American Craft Beer Week is upon us. Started in 2006 as a way to give Craft Beer fans (and noobs) more chances in more places to savor the brews that have kept this country chugging along (well, maybe not single handedly, but it’s a nice thought). There are numerous events going on across the state [...]
Friday, April 26, 2013
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 [...]
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Happy Sunday, my band of weekend-warring wagoneers! This week you may be feeling a little more off kilter than usual since we seemed to not only double up on rich beers, but also found ourselves in quite the food coma this week. On Monday Kelly regaled us with tales of her experience at the Breckenridge [...]
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Beer and Burgers have been perfect companions for all of human’s culinary history (at least, the history worth remembering). Whether you’re at the ballpark or a friend’s BBQ, it is a no-brainer pairing. I couldn’t tell you how these two consumables—both great on their own—so effectively tap into our epicurean delights when combined. It is [...]
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Colorado Craft Beer Week is almost here, and the events are pouring in. Between a Colorado beer tap takeover at Falling Rock and Hops & Handrails at Left Hand, this week celebrates Colorado beer like none other. Jonathan Shikes over at the Westword wrote about the history of this week and some changes this year brings. Here [...]
Friday, February 1, 2013
Weekend off the Wagon in your inbox, every Friday Stout Month is here! Avery Gauntlet at Star Bar is here! The Wagon’s birthday is.. almost here! February is a good month. See below for the nitty gritty. Know about something that we missed? Have an event coming up? Send it our way: events@denveroffthewagon.com. See below [...]
Friday, January 11, 2013
Weekend off the Wagon in your inbox, every Friday Vail Big Beers is this weekend. We’ll be up there in force. Sean got his ass kicked last year. Actually, we all did. See you there? Also, there’s a winter storm named Gandolf coming to the party. Seriously. What are you up to this weekend? [...]
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Photos by John Mogos Sundays are best served up with a side of bacon, beer and football. The first annual Denver Bacon & Beer Festival at Mile High Station on Sunday brought 900 pounds of bacon, 25 chefs, 20 breweries and 800 people together for the ultimate Sunday Funday. The best compliment to bacon is [...]
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Taller than a typical pint glass, heavier than a plate of nachos, able to destroy sobriety in a single serving! Look, on the bar! It’s a tube of tennis balls! It’s a cylinder of Pringles! No, it’s the new 19.2 ounce cans from Oskar Blues! Yes, the extra-tallboy cans of Dale’s Pale Ale, strange visitors [...]
Monday, October 15, 2012
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 [...]
Friday, October 5, 2012
Guess what beer is pictured below, send your answer and your mailing address to contest@denveroffthewagon.com, and the first 10 people to respond correctly will receive in the mail a voucher for a free pint at any of the 5 Illegal Pete’s locations. This picture was taken during an Illegal Pete’s field trip to Oksar Blues. Check out the pictures [...]
Thursday, October 4, 2012
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! [...]
Monday, September 10, 2012
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, [...]
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
I am one with my vices. I really am. Yes, the drinking and smoking and general tendencies toward inebriation and enjoyment of psychoactive substances is probably bad for me long term, but what the hell? On Saturday, I had the opportunity to engage my love of nicotine in the company of many (upwards of 2000, [...]
Thursday, August 23, 2012
What’s the highpoint of a brewer’s career? Winning a medal at Great American Beer Festival? Maybe. But what about winning a medal at Great American Beer festival and receiving a free congratulatory beer? Thanks to Breckenridge Brewery, the Colorado Brewers Guild (CBG), and CBG member breweries, the best of the best at this year’s GABF [...]
Thursday, August 2, 2012
You may be wondering why beer competitions exist outside of the Great American Beer Festival in the US… and I’d otherwise agree with you. However, the US Open Beer Championship is a little different. It is the only beer competition to pit professional breweries and award-winning homebrewers against each other in the same class. Over [...]
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Drinkin’ booze and ridin’ trains through rural America—no, it’s not the Hobo Convention, it’s the Rails & Ales Brewfest (sponsored by the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad) in Alamosa/La Veta, wherein the general public can enjoy the tramp lifestyle, drink finely-crafted local beer, enjoy the musical stylings of Chuck Pyle and The Rifters, and do it all in [...]
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Burning Can! Just like Burning Man except without all of the wierdos. Well… um… That might not be the right way to put that at all. I mean, the event is in Lyons, there will definitely be weirdos. Anyway, this Saturday, June 9, Oskar Blues is having a festival for those of us that love [...]
Thursday, May 17, 2012
SCIENCE: Style: Belgian Pale Ale ABV: 8.0% IBU: 30 SRM: 24 Hops: Liberty, Czech Saaz Malt: Belgian Pale Malt from Colorado Malting Co. Yeast: Special 3-Yeast Belgian Blend from Brewing Science Institute Additives: Shagbark Hickory syrup from Hickoryworks in Trafalgar, Indiana HISTORY: This CAN-laboration (their term, not mine) began as most do, with a friendship [...]
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The World Beer Cup is so last week (literally). At the prestigious event, medals were practically being thrown at Colorado brewers like dollar bills at a Shotgun Willies car wash. So it’s time to move on to the next competition. The Ameri-CAN Canned Craft Beer Fest will be held on May 19th at the Scottsdale [...]
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