Breckenridge

Ka-pow! Subterfuge threatens Denver Comic Con's beer-naming contest, the earth itself

There are evil villains on the loose, trying to twist a naming contest for the special beer that is being brewed in honor of Denver Comic Con, coming up at the end of May. Last week, the organizers of the second annual festival posted a notice on their Facebook page decrying someone or someones who ... More >>

Breckenridge Brewery and Denver Comic Con will team up again on a superpowered beer

Some people need a phone booth to become super heroes. Others need a mask and a utility belt or just a lot of stress and anger-management issues. But in Denver, it takes a little something different to turn a man into a myth: their local brewery. On Thursday, the heroes of Denver Comic Con, who wil ... More >>

Breckenridge Brewery will build a twelve-acre, $20 million beer farm in Littleton

Breckenridge Brewery announced today that it will move from Denver to Littleton, building a $20 million farm-like campus on a rural, twelve-acre spot on South Santa Fe Drive and cementing its future as both a Colorado-based brewery and a tourist destination. The campus, located near the Platte Riv ... More >>

Fight evil with the Fantastic Pour, a Denver Comic Con/Breckenridge Brewery beer

Super heroes aren't real. Sorry. But you can drown that sad truth this weekend with a superhero beer -- a collaboration between Breckenridge Brewery and Denver Comic Con, which kicked off yesterday at the Colorado Convention Center. The Fantastic Pour, a riff on the Fantastic Four, was settled on af ... More >>

Today in Stoke: 'Pioneers on Planks' drop old-school ski history lesson at CMC

Arapahoe Basin photo archives, via SummitDaily.comOn "the Beach" at Arapahoe Basin, back in the day​Back in the day we had to ski to school uphill in both directions. Okay, maybe not, but you can still get an earful of old-school ski stories when representatives from Arapahoe Basin, Breckenrid ... More >>

This Weekend In Stoke: Top five ways to freeze your ass off, January 21-23

Photo by Carl Scofield, courtesy Breckenridge Ski ResortBreckenridge has had more than 47 inches of new snow in the last week​Next week we have the Denver Big Air competitions, the entire snowsports industry in town for the SIA Snow Show and Winter X Games 15 at Buttermilk. But first, this wee ... More >>

This Weekend In Stoke: 'One time, at snowboard camp...'

​If you're looking to try something new, this is the weekend for you: January is Learn to Ski & Snowboard Month and Winter Trails Month, it's been dumping in the mountains and there are more camps, demos and competitions this weekend than you can shake a snowboard at. Here are a bunch of good ... More >>

Today In Stoke: Ullr Fest parade in Breckenridge, 'Still Crazy After All These Years'

Photo by Timothy FaustThe Ullr Fest Parade involves less clothes than you might think for a tribute to the god of winter​Breck's Ullr Fest Parade is an annual winter spectacle dating back to 1963, and it's one of the craziest events in Colorado. This year's parade theme? "Still Crazy After All ... More >>

The ten biggest Colorado beer stories of the year

Wynkoop BrewingThe Wynkoop got together with Breckenridge Brewing.​In April, the Wynkoop Brewing Company began delivering kegs and cans to some of its downtown clients via horse and buggy. The move was a cool addition to Denver's beer culture and a fun sight to see on Friday afternoons. But C ... More >>

This Weekend In Stoke: Top five events to administer a dose of adrenaline

Photo courtesy AlliSports.comBreck local JJ Thomas boosts his way to the 2010 Dew Cup championship​Looking to get your blood pumping this weekend? Any of these should do the trick: 1. Winter Dew Tour at Breckenridge. Breckenridge is hosting the Nike 6.0 Open this week to kick off the 3-stop ... More >>

Today In Stoke: Winter Dew Tour returns to Breckenridge

​Breckenridge is hosting the first stop of the Winter Dew Tour this week for the third year in a row, and the event's Peak 8 festival village opens today. All of the main-event finals action will happen on Saturday and Sunday, but head up today anyway: The format for the Nike 6.0 Open lets new ... More >>

Today In Stoke: Top 5 must-see films at The Summit Action Sports Film Fest in Breckenridge

​Yet another reason to head for the hills this week: The new Summit Action Sports Film Festival in Breckenridge opens tonight at 5 p.m. at Brooklyn's Tavern, 500 South Main Street, with screenings of the People Crew's Cheers and five other ski and snowboard films. The festival continues tomorr ... More >>

Wynkoop and Breckenridge Brewery groups brew up a joint venture: Update

Cassandra KotnickWynkoop Brewing Co. has a big deal brewing.​Two weeks ago, the merger of local Rock Bottom Brewing with the Tennessee-based Gordon Biersch brewpub chain formed one of the largest craft-beer-focused companies in the country: Craftworks Restaurants & Breweries. And now, as we ... More >>

Reader: The hell with pot-hating Utah -- why not move to marijuana-friendly Colorado?

​More evidence that marijuana legalization could give a boost to Colorado's economy: a comment that popped up on a blog post from back in April about a Breckenridge club that allowed marijuana to be smoked for recreational purposes. Here's what Nathan had to say:

Breckenridge Brewery gets ready to can Lucky U

Breckenridge Brewery​Breckenridge Brewing plans to roll out its second canned beer, Lucky U IPA, by the end of the month, adding it to Avalanche Ale, which it began canning last year. "We got the cans on Friday," says Breckenridge brewmaster Todd Usry. "Distribution will be limited to begin w ... More >>

WTF? Saturday's Gastravaganza of Beautiful Beer & Splendid Street Food is canceled

Lori Midson​Well, shit. Among the hundreds of events taking place this week in honor of the Great American Beer Festival and Denver Beer Fest, the one I was looking forward to the most has been squashed. Sunk. Torpedoed. Axed.

True Colors

Breckenridge celebrates its twentieth birthday with two parties and great sales

Flickr​Breckenridge Brewery is almost old enough to drink. The company, which was founded in 1990 by Richard Squire, will celebrate its twentieth anniversary this week with a couple of parties and a nod to strong sales. Breckenridge is now the state's third oldest microbrewery and the 46th l ... More >>

Bike to the Future in Breck

Breckenridge Brewery's new Amato Ale House will offer beer with a view

​When Breckenridge Brewery's newest restaurant opens on March 1, 2011 in what is now Amato of Denver, at the corner of 16th and Central streets, it will feature forty Colorado craft beers on tap, along with small plates, seasonal menus, beer dinners, a private events room, a rooftop patio over ... More >>

Hot, burning ass cheek!: Grandson of influential Texas clan "branded" during Colorado ski trip

This branded buttock belongs to Amon G. "Chance" Carter IV.​So you thought the most controversial recreational activity in Breckenridge these days involves smoking marijuana? That's nothing compared to the damage done to Amon G. "Chance" Carter IV's ass. Channel 7 reports that Carter, whose g ... More >>

Ullr Nothing in Breckenridge

Do the Dew

Chip Off the Old Block

Marijuana is still illegal at Breckenridge Ski Resort, dudes

Have these guys heard it's still illegal to toke at Breckenridge Ski Resort? Doubt it.​In November, voters in Breckenridge approved the decriminalization of marijuana in the community -- and the town council has now approved regulations relating to the measure. As of January 1, 21-and-older ad ... More >>

Breckenridge police chief thinks marijuana arrests may actually go up after vote to decriminalize pot

Chief Rick Holman is talking to a lot of confused people these days. Even more than usual.​Yesterday, Sensible Breckenridge's Sean McAllister, speaking about the passage of ballot initiative 2F, a marijuana decriminalization measure in his hometown, bristled at a media claim that the action wa ... More >>

Sean McAllister on Breckenridge's decriminalization of weed, the Board of Health's medical-marijuana action

The Breckenridge marijuana vote put a smile on Sean McAllister's face.​Sean McAllister experienced a big up and an equally large down yesterday. As the head of Sensible Breckenridge, a marijuana advocacy organization, he was thrilled when residents of the ski town voted overwhelmingly to decri ... More >>

Sean McAllister leads the campaign for sensible marijuana laws in Breckenridge

Sean McAllister thinks the government has better things to spend money on than busting small-time weed users.​While the rest of the state bickers about medical marijuana, and what kind of limitations should or shouldn't be placed upon it (read Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper's take here), Breck ... More >>

Less is more at three20south in Breckenridge

Breckenridge: One small step closer to legalizing pot

Small amounts if this could soon be legal in Breckenridge.​In the battle to become Ski Country's most weed-friendly destination, the town of Breckenridge has moved one step closer to legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana. The town clerk has certified a petition circulated by ... More >>

Breckenridge Brewery: Yes they can

Cans of Breckenridge Brewery's Avalanche Ale began rolling out of the plant this week and into liquor stores, just in time to catch the heart of the summer season. Breckenridge, which is borrowing its canning line from Ska Brewing Company in Durango, will also supply concert venues, golf courses an ... More >>

The Tale of the Trail

All roads lead to Breckenridge this week.

Feeeling Chili

Breaking Into the Outside

Delegating Denver #21 of 56: Kentucky

Biking Blast

Snow Business

Let It Snow

How to survive...a long, hot summer

Thirteen weeks of quirky, offbeat, gloriously Colorado entertainment.

Best Snowboarding Attitude

Jesse Csincsak

Drunk of the Week

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurant and Market

Thigh High

Imperial Challenge burns in Breckenridge

I Drink, Therefore I Am

Why don't we sip into something more comfortable?

Boys Gone Wild

Breckenridge has a bad-boy image, but is there truth in advertising?

Best Place to Pick Up a Guy

Diamond Cabaret

Off Limits

Bitch, bitch, bitch

A First-Class Fourth

Breckenridge wraps itself in patriotic colors.

Preaching the Summit

Colorado ski resorts look to folkie Jim Salestrom for a musical lift.

Off Limits

Unpainting the Town

A tourist-hating vandal with a grudge the size of Texas makes a splash in Breckenridge.