Boulder SourFest. It’s a magical place wedged between October’s Great American Beer Festival and January’s Big Beers Festival. It’s a place where the Russian River table–pouring blessed beers–stands sans a line. It’s a mecca for beer aficionados to congregate and proclaim the beer gospel. And after selling out in a mere 3 minutes this year, entry tickets were even [...]
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 by Jess Hunter
It’s no hidden fact that we like good alcohol. Thankfully, our friends at Westword love it, too. This year, with Laura Shunk’s added focus of booze news, Westword’s Best of series proportionally increased to allow the boozy favorites. You can find the full list listed at this link, but here are our Cliff Notes for [...]
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 by Jess Hunter
This one’s for you, Shikes. Sure, we love beer. And we recognize that this love is a bit eccentric. But beyond our love for beer, the coolest part about ANY beer festival is the people. Friends, new and old, gather together to share this mutual love of the fermented brew. One of many we look [...]
Friday, February 24, 2012 by Jess Hunter
Girl power. I’m all for it. Especially when it comes in powerful packages like eight final contestants duking it out over classic cocktail recipes with speed and precision. From my times as a drinking savant, I have great respect for the artist crafting a classic cocktail. From my bar stages, I have an even greater [...]
Monday, February 20, 2012 by Jess Hunter
Let’s start the week off right. With some blues. Leave your Monday Morning Blues suggestions in the comments. Have a good week!
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 by Jess Hunter
I prefer my dozen flowers to be in the craft beer case variety. That, or a Jack Rose (or two). As you meander Denver tonight, stop in for a classic cocktail. And if the bar is up to it, have them make a Jack Rose–one of the most understated classic cocktails out there. Because [...]
Monday, February 13, 2012 by Jess Hunter
Let’s just get it out on the table and call a spade a spade. I’m single. Between the 4:30pm and 11:30pm available reservation slots for tomorrow, the Anti-Valentine’s Day sentiment “clashing” with the love fest of Valentine’s Day, and all the hoopla about the commercialization of love, it’s easy to be a little bitter. I’ve [...]
Monday, February 13, 2012 by Jess Hunter
Let’s start the week off right. With some blues. Leave your Monday Morning Blues suggestions in the comments. Have a good week!
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 by Jess Hunter
In all honesty, it started as a conversation about boys. But when Ashley Routson (also known as The Beer Wench) and I started brainstorming last year and came up with the 2011 list, the ball kept rolling. We knew it was a good thing to highlight the talents of the incredible brewers in this industry. [...]
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 by Jess Hunter
I’m going to be honest here. I don’t remember much of this night. Part of that because it was several weeks back. The other part? There was a lot of wine. A lot of pig, too. But also a lot of Colorado wine. The pictures and the food porn/orgasm menu had to be posted, too. [...]
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 by Jess Hunter
“Genever is genever.” Jacob Grier of Bols Genever said it best about this malty spirit. And I have to admit, I always considered it a “type of gin.” After all, I have genever to thank for getting me into gin (specifically Bols Genever because, well, it’s the only genever I’ve had). Fact of the matter, [...]
Monday, February 6, 2012 by Jess Hunter
Let’s start the week off right. With some blues. And I got on a Humble Pie kick this weekend. Hope you enjoy. Leave your Monday Morning Blues suggestions in the comments. Have a good week!
Thursday, February 2, 2012 by Jess Hunter
We’ve had this very jug from Bonacquisti Wine Co. at Colorado Wino’s Getting Piggy Wit It (everything… pig) a few weeks back. And this juice is good jug juice. Now, they’re releasing it to the public. Here’s details from the press release: Making jug wine cool: A growler-like program for oenophiles Denver | For centuries, Italians expected to have [...]
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 by Jess Hunter
[Press release] Discover Colorado Wines At Fourth Annual DrinkLocalWine Conference April 28 Conference Also Features Colorado Challenge and Twitter Taste-Off DENVER (February 1, 2012) – Wine enthusiasts who want to explore Colorado terroir and learn more about the state’s signature grape varieties are invited to attend the fourth annual DrinkLocalWine Conference on April 28 at the [...]
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 by Jess Hunter
The first national LUPEC (Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails) event is coming to Denver on February 12th from 1-5pm. Come and support your lady-lovers of fine cocktails as they face off in the shake-and-stirrtastic event. All proceeds go to breast cancer research, education and prevention. Sunday, February 12th, 1pm to 5pm Casselman’s (2620 Walnut [...]
Monday, January 30, 2012 by Jess Hunter
Let’s start the week off right. With some blues. Leave your Monday Morning Blues suggestions in the comments. Have a good week!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 by Jess Hunter
[Press release] Ft. Collins, CO, January 24, 2012 – New Belgium Brewing today announced the first two beers in its 2012 Lips of Faith series: Biere de Mars and Cocoa Molé. Lips of Faith beers offer limited edition selections that showcase New Belgium’s more esoteric and palate-elevating creations. New Belgium’s Biere de Mars evokes earthy tones of [...]
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 by Jess Hunter
[Press release] 2011 Was An Incredible Year, According To Our Notes Ska Brewing has had an incredible year, full of important milestones and proud accomplishments—at least according to notes taken by the brewery’s management team throughout the year. “I’m glad we wrote this stuff down. It all seems so hazy now,” admitted Ska President and [...]
Monday, January 23, 2012 by Jess Hunter
Let’s start the week off right. With some blues. Leave your Monday Morning Blues suggestions in the comments. Have a good week!
Monday, January 16, 2012 by Jess Hunter
I like ‘em big, hairy, hot, bold, and boozy–my beers, at least. (One could hypothesize a correlation between my taste in men and beer—no comment.) Since dipping my toe–and subsequent rabbit-hole-plunging–into the craft beer world, I’ve always lusted after a ticket to Big Beers, Belgians, and Barleywines. Thanks to the lovely folks at Denver off [...]
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Thursday, June 7, 2012 by Jess Hunter
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