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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 [...]

Chef N’ Brew Festival Pairs Up 12 Chefs with Local Breweries

In a city where beer dinners have become a dime-a-dozen, the Chef N’ Brew Festival seeks to break the mold.  The twelve participating chefs will each partner with a local brewery to offer a one-of-a-kind pairing (see full list of participating chefs and breweries below).  At the end of the night, you, the festival goer, [...]

Denver [only] Beer Festivus

Strange Brewing to Host GABF Beer Dinner

Worried you don’t have enough beer options this week? Tonight, get some Strange with this highly economical and delicious sounding beer pairing dinner at Strange Brewing. Presented in cahoots with the yummy Worldwide Vittles food truck, a staple at Strange, $40 gets you a four course dinner complete with beer pairings, and live music from Fourth [...]

The Road to GABF at Euclid Hall

Euclid Hall is rolling toward GABF starting tomorrow with their Road to GABF. Every Thursday, from tomorrow till the festival, join Euclid for a series of intimate craft beer dinners. The dinners are $50 each (including tax and tip), and will be paired with a different brewery every week. 9/6 Strange 9/13 Avery 9/20 Prost [...]

2012 GABF medalists going home with Porter’s Pride

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 [...]

Weekend off the Wagon – July 27-29

Weekend off the Wagon in your inbox, every Friday Bacon, pies, fests, and a singles safari. Must be the Olympics. See below for a detailed list for weekend events. Check out our full calendar to plan your events well into the future.   Friday Saturday Sunday High: 88˚ Low: 65˚ Isolated T-Storms Precip: 30% High: 91˚ Low: [...]

Weekend off the Wagon – May 18-20

Weekend off the Wagon in your inbox, every Friday You’re going to have to put on your big boy (or girl) pants this weekend and make some difficult choices. There’s something awesome happening just about every minute, and it’s not going to be an easy decision. For example, look at the tap lists at Star [...]

American Craft Beer Week / Colorado Beer Week Event List

American Craft Beer Week and Colorado Beer Week are here! Declare your craft beer independence, patronize the hell out of your local, and drink some good stuff. Let’s do this.   We’ll keep this list updated as the week progresses. Know something we missed? Super stoked about a particular event? Were we slydexic in our [...]

And the Best Colorado Beer of 2011 is…

You, the readers, have spoken.  You told us your favorite beers and if we learned anything, it is that our readers have a very broad (and good) taste in craft beer.  A total of 72 different beers from 24 breweries were nominated throughout the voting process.  Luckily, there were enough of you that thought alike that [...]

Repeal Day – Denver Edition

Happy Repeal Day! Seventy-eight years ago today, Utah became the 36th state to ratify the 21st amendment, repealing Prohibition. Its is your duty as an American and as a drinker to celebrate with some hooch. Get on it. The Brewers Association has some great ideas, videos, facts, and other words to get you through your [...]

Drink yourself fit: The Great Denver Beer Run

There are new stories every day about the health benefits of beer. Science pretty much proves that beer makes you live 153 years, helps you jump small obstacles / children, and see hours of the night once relegated to your college years. But that’s just science, and that’s all passive benefits. It’s time to take [...]

5th Annual Fresh Hop Celebration at Falling Rock this Saturday

Every October, Falling Rock and Deschutes throw an awesome fresh hop party in the parking lot. About a dozen breweries show up, as well as a homebrew shop and some bands. $25 gets you in and unlimited tastings, and you get to vote on your favorite beer of the day. There’s a raffle, awards, and [...]

Loads of new small breweries. What will hang on and what won’t?

Here at Denver Off The Wagon, we have covered the opening of a bunch of new breweries. Odds are that some of these places are destined to win and unfortunately, some are probably going to lose. I am not going to break balls here and act like I know anything. There are so many new small [...]

Got Buddha?

With all the brew excitement of the past month I’ve definitely slacked on getting this post out for which I deeply apologize. But all’s fair in love and beer, especially when it’s a beer as outstanding and unforgettable as Buddha Nuvo from Rockyard Brewing Co. Much to be said about this fourteen-brewer collaborated genius that brings to light the [...]

Old South Pearl Continues Summer Concert Series with South Pearl Jam

My dearest Dead, Panic, and Phish fans: gather round for your local jam band festival here in Denver. Denver’s Old South Pearl kicked off its 5th annual summer concert series with BrewGrass.  Next up is a new festival added to the series: South Pearl Jam Festival this Saturday, July 9th from 12pm (noon) to 10pm. [...]

Announcing International #IPADay: A Social Celebration of Craft Beer

Check out this awesome idea from good friends and beer lovers Ashley Rouston (aka The Beer Wench) and Ryan Ross: San Diego, CA – July 7th, 2011 – Attention all craft beer evangelists, brewers, bloggers, and suds-savvy citizens! On Thursday, August 4th 2011, you are cordially invited to participate in the largest international craft beer [...]

My weekend in beer

My calendar fills up fast. A combination of a love for socializing and an understanding that there is never “just one beer”, my nights and weekends fill up quickly. I’m also a bit obsessed with beer. It’s my life. My schedule for the weekend was full of beer related activities, but I didn’t realize how [...]

Pearl of Denver brings BrewGrass and Blues & Brews back

[Looking for information on Blues & Brews?  Jump to it here.]   We know and love our famous pairings.  Adam & Eve.  Batman & Robin.  Calvin & Hobbes.  Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson.  Beer & Music. It doesn’t surprise us at all for Denver to bring beer and music together so specifically.  After all, it’s [...]

American Craft Beer Week 2011 (May 16 – 22) Denver Roundup

[Skip to the event list] American Craft Beer Week is in two weeks. While many of us live the American Craft Beer Life™, this is a week when all of America joins us in celebrating craft beer. Spearheaded by the Brewers Association and organized by pubs and breweries around the country, thousands of beer newbies, [...]