Music, beer, summertime; the three were made for each other! What better way to experience this trifecta of awesomeness than at Boulder Beer where, on Saturday, July 20th, Kyle Hollingsworth of The String Cheese Incident fame will serenade the crowd with his tunes and serve up craft beer from over 30 breweries? Check the press release [...]
Saturday, May 11, 2013 by Chris Bruns
I suppose it’s understood that, when you claim Denver’s a great beer city, you really mean to include the whole metro-area; while some of America’s finest ales and lagers are produced within the Mile High City’s limits, one would be remiss to omit Dry Dock Brewing Co., Lone Tree Brewing Company, Big Choice Brewing, and [...]
Monday, April 15, 2013 by Chris Bruns
Imagine a swanky party in a turn-of-the-century hotel suite; resplendent with thick, frilled draperies, dark wood cabinetry, an ornately-carved four-poster bed, and a fireplace in the corner. Imagine a penthouse with a view of a downtown urban area, hardwood floors, plush, leather seating, and decorative molding on the wall. The setting is chic, the partygoers [...]
Thursday, April 4, 2013 by Chris Bruns
Beer and Burgers have been perfect companions for all of human’s culinary history (at least, the history worth remembering). Whether you’re at the ballpark or a friend’s BBQ, it is a no-brainer pairing. I couldn’t tell you how these two consumables—both great on their own—so effectively tap into our epicurean delights when combined. It is [...]
Monday, February 25, 2013 by Chris Bruns
As many a St. Patrick’s Day and other generally unimaginative drinking t-shirts claim: “You can’t drink all day unless you start in the morning.” However true this may be, since you’ve graduated from your wild college days and have henceforth been marching steadily into adulthood and real responsibilities, killing a keg before noon in the [...]
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 by Chris Bruns
An event centered on beer, coffee, and unlimited bacon pretty much sells itself. I mean, what else do you need to know before snagging your credit card and making reservations in the next five seconds? Even if the event is being held at the bottom of the ocean, and all the profits fund the Prohibition [...]
Monday, January 14, 2013 by Chris Bruns
A misty moor, whale-oil lanterns flickering in a dim room, curls of ethereal smoke flowing from a Sherlock Holmes-esque pipe: despite a sludged-up River Thames, rampant disease, and the fact that people just threw their bodily waste out the window, the Victorian Era still retains a great deal of romanticism. But where can the modern-day [...]
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 by Chris Bruns
Join the dark side. They’ve got great beer! No, I haven’t been spending time with Darth Vader and my soul is no more corrupted than usual. In fact, my propensity for darkness helped raise $14,000 for Metro CareRing, a local food pantry, during Wynkoop Brewing Company’s Parade of Darks. Parade of Darks is Wynkoop’s annual celebration [...]
Friday, November 23, 2012 by Chris Bruns
Nights are long, days are cold, winter is nigh; it’s time to put away the fizzy, yellow beers and opt for something a bit heavier. Put down the Pilsner and pick up a porter because you will need a dark beer to warm your core and numb the pain of your relentless relatives this holiday [...]
Thursday, October 18, 2012 by Chris Bruns
Taller than a typical pint glass, heavier than a plate of nachos, able to destroy sobriety in a single serving! Look, on the bar! It’s a tube of tennis balls! It’s a cylinder of Pringles! No, it’s the new 19.2 ounce cans from Oskar Blues! Yes, the extra-tallboy cans of Dale’s Pale Ale, strange visitors [...]
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 by Chris Bruns
Nobody should feel guilty for imbibing a fine-craft beer but, just in case you have an overactive conscious, here’s your chance to drink well and support a very noble cause. Fireman’s Brew, a craft brewery from the Los Angeles area, will soon distribute to Colorado through Republic National Distributing Company. The brewery was founded by [...]
Monday, October 15, 2012 by Chris Bruns
Anybody who doubts Denver beer geeks are among the most devoted of all brew lovers wasn’t at last Saturday’s Chipotle Mexican Grill-sponsored Cultivate Festival. Who, besides we burly, mile-high suds-guzzlers would endure hours of sub-freezing temperatures in City Park simply to get our frozen fingers on a sample of local beer? Who else would wrap [...]
Monday, October 8, 2012 by Chris Bruns
The Denver Beer Fest—a city-wide celebration of suds surrounding Great American Beer Festival—was officially begun last Friday with the initial tapping of Mayor Mike’s 5280 Brew at Denver Beer Co., the pumpkin beer Denver’s Mayor Michael B. Hancock helped brew on September 19th. The Mayor was on-site to pour the first pint. Amidst a sea [...]
Thursday, October 4, 2012 by Chris Bruns
This Saturday, October 6th, the Chipotle Cultivate Festival, an event specially-made for socially-conscious foodies, will be held in City Park from 10am to 6pm. The festival is a celebration of food, farmers, artists, freethinkers, and musicians in an effort to bring “awareness about food’s impact on society,” and best of all, entrance is absolutely free! [...]
Thursday, September 27, 2012 by Chris Bruns
So, this is your first Great American Beer Festival (GABF)? Feeling excited? Giddy, even? Good, but are you truly prepared for 2, 200 beers and 500 breweries? Can you handle the sheer enormity of it all? Can you get through the granddaddy of all beer events and live to tell about it? Yes, yes you [...]
Thursday, September 20, 2012 by Chris Bruns
Pop quiz, Colorado beer geeks: name the man famous for both being Denver’s mayor and for brewing beer. If you answered John Hickenlooper then you are right! Correction: you’re half right because, as of Wednesday, September 19th, current Denver mayor Michael Hancock can also be counted among the exclusive ranks of mayoral beer-makers. To celebrate the fourth-annual Denver [...]
Monday, September 10, 2012 by Chris Bruns
Beer geeks are, whether they know it or not, social activists. Do you enjoy drinking at your hometown brewery? You’re supporting small businesses. Do you like fresh-hopped beers? You’re supporting local farmers. Have you ever enjoyed a Silverback Pale Ale from Wynkoop? You’re raising money for gorilla conservation. You don’t have to boast nasty-ass dreadlocks, [...]
Thursday, August 23, 2012 by Chris Bruns
What’s the highpoint of a brewer’s career? Winning a medal at Great American Beer Festival? Maybe. But what about winning a medal at Great American Beer festival and receiving a free congratulatory beer? Thanks to Breckenridge Brewery, the Colorado Brewers Guild (CBG), and CBG member breweries, the best of the best at this year’s GABF [...]
Tuesday, August 7, 2012 by Chris Bruns
Love Colorado beer? Join the club. No, seriously, join the club. Steve Kurowski, the marketing and communications director for the Colorado Brewers Guild (CBG), will be guest bartending at Denver Beer Co. on Wednesday, August 8th from 4pm-7pm to promote SOCIAL (Supporter Of Colorado Indigenous Ale and Lager). SOCIAL is a craft beer enthusiasts program [...]
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 by Chris Bruns
Drinkin’ booze and ridin’ trains through rural America—no, it’s not the Hobo Convention, it’s the Rails & Ales Brewfest (sponsored by the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad) in Alamosa/La Veta, wherein the general public can enjoy the tramp lifestyle, drink finely-crafted local beer, enjoy the musical stylings of Chuck Pyle and The Rifters, and do it all in [...]
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