Denver off the Wagon

Kyle Hollingsworth to bring beats and brews to Boulder Beer July 20th

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 [...]

Avery SourFest 2013: ‘Pucker Up Buttercup’

On Saturday 400 lucky beer nerds puckered up for Avery Brewing Co.’s 4th Annual Boulder SourFest, sampling as many of the 54 draft and 27 bottled wild and sour ales as possible. Despite the many angry beer nerds who couldn’t garner access to this Boulder shindig, the event was stellar and other festivals can learn [...]

Burning Can 2013 – get your effigy ready!

If you can only attend one outdoor festival this year, well, I fell bad for you and your rickets. But, if it actually only has to be one, make it Burning Can. Festival takes place on June 1st at Bohn Park in Lyons, Colorado. The gist: 30 or so craft breweries with one thing in [...]

Denver Beer Co.’s Beer, Bacon, & Coffee Fest celebrates the breakfast beer

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 [...]

Beer, Bacon, & Coffee Fest coming to Denver Beer Co.

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 [...]

Super Beer Porn of the Week – Denver (Only) Beer Festivus

The Dark Side of Wynkoop

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 [...]

Parade of Darks to be held December 1st

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 [...]

Fans of local booze brave the cold at Cultivate Festival

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 [...]

Cultivate Festival to showcase local beer this Saturday

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! [...]

The Greenhorn’s Survival Guide to GABF

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 [...]

Brew at the Zoo makes social activists out of beer geeks

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, [...]

Great Divide Celebrates 18 Years of Brewing Damn Good Beer

On Saturday, Great Divide Brewing Company celebrated their 18th Birthday at the brewery with a good ol’ fashion block party.  They busted out plenty of silly beers to go along with other Great Divide year-round and seasonal beers.  1500 people attended the sold-out event to celebrate as Denver’s largest brewery transitioned into adulthood.  We had [...]

Beer Porn of the Week – Great Divide’s 18th Anniversary Party

Happy 18th Birthday Party, Great Divide!  Check back later this week for a full recap of the event.  Hint: it was awesome.   [We'll share some beer porn every Monday to get your week started off right. Have some of your own? Leave a link in the comments!]

Rails & Ales Brewfest Coming Soon

Time for a word analogy; fill in the blank.  Bark : Dog :: Chug Chug : _________.  If you answered “train,” congratulations—you’re an innocent soul with a firm understanding of onomatopœia.  If you answered “what my frat brothers chanted when I downed three pitchers of PBR at Toga Party ‘99” then you’ll probably die young [...]

Odell Small Batch Festival Returns May 26th

Odell Brewing Company has announced the return of Small Batch Festival (previously known as Small Batch Revival) on May 26th.  This event will always hold a special place in my heart as it was the first event I covered for Denver off the Wagon.  You can read about last year’s festival here.  This year’s party [...]

Saison Overload! 4th Annual Saison Festival at TRiNiTY Brewing Co.

On April 14, TRiNiTY Brewing Company in Colorado Springs held their 4th Annual Saison and Farmhouse Ale Festival at their newly remodeled brewery.  One of the most highly specialized beer festivals in the state, Saison Fest draws a rather large and diverse crowd. Saison, meaning “season” in French, originated in the Wallonia region of Belgium [...]

Burning Can is Back!

Press Release: Burning Can is back … and better than ever.  Burning Can is a festival celebrating craft beer in a CAN! This year, we’re teaming up with Lyons Outdoor Games & the Colorado Brewers Guild to bring entertainment for both you and your taste buds. Lyons Outdoor Games is a world-class celebration of mountain [...]

Strong Ale Fest: An Ode to @ColoBeerMan

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 [...]

Beer Porn of the Week – Strong Ale Fest

Avery Brewing Co. – Strong Ale Fest   [We'll share some beer porn every Monday to get your week started off right. Have some of your own? Leave a link in the comments!]