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EatDenver's Big Eat bash was a culinary smash

Forty Denver restaurants, including Biker Jim's, Euclid Hall, Jonesy's Eat Bar, Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar, Linger, Panzano and Pinche Tacos, along with beers from Breckenridge Brewery, Great Divide, Mountain Sun Brewery and Wynkoop Brewery, wines from Bookcliff Cellars, Bonacquisti Winery, Cotton ... More >>

Win two free tickets to EatDenver's Big Eat bash on Sunday (updated with winner)

Update: We have a winner of our Big Eat contest giveaway! Last week, we asked Cafe Society commenters to guess how many people attended last year's Big Eat. Congrats to Aida1, who guessed 1150 people; the actual number is 1158. Aida1, we'll send you an e-mail with directions on how to claim your pri ... More >>

Ghost Plate & Tap will shutter on Friday

Next month, Ghost Plate & Tap, an elevated pub with a formidable beer list and an excellent cocktail program, would have celebrated its second anniversary downtown, but the Wynkoop/Breckenridge concept, which opened in June of 2011, is shuttering just shy of its two-year anniversary, closing this Fr ... More >>

Breckenridge-Wynkoop have a concept for South Pearl -- but the name's still a secret

As we reported last week, Izakaya Den plans to move into its new home at 1477 South Pearl, right next to Sushi Den, by the end of May. That will finally free up the current home of Izakaya Den, at 1518 South Pearl, which the Breckenridge-Wynkoop group acquired last year in a complicated trade that g ... More >>

Breckenridge-Wynkoop have a Fort Collins spot on tap for spring

There's good news for residents of Fort Collins, which will soon have a piece of the Breckenidge-Wynkoop empire in their own town. On February 8, the company closed on a two-story property in Old Town Fort Collins that was previously home to Beach House Grill. See also: - Breckenridge Brewery wil ... More >>

Craft beer sampler packs are making a comeback in Colorado

Although there aren't many of them, craft beer variety packs -- which typically offer three or four different kinds of beers in a twelve-pack -- have been on liquor stores shelves for a while. But that trend looks like it's going to become more prevalent in Colorado this year as several well-known b ... More >>

Photos: Breckenridge's fiftieth annual Ullr Fest is a gift from the gods

Every year, Breckenridge pays fun tribute to Ullr, the Norse god of snow, with a week of celebration throughout the area. This year's fiftieth annual Ullr Fest lasts January 6-12, 2012 -- and we've got photos of the Ullympics and the crowning of this year's Ullr Fest king and queen. Keep reading for ... More >>

Longtime Breckenridge brewer Harry Smith will open Black Sky Brewery a block away

Harry Smith, who has been making beer for Breckenridge Brewing for eleven years, will open his own place early next year -- just a block away from where he now works. "I can go to work, and then go to work," jokes Smith, who will stay with Breckenridge until he opens Black Sky Brewery, a brewpub th ... More >>

The Colorado Brewers Guild is whipping up special beer for #GABF award winners

Award-winning brewers at the Great American Beer Festival will bring home something in addition to their medals this year: a bottle of a special beer made collaboratively just for the occasion by members of the Colorado Brewers Guild. The 22-ounce bottle of Porter's Pride, an imperial porter brewed ... More >>

Breckenridge Brewery hopes to expand the law and its business

A release party, firkin tapping and "hoedown" on this week's beer calendar

Breckenridge Brewery's 22nd anniversary is this Saturday, but that's not the only reason the company has to celebrate. The brewery -- which merged with Wynkoop Brewing Co. in 2011 -- just received approval of a somewhat complicated method of expansion and will move forward immediately on building a ... More >>

Breckenridge-Wynkoop growth: Read the Colorado Department of Revenue's position

Last Friday, June 29, the Colorado Department of Revenue approved a complicated plan that would allow Breckenridge Brewery to grow beyond a 60,000-barrel limit in this state by using a provision known as an "alternating proprietorship." And Breckenridge has been rapidly approaching that limit, par ... More >>

New Belgium and Odell say they weren't trying to keep Breckenridge Brewery from growing

Two of Colorado's biggest craft brewers registered some displeasure late last month over the efforts of one of their colleagues, Breckenridge Brewery, to get a bill passed that would have allowed it to significantly expand its business model in the state. The rift shows how competitive the craft be ... More >>

Breckenridge Brewing may consider moving to the East Coast after being stymied by lawmakers

Update: Breckenridge Brewery released this statement this afternoon as a result of confusion over their future plans: "There have been some questions today about Breckenridge Brewery's plans after Colorado House Bill 1347 failed to progress. (See article in Denver Business Journal.) Breckenridge Bre ... More >>

Breckenridge Brewing will build a new, ten-acre campus in the metro area

Breckenridge Brewery has outgrown its Denver headquarters. The city's biggest beer maker is planning to build a brand-new, 125,000-square-foot brewery, tasting room, restaurant and visitors center on ten acres in the metro area. The estimated $15 million project would ennable the company to make 10 ... More >>

Breckenridge Ballpark Pub is back in business

Just in time for opening day, Breckenridge Ballpark Pub, 2220 Blake Street, has reopened after taking a month off for renovations.

Breckenridge and Stranahan's forge a new beer from a well-built partnership

​Breckenridge Brewing will release the first batch of Stranahan's Well Built E.S.B. next week, a beer aged in Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey barrels for three months and brewed in conjunction with the high-end distillery, located just down the street. It's the first collaboration between the two ... More >>

A year after merging, Wynkoop will finally brew and can at Breckenridge

More than a year after the Breckenridge and Wynkoop breweries merged their financial operations, the federal government has finally granted the companies a license that will allow the Wynkoop to brew and can its beer at Breckenridge's Denver facility.

Breckenridge Brewing will run two Super Bowl-day ads making fun of big beer makers

He is...the least interesting man in the world.Breckenridge Brewing loves poking fun at the mega brewers -- something they've done with a series of humorous TV ads called "Truth in Beervertising" over the past two years. Now the Denver-based brewery plans to run two more spots on Super Bowl Sunday ... More >>

Breckenridge's 12,840-foot Imperial Express, the highest lift in the U.S., opens today

Here in Denver we like to throw the number 5,280 around a lot. Skiers and snowboarders at Breckenridge prefer a much bigger number: 12,840. That's the elevation at the top of the Imperial Express SuperChair, the highest chairlift in North America, and it's open this morning for the first time all se ... More >>

Breckenridge Brewery's capacity closes in on 24 million beers a year

The final numbers are still being tallied, but Breckenridge Brewery saw close to 30 percent growth in 2011 -- about double the growth rate of the craft beer industry as a whole -- which makes this week's installation of more brewing tanks excellent timing. "We're psyched about it," says Terry Usry, ... More >>

Beyond the Snowman

In the Spirit

Happy Birthday To Breck

Breckenridge Brewing lands exclusive rights to use Stranahan's whiskey name on its beers

​Breckenridge Brewing has struck a deal with Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey that will allow it to become the sole brewer in the nation that can use the distillery's name on its barrel-aged beers. While other brewers in Colorado can still buy and use Stranahan's barrels, only Breckenridge will be ... More >>

In honor of Nigel Tufnel, eleven ways to turn it up to 11 on the weekend beginning 11/11/11

"The numbers all go to eleven.​In honor of Nigel Tufnel Day, we present our Top 11 picks for weekend adventure. "These go to eleven." A pair of skis pointed for the Park Lane terrain park jump line on Peak 8 for opening day of the 50th anniversary season at Breckenridge looks like an 11 to u ... More >>

Breckenridge Brewing will release 240 bottles of a rare beer called Summer Cab Ride

​Breckenridge Brewing doesn't always release limited-edition, barrel-aged beers, but when it does, there's a big to-do about it, complete with a party. On Saturday, the brewery, located at 471 Kalamath Street, will offer 240 hand-numbered 750 ml bottles of Summer Cab Ride, Breck's Summerbrigh ... More >>

Breckenridge Brewing breaks ground this week on a new expansion

FacebookA recent brewery expansion.​Breckenridge Brewing will break ground this week on a new annex to its facility at 471 Kalamath Street, where it will house six massive 300-barrel fermentation tanks. The first two tanks are scheduled to arrive on December 15; the other four should be here b ... More >>

Wynkoop Brewing Company preserves the roots of Colorado's craft beer scene

In this week's review of Ale House at Amato's, I reminisce about family trips to the original Breckenridge Brewery, where my parents would take my brother and me after forcing us to enjoy the great outdoors. Thanks to my dad's love of brewpubs, though, we also made regular trips to a Denver-based fo ... More >>

At Ale House at Amato's, don't worry, be hoppy

Photos: Brews and Unbeatable Views at Ale House at Amato's

Ale House at Amato's could be a beery, beery good place to visit

Mark Manger​Our cup is really overflowing with beery events this week, as local brewpubs and restaurants tap interesting kegs, hold meet-and-greets with brewers, and pair beers with food -- jumping on the sudsy coattails of Denver Beer Fest and the Great American Beer Festival. But craft beer ... More >>

Medical marijuana: Dispensary license fees in Breckenridge as much as double Denver's?

​Breckenridge is known as one of the most pot-friendly cities in the pot-friendly state of Colorado. But that doesn't mean opening up a medical marijuana dispensary in town is cheap. Licensing costs there could potentially be more than double the amount charged in Denver, which critics often ... More >>

Bring on the ski porn: Level 1 Productions and Matchstick Productions drop new trailers

​Something about this recent run of three-digit-degrees days and Monday's closing day at Arapahoe Basin have us looking forward to next ski season already, and it turns out we're not alone: On Monday director Josh Berman and the Denver-based ski porn specialists at Level 1 Productions released ... More >>

Purple Mountain Majesties

Tour de Breck

Boulder's Wild Goose Engineering plans to roll out beer-canning lines for craft brewers

www.WildGooseEngineering.com​Breckenridge Brewing is supposed to get its new canning today or tomorrow. The automatic system should enable Breckenridge, which merged its finances and operations with Wynkoop Brewing earlier this year, to package both company's beers at a rate of at least 36 ca ... More >>

Today in Stoke: U.S. Forest Service supports 550-acre expansion at Breckenridge

U.S. Forest Service photo, via BreckenridgePeak6.comView of lift-served and hike-to terrain to be opened in proposed Breckenridge Peak 6 expansion ​On Friday, the U.S. Forest Service approved plans for Breckenridge Peak 6, a proposed expansion in White River National Forest that would open 550 ... More >>

Ask the Bartender: Meet Billie Keithley, Colorado Cocktail contestant

​Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduate of the prestigious Beverage Alcohol Resource ... More >>

Wynkoop-Breckenridge joint venture experiences a beery hiccup

​It's been five months since the Wynkoop and Breckenridge breweries revealed that they were merging their finances and operations, but it's going to be a while longer before the Wynkoop can start producing its beer at Breckenridge as it had planned. The federal Alcohol Tobacco Trade and Tax B ... More >>

Colorado tourism industry needs truthier mascots: Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario

​ At the very least, the recent ragtag assembly of Colorado tourist-attraction mascots at the Discover Colorado Rally proved that the snuggly symbols of the state's travel industry are out of touch with reality. To appeal to today's cash-strapped consumer, Colorado needs truthier travel mascot ... More >>

Breckenridge Brewing spoofs megabrewers in new TV ads...again

Breckenridge Brewing is hitting the airwaves with a TV campaign spoofing the big boys of the industry and the gimmicks that they use to sell beer. The four Truth in Beervertising ads feature Breckenridge head brewer Bob Harrington delivering one-liners in a deadpan voice that skewers the cold-indic ... More >>

Win a "VIP Mug" to this weekend's Breckenridge Beer Fest

​We have a quick contest for you on this fine Thursday: We're giving one Cafe Society commenter two "VIP Mugs" (you and a guest) to this Saturday's Breckenridge Beer Fest. To find out how to win, keep reading.

Beer calendar for the week ahead: Colorado Beer Week; home brew; Odell gets busy

Kate LevyA recent Great Divide release party.​Do you sense something? Is that...could it be...summer in the air? Actually, no. But it is spring, and that means spring beer releases. What's on tap this month? How about Odell Double Pilsner, Left Hand Good JuJu, Ska's Mexican Logger and three b ... More >>

First Look: Ale House at Amato's

Jonathan ShikesBreckenridge scores with Ale House at Amato's.​Ale House at Amato's, the latest venture from the Breckenridge Brewing Company, opened at 11 a.m. today with a gorgeous view of the Platte Valley, the Denver skyline and the Rocky Mountains. The highly anticipated LoHi-area beer ba ... More >>

Ale House at Amato's should start pouring this month

​The Breckenridge and Wynkoop brewing companies have finally sealed the deal on their joint venture, which we first reported in December. Under the agreement, the two companies will keep their identities and their individuality, but they will share their brewing and restaurant resources. The ... More >>

Beer calendar for the week ahead: Maharaja; the governor's mansion; Great Divide gets around

Jonathan ShikesBreckenridge Brewery's barrel-aging riches.​The Breckenridge and Wynkoop breweries officially sealed the deal on their joint venture, and celebrated their future on Tuesday by tapping kegs of each other's beers at their respective breweries. And later this month -- possibly as e ... More >>

This Weekend In Stoke: Top five mid-season ski and snowboard adventures

​Traditionally the calm before the storm before Spring Break mania takes over in the mountains, the last weekend in February has become a storm of its own, with challenging events at just about every ski area in Colorado. Here's a preview of the top five ways you could be busting your butt thi ... More >>

Colorado's top skiers and snowboarders rock Winter Dew Tour in Utah

AlliSports.comBreck Freeride team member Eric Willet, center, wins Men's Snowboard Slopestyle at the Toyota Challenge in Ogden, UT​Breckenridge Ski Resort is getting a good return on investment from its Breck Freeride Team and its stepped-up park & pipe programs: Yesterday, Breckenridge snowbo ... More >>

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