Denver’s food and beverage scene is growing and maturing with every passing day. New restaurant concepts, speakeasies, and even a James Beard Award are helping to mold this city’s offerings into something unique and magical. But what does it take to make the best food and drink under one roof? What spots in this town [...]
Saturday, May 4, 2013
I wrote earlier this week about what is not a mint julep, but in preparation for the Kentucky Derby, I thought it would be appropriate to showcase a little cocktail that contains bourbon and pays tribute to the mint. Let me first state my love for the combination of bourbons and amari. Both delicious in [...]
Friday, May 3, 2013
I receive an invite to check out the new cocktail menu at the Wazee Supper Club. Summer is coming and a new cocktail menu has been rolled out to welcome it. Last week I was invited in to try out the new menu and a few of the cocktails (and, let’s face it, the beers) [...]
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Move over bottomless mimosas and Bloody Mary’s, there’s a new brunch cocktail in town: The Coconut Fizz. Only available at Linger (2030 W 30th Ave), this cocktail is beverage director Mike Henderson’s take on the New Orleans favorite Ramos Gin Fizz, mixing Monopolowa gin (potato based so it’s gluten-free), coconut milk, simple syrup, and soda [...]
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
I unabashedly love Adrift, the Tiki bar at 218 South Broadway. A primer for those who have never been to a Tiki bar: based around a too-good-to-be-true Polynesian or more generic ‘island’ theme, these places were most popular in the 1930s and 40s. They developed their own culture and cocktails during their heyday. As the [...]
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Sometimes you end up with a bottle of wine you don’t know what to do with. After tasting a bunch of exceptional wines from Colorado’s own Sutcliffe Vineyards, our parting gift was the Doce Pecado, a quality dessert (port) wine made from Cabernet and fortified with a 10 year old brandy. I do have somewhat [...]
Friday, March 8, 2013
Weekend off the Wagon in your inbox, every Friday Much like Christmas decorations going up on Labor Day, it appears Festival Season is kicking off a few months early. That’s a terrible analogy. I’m sorry. There are four sizeable fests this weekend: The Wine Festival of Colorado Springs, Copper Uncorked, Frozen Dead Guy Days, and [...]
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
We know you all love to drink, otherwise you wouldn’t be reading this blog. A few weeks ago we announced our birthday celebration festivities. We have decided to change things up a bit and dedicate Thursday to a small little preview of the weekend. Thursday’s wine pairing dinner is now a booze preview dinner. This [...]
Monday, December 24, 2012
Ah, the British. Not only do our pals on the other side of the pond enjoy on average 20 days a year more vacation than we Americans, they know how to kick off their vacations in style! In the Olde English tradition, the team at Colt & Gray bucked their way into the holiday week [...]
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
If boozing it up during the holiday season is good, then boozing for a good cause is even better, and this year the Steuben’s crew did their annual holiday toy drive up right! Amid tables piled with toys and games for underprivileged youth of the Denver Housing Authority; the bash reached an impressive atmosphere of [...]
Thursday, December 6, 2012
It is the morning after the 79th anniversary of Repeal Day, the day that marked the end of Prohibition after 13 miserable years, and I’m feeling much the way that I imagine a lot of America felt when they learned they could once again legally drink in public. December 6, 1933 was likely the day [...]
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
November 5th may be famous to the Brits for the gunpowder plot and treasonous figures against a tyrranous government. And that’s all find and dandy. Here in America, however, we celebrate the recognition of another tyrannous force being knocked down: December 5th has been officially dubbed “Repeal Day“- the day in 1933 when Prohibition was [...]
Sunday, November 25, 2012
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, October 31, 2012
This review is a collaborative effort of the PJ Hoberman, Ginger Pelz, and Jim Halligan powerhouse-diner-trio. It’s 2am. You’ve left the bar willingly after that last necessary shot. And you’re hungry. Really hungry. For bacon. Bacon! And a water. So much water. And mac n’ cheese with green chili and carnitas. In my face! [...]
Monday, October 8, 2012
Update: We’ve received a statement from Frank Bonanno. “I think it’s always unfortunate when someone loses a business. It’s very sad. I wish her [Becky Conda - Lancer Lounge Owner] all the best, and I hope she has a great send-off tonight.” An insider of the Bonanno camp says that Frank has been supportive of Becky for many [...]
Thursday, October 4, 2012
On the surface, beer week doesn’t appear to offer much opportunity in the realm of cocktails. Beer is literally everywhere and in everything, all over the city from your cheese soup to someone’s soggy Lederhosen. Our stance on GABF, is that it’s actually the best time to enjoy a cocktail- in between all that beer [...]
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Do you like your art mixed with cocktails? Perhaps your cocktails mixed with art? And a dose of oddness? Well then, the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver has just the thing for you. For $5 after 5 pm, Black Sheep Fridays at the MCA features great happy hour drinking from 5-7 pm and a special [...]
Monday, July 30, 2012
Welcome to our new series, Original Cocktails, where we will focus on our favorite barmen/barwomen around Denver and the cocktails they have artfully crafted. You should be well aware of the city’s love of great drinks by now, so the hope is to make that bond even tighter by highlighting some of the magic that [...]
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Last week I had the opportunity for a behind-the-scenes look at Earls, a Canadian-based restaurant with three locations in Colorado. Full disclosure: I only moved to Denver from the East Coast this past fall and knew little of Earls before arriving here–each time I passed it, I, like many transplants, assumed it was a midwest [...]
Monday, February 13, 2012
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 [...]
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