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 [...]
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
The first annual Chef n’ Brew Festival was held at the Oriental Theater on Saturday night. The purpose of the event was to highlight the complementary flavors of locally brewed beer with dishes from some of Denver’s finest chefs. In total, twelve breweries and twelve restaurants were present, several of whom were offering two pairings [...]
Monday, November 12, 2012
Left Hand Warrior IPA [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!]
Monday, September 10, 2012
Golden City Brewery Elevation IPA at the Inaugural Boulder IPA Fest at Avery Brewing Company [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!]
Monday, July 16, 2012
Our Mutual Friend Malt & Brew Brown IPA They’re not open yet… but they will be soon! This Brown IPA was a bit of a “mistake” – the malt was toasted too long, producing a beer too dark to call an IPA. Mistake or not it’s a great beer. Stay tuned for updates on OMF’s [...]
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Science: ABV: 6.8% IBU: 65 SRM: 7 (Standard Reference Method measures beer color intensity; a 7 falls between deep gold and pale amber) Boil Hops: Centennial, Cascade, Columbus Dry Hops: Cascade, Columbus History: Referred to as the ‘Old-Man Bitter’, Modus began as a collaborative effort of the entire Ska Brewing Co. staff. As they were [...]
Thursday, March 22, 2012
April is IPApril at the Rackhouse Pub. In honor of the hop flower (and the easter bunny), the Rackhouse is offering regional double IPAs throughout the month of April — and holding a twitter contest too! See below for details. If you thought the Easter Bunny was the only thing that hopped in April, [...]
Friday, February 10, 2012
All beer-drinkers, be they casual consumers or complete beer geeks, pair food with brews. In the general public, that pairing is usually Bud Light and pepperoni pizza, Pabst and hot wings, or MGD and mixed nuts—not exactly the master chef’s ideal banquet. It’s a different story in Colorado, where beer is the equivalent of a [...]
Thursday, February 2, 2012
There are two big reasons why I love Denver. The drinking culture in this city is second to none: we host the best beer events and our incredible number of breweries are world-class. And perhaps it’s the collective mindset, or perhaps it’s the altitude that makes every mile-high step feel like ten sea-level steps, but [...]
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Ska Brewing Company Ten Pin Porter & Decadent Imperial IPA Here’s just one of the highly inappropriate but awesome poses from the Ska Brewing Co. barbies at Big Beers Festival last weekend in Vail, Colorado… with a little help from a fellow boozer. [We'll share some beer porn every Monday to get your week started off right. [...]
Monday, December 19, 2011
Great Divide Brewing Co. – Hercules Double IPA [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!]
Monday, November 7, 2011
We live in a culture of constant flux. Permanence is gone. New technologies become obsolete within days. Our professional athletes change teams like they change jock straps. Celebrities marry and divorce quicker than four frat boys killing a pitcher of beer. This weekend, my girlfriend and I tried to visit Los Oasis Latin Grill & [...]
Monday, October 31, 2011
Many months ago, my girlfriend and I were walking through Olde Town Arvada on our way to our weekly Geeks Who Drink trivia contest at the D-Note. Along the way we passed by a stately but vacant brick building on the corner of Old Wadsworth and Grandview. “This place would make for a great craft [...]
Monday, September 26, 2011
Renegade Brewing Co. – Ryeteous Rye IPA [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!]
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Each Wednesday in this column I post my insights about one of the thousands of beers brewed in the great state of Colorado. Feel free to shoot me an email with your suggestions of Colorado beers you’d like me to feature – Lee Williams at hoptopia@gmail.com – or leave your ideas in the comments. With [...]
Thursday, August 4, 2011
What started out as a brewer’s act of necessity more than 200 years ago has emerged as one of the primary driving forces in the booming and experimental craft brewing industry we see today. By now we should all the know the story of the development of the first English IPAs. Sailing around the world [...]
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
The first ever international toast to a style – #IPADay – is Thursday, August 4th. You can read all about it in our previous post. What follows is a list of participating bars in Denver, and what they’re doing. If you know of an event not listed here, please comment and we’ll get it added [...]
Friday, April 8, 2011
While many people believe that IPAs are too bitter to bake with I tend to disagree. These cupcakes are not as sweet as most but are delicious nonetheless. The floral lavender and bitter hops are balanced nicely with the honey. Makes approximately 24 cupcakes. Cupcake: 2 1/3 cups flour 1 1/3 cup sugar 1/2 cup [...]
Thursday, March 17, 2011
It’s that time of year again, the 2011 release of Maharaja is here. Come into Freshcraft tomorrow March 18th to taste this amazing seasonal brew. Also on tap will be Avery’s Dugana and IPA to quench or destroy your hop loving palete. Beer Style: Imperial India Pale Ale Hop Variety: Simcoe, Columbus, Centennial and Chinook [...]
Thursday, March 17, 2011
And the Madness begins. The second week of March marks the beginning of “March Madness.” It is a time for colleges to flex their muscles, doctors to recommend surgeries, and for bars to open their doors for college basketball fans to come a-running. The NCAA tournament includes 64 teams total for a wrap up [...]
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