“I can’t tell you how hard it was to find a new name. Everything I thought of was already taken,” says Craig Rothgery, who plans to open De Steeg Brewing in January in the alleyway across the street from the Oriental Theater, at 4342 North Tennyson Street. But De Steeg…
After reading last week’s column, you may have correctly deduced that we were less than thrilled by a set of half-witted wine branding ideas designed to insult the intelligence of women everywhere. Lest you think we were unduly harsh in our assessment, trust that we understand that it’s gotta be…
Old, new and local — really local. That’s the only way to describe Denver Beer Festivus, a new craft-beer festival set for December 15 that will feature Denver breweries only, something that makes sense now that there are more than twenty of them — eight having opened in the past…
The cows have come home in Fort Collins. In January, Odell Brewing Company will release its newest seasonal, Lugene Chocolate Milk Stout, a beer dedicated to Lugene Sas, a local organic dairy farmer, and to the cows he addresses by name. See also: – Photos: Long lines and cold beer…
Aisle after aisle, table after table, there was one thing about the 2012 Great American Beer Festival that was different from the event in previous years: There were brewery reps, brewers and, in many cases, brewery owners themselves staffing their booths, hanging out and answering questions. It was a refreshing…
Sure, you like beer — but have you ever worn it? Wrapped your entire being in it and then spent three days at a convention devoted to it? That’s what the country’s most dedicated boze enthusiasts (enbooziasts?) did at the Great American Beer Festival, held at the Colorado Convention Center…
Beer lovers aren’t exactly known for their high fashion, but they do know how to stagger in style, and thousands of people showed off just how crazy they could look last week during the three-day Great American Beer Festival. From Viking horns to Waldo costumes, this year’s hops lovers were…
On Sunday, Dry Dock Brewing and Wing Hut made Aurora sweat as the two businesses hosted a wings-eating contest featuring sauces made from the two hottest chiles in the world. Twenty people took part in the first-ever Dante’s Wingferno Challenge, which went down at Dry Dock, and amazingly, all of…
The Great American Beer Festival is full of novelties, and Westword has brought you everything from the Best Beards to the Best Beer Swag to the Best Beer Porn over the past few days. Now we’ll take a look at a few of the sexiest beer names we encountered. See…
This year’s Great American Beer Festival played temporary home to 580 breweries — and with more than 2,700 beers poured, the fest’s professional judge panel had its hands (and mouths) full when making decisions on the winners of all 84 categories. Continue reading for the full list of the weekend’s…
The debate between the beer scenes in Oregon and Colorado has overflowed for years, and word of mouth continues to fall short of an explanation as to which one is the best. That’s because an open-minded alcoholic craves more than just hearsay, which may be why the Great American Beer…
The Great American Beer Festival is a mecca for beer afficianados–but curiously, it seems to be home to something else, as well: The Great American Beard. Continue reading for photos of our favorite chin-growers from the three-day booze-a-palooza. See also: – Great American Beer Festival 2012: The People – Great…
Two new Denver breweries will open this weekend, just in time for the Great American Beer Festival frenzy in town — and you won’t have to go far to visit both, since they’re just ten blocks apart. Black Shirt Brewing in RiNo and Our Mutual Friend Malt & Brew in…
Happy Place: Gumbo’s Louisiana Style Café, 1033 East Seventeenth Avenue, 720-266-5300. The Hours: Tuesday through Friday from 4 to 6:30 p.m. The Deals: $2 off specialty cocktails; $3.50 beer specials; $4 wines by the glass and martinis; $3-$4 small plates. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out…
Utah’s Epic Brewing Company, known for its Brainless on Peaches beer, announced at the Great American Beer Festival today that is is hoping to open a second brewery in Denver in early 2013. If it does, Epic would be one of the first out-of-state breweries to open a second location…
For an additional fee on top of the price of a Great American Beer Festival ticket, attendees at last night’s opening beer bonanza earned access to the annual festival’s farm-to-table pavilion, where chefs, local and national, along with independent brewers offered samples from restaurants and breweries across the country. Ticket…
The taps at Falling Rock, 1919 Blake Street, are always up-to-date, especially during the Great American Beer Festival. In fact, Denver’s most famous craft-beer bar can be a welcome alternative to the massive fest. There will be daily tappings throughout the weekend there, and today’s begins at noon with the…
Canned craft beers are big in Colorado and now they’re getting even bigger. On Thursday night after the Great American Beer Festival ended, Oskar Blues revealed its latest aluminum package: a 19.2-ounce can of Dale’s Pale Ale. The Longmont beer makers is the first U.S. brewery — craft or otherwise…
Nancy Johnson has been running the Great American Beer Festival for longer than most of the attending brewers have been in business. She has seen styles and trends and ticket-sale issues come and go, but when it comes to planning, the buck — and the beer — starts and stops…
The Great American Beer Festival, which starts tonight and runs through Saturday, is a river of beer — and a river of people — but there are some things that don’t always meet the eye: secret fishing holes, swirling eddies, rapids. Here are a couple of things to do that…
Denver began welcoming beer fans from near and far yesterday as the city girded its liver for the annual Great American Beer Festival, which starts tomorrow. More people poured into town today as the Brewers Association opened registration for all of the breweries, vendors and media. Here is a brief…
If you’re a woman and you love wine, then you must be a complete idiot. That’s the only logical conclusion we were able to draw after stumbling upon a slew of borderline misogynistic marketing ploys to influence our (since we are most assuredly a “she”) wine-purchasing decisions. With some research…
