Brewing Co.’s St. Provo Girl Pilsner, a take on the famous St. Pauli Girl brand — complete with a buxom blonde on the label.