Wynkoop Brewing Company

Celebrate Vonnegut with a Breakfast of Champions at Wynkoop tonight

Wynkoop Brewing Company, 1634 18th Street, is honoring the anniversary of author Kurt Vonnegut's passing with a beer dinner/breakfast this evening at 6:30 p.m. The four-course, morning-themed menu will feature Tender Belly Pork and Novo coffees paired with beers from Wynkoop. See also: - A new pati ... More >>

Beerdrinker of the Year contest features a Wynkoop alumni, now in New York

The Wynkoop Brewing Company may have built a neighborhood, and launched at least one political career, but that wasn't the only career that got started at Denver's first brewpub. Jen Schwertman took a job there in October 1992 as one of the first bartenders in the newly-added upstairs pool hall. "Th ... More >>

Denver Yelp reviews: Head brewer Andy Brown reads the complaints against Wynkoop

Batter's up! Wynkoop Brewing Company, Colorado's first brewpub and winner of numerous awards and accolades, is next up to the plate for our new video series, in which local culinary personalities read their worst and weirdest Yelp reviews. Which, in the case of the Wynkoop, include yapping about th ... More >>

Wynkoop Brewing Company will host a pre-Mardi Gras rum and beer dinner tonight

Wynkoop Brewing Company, 1634 18th Street, is throwing an early Mardi Gras party with a five-course parade of New Orleans-inspired cuisine paired with beers, and beer-cocktails, this evening. And the cocktail selection will be crafted by award-winning mixologist Ken Kodys. See also: - Wynkoop Brewi ... More >>

The Wynkoop's Belgorado Belgian IPA is Colorado loud and proud

The Wynkoop Brewing Company will debut its newest canned beer next week -- one with some unusual Colorado ingredients. No, it's not Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout -- although two-packs of that ballsy beer will also be released in cans soon. The beer is called Belgorado and it's made almost entirely wit ... More >>

Photos: Beer and cheer at Wynkoop's Parade of Darks

Just before the Parade of Lights lit up downtown on Saturday, the Wynkoop Brewing Company hosted the Parade of Darks, an annual winter beer fest featuring brews "in the amber-to-opaque color spectrum." This time around, Denver's oldest brewpub gathered together 82 beers from 34 breweries, an expansi ... More >>

Tonight: take a hike at Wynkoop Brewery

Wynkoop Brewing Company, 1634 18th Street, presents Beers Made By Walking from 5 to 8 p.m. today. The mini-beer fest will feature ten beers that were made over the past summer by nine well-known breweries around Colorado; each includes some sort of edible or medicinal plant that was discovered along ... More >>

The Wynkoop's happy hour is a boon for beer enthusiasts, but the food needs attention

Happy Place: Wynkoop Brewing Company, 1634 Eighteenth Street, 303-297-2700. The Hours: Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. and 10 p.m to midnight. The Deals: $3.50 select draft beers; $4 food specials. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out.

Does the Wynkoop's Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout have enough balls to win at GABF?

Malt, water, hops, yeast...and bull testicles. That's the recipe for the ballsiest beer that Denver's Wynkoop Brewing Company has made in its 24-year history, and one that it will start serving on October 8 during Great American Beer Festival week. Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout, which started off as ... More >>

Tonight: take a bite out of LoDo, one restaurant at a time

LoDo Bites -- a culinary walking tour of lower downtown restaurants-- takes place from 5 to 9 p.m. this evening. While you're sample small bites from dozens of downtown restaurants and enjoying drink specials and desserts at select locations, don't forget to take a few minutes to enjoy the incredibl ... More >>

Wynkoop Brewing will serve a ballsy new beer -- only on April 1

The Wynkoop Brewing Company has added a new beer to its roster, Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout, and it will only be available on one day, Sunday, April 1. Enough said.

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 >>

Beer calendar for the week ahead: Great Divide gets jiggy while Vine Street gets dirty

​Mashtuns, fermenters, kettles and other types of brewing equipment have been pouring into Denver breweries over the past few months -- from Strange Brewing to the Denver Beer Co, from Wynkoop Brewing to the Copper Kettle. And more equipment just got here. Last week, Vine Street Pub installed ... More >>

Beer calendar for the week ahead: Stout Month ends, Pliny and new brews from Odell and Avery

​Stout Month comes to a close with a variety of tappings and other events at the Vine Street Pub in Denver, and the Mountain Sun and Southern Sun pubs in Boulder -- and there are plenty of other sudsy celebrations to lift your spirits as well. Here's what's on tap for the week of February 22- ... More >>

Today: Wynkoop releases the Coupler

A Flickr photo.Hot peppers are just one of the ingredients in the new Coupler.​Wynkoop Brewing Company, Denver's oldest brewpub, will release the Coupler, a Valentine's imperial stout with hot peppers and cocoa nibs that's been aged in a Stranahan's barrel, today. For details, call 303-297-270 ... More >>

The Wynkoop gives people a chance to sample every beer it brewed this year

Wynkoop Brewing Company​Feeling nostalgic about 2010? The Wynkoop Brewing Company, 1634 18th Street, will help you relive the good times by cracking open a keg of all 35 beers that the brewery made over the course of the year when the second annual Beers of the Year event takes place Saturda ... More >>

Tonight: Boobs & Brews fundraiser at Wynkoop

​Boobs and beer -- what's not to love in that combination? Wynkoop Brewing Company, 1634 18th Street, presents the Boobs & Brews Dinner, a Breast Cancer Month fundraiser featuring Wynkoop beers and a one-night-only menu of seasonal dishes.The dinner, which starts at 6:30, costs $55; call 303-2 ... More >>

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Update: All gone! Dish tickets for our most faithful -- and early-rising -- readers

​Dish, Westword's annual celebration of the local dining scene, debuts tonight in its new home, the Exdo Events Center, 1399 35th Street. And we want our most faithful -- and early-rising -- readers to be there. As we announced last night in Cafe Bites, our weekly e-mail newsletter, we're g ... More >>

Tonight: The final dish on Dish

​Cafe Society is off to Dish, Westword's annual celebration of the Denver dining scene, which debuts tonight in its new location at the Exdo Events Center, 1399 35th Street. We hear there are a few general admission tickets left; they're $40 at the door, with a portion of the proceeds benefiti ... More >>

Dishing up the winner of our Dish tickets -- and another giveaway

​Late yesterday, we introduced a contest to win a pair of tickets to Dish, Westword's annual celebration of dining in Denver, at the EXDO Event Center, 1399 35th Street, on Wednesday, September 22. Contestants had to tell us in five words or less why they deserved the tickets. And the winner ... More >>

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Dish is dishing up Denver's favorites: Win free tickets!

​Dish, Westword's annual celebration of dining in Denver, will be at the EXDO Event Center, 1399 35th Street, on Wednesday, September 22 -- and we want to dish out some free tickets. Why do you think you deserve to go to Dish? Give us your answer in five words or less in the comments secti ... More >>

Colorado beer was in fine form at the Great COntenders kick-off event

​Dozens and dozens of Colorado breweries will send hundreds of beers to the judges this week at the Great American Beer Festival, and to wish them good luck, the Wynkoop Brewing Company held a kick-off party last night. The Great COntenders, part of Denver Beer Fest, included 61 beers from 22 ... More >>

Dish tickets half-price today!

​Dish, Westword's annual celebration of the local dining scene, will be at the Exdo Event Center from 7:30 to 11 p.m. on Wednesday, September 22. More than thirty restaurants and food purveyors will be sampling their wares, including Appaloosa Grill, Apple Spice Junction, Argyll, Big Fat Cupca ... More >>

FreshCraft opens in LoDo with a beery buzz

​FreshCraft, which quietly opened its doors last week, held a grand opening last night, complete with a horse-drawn beer delivery from the Wynkoop Brewing Company -- which has its Tut's Royal Gold on tap at FreshCraft -- giveaways and other events. The LoDo restaurant, at 1530 Blake Street, u ... More >>

Tonight: Elway's, Wynkoop, Parisi, 8 Rivers events

A Flickr photo.​Some of Denver's favorite restaurants are hosting special events tonight, featuring everything from rum to Wynkoop beer to five of the town's best chefs. First up: The Five -- Troy Guard of TAG, Jamey Fader of Lola, Matt Selby of Steuben's and Vesta, Brian Laird of Barolo and ... More >>

Today: Cocktails, beer ... or both? The choice is yours.

​The mixologists at the Bitter Bar, in Happy at 835 Walnut Street in Boulder, are offering a series of cocktail classes titled "Shake, Swizzle, Stir." Get a jump on what you'll be pouring out for your lover on Valentine's Day at El Amor Cocktails, which runs from 2 to 3 p.m. today and costs $2 ... More >>

Tonight: Eat, drink and donate to Volunteers of America

​Start the week out right tonight by partying at the Wynkoop Brewing Company, 1634 18th Street, which is donating 15 percent of all food and beer sales between 5 and 10 p.m. to Volunteers of America. Be sure to check out the special, $100 draft beer donation option! For details, call 303-297- ... More >>

Tomorrow: Last chance to be Beerdrinker of the Year

Last year's (local!) winner, Cody Christman.​Tomorrow is the deadline for nominations in the Wynkoop Brewing Company's fourteenth annual Beerdrinker of the Year contest; find all the details at www.wynkoop.com. December 31 is also the last day you can participate in the Grab and Give Program a ... More >>

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Beer, cheer and New Year's Eve parties

Enjoy a plethora of pulled pork at Steuben's.​While the year draws to a close, you can find something special at just about every one of your favorite foodie spots, plus sign up for charity events that will help kick 2010 off to a great start. Here's a taste of what's ahead: Monday, December ... More >>

The List: Top ten pubs with good grub

Mark MangerArgyll's food is far from average pub fare.​Argyll might have saddled itself with the horrible label "gastropub," but by any name, Robert Thompson's new place is a pretty sweet bar, with seriously great food. But while the menu at Argyll, which I review here, is more ambitious than ... More >>

Tonight: Take a bite out of LoDo

​A whole slew of downtown Denver restaurants - Organixx, Ice House Tavern, Bistro Vendome, Vesta Dipping Grill, Dixons, The Palm, Morton's, Wazee Supper Club, McCormick's Fish House & Bar, the Wine Loft and the Wynkoop Brewing Company (that's the short list) -- are participating in tonight's L ... More >>

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Beers and Brewhahas: Union Station vs. government agencies, developers and civic groups

​If the president can do it, so can everyone else. What Colorado needs now are more sudsy sit-downs. Here's an example (see our previous pairings here and here): Dispute: Union Station vs. government agencies, developers and civic groups Beer: Wynkoop Brewing Company's Light Rail Ale C'mon, ... 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 >>

Get sloshed at the Wynkoop's single malt scotch tasting dinner

It's not too late to make reservations for the single malt scotch tasting at the Wynkoop Brewing Company, 1634 18th Street, slated for Thursday, June 25 at 6:30 p.m. But if you want to sample the slew of Britain's best single malts -- MaCallan, Famous Grouse and Highland Park Scotch, plus a very rar ... More >>

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