Brewery · Salt Lake City
Proper Brewing Co. & Avenues Proper
A Salt Lake brewing company that started in 2013 as Avenues Proper, then the state's smallest commercial brewery, and grew onto Main Street.[1]
On DABS's Proudly Utah list as Proper Brewing Co. (brewery, 857 S Main St., Salt Lake City, UT 84111) and Avenues Proper (brewery, 376 8th Ave., Salt Lake City, UT 84103). Sources read October 11, 2026.
What they make
- Avenues Proper opened in 2013, co-owned by brewer Rio Connelly, his brother Liam and Andrew Tendick; a production brewery and Proper Burger followed on Main Street, and it began canning in 2019.[1]
Visiting
We couldn't confirm taproom or tasting-room details from a source yet. Check their website or call before you go.
Bottles to go
Their own sources don't say whether they sell bottles or cans to go. Ask before you go.
Utah lets a brewery, winery or distillery sell its own packaged products on site through a “Type 5” package agency[5]; anything else comes from a state liquor store.
What locals say
- City Weekly readers picked SLC Pils for best brewery can art in 2025 and put Yacht Rock Juice Box third for best IPA.[2]
Summarized in our words from local press and reader polls. We don't copy reviews.
In Utah state liquor stores
Bottles DABS lists for this maker, by vendor or brand name. Statewide counts are from the latest catalog check; store-by-store counts show when each was checked.
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from one of these, read on October 11, 2026. Hours, menus and lineups change often, so check their website before you go. Spot something out of date? Tell us at utahdrops@gmail.com.
- Proper Brewing Co.: an empire in the making · Utah Beer News, July 9, 2019
- Best of Utah 2025: libations (reader poll) · City Weekly, November 21, 2025
- We are Proudly Utah: local breweries, distilleries, wineries and cideries · Utah DABS
- Monthly product list (item, status and vendor), October 2026 · Utah DABS
- Package agencies (the five types, including Type 5 at manufacturers) · Utah DABS