Colorado Convention Center digs in by starting Blue Bear Farm

Designed as spaces where huge numbers of people can get down to businesses, convention centers can be cold, hard buildings — each one very similar to the next. But the Colorado Convention Center and its caterer, Centerplate, are hoping to ground themselves a little more in Denver by starting a…

Photos: Avery Brewing’s SourFest brings out the wild times

Avery Brewing hosted one of the most talked-about beer festivals of the year on Saturday — and one of the hardest tickets to get — delighting 400 beer geeks who love “sour” or “wild” ales, beers typically brewed with bacteria and yeast strains that give them deliciously off flavors…

Crazy Mountain will release five bottled beers next week

Crazy Mountain Brewing, the buzz-worthy Vail-area beer maker that more than doubled in size this year, will start selling five of its beers in 22-ounce bottles this week. All five — Old Soul Strong Belgian Ale, Hookiebobb IPA, Cara de Luna Black Ale, Scenic Route Kolsh, and Horseshoes & Hand…

Five growler-free ways to get fresh Colorado craft beer to go

Just because you walk out the door of your favorite brewery doesn’t mean you can’t take the good times with you. The majority of Colorado’s craft brewers sell growlers — 64-ounce brown glass bottles, for the most part, topped with a screw-off cap. Most will sell you the vessel for…

Play Ball

As the weather heats up, Colorado Rockies baseball games will get more intense, and the beginning of this season’s interleague play should only help. The team will face their first American League opponents, the Seattle Mariners, tonight as part of a three-game series at Coors Field. The Rockies take on…