Rio Connelly

Rio Connelly is a professional brewer with over a decade of experience in the Utah Craft Beer scene. Having originally discovered a passion for brewing during college in Washington state, he's been experimenting with new styles, creating menus and writing about craft beverages at SLUG Magazine since his return to Salt Lake City in 2008. Well-respected in the community as the founding Head Brewer of Proper Brewing, Connelly’s knowledge about beer—and myriad other topics—seems boundless. He’s never content to rest on his laurels, drawing on his creative drives for anything from arcane beer recipes in his library to lyrical drumwork in his punk band, Filth Lords.