Weekend off the Wagon – February 24-26
Look for this monster of a tap all weekend.
Weekend off the Wagon in your inbox, every Friday
It’s our birthday. There happen to be a few dozen other events this weekend, but let’s be honest, just come party with us.
Track 1:
Friday: Wagon Ryed Bar Crawl. Venture with us through downtown Denver as we deliver beer off the back of a horse-drawn wagon.
Saturday: Wagon Birthday Bacchanalia at Star Bar. It’s like a rare beer session of GABF mixed with smoked cocktails. And punch. There will be punch!
Sunday: If you’re able kick it Sunday funday style after what we did to you at Star Bar last night, we might have an opening for you…
Track 2:
Friday: Head up north, enjoy some music at Oskar Blues and brew releases at Yak & Yeti and Arvada Beer Company
Saturday: Liquid Brunch in the morning, LUPEC Prom in the evening.
Sunday: Not much going on this Sunday. Explore a new-to-you brunch joint and let us know what you find.
See below for a detailed list for weekend events. Check out our full calendar to plan your events well into the future.
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Friday, February 24
“Barth Berry Blast” release
2pm – 10pm
Arvada Beer Company
This is a light golden ale with Blackberries and Raspberries. Release is probably between 12-4
Firkin Friday at Dry Dock
3pm – 11pm
Dry Dock Brewing Co.
Join us each Friday for Firkin Friday where we tap a special one-off beer that has been cask-conditioned… usually with a twist! The firkins are tapped at 3PM and one later in the evening, sometime around 7pm or8pm.
Firkin Friday at Great Divide
3pm – 6pm
Great Divide Brewing Co.
Blessing of the Bock
4pm – 10pm
Yak and Yeti Restaurant
Release party for our Bavarian-style Bockbier called (Yakety Yak) Don’t Talk Bock.
Friday Feb at 4PM and the Blessing of the Bock (by an ordained minister) will be at 5PM!
Wagon Ryed Bar Crawl
6pm – 8pm
LoDo
We’re crawling to celebrate our first birthday.
Meet us at Wynkoop at 6pm. We’ll follow a horse-drawn wagon all around LoDo, delivering our Wagon Ryed beer.
The schedule is tight, so feel free to find us anywhere along the route:
6:00pm – Wagon leaves 21st and Arapahoe with kegs on board
6:10pm – Breck on Blake
6:20pm – Falling Rock
6:25pm – Wynkoop (reload!)
6:45pm – Wazee Supper Club
7:05pm – FreshCraft
7:20pm – Euclid Hall
7:50pm – Star Bar
And probably a few drinks at Star Bar…
Colorado Mammoth vs. Calgary Roughnecks
7pm – 10pm
Pepsi Center
John Lee Hooker Jr.
8pm – 11:30pm
Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
Saturday, February 25
Denver Restaurant Week
Sat Feb 25, 2012 – Fri Mar 9, 2012
Hope on the Slopes
Breckenridge
Set your sights high and make every run count this season. This winter, the American Cancer Society challenges you to extend beyond your vertical limits to fund the fight against cancer. Every time you hit the slopes with Hope on the Slopes, you will raise valuable funds to support American Cancer Society-funded research, education, advocacy, and patient service programs.
Kick the crap out of cancer.
Pliny the Younger tappings
Various Locations
Lucky Pie – Louisville
3pm
$9 – 9 ounce pour
Tickets on sale at 2pm, 55 available
Oskar Blues HMLS – Longmont
1pm
$12 – 10 ounce pour
Tickets on sale at 10am, pouring at 1pm
Falling Rock – Denver
5pm
Rumor has it Consecration will go on tap after Younger is dry
Reel Social Club’s Seam To Screen Liquid Brunch
10:30am – 2pm
Denver Film Center
Roll out of bed and straight into the Denver FilmCenter/Colfax for bottomless mimosas and brunch followed by a private screening of the critically acclaimed documentary, Bill Cunningham New York.
10:30 am, brunch + mimosas + radio 1190 + photobooth + fashion show
12:30 pm, private screening of Bill Cunningham New York
Left Hand Ambidextrous Ale Tapping
11am – 2pm
FreshCraft
At 11 am on Saturday we’ll be tapping “Step 1″ in Left Hand’s new 12 step program, Ambidextrous Ale – a beguiling beer that balances dessert with coffee in a single glass, but you might want to double fist! This is a blend of Milk Stout and Widdershins barleywine aged in an oak barrel.
More on the beer:
ABV– 9.2%
IBU’s–Unknown
Compiled tasting notes:
This dual threat beer pours deep mahogany capped by a creamy white head. The beer is equal parts dessert and coffee with aromas of dates, vanilla and figs countered by licorice, roast malt and mild espresso. The taste follows suit with plum pudding, chocolate covered fig newtons and chocolate cream cheese frosting which gets swept away by whiskey spiked coffee and licorice. The body is medium full with a slight warming finish.
American Craft Beer Radio
12pm – 1pm
102.3 FM
Listen in on some [probably hungover] ramblings from local beer bloggers. Guests include:
• Jonathan Shikes – The Westword
• DavidYoung – Fort Collins Coloradoan
• Dave Butler – Fermentedly Challenged
• PJ Hoberman – Denver off the Wagon
2pm – 10pm
Belgian Chocolate Cherry Imperial Stout Collaboration Release Party
Denver Beer Co., 1695 Platte St, Denver, CO, 80202
Whew! The name says it all.
Wynkoop’s 2012 Beerdrinker of the Year
2pm – 5pm
Wynkoop
On February 25 at 2 PM at Wynkoop Brewing these finalists will be grilled by a panel of previous Beerdrinker of the Year winners and national beer experts. The judges (in traditional jurist wigs and robes) will challenge the finalists with difficult beer questions, and then choose the 2012 Beerdrinker of the Year.
The winner wins free beer for life at the Wynkoop Brewing Company, $250 worth of beer at their local brewpub or beer bar, and clothing proclaiming them the 2012 Beerdrinker of the Year.
They have their name engraved on Wynkoop’s Beerdrinker of the Year trophy, and earn the mighty acclaim that comes from being recognized as America’s greatest beer lover.
While in Denver (at Wynkoop’s expense) they will stay at Denver’s famed Brown Palace Hotel.
Phil Farrell of Cumming, GA is the reigning Beerdrinker of the Year and will be a judge at this year’s Finals. Wynkoop is now serving Beerdrinker Imperial Stout, a whiskey-barrel-aged, extra-strength stout Farrell brewed last fall with Wynkoop head brewer Andy Brown.
Battle of the Bitters
3pm – 9pm
Copper Kettle Brewing Co.
You all have been asking, so we made it happen! We will be having aside by side British Bitter pairing on Saturday, February 25th. We’ll have an ESB (Extra Special Bitter) and a British Best Bitter on the same night!
Tap release: 3:00-9:00PM
Food available: 5:00-9:00PM
Open That Bottle Night, Cheeky Version
4pm – 11pm
The Cheeky Monk – Denver, 534 E. Colfax Ave, Denver, CO, 80203
This applies to BOTH Cheeky Monk locations:
In celebration of expanding their bottle selection to OVER 150 BOTTLES, Cheeky Monk will be highlighting 25 of their newest for you to choose.
An Evening with the House of Walker
6:30pm – 10:30pm
Alpenglow Stube at Keystone Mountain
Hosted by Master of Whisky, Robert Sickler. Six course pairing dinner, featuring Johnnie Walker Red, Green, Black, Blue, Gold and King GeorgeV.
$125. RSVP at 970.496.4386.
Wagon Birthday Bacchanalia
7pm – 12am
Star Bar
This is the big party. The showdown. The festival. The bacchanalia. You don’t want to miss any of the nights, but you really don’t want to miss this one. The beer list is below, and ridiculous. There will be smoked cocktails – with fire involved – and beer cocktails and some punch. There will be music and t-shirts and frivolity to write home about.
Star Bar Proprietary Beers:
• Leopold Bothers American Small Batch Whiskey Barrel Aged Belgian Yeti – Great Divide
• Leopold Bothers Apple Whiskey Barrel Aged G’Knight – Oscar Blues
• Star Folie – New Belgium
• Star Sour #1 – AC Golden
The rest of the list:
• Wagon Ryed – Wynkoop
• Nomad – Great Divide
• Maharaja – Avery
• Deviant Dale’s – Oscar Blues
• Belgian Smidy – Oscar Blues
• Saboteur 09 / Saboteur 12 – Odell
• Footprint – Odell
• Surette – Crooked Stave
• Angel’s Share – The Lost Abbey
• Noble Rot – Dogfish Head
Featured Wagon Ryed Beer Cocktails:
• Double Rye Black Walnut Hattan
Old Overholt Rye Whiskey, Carpano Antica, Black Walnut Bitters, Wagon Ryed Dry Stout
• Smoked and Flaming Wagon Wheel
Tanteo Jalapeno Tequila, Del Maguey La Crema Mezcal, Leopold Brother American Orange Liqueur, Orange Bitters
John Lee Hooker Jr
8pm – 11:30pm
Home Made Liquids & Solids
LUPEC Prom Redux
8pm – 12am
Bender’s
Lot of kids can’t afford the formal wear necessary to make a big splash at prom. The Prom Dress Exchange Corp offers hope in the form of ballgowns and cumberbunds. With only a student ID, these kids can pick up gently used fancy pants and start to focus the important things…like who to take! We at LUPEC think this is a great cause and throw our own annual Prom to help raise donations (clothing or cash).
So, please raid your closets for unneeded formal wear and bring it down to Bender’s for an evening of dancing, cocktail specials, and fun as we help The Prom Dress Exchange Corp make prom happen.
We’re picking a Prom King and Queen, selling beautiful corsages, setting up a photo booth, and stockpiling red lipstick for the kissing booth…you won’t want to miss our 4th annual Prom Redux!
Sunday, February 26
Nothing. Sleep it off. Go for a run. Eat some bacon. Read a book.
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Friday, Feb 24, 2012 at 11:23 am by PJ Hoberman
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