Congratulations! You have survived through yet another day of labor and it’s time to hit that happy little spot between work life and home life – the happy hour! Why not reward yourself for putting up with your co-workers for another day’s work with a delicious brew? And where better to get said brews than [...]
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Let’s be honest, Denver isn’t lacking in the celebration department when it comes to exalting craft beer. We are all too familiar with the likes of the Denver Beer Fest, Winter/Summer Brew Fest, and the incomparable Great American Beer Festival to name a few. But when it comes down to it, none have really put [...]
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
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 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 [...]
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
For their October meeting, the Denver Whiskey Club is celebrating GABF and Denver Beer Fest the best way they know how: by sampling whiskey barrel aged beers. The meeting is this Thursday, October 4th, at 7pm at Wynkoop. As per usual, the cost to attend is $10. For more information and to RSVP for the [...]
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
This week Wynkoop Brewing Co. announced the impending release of their Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout. The beer started out as an April Fool’s joke with a hilarious video, but the brewery decided to make the beer a reality. The beer is a 7% Foreign Style Stout with an approximate 3 ball-per-barrel ratio. The beer pours a rich [...]
Monday, September 24, 2012
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
May News from Wynkoop Brewing Company Children’s Hospital Blood Drive: Wynkoop is looking for 70 big-hearted folks to donate blood at Wynkoop Brewing Co. on Wednesday & Thursday, May 30th & 31st, 9am-1pm. In exchange for blood, we’re giving participants a coupon for a complimentary draft at our place. Advance sign up is required, contact Christine@wynkoop.com [...]
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
[PRESS RELEASE: Catalyst is made with Colorado malts & hops, yeasts strains from seven Denver breweries] Denver, Colorado– On May 8 at 5 PM, Wynkoop Brewing Company will release a brand new beer brewed especially for Create Denver Week, a series of events held May 10-13 that showcases Denver’s creative community. The beer – Catalyst [...]
Monday, March 5, 2012
Wynkoop Brewing Co. and Denver off the Wagon Collaboration – Wagon Ryed Our birthday brew is still available all around town. Make sure you get some before it’s gone! [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!]
Friday, February 10, 2012
Wynkoop Brewing Company celebrates their first brewery expansion in 13 years. Plus, their newest release and third canned beer, B3K Black Lager, is now available in stores throughout Denver. [Press Release, February 9, 2012: Wynkoop Brewing Announces Brewery Expansion and 2011 Growth] DENVER, CO–Since June of 2011, Wynkoop Brewing Company (Colorado’s first brewpub) has been [...]
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
[Press Release] Announcing the three finalists for Wynkoop’s BEERDRINKER OF THE YEAR. Finalists compete for 2012 title at Wynkoop Brewing Company, February 25, 2012 at 2PM. Free & open to the public. DENVER (February 6, 2012)— The Wynkoop Brewing Company judges have reviewed the 2012 resumes. The three finalists for the 2012 Beerdrinker of the Year [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Monday, November 14, 2011
Imagine a Champagne waterfall, created with over a pyramid of 6,000 coupes in the lobby of a prestigious hotel. On Sunday, The Brown Palace did just that as they ushered in the holiday season with the 24th Annual Champagne Cascade Celebration, a running tradition dating back to 1988. The stacked glasses paid homage to socialite [...]
Friday, October 14, 2011
There’s one thing for sure: Wynkoop knows how to throw a party. I mean, our Governor used to work there. So it’s no wonder that they have some big headliners, reserve listers, and some hush-hush advanced sips of The Chancellor (single malt, single hop, barrel-aged strong ale that they’ve been aging in whiskey barrels since [...]
Monday, October 3, 2011
The last time I was at the Brown Palace Hotel was several years ago, for a very fancy-schmancy high tea. There were black ties and high heels and tiny food served on silver trays. Given that neither cucumber sandwiches, petifores, nor high heels are really my style, I never found much reason to venture back. [...]
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Breckenridge Brewery is having a good start to 2011. They celebrated their 21st birthday party, had a hilarious video campaign, released a new Ale House and a new Pilsner, joined forces with Wynkoop, hit the Top 50 Breweries list, and now they’re dominating their first half of 2011. Here’s the official press release on their [...]
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