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March 16, 2012
Adam Dunbar: If you're not having fun, it's not worth it
In this interview, Freshcraft's Adam Dunbar weighs in on the night of the Beast, his go-to beer and where he heads for a perfectly made Manhattan.
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February 24, 2012
James Lee: Colorado bartending has risen so much in three years
In this interview, James Lee, one of the godfathers of Colorado cocktail culture, discusses the Pimms Cup that made him see the light, one thing he thinks bartenders absolutely have to measure, and the night he was called the worst bartender ever.
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February 3, 2012
Kevin Burke: Mentorship is the hallmark of a mature bartending scene
In this week's behind the bar interview, Colt & Gray's Kevin Burke weighs in on how he started bartending, his favorite spot to blind taste spirits and the Mustache Series.
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January 26, 2012
Barrel-aged cocktails hit drink lists all over town
Six months ago, Eric Dutton, bar manager at Vesta Dipping Grill, unveiled a Vieux Carre he'd let sit in wood for a few weeks -- the first barrel-aged cocktail we'd seen on a Denver menu. Since then, though, we've noticed barrel-aged cocktails popping up on a handful of lists, making this a true tren ... More >>
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January 6, 2012
Madison Street bartender Matty Durgin brings back the tiki tradition
If you're looking for a proper tiki drink in Denver -- you know, a Polynesian-themed sour rum cocktail that soared to popularity in the 1940s and 1950s -- Matty Durgin, barman at Madison Street, is your man. He's built a fan following for his tiki drinks, which he showcases once a week on Tiki Tuesd ... More >>
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January 3, 2012
Euclid Hall's Ryan Conklin is the only certified Cicerone behind a Denver bar. Cheers!
courtesy of Ryan ConklinRyan Conklin, certified Cicerone and head barman at Euclid Hall, doesn't think his reasons for going into bartending were very different from what motivates other professionals in the industry. "Like a lot of bartenders, you just kind of have some sort of drive to it, ... More >>
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December 30, 2011
Ten favorite beverages from 2011
The more I travel, the more I'm impressed by the barmen and barwomen of Denver -- many of the beer, wine and spirits professionals in our city can stand with any other bartender in the world. They're professional and knowledgeable, and they pour some pretty awesome drinks. Without a doubt, I had som ... More >>
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December 22, 2011
Five festive cocktails that aren't just hot chocolate with schnapps
someecards.comWe'll drink just about anything hot this time (and temperature) of the year, hot chocolate with peppermint schnapps (or some other sort of delicious liqueur) included. But there are a few cocktails on drink lists right now that make us clap our chilled hands with delight: Their ... More >>
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December 22, 2011
Behind the bar with Kelly Wooldridge at Trillium
courtesy of Kelly WooldridgeKelly Wooldridge, beverage director and sommelier at the recently opened Trillium, was still in high school when he felt the first stirrings of interest in professional bartending. "There was this guy, Willie Grandison, at the American Restaurant in Kansas City," ... More >>
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December 19, 2011
Updated: Vacation! Restaurants taking winter sabbaticals
someecards.comHappy holidays! Check for restaurant closures before you head out to dinner.'Tis the season to eat, drink and be merry, and many restaurants around town are packed on a nightly basis as a result. For that reason alone, you should probably make reservations before you head out to ... More >>
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December 6, 2011
Sneak peek foodography from Ryan Leinonen's Trillium, opening tonight in the Ballpark neighbohood
Lori MidsonRyan Leinonen isn't shy about his goals: "I want to have one of the top five restaurants in Denver," he says, while hunched over a plate of steelhead trout, one of the Scandinavian-inspired dishes on his menu at Trilllium, which opens tonight in the Ballpark neighborhood. "There's ... More >>
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October 19, 2011
Colt & Gray plans a big expansion, including a new bar and a charcuterie kitchen
Colt & Gray will expand into this space next door.It may have a hard-to-locate front entrance, but that hasn't prevented Colt & Gray from becoming a big player on the Denver restaurant scene since it opened in August 2009, offering upscale gastropub fare paired to a stellar list of cocktails, ... More >>
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September 23, 2011
Brewery and bartender collaborations hit Denver taplines in time for GABF
While we're stoked to sample what seems like millions of beers at the Great American Beer Festival, it's possible that we're actually more excited to see what Denver area restaurants and bars trot out on taplines next week. This event brings in beer geeks from all over the world, and since mo ... More >>
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September 22, 2011
Five Denver bartenders mix up vodka cocktails you can make at home
Kevin BurkeThe Gypsy Cocktail by Kevin Burke.Vodka has been the most popular spirit in America since the 1970s, and there's no sign of it slowing down. As outlined in "Clear Thinking," this week's cover story about Spring44, vodka's popularity keeps growing year after year, expanding into a m ... More >>
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September 21, 2011
Colorado beer calendar: Get ready for the Great American Beer Festival
Are you ready to rumble? We are. The Great American Beer Festival kicks off on September 29, but there are plenty of GABF-related events where you can practice in advance -- or even instead -- of the big show. In fact, there are too many events to list, but I did my best. Check 'em out below.
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July 14, 2011
Ten Colorado bartenders will showcase beer cocktails at Star Bar this weekend
It was late last year when we started spying beer cocktails in bars. There were just a few at first, and most of them were basic twists on micheladas or other fizzy drinks -- experimental and not always tasty. But lately, the beer cocktail has become a veritable trend, with ale making its way ... More >>
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July 13, 2011
Colorado beer calendar: Copper Kettle, Star Bar, Hops & Pie have cool times for the summer heat
FacebookCopper Kettle brews.I'm hitting the highway soon for a little Colorado summer road trip. But before I pack the tent, the beef jerky, the CDs or even the cooler, I'm stashing my copy of The Beer Drinker's Guide to Colorado map (fifth edition!) above the sun visor. This awesome fold-ou ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
Colorado Cocktail Project finalists: Test this state's most liquid assets Monday
The Colorado Cocktail Project, with its mission to create the official Colorado Cocktail, will celebrate this state's most liquid assets at the Museum of Contemporary Art on Sunday and Monday, June 26-27. On Sunday, Colorado distillers will be at the MCA to pour their products, while learned ... More >>
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June 22, 2011
Colorado Cocktail Project will leave you shaken, possibly stirred
Café Society's obsession with the quest for a Colorado cocktail dates back to the day when Rich Grant of Visit Denver got a call from a reporter for a national magazine who was looking for the quintessential Colorado drink to include in a story about landmark libations. But while some towns ... More >>
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June 17, 2011
Colorado Cocktail Project ticket winners!
Dry with an unexpected splash of everything else! That's what Lori Gray thinks Colorado tastes like, and that entry in our Cocktail Cocktail contest just won her two tickets to the two-day Colorado Cocktail Project, which will be pouring out wisdom -- and drinks -- at the Museum of Contempora ... More >>
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June 16, 2011
Win tickets to the Colorado Cocktail Contest!
It started with a simple question: New York has the Manhattan, Kentucky the Mint Julep. But does Colorado have a defining cocktail? (Besides craft beer, that is.) Months later, our mission to determine what this state tastes like is about to culminate in the Colorado Cocktail Project. On Jun ... More >>
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May 19, 2011
Ask the Bartender: Meet Kevin Burke, 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 >>
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April 7, 2011
Eating, Drinking and Giving
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 >>
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March 31, 2011
Top five martinis in Denver -- good, better, Best!
We sipped our way through many martinis in our search for the best, and you know what we learned? Any bar can ice down three ounces of vodka or gin and pour it in an up glass" and CALL it a martini -- and many do -- but there are very few that do the classic version of the cocktail right. A c ... More >>
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March 31, 2011
Avery Brewing is having twisted thoughts about an absinthe barrel-aged beer
Leopold BrothersKeep your ears on. It may be a while before we know what beer will fill these barrels.No, you're not hallucinating: Avery Brewing is flirting with the green fairy. After more than a year of trying, the brewing team at the Boulder beer maker has gotten their hands on a couple ... More >>
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November 19, 2010
Kevin Burke v. Denver Magazine, with a twist
As a mixologist, Kevin Burke knows how to pour it on. And yesterday, he was all contrition in his apology to Denver Magazine, the publication that had repeated a bunch of whoppers that Burke, a finalist for the pub's Mixologist of the Year, had fed them for last month's food and drink issue: ... More >>
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November 3, 2010
Green Russell, ready to open on November 11, divulges menu and mixologist details
The opening is coming right up for Green Russell, Frank Bonanno's underground cocktail joint that will be hidden behind the swinging door of a pie counter, dubbed Wednesday's Pie, in Larimer Square. Bonanno and Adam Hodak, beverage director at Bonanno's restaurant group and partner in the n ... More >>
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October 26, 2010
A tequila-hazed food-porn pictorial from last night's dinner at Colt & Gray
Until recently, Olmeca Altos, a 100 percent blue agave tequila from the Los Altos region of Jalisco, Mexico, had only been available outside of the United States, but in July of this year, the double-distilled agave juice was introduced stateside -- specifically in Chicago and Denver -- and ... More >>
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October 18, 2010
The Green Russell's staff will allegedly include some big-name moonlighting bartenders from around town
Adam Hodak engages Denver bartenders to make guest appearancesFrank Bonanno and Adam Hodak are still ironing out the details of the Green Russell, the subterranean bar they're opening behind a pie shop front called Wednesday's Pie in Larimer Square -- and that includes staff. But while the p ... More >>
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October 13, 2010
Colt & Gray rolls out Monday prix fixe menu -- from the line cooks
Colt & Gray's Nelson Perkins and Brad Rowell On Monday Colt & Gray, 1553 Platte Street, will roll out a weekly, three-course prix fixe dinner for $36. But there's a twist: The menu for that deal won't be constructed by restaurant owner Nelson Perkins and executive chef Brad Rowell. Instead, ... More >>
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August 19, 2010
Readers sound off on our review of Cherry Creek institution Rodney's
Colt & Gray's Nelson Perkins and Brad Rowell On Monday Colt & Gray, 1553 Platte Street, will roll out a weekly, three-course prix fixe dinner for $36. But there's a twist: The menu for that deal won't be constructed by restaurant owner Nelson Perkins and executive chef Brad Rowell. Instead, ... More >>
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July 31, 2010
Randall Layman's Tales of the Cocktail, last call
Randall Layman, a bartender at Vesta Dipping Grill, is just back from New Orleans, where he attended his first Tales of the Cocktail. We'll be printing his dispatches all week (read the first installment here).Taryn KapronicaThe Green Goddess Day five: Our last morning in New Orleans is prob ... More >>
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July 29, 2010
Randall Layman's Tales of the Cocktail, round three
Randall Layman, a bartender at Vesta Dipping Grill, is just back from New Orleans, where he attended his first Tales of the Cocktail. We'll be printing his dispatches -- here are the first and second installments -- all week. Day Three: With the curtains closed tight over the window in my room an ... More >>
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July 19, 2010
Taste Of The Nation: Cocktails for the Kids Competition results
Brian Melton of TAG, the winning bartender in Sunday night's Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation drink competition.As part of Denver's Taste of the Nation/Share Our Strength benefit last night at Mile High Station, eight generous drink slingers from some of the city's hottest bars partic ... More >>
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June 11, 2010
Hush speakeasy event gives a glimpse of what's to come
With cocktail culture exploding in this town, it's only a matter of time before a crop of speakeasies infiltrates the drinking scene, using store fronts and mundane delis to disguise hidden, dimly-lit caverns of revelers imbibing pre-prohibition libations from antique crystal long into the we ... More >>
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May 24, 2010
Colt & Gray's Noah Heaney wins USBG Manhattan Cocktail Classic
Two months ago, Colt & Gray bartender Noah Heaney barely edged out another Colt & Gray barman, Kevin Burke, in a sudden-death mix-off when the two tied for first at the Colorado chapter of the US Bartender's Guild Don Q rum competition. The prize: a trip to New York to compete in the Manha ... More >>
Dining
February 25, 2010
Ian Kleinman puts on a chilling performance at hushDenver
Two months ago, Colt & Gray bartender Noah Heaney barely edged out another Colt & Gray barman, Kevin Burke, in a sudden-death mix-off when the two tied for first at the Colorado chapter of the US Bartender's Guild Don Q rum competition. The prize: a trip to New York to compete in the Manha ... More >>
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October 28, 2009
No gin for you! Hendrick's contest postponed
The bad weather has put the Hendrick's Gin competition hosted by the Colorado Bartenders Guild at Lola tonight on ice. I was slated to be a judge, so I'm both relieved and disappointed by the postponement. The contest has been tentatively rescheduled for November 16. In the meantime, you m ... More >>
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