You haven’t seen Olympics until you’ve seen the Brewer’s Olympics. Track and field? What is that? Screw synchronized swimming, and screw Michael Phelps…no really, I would like to screw Michael Phelps. Where was I? Oh yeah, Brewer’s Olympics! For the second year in a row, Vine Street Pub hosted a veritable shit-show of a field [...]
Friday, April 27, 2012
At Vine Street Pub on 4/20. It was somewhat of a block party, and I came around the fence to have a drink with this guy. No shortage of dogs here. If you enjoy Drinking With Dogs, we have a special announcement this week. Our friends at Cru Vin Dogs are having a contest that allows you to [...]
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Vine Street Pub is on a roll! They opened the brewery mere days ago, began selling growlers, and now they’re celebrating their 4th Anniversary. Here are the details: Four years ago, the owners of Boulder’s Mountain Sun and Southern Sun Pub & Brewery opened Vine Street Pub in Denver. Both Boulder locations are pubs with [...]
Monday, February 27, 2012
Hey it’s stout month and it’s time for a recap on beer blog writing thus far! Leah Arthur, The Colorado Beer Girl, and I sat down for a couple of stouts over at the Vine Street Pub last weekend with plenty to report and taste. I was feeling quite sleepy and decided to start off with [...]
Monday, February 20, 2012
Let me just start by thanking all of you for your submissions, they were all great and I had fun reading through them. That being said, we had to pick our favorites (I narrowed the pool to 10 and Hutch selected his Top 3). So without further ado, here are the winners of the Stout [...]
Monday, February 20, 2012
Mountain Sun Addiction Imperial Coffee Stout In celebration of Stout Month, here is one of my favorite stouts from the Mountain Sun trio. What’s your favorite stout so far? [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, February 1, 2012
Ever since being introduced by a couple of friends, Vine Street Pub has always had a special place in my heart. Sure, most of their servers wear wool hats indoors, skinny jeans, huge frames, and other fashion statements I’ll never understand, but their beer is damn good. Aren’t convinced? Let me tell you about a [...]
Monday, December 19, 2011
The owners of Mountain Sun, Southern Sun, and Vine St. Pub are wishing you a very happy holidays by releasing some special brews beginning today. These beers look fantastic and I can’t wait to sample them. Yet another reason that Winter is my favorite season! Here are the details: 2011 was a great year for [...]
Friday, November 18, 2011
Everyone loves The ‘Stache. Particularly in Movember. We love it so much that today is Have Sex With A Guy With A Mustache Day (plan accordingly for lunch/dinner/dessert/late night munchies, folks). The moustache/mustache (both spellings are correct) signals the coming of Man, the growth of testosterone, the “manly” rugged man factor or for some, the I-didn’t-want-to-shave-then-it-grew-to-this. Per the World [...]
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
On Saturday, Vine Street Pub & Brewery hosted the Uptown Neighborhood Block Party featuring a Brewers’ Olympics, live bluegrass, grub, and plenty of beer. Ten teams competed in the first annual Brewers’ Olympics: Avery, Oskar Blues, Boulder Beer, Breckenridge, Wynkoop, Mountain Sun, Twisted Pine, Odell, Great Divide, and an amateur team – Mountain Brew. Each [...]
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
At a Mile High, we’re notorious for the high life. We’re a special place. With continual reports about CU-Boulder trying to “control” its 420 crowd, the Green Mile (Broadway) has landed us publicity nationwide, and green crosses are more frequently visible than Mormon wards in Salt Lake City. And in one of the best beer [...]
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Mountain Sun (and Southern Sun and Vine Street Pub) announced some new brews coming our way: Our brewers have been hard at work preparing for our spring releases. Keep an eye out at all three pubs for the following seasonals: Chupacabra: This year’s Vine Street Pub anniversary ale is an Imperial Mexican Lager brewed with [...]
Monday, April 18, 2011
Here is a list of places I’ve found in Denver that have good vegetarian options but aren’t strictly vegetarian restaurants (sorry Watercourse and City O’ City). Feel free to leave any of your own favorites in the comments! For Indian food, my favorite is Little India. Saag Paneer is a delicious spinach dish with chunks [...]
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 [...]
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Vine Street (1700 Vine Street) is tapping a 5 gallon keg of Pliny the Younger Monday, March 14th, at 4:20pm. When this kicks – which usually takes about 20-30 minutes, it will be replaced by Pliny the Elder, and then Consecration. The following Monday, March 21st, Vine Street will tap a rare Mountain Sun brew: Buffalo [...]
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Vertical tastings of Czar. Mephistopheles and Santa’s Lil Helper consistently on tap. Our community’s chance to try contest-winning homebrew. Great conversation. Amazing beer. February (Stout Month) 2011 marked the 17th Annual Stout Month. Every year, we’re sad to see it depart into the spring season. Come March, we will miss the bustling winter winds that [...]
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