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Wild West booze: 150-year-old bottle unearthed in historic Utah mining town

A 150-year-old sealed bottle found in Alta is believed to contain beer, with local distillers aiming to culture yeast to recreate the historic brew, archaeologist Ian Wright said.

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An archaeological team in Utah has discovered a literal time capsule from the state's Wild West past: a bottle of alcohol that had been buried for over a century at the historic mining town of Alta.Local distillers at High West Saloon are now working to identify the mysterious liquid and unlock the secrets it might hold from the frontier days. Archaeologist Ian Wright has been leading the excavation."We have found a 150-year-old bottle of alcoho…

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KBZK broke the news in on Thursday, January 22, 2026.
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