After a pint of Cherry Kriek at the Strange Brewing tap room, I head east three blocks to a warehouse on 12th Avenue. At the top of the stairs, I swipe my card through the card reader at the door. Across the tasting room is another door, which leads into a chilly 5,000 sq. ft. [...]
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 by Billy Broas
We snapped pictures in the Teddy Roosevelt suite, hugged the big blue bear, and spewed one-liners in front of Comedy Works. These were a few of the missions that 4 of us Wagon writers plus Hop Press writer Brian Leplla completed during the Deschutes Base Camp scavenger hunt. Base Camp is described as ”A multi-venue, multi-event celebration of [...]
Monday, October 3, 2011 by Billy Broas
Colorado wins at beer, period. The Centennial State brought home 44 medals at the 30th annual Great American Beer Festival, and only California brought home more with 51. Here are the top 5 states by medals won: California – 51 Colorado – 44 Oregon – 15 Illinois – 12 Indiana & Washington – 10 (TIE) [...]
Monday, August 15, 2011 by Billy Broas
Living in a premier beer state like Colorado does have its drawbacks. With close to 150 breweries, it’s easy to lose track track of them and even drive right past one without knowing it. Another beer opportunity lost. Ok so it’s not a bad problem to have, but why not get a guide to help [...]
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 by Billy Broas
The big event is getting closer. If you’re a member of the American Homebrewers Association or Brewer’s Association, you can now purchase your tickets to the Great American Beer Festival. Reasons to get tickets during the Members-only pre-sale: Access to the members-only entrance, meaning a shorter wait in line Access to the members-only session on [...]
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 by Billy Broas
On Sunday, April 17th, the #BrewDEN meetup group will be attending Hops and Pie for their “Littlest Big Beer Fest” featuring Left Hand Brewing Company. If you’re not familiar with #BrewDEN, it’s a Denver meetup group for craft beer lovers. We meet once per month and have visited Denver’s finest beer establishments including: Breckendridge Brewery [...]
Thursday, March 31, 2011 by Billy Broas
Think your homebrew beats anyone else’s in town? Well now you can prove it at the first ever Denver County Fair. Only July 28-31, 2011 the fair will host a homebrew competition sponsored by Great Divide Brewery. In fact, if you’re a craftsman in general there are currently 105 competitions listed on the website. The [...]
Thursday, March 3, 2011 by Billy Broas
They came from all different backgrounds, but they were all there for the beer. Or beer making, that is. The February meeting at the Rackhouse Pub marked the first official meeting for Denver’s newest homebrew club, simply named DenverHBC. I went there not knowing what to expect. All I knew was that if my buddies [...]
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