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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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Take a Bite Out of LoDo

​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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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: 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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Fun on the Menu

​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 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 >>

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 >>

Dishing up one last pair of Dish tickets...to Daveed

​This morning, we offered readers another chance 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 ... More >>

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 >>

Get Sauced!

​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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

The week in Cafe Society bloggery: Cupcakes, veggie dogs, tacos and a fuzzy hunk of meat that says, "I'm bacon!

Lori Midson​ Behold the highlights and low lights of what you may have missed this week on the Cafe Society blog.

The Colorado Cider Company will turn apples to apple cider

​Brad Page, a real estate agent and co-founder of the Coopersmith's Pub & Brewing in Fort Collins, plans to start Denver's first hard ciderery this spring. Cider, which is more popular in England and Ireland than in the United States, is made from fermented apples. Page will buy his apples f ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Soup for the Soul, booze dinners and more

​Denver Restaurant Week kicks off on Saturday, which is also when the 2011 Beerdrinker of the Year will be crowned -- but in the meantime, there are plenty of culinary events to fill your belly. Here's what's on the menu:

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 >>

Beer calendar for the week ahead: The Copper Kettle opens and the Wynkoop medicates

Copper Kettle Brewing​American Craft Beer Week starts in a little less than three weeks, but the nine (yes, nine!) breweries in Fort Collins have already banded together to brew a collaboration beer that celebrates the seven days that Congress dedicated to the quaffing of craft brew. C.B. & P ... 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 >>

Drink "Tebow," a onetime only beer from Wynkoop Brewing that has righteous character

​The Wynkoop Brewing Company has had some fun over the past year naming some of the one-keg-only beers that it serves as part of its Firkin Friday program. Remember Weiner's Wood Oak-Aged IPA, which the brewery named for a certain former New York Congressman? Now you can try something with a ... More >>

Colorado beer calendar: Open beery holiday treats at local breweries

​Holiday beers are on tap all around town, and you'll find some good ones right at the source -- at the breweries that make them. Some of the wintery wonders you can try include Ugly Sweater at Wit's End Brewing, Winter Spice Ale (with star anise, vanilla soaked in rum, ginger and allspice) at ... More >>