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Go for the Gold: A Dozen Free Things to Do in Denver (and Beyond) This Week

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Ryan Pachmayer

Ryan Pachmayer is a beer writer living in Arvada. He has written for publications such as Craft Beer & Brewing, Zymurgy, Porch Drinking, Homebrewing DIY and Punch. He is also the former head brewer at Yak & Yeti Brewpub, marketing director at New Image Brewing and a BJCP Certified Judge.

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This Week in Beer: Pair Girl Scout Cookies With Brews and More

By Ryan PachmayerFebruary 29, 2024

We’ve also got the latest on a new Elevation Beer bar in Salida, a Westbound & Down pop-up in Aspen and our beer of the week, a breakfast sour.

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This Week in Beer: Colorado Plus Goes on Pause for Six Months and More

By Ryan PachmayerFebruary 22, 2024

There are also some fun brewery events this week, including the Beer, Bacon and Coffee Fest.

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Seeing Double: Two Local Breweries Release Nearly Identical New Can Designs

By Ryan PachmayerFebruary 20, 2024

When the copyright on Steamboat Willie expired, Golden City and 4 Noses both jumped at the chance to use the cartoon as inspiration.

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This Week in Beer: Lady Justice Is Moving, Jade Mountain Rebrands and More

By Ryan PachmayerFebruary 15, 2024

Get the details on an MSG-infused beer and upcoming events like River North’s 12th anniversary party.

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This Week in Beer: A Parker Brewery Has Been Acquired and More

By Ryan PachmayerFebruary 8, 2024

We also have the details on upcoming events including SUDS for SIDS, a First Draft beer dinner and the Sexy Motor Oil release in Breckenridge.

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This Week in Beer: Downhill Brewing Expands, Stout Month Returns and More

By Ryan PachmayerFebruary 1, 2024

Even with Vine Street still closed, February is all about dark beers.

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This Week in Beer: Delaware’s Dewey Opens in Denver, Dry Dock Is Closing a Location and More

By Ryan PachmayerJanuary 25, 2024

Plus, get the details about a trio of upcoming beer events and check out our beer of the week, a dark ale from Lady Justice that’s ideal for cold days.

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Chef Jared Kendall is Leading Denver’s Beer Dinner Scene

By Ryan PachmayerJanuary 24, 2024

His brand, Thistle & Mint, partners with top local breweries like Burns Family Artisan ales and Crooked Stave Artisans for the events.

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This Week in Beer: Get Tickets for an Adults-Only Beer Fest at the Children’s Museum and More

By Ryan PachmayerJanuary 18, 2024

We also have the details on an award-winning brewery’s membership program, an upcoming beer dinner and a must-try German-style Schwarzbier.

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Great Divide Brewery & Roadhouse Opening Soon in Lone Tree

By Ryan PachmayerJanuary 12, 2024

It will be operated by Vibe Concepts, the group behind Tstreet Roadhouse, Roadhouse Boulder Depot, Spanky’s Roadhouse and Reivers Bar and Grill.

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This Week in Beer: Georgetown Brewery Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and More

By Ryan PachmayerJanuary 11, 2024

This brewery says the move is a way to keep its Georgetown location open as it reorganizes its debt.

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The Twelve Best Beers We Drank in 2023

By Ryan PachmayerJanuary 5, 2024

Cheers!

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This Week in Beer: Ball Out With Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout and More

By Ryan PachmayerJanuary 4, 2024

Plus, Guy Fieri visits a Boulder biergarten on a Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode that airs January 5.

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This Week in Beer: A New Brewer at Burns, NYE Events and More

By Ryan PachmayerDecember 28, 2023

Plus, check out our beer of the week, an Italian pilsner that showcases a delicious array of hop flavors.

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After Years of Ups and Downs, Tivoli Is Taking on the Big Players With Outlaw Mile Hi

By Ryan PachmayerDecember 27, 2023

It’s moved production from the Auraria campus in Denver to the Gold Buckle Beer facility in La Junta in an effort to compete with Bud, Miller and Coors.

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This Week in Beer: Tivoli Is No Longer Brewing at Auraria, Crooked Stave FoCo Is Closing and More

By Ryan PachmayerDecember 21, 2023

Plus, check out our beer of the week, an homage to a legendary German pilsner.

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Prost Brewing Announces Opening of Flagship Northglenn Brewery

By Ryan PachmayerDecember 20, 2023

The 10,000 square-foot public-facing biergarten is part of the larger 60,000 square-foot production headquarters.

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This Week in Beer: One of the State’s Original Microbreweries Is Closing and More

By Ryan PachmayerDecember 14, 2023

Plus, check out our beer-of-the-week pick, a rich chocolate ale.

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Five Local Breweries You Should Be Following on Instagram

By Ryan PachmayerDecember 11, 2023

Social Media feeds from beer-makers are often pretty one-note, but brands like Diebolt, Lady Justice and Call to Arms are upping the creativity.

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This Week in Beer: Denver Beer Company Opens a New Location and More

By Ryan PachmayerDecember 7, 2023

Catch up on the local brewery news, events and new releases you need to know about.

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Westbound & Down Acquires Aspen Brewing & Capitol Creek Brewing

By Ryan PachmayerDecember 1, 2023

It has also hired Matt Husted, the former director of hospitality and partner at Id Est Hospitality, the group behind Michelin-starred BrutÁ¸ and the Wolf’s Tailor, to oversee all brewpubs.

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Denver’s Only Single-Beer Brewery Releases New Batch

By Ryan PachmayerNovember 30, 2023

The business was founded in Vermont in 2010, but it moved its operation to Denver two years ago.

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