USA, UT: SaltFire Brewing Company coming to Midvale

An old evangelical church on Midvale’s Main Street will soon be home to a new bar and restaurant, Midvale Journal reported on October 1.

Midvale’s Redevelopment Agency approved doling out a $250,000 interest-free loan to SaltFire Brewing Company on August 5. The loan will support the brewery’s plan to revamp the Evangelico Eterno church, located at 7584 Main Street.

Unlike SaltFire’s South Salt Lake location, the brewery’s bar in Midvale will also house a restaurant. SaltFire plans to sublease half of the building to Cutthroat Burger, which will provide the dining portion of the taproom’s menu.

“This feels like one of the easiest actions we’ve had,” Councilmember Bryant Brown said before the 4-0 vote approving the term sheet for the loan.

The Utah-based brewery will use the interest-free loan for kitchen renovations, purchasing beer equipment, signage, and furnishings. The RDA’s loan also requires SaltFire to spend 5% of the total allowance to advertise its Midvale location, according to a summary report submitted to the Redevelopment Agency of Midvale.

The RDA only gives out zero percent loans to businesses that provide a public benefit to Midvale’s community. To help meet that requirement, the loan obligates SaltFire to participate in all RDA-led events taking place on Main Street. Saltfire also needs to host at least three events a year, which can include live music, trivia night and beer festivals.

“The application has met and exceeded the minimum requirements for consideration,” the summary report states. “The proposal demonstrates great promise for both future and existing businesses on Midvale Main Street, bringing in more visitors, beatifying the street, and engaging with the community on a regular basis.”

SaltFire also plans to set up a “rotating gallery” of artwork created by local artists. The taphouse already hosts a gallery show at its South Salt Lake location, where the artwork is left on display for sale, with all proceeds going to the local artist, said Aubrey Ruiz, RDA program manager, in her presentation to the RDA board on July 15.

“It's really another way to support local artists and another way to bring in foot traffic,” she said.

To satisfy the public benefit loan’s economic impact requirement, SaltFire states in its business plan that it anticipates the Midvale location will generate $600,000 in revenue in its first year and aims to increase revenue to over $1 million within three years.

“I think one of the best things is that the job creation is going to be seven to 10 positions, which is a little bit more than they proposed in their original business plan,” Ruiz said on July 15.

SaltFire will begin making loan payments a month after its grand opening or by Feb. 1, 2026, at the latest. The brewery’s goal is to open next February, right when loan payments start kicking in.

Once up and running, Saltfire will be open 7 days a week, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sundays.