Larimer Associates, the real estate investment company that manages the upscale Larimer Square restaurant district, has purchased Montclair Plaza, a small strip mall at the corner of Quebec and Severn streets, near the Lowry development. The somewhat run-down row of buildings, which total 9,539 square feet, is home to three…
You know that birthday present you bought for Scott Gessler? He sold it. And that bottle of wine you brought to the party? He sold that, too. In fact, Gessler, Colorado’s new Secretary of State, has no problem looking a gift horse in the mouth — and then extracting the…
Colorado craft brewers are off to a hoppy New Year in 2011 with many new beers on the shelves and the re-release of popular seasonals. In fact, the breweries are cranking out so much stuff, it’s hard to keep track. So here’s a list of beers you can drink right…
The Americans are poised to overthrow the British yet again. But this time, the revolution is taking place at the Royal Hilltop, an English pub-style restaurant that Tina and James Pachorek opened in Aurora in 2002. “We are changing it over from Aurora’s first British pub to Aurora’s first tap…
The owners of a proposed craft-beer bar along Seventh Avenue’s restaurant row were shocked earlier this month when a hearing officer for the city of Denver’s excise and license division suggested that their liquor license request be denied. “There was no public opposition from nearby restaurants and bars. In fact,…
When Gordon Schuck and Brad Lincoln were trying to decide where in the United States to open a small brewery that focused solely on Belgian-style saisons, one town kept rising to the top of the list: Fort Collins. “Because of New Belgium, you have a lot of people around town…
Jeff Fortin surrendered his dog breeding license last week — much to the delight of animal lovers, who have been complaining about him for years. But he didn’t do so before euthanizing 1,200 dogs at his Oberlin, Kansas puppy breeding business, where an outbreak of distemper in December kept him…
Does fiction follow real life or does real life come from fiction? The drivers of two beer trucks had to put philosophical questions like that aside during a snow storm on January 19 when one of their trucks slid into the other in Boulder, as seen in a comical YouTube…
After four months of tinkering and trying again, Strange Brewing Company has perfected its recipe for a “house beer” that is now being served exclusively at Hops & Pie and is also being used in the crust of the northwest Denver restaurant’s pizzas. Hops & Pie PA went on tap…
Old Chicago is giving Colorado beer lovers a brief and deliciously bitter taste of something they’ve only been able to get previously at Oskar Blues locations. Starting on Wednesday, January 26, the restaurant chain’s 27 Colorado locations will begin pouring Deviant Dale’s IPA, a twice-as-hoppy version of the brewery’s flagship…
Earlier today, a spokeswoman for the National Western Stock Show apologized for a series of tired gay jokes made by its rodeo announcing crew and clowns, and told a Westword reporter that the jokes won’t be back. Good for them. But we don’t want to leave the announcers in the…
Dry Dock Brewing, which began distributing one of its beers to a handful of local liquor stores last fall, is rolling out an expanded lineup this month. And the Aurora beer began pouring three brews — Seven Seas Double IPA, Vanilla Porter and its award-winning U-Boat Hefeweizen — into 22-ounce…
Maybe you went to the Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines Festival two weeks ago in Vail. Or maybe you’ve checked out the Great American Beer Festival, the biggest beer fest of all. If you have, then you know how big “big” can be. Now, it’s time to check out how…
School days, school dazed, Dear old Greeley fool days, Reading and writing and prejudice, Taught to the tune of my firing stick. Ah, the halls of education. Bastions of knowledge and progressive thought. And the occasional crazy school board member…
Shannon Sharpe, the outspoken tight end who was part of both of the Denver Broncos winning Super Bowl teams, was named on Sunday as a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame — again. It was the third time that the eight-time Pro Bowler — now a broadcaster for…
Oskar Blues will change the name of one of its four year-round beers after the Tennessee-based Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group threatened to sue the Colorado company for trademark infringement, says Oskar Blues spokesman Chad Melis. Gordon, the Oskar Blues beer, is named for Gordon Knight, a fire-fighting helicopter pilot…
On Wednesday, President Obama called for a new era of civility in light of the tragic Jared Loughner-Gabrielle Giffords shooting in Tucson, while Colorado Senator Mark Udall suggested that the members of Congress sit together for the State of the Union address rather than separate by political party…
While the party was just getting started at the Fillmore Auditorium, Governor John Hickenlooper arrived in the gritty parking lot of a Blockbuster store about a block away to begin the ride of a lifetime. Or at least the ride of the night. The Wynkoop Brewing Company, which Hickenlooper co-founded…
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…
Silverton Brewing has hired the Fort Collins Brewing Company to contract-brew and bottle two of its beers so that they can be distributed throughout Colorado. Six-packs of Big Ass Brown and Ice Pick Ale should be available locally in February. The little brewery, which was founded in 2004 by Joel…
Update below: Carolina Panthers coach John Fox is expected to arrive in Denver today — weather permitting — to interview for the job of Denver Broncos head coach. But before he faces Pat Bowlen, John Elway, Joe Ellis and other team executives, he will likely show his face to Broncos…
Tuesday’s inauguration party for John Hickenlooper will be soaked in Colorado, whether it’s the semi-formal Western wear, a homegrown band or kegs full of local beer. And that barbecue sauce served with dinner will be soaked in Colorado as well. Caterer Occasions by Sandy will use 28 bottles of Stranahan’s…
