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May 17, 2012
Elevation Beer Company, opening this weekend, compares itself to a winery
Elevation Beer Company may be located in Poncha Springs, but the brewery's four co-founders don't think of their place as a local hangout. "We are more like a winery than a typical brewpub," says Xandy Bustamante. "We could have done this from anywhere in country, so we figured, why not pick a place ... More >>
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May 10, 2012
A Toast to Beer
Elevation Beer Company may be located in Poncha Springs, but the brewery's four co-founders don't think of their place as a local hangout. "We are more like a winery than a typical brewpub," says Xandy Bustamante. "We could have done this from anywhere in country, so we figured, why not pick a place ... More >>
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May 9, 2012
Colorado beer calendar: Colorado Beer Week meets American Craft Beer Week
In the annual overflow of beer weeks, Colorado Beer Week kicks off today, just two days before American Craft Beer Week begins its run. The former is a series of beery events hosted around town by a private events company. The second is a national orgy of beer activities created and promoted by the ... More >>
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May 9, 2012
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 >>
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May 2, 2012
Colorado beer calendar: Cinco de Mayo, sour beers, and house yeasts
The entire craft-brewing world will be in San Diego this week for the annual Craft Brewers Conference, which allows brewers from across the country to share ideas, knowledge and plenty of beer. Plus, they get to spend time in America's Finest City. More than 2,600 people are expected to be there, in ... More >>
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April 25, 2012
Three Colorado winemakers worthy of Drink Local Wine week love
A little more than nine months ago, we ruffled a lot more than a few feathers by voicing our opinion on the local wine industry. Everyone from the Front Range Winery Association to hobbyist vintners juiced over where we got the balls to speak our minds on such an -- unbeknownst to us -- unbelievabl ... More >>
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April 24, 2012
$714 million a year and other fun facts about Colorado's craft beer industry
The Colorado Brewers Guild provided proof today of what most Colorado residents have known for a while: beer is good for us, economically at least. On Tuesday, the Guild, which represents craft breweries in the state legislature, said Colorado's 139 licensed craft breweries pump $714 million a year ... More >>
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April 17, 2012
Left Hand named a top fifty U.S. brewer; Oskar Blues is second in Colorado
Longmont won big today when the Brewers Association, based just down the road in Boulder, released its annual list of the top fifty biggest craft brewers in the United States. Left Hand Brewing, which was founded in Longmont in 1993, cracked the list for the first time, logging in at number 49. The ... More >>
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April 11, 2012
Five incredible pink wines to kick off rosé drinking season
A sun-soaked, 75-plus degree afternoon for the Rockies' home opener. Buds blooming on the trees outside our terrace. Flip-flop adorned feet everywhere we look. Seems it's been an age since Denver enjoyed a springtime as warm and inviting as this one -- and the early onset of balmier temps has brough ... More >>
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April 10, 2012
Reader: Randy Layman pours out some love for the cocktail scene
Do you want a shot of attitude with that beer? Laura Shunk's interview with Adam Hodak, the Green Russell bartender who doesn't think bartenders should be pretentious, hit a few people in their funny bones, not to mention wallets lightened by the cost of craft cocktails. The comments keep flowing o ... More >>
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April 5, 2012
New Belgium will build a second brewery in Asheville, North Carolina by 2015
New Belgium Brewing will build a second major brewing facility in Asheville, North Carolina, giving the Eastern Seaboard its own claim to the nation's second largest craft brewer and the company that made its name on a bike-friendly beer.
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March 7, 2012
The Kitchen Denver will include a raw bar -- and a big bar
In just a week and a half, the Denver outpost of The Kitchen will make its debut on 16th Street, extending the community-based restaurant empire Kimbal Musk and Hugo Matheson began in Boulder eight years ago to the Mile High City. And while Musk has promised that the Denver space won't stray far fro ... More >>
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February 22, 2012
Colorado beer calendar: Beerdrinker of the Year, Wagon Ryed, and Oskar Blues
A bevy of beer bloggers will appear on American Craft Beer Radio with Gary Valliere this Saturday when Colorado's newest craft beer radio show takes the air for its third show at noon on 102.3 FM, the local ESPN affiliate. The show will focus on the experiences of bloggers and journalists who have w ... More >>
Blogs
February 6, 2012
Indie Winemaker Dinner at the Kitchen
Much like craft brewers, independent winemakers are at the cutting edge of all things related to their specific area of alcohol. And tonight, you can check out an array of grape innovations at The Kitchen, 1039 Pearl Street in Boulder, which will be hosting an Indie Winemaker Dinner. The meal which ... More >>
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February 6, 2012
Three CU grads launch Winestyr, a way to discover small wineries
Bob Wilson graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree in finance but wanted, he says, "to do something I was interested in -- something I thought would be fun." That's why he went into wine: "I ended up working with a distributor with a goal to work at a winery."
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January 5, 2012
Denver may be the thirteenth-drunkest city, but we're tops in beer
Bob Wilson graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree in finance but wanted, he says, "to do something I was interested in -- something I thought would be fun." That's why he went into wine: "I ended up working with a distributor with a goal to work at a winery."
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November 9, 2011
Dina Berta reveals five lessons learned after transitioning from restaurant journalist to restaurant owner
Mark MangerDina Berta traded the write stuff for the right stuff.When Dina Berta made the jump from writing about restaurants to running a restaurant, she had one insight that helped prepare her for the road ahead: "I knew a little about the industry, and I knew it was a lot of work, but also ... More >>
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October 10, 2011
Is keg wine the next keg beer?
When the Kitchen [Next Door] opened in Boulder earlier this year, it didn't have a single bottle of wine on the beverage list. Instead, the restaurant installed a keg system from which it pours three whites and five reds. Frasca Food & Wine's Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan MacKinnon-Patterson pursued a s ... More >>
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September 21, 2011
Camel Orbs = nicotine Tic Tacs?: Resolution opposes dissolvable tobacco test-marketing
More pics below.Is RJ Reynolds, the massive tobacco conglomerate, trying to get kids hooked on nicotine via new dissolvable tobacco products bearing more than a passing resemblance to breath mints? Bob Doyle, executive director of the Colorado Tobacco Education and Prevention Alliance, says ... More >>
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August 12, 2011
Three Colorado cheesemakers, including Fruition Farms Dairy and Creamery, win American Cheese Society Awards
Lori MidsonAlex Seidel's sheep's milk ricottaColorado creameries Fruition Farms Dairy and Creamery, Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy and Avalanche Cheese Company took home prizes from the American Cheese Society's annual competition held last weekend in, of all places, Montreal, Canada. With 1, ... More >>
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August 2, 2011
Ten beers for women that aren't Animée
Unlike many of my female beer-drinking cohorts, I don't get my lacy lingerie in a bunch (mostly because I totally don't own lacy lingerie) over the fact that Molson Coors is about to release Animée, a beer made for women. Marketing: I can dig it. But still, it's a little absurd that the co ... More >>
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July 12, 2011
Three reasons why Colorado wines still suck (and three Colorado winemakers who are getting it right)
Last month we attended the first annual Colorado Winefest - Denver, and for the first time tasted a number of truly delicious, locally produced wines we could recommend to you without pause. So you can certainly understand how we were legitimately fired up about an already scheduled wine-tast ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
Wing Hut in Aurora uses its new liquor license to quench your thirst with craft beer
Wing Hut Facebook pagePut out that fire!Wings and beer is one of the most perfect combinations in edible history. But what about wings and craft beer? Do big, bold flavors help or hurt Buffalo's spicy gift to the world? The Wing Hut in Aurora is going to try to answer that question - along w ... More >>
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June 14, 2011
Five Colorado wines (finally!) worth drinking by the case
Have you ever gotten the impression that Colorado wines kinda suck? If you're really, really honest with yourself, you probably answered yes - and you're not the only person who feels that way. A glance at the wine list of many of Denver's top-rated dining destinations routinely reveals fewer ... More >>
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June 7, 2011
Comment of the day: Why did the People's Fair choose Miller?
While most folks go to festivals like the Capitol Hill People's Fair mostly for the bouncy-castle and the shirtless ambiance, Bree Davies is partial to the finer points of festival vending, like hats for dogs and paintings of sheep in trench-coats; in her recap of the fair yesterday, she brou ... More >>
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May 31, 2011
Four perfect-for-summer Italian wines
Italian wines can be hard to love. They're unabashedly old world, full of mouthwatering acidity, brazenly tannic, and as terroir-driven as they come. They're also endlessly intriguing. Each of Italy's winemaking regions tells the unique, richly historic tale of its evolution from independent ... More >>
Blogs
May 19, 2011
Reader: More beer news! More beer!
It's American Craft Beer Week, a fact you cannot miss in bars across town -- or on this blog, where we've been shamelessly touting the introduction of Big Shikes, as well as hyping other beery events around town. But apparently there can never be enough beer for aerofan, who posted this on ou ... More >>
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May 19, 2011
New Belgium, maker of Fat Tire, plans a second brewery on the East Coast
FacebookNew Belgium headquarters in Fort Collins.Two of the nation's biggest craft brewers, both based in California, have revealed the details of some major expansion plans in the past couple of days, and Colorado's New Belgium Brewing, the country's third largest craft brewer, could be clos ... More >>
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May 17, 2011
Big Shikes night at Old Chicago kicks off American Craft Beer Week in Denver
Old Chicago bartender Matt (who I forgot to tip; sorry, Matt, I will get you next time I'm there) pours a Big Shikes pilsner.The debut of Ska Brewing's Big Shikes Orange Blossom Imperial Pilsner packed the house at Old Chicago's Market Street location last night as beer bloggers, brewers and ... More >>
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May 12, 2011
Fill up on Big Shikes
Old Chicago bartender Matt (who I forgot to tip; sorry, Matt, I will get you next time I'm there) pours a Big Shikes pilsner.The debut of Ska Brewing's Big Shikes Orange Blossom Imperial Pilsner packed the house at Old Chicago's Market Street location last night as beer bloggers, brewers and ... More >>
Blogs
May 10, 2011
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 >>
Blogs
April 14, 2011
Tommyknocker Brewing doubles its output, changes its look
The old logo.Many of the bigger craft breweries across the country overhaul their image every three or four years, adding beers to the lineup, changing their look or their labels. But time moves a little slower in Idaho Springs. "We are doing a whole image revamp," says Steve Indrehus, the ... More >>
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April 7, 2011
Taste of Vail
The old logo.Many of the bigger craft breweries across the country overhaul their image every three or four years, adding beers to the lineup, changing their look or their labels. But time moves a little slower in Idaho Springs. "We are doing a whole image revamp," says Steve Indrehus, the ... More >>
Blogs
April 1, 2011
AM 760 gets ready to pour out Colorado Craft Beer Radio
Craft beer is in the air in Denver, and on April 16, it will hit the airwaves as well. John Turk, who produces the David Sirota show on AM 760, and buddy Gary Valliere, who works at Dry Dock Brewing in Aurora, plan to debut a new radio show that day called Colorado Craft Beer Radio. Airing e ... More >>
Blogs
April 1, 2011
Arvada Beer Company's Kelly Floyd plans to compete with the big boys of brewing
Kelly Floyd has been dreaming for seven years about opening a brewery. Today, she will unveil her dream, the Arvada Beer Company, and show off the work that has been done inside the building in Olde Town Arvada where she will open in June. "I love the beer industry. It's a very tight-knit gr ... More >>
News
March 24, 2011
How liquor stores support Colorado craft breweries
Kelly Floyd has been dreaming for seven years about opening a brewery. Today, she will unveil her dream, the Arvada Beer Company, and show off the work that has been done inside the building in Olde Town Arvada where she will open in June. "I love the beer industry. It's a very tight-knit gr ... More >>
Blogs
March 15, 2011
Brewers get the key to the Governor's Mansion at Pints & Bites
Odell BrewingBeer gets a seat at the big kids' table.When Coloradans elected former beer man John Hickenlooper to the state's top post last November, they had no idea they'd be letting the entire craft-brewing industry into the Governors' Mansion as well. But that's what happened last night ... More >>
Blogs
March 8, 2011
Ska Brewing makes light of beer -- but not light beer -- in new video
Craft beer has been the star of a recent documentary, a television series and a couple of Youtube videos over the past year, now another feature-length documentary is scheduled to be released this summer. Most of these efforts have been serious, noble -- sometimes overly so. Leave it to the ... More >>
Blogs
February 22, 2011
Think wine scores don't matter? Three ways to use them to help you drink better wine
Wow. Who knew that The Infinite Monkey Theorem (aka Denver's little winery that could) scoring Colorado's first 88-point Wine Spectator review would stir up so many passionate responses about the validity of wine reviews? Laura Shunk's scathing critique of most wine industry rags' random, s ... More >>
Blogs
February 16, 2011
The Infinite Monkey Theorem winery gets major love from Wine Spectator
Valentine's Day came early for Ben Parsons, winemaker/owner of The Infinite Monkey Theorem winery. Not in the form of chocolate-covered corkscrews or any other such frippery; the gift he received was something every Colorado winemaker has been pining away for: a Wine Spectator score of 88 poi ... More >>
Blogs
January 25, 2011
Pinot Posse wines spark Old World vs. New World debate
Last week's post featuring the wines of the Pinot Posse sparked much debate over the respective merits and flaws of modern, new world-style pinot noir. At one end of the table, we had the new world wine lovers, who revel in bottles bursting with ripe, mouthwateringly juicy fruit, and (though ... More >>
Blogs
January 19, 2011
Eight great Pinot Posse winemakers strut their juice at Table 6
Imagine an evening wherein eight of the coolest, most talented and down-to-earth pinot noir producers present their hand-picked selections for you to taste -- and by taste, we mean consume liberal amounts of -- while you soak up stories about how the grapes looked at harvest and why the weath ... More >>
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January 17, 2011
Tonight: Pinot Posse Tag Team Winemaker Dinner at Fruition and Table 6
A Flickr photo.Pinot, pinot, and more pinot: Eight cult pinot noir winemakers from California and Oregon (Owen Roe, Keefer Ranch, and Kosta Browne, to name a few) who make up the Pinot Posse will present their wines simultaneously tonight at Table 6, 609 Corona Street (303-831-8800, www.table ... More >>
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January 13, 2011
After the Gabby Giffords shooting, Councilman Charlie Brown declines a TV interview about pit bulls
A Flickr photo.Pinot, pinot, and more pinot: Eight cult pinot noir winemakers from California and Oregon (Owen Roe, Keefer Ranch, and Kosta Browne, to name a few) who make up the Pinot Posse will present their wines simultaneously tonight at Table 6, 609 Corona Street (303-831-8800, www.table ... More >>
Blogs
January 11, 2011
The Denver Beer Company aims to be the city's newest brewery
Like its name, the Denver Beer Company will be simple and straightforward. "That's what we are all about," says Charlie Berger, who plans to open a brewery and taproom with business partner Patrick Crawford in June. "We are not reinventing the wheel. Our goal is to make great beer in Denver. ... More >>
Blogs
January 6, 2011
Hickenlooper's Inaugurale will be delivered via horse and carriage
Not only is the Wynkoop Brewing Company making a special beer to commemorate brewery co-founder John Hickenlooper's gubernatorial inauguration party on Tuesday, it will deliver that beer, Hickelooper's Inaugurale, via horse and carriage. The party, which is being held at the Fillmore auditor ... More >>
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December 30, 2010
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 >>
Blogs
December 22, 2010
Reader: Cafe Society is becoming the service industry's Yelp
The comments keep coming in response to Kyle Garratt's initial In the Weeds: A Waiter's Rant. Yesterday, B2 posted this: Cafe Society is becoming the service industries yelp. Its an avenue for waiters, cooks and chefs to bitch and moan about paying customers, much like yelp is that means f ... More >>
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December 17, 2010
Colorado gubernatorial ball will have a beer list that's a mile higher than any other state
Of all the inaugural balls taking place next month around the country, Colorado's has to have the best beer list. And why not? The new governor, John Hickenlooper, is a brewer and the co-founder of the iconic Wynkoop Brewing Company. In addition to Hickenlooper's InaugurAle -- which is bein ... More >>
Dining
February 15, 1995
MOUTHING OFF
Of all the inaugural balls taking place next month around the country, Colorado's has to have the best beer list. And why not? The new governor, John Hickenlooper, is a brewer and the co-founder of the iconic Wynkoop Brewing Company. In addition to Hickenlooper's InaugurAle -- which is bein ... More >>
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