Inside Kiitos’ Sugar House brewery, you’ll find many relics of Salt Lake’s past. Doors and furniture recovered from the now-shuttered Garage on Beck, a stately brass chandelier from a downtown theatre, vintage signage from Shingleton’s Sewing, the building’s previous occupants and even a 54-year-old Shingleton’s receipt that fell out of a wall during recent renovations. And, apart from preserving a piece of the community’s history, the bar is also providing the surrounding neighborhood with a space for working, gathering and celebrating.
“I knew it would be a neighborhood bar, but I didn’t realize just how neighborly it would be,” says Andrew Dasenbrock, owner and CEO of Kiitos Brewing. Since opening the doors in fall 2025, Andrew has seen friendships formed between bar patrons that strike up a conversation only to realize they’ve been living on the same street for years. There’s already a modest crew of regulars that frequent the bar daily, and on any given day, you’ll find a crowd of locked-up bikes out front. The localized demographic fills the bartop with laptops during the day, and filters through to the back areas to lounge on velvet sofas or pack into wooded booths. In the last room, antique sewing machines and retro Shingleton’s signage pay homage to the building’s provenance. When dusk settles, you might be hard-pressed to find an open seat as folks pack in to watch the game on flatscreens or huddle around a high top with a deck of cards.
The vibe is casual and unhurried, quite the departure from Kittos’ flagship westside bar—known for heated pinball tournaments and sold-out events held among massive fermentation tanks. That’s by design, says Andrew, who wants each Kiitos location to have its own identity. (Word on the street is: there are more Kiitos branches on the horizon.)
The unifying element is, of course, the beer that has elevated the Kiitos name into one of the most respected craft breweries in the state. The rotating tap features a sweeping range of seasonal releases and novelty flavors. I sipped on the Salt ’n’ Pickle and Nitro Pumpkin Latte—exceptional on their own and bizarrely intoxicating in sequence. For those in search of a higher ABV beverage, the brewery offers four signature cocktails. The Koori Hana combines Empress Indigo Gin, elderflower, lime and sugar, crowned with a bubble of smoke. A full food menu is in the works, as of this writing, and Andrew has plans to build out the kitchen to offer a full line of brunch, lunch and dinner.
The Kiitos Sugar House bar is open daily from 11–1 a.m., stop by when you’re in the mood for good beer and even better vibes.
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