It has been an absolute whirlwind of a week here at the Wagon. Hell, it’s been a bang-up week in general for loca craft beers and spirits. Chances are some of you are pretty wiped out from the first day of the South Denver Beer Festival, or you are slathering in sunscreen to enjoy the [...]
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 by Chris Washenberger
Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey recently invited me to take part in the pilot session of their new program, The Whiskey Workshop. The workshop is designed as a 2-day getaway for whiskey lovers and distilling nerds. My invitation was fortuitous, as I like to claim both designations. The idea is based on the belief that said lover-of-libations wants [...]
Sunday, March 31, 2013 by David Pennington
Ants in your pants. Hitch in your britches. Whatever the case, you just can’t sit still. Then again, who could with spring lurking just around the corner? Here in Denver we are being blasted in the morning with seasonal lows in the icy 20s and our evening commutes are welcomed with open windows and fantasies of Happy [...]
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 by PJ Hoberman
We’re looking for an intern. Someone to help us out. Learn the ropes. Feed us bacon. You know, interny things. Here’s what we need: You must be 21+ You understand technology. Like Google docs, WordPress, the “internet”. You want to learn more about the food and beverage industry and people in Denver. You have [...]
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 by David Pennington
Today is not St. Patricks day, but it seems like a good a time as any to venture out to a brewery for the first time in two months. Given the holiday, there is that off-hand conflict I get being an American with Irish blood who was reluctantly raised Catholic. Further conflict coming from someone [...]
Friday, March 15, 2013 by Alexandra Weissner
5280’s Top of the Town 2013 ballot is now open and we need your vote. We are asking you, our loyal readers, to vote for us as the your favorite blog (you have to fill in a box on page 2. Archaic, I know.). Our goal has always been to bring you important beer news and insights [...]
Thursday, February 28, 2013 by Kevin Burke
Bar managers have periods. Let that sink in. Every 2 weeks we pull our entire inventory–every bottle of beer, wine, and booze is pulled, counted, and noted down to the tenth of a bottle. The primary reason is to compare our P&L. We purchase booze several times per week to replenish stock and acquire new [...]
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 by Alexandra Weissner
The National Western Stock Show kicked off in Denver last week, and it is time to party like a cowboy. What does it mean to party like a cowboy? It means you will be drinking lots and lots of beer and whiskey and two-stepping the nights away. There are so many great places and events [...]
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 by Peter MacKellar
The X Games are gearing up for its 12th consecutive year in Aspen, Colo., from Jan. 24 through Jan. 27, and the big question isn’t who will win the SuperPipe or Big Air – its where to eat and drink if you’re heading up for the festivities. Eating and drinking around Aspen will never be cheap, but [...]
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 by Peter MacKellar
When it comes to open container laws, what is the first city that you think of? Las Vegas? New Orleans? What if I told you Denver would soon be on the short list of cities allowing open containers of booze on their streets? Given the amount of breweries, restaurants and bars – as well as [...]
Monday, December 17, 2012 by David Pennington
What does “craft beer” mean to you? It is no secret that the craft industry has so many players that are doing so many different things that we should be thankful that there is something resembling a regulatory body. But is it worthwhile if that governing body is a bit. . . thuggish? Bossy? I’m [...]
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 by David Pennington
You: the Wet-Whistled wordslinger who hasn’t been on the wagon, ever, and are looking for the kind of opportunity that keeps you a, erm, wet-whistled wordslinger. You’ve got something to say about booze, alcohol, the big “A”, and need a respectable platform to do it with. Maybe you are a straight-laced, all-things-considered, super balanced news [...]
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 by Kelly Tidd
Seeing how last week was Thanksgiving, I’m guessing some of you are still trying to figure out what to do with all the weird leftovers that you haven’t gobbled up yet (I’d also wager half of you ate pie for breakfast Friday morning and had turkey sandwiches for lunch and dinner). That Tupperware filled with [...]
Sunday, November 25, 2012 by David Pennington
Lightnin’ Ivories! Did anyone get the license plate on that truck? It’s been a heckuva week here at the Wagon, and several national holidays based around free-based consumption sure doesn’t help. We had several scoops from our fervent contributors about what you can bring to the Thanksgiving table, including wine and cocktails. Definitely worth bookmarking [...]
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 by Kelly Tidd
Whether you’ll be spending the day with family, or you’re an orphan celebrating with friends, by the time 7 or 8 pm rolls around and you’ve properly digested the gut bomb that was Thanksgiving dinner, you’re probably going to be a little antsy to find a place to celebrate one of the things you’re most [...]
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 by Kelly Tidd
I’m not saying you have and I’m not saying you haven’t, but if you’ve ever gone off the sauce for a slightly longer than an average period of time (you know, like 24 hours or so ) you know the point when your body just sort of shuts down and you wind up with every [...]
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 by Chris Washenberger
You’ve likely heard the news: it seems that our local Strange Brewing Company and some homebrew store in Massachusetts are having a little bit of a legal twist-up over the name “Strange” followed up by some iteration of the term “Brew.” I am going to be up front. Where lawyers are involved I generally try [...]
Monday, November 12, 2012 by LeVar Battle
The reCyclery, Capitol Hill’s newest bicycle shop, has only been open a few weeks and are already primed and damn near ready to open their extension– reCyclery Bicycle Cafe. Located on the northwest corner of 14th and Ogden, the reCyclery Bicycle Cafe will not only offer cyclists and Cap Hillers breakfast, lunch, and dinner bierocks, [...]
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 by Kelly Tidd
Hello. My name is Kelly, and I’m On the Wagon. What? Don’t look at me like that. Sometimes a girl’s liver just needs a break. A month-long break. Yup, that’s right; I’m booze-free for the entire month of November. I started on Wednesday. That’s right. I started a day early. Not because I’m an overachiever, [...]
Monday, November 5, 2012 by David Pennington
Came across an interesting press release this weekend on Beer Pulse about the conversion rates in the craft beer industry between those who try a brand and those who are likely to become a regular customer of that brand. When it comes down to the economics, this could be viewed as bad news for the [...]
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