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 [...]
Friday, November 30, 2012
Weekend off the Wagon in your inbox, every Friday It’s already December. I know, I know, cliche small talk about how fast time moves and the weather and all that. But, the world ends this month, so let’s focus on that. We’ll be throwing a party to celebrate the end of days. Stay tuned for [...]
Friday, November 23, 2012
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 [...]
Monday, December 19, 2011
Great great great news from Marty over at Wynkoop. This year’s Parade of Darks raised almost $13,000 for Metro CareRing! Our Dec. 3 Parade of Darks fundraiser exceeded our goals for big fun, great beer and hearty fundraising for Denver food pantry MetroCareRing. The grand total was a whopping $12,890. We brought in $9100 through [...]
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
The holiday season is upon us and, once again, we are bombarded with sanguine messages of faith, family, and charity. Bah, humbug! My thoughts turn elsewhere: to commercialism, to estranged relatives forced to be civil at Christmas dinner, to ice-related traffic accidents. Oh, my mind goes to dark places. It is, however, in the dark [...]
Friday, December 2, 2011
Weekend off the Wagon in your inbox, every Friday December hits hard with snow and cold temps. 60 last week? Ya, 15 this morning when I got out of bed. Thankfully this town runs deep with dark beers, whiskey, and bordeaux. Bundle up and head out this weekend for some imbiberous entertainment. Track 1: Friday: First [...]
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Winter was made for the burly man. Men shave less, chop firewood, and drink manly beer when it gets cold. Gone are the months where a nice pint of blonde, pilsner, or hefeweizen would hit the spot; now beer geeks are turning to the dark side: stouts, porters, barleywines and others of that ilk. Where [...]
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