“We’re really well known for our strong ales and our forays into that genre,” says Avery Brewing spokesman Joe Osborne. “But we’re always innovating, period.” And innovating will take the Boulder brewery in the opposite direction from the massive, high-alcohol beers that it has specialized in when, probably sometime next…
Great Divide Brewing will tap its first-ever beer made with fresh Colorado hops tomorrow at 2 p.m., joining a growing list of brewers who use locally grown hops. Sticky Icky is a pale ale that has been soaked in a firkin with fresh Crystal hops from Misty Mountain Hop Farm…
The Great American Beer Festival sold out in minutes — possibly seconds — this year, stealing the breath away from many beer fans and crashing plans. But the festival-related events that surround the annual beerstravaganza, October 11-13, have risen to a level in the past two years that now equals,…
If you’re anything like us, then at times your veins may seem to be pumping pure bubbly. But if you’re not, then we reckon there are at least two guaranteed occasions upon which you find yourself consuming drinks made with sparkling wine: Sunday brunch and New Year’s Eve…
The answer to the question posed in the video above is, “Yes, freakin’ open already!” The three dynamos behind Black Shirt Brewing have been pouring their hearts and souls into this neighborhood brewery, set to open very soon (really), and they must have a lot of both because the place…
Yet another out-of-state brewery will test the Colorado waters in a few weeks, but this one has the backing of someone who knows how to run the rapids. No-Li Brewhouse from Spokane, Washington, plans to sell four of its beers in bomber bottles and possibly on tap here starting in…
Happy Place: Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar, 191 Inverness Drive West, 303-768-0827. The Hours: Daily from 5 to 7 p.m. The Deals: $6 specialty cocktails, wines by the glass, and small plates. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out…
Update, September 19: The beer will be a “hopped up brown” and in a brown can, so the Deuce references continue. Oskar Blues and Indianapolis-based Sun King Brewing are whipping up their second collaboration beer today in Longmont under a shroud of secrecy. “We’re keeping some suspense about style of…
Ken Kodys is a beast — and I mean that in the most complimentary way. No, I’m not referring to his size, although he is a large man at 6’6″. I mean that creatively he is a beast, and a stone-cold killer in cocktail competitions. Ken is also one of…
The Great American Beer Festival doesn’t change much from year to year. It is always a massive draw, a tourism magnet and the place to be seen for breweries and beer lovers alike. But the Boulder-based Brewers Association, which hosts the festival, October 11-13, does like to keep it relevant,…
Just when you thought there couldn’t possibly be another day dedicated to the celebration of…well, anything, oenophiles around the country will raise filled-to-the-brim glasses to toast National Cabernet Day on Thursday. While it’s easy to dismiss these booze-filled events as just another excuse to tie one on, in truth they’re…
Wynkoop Brewing Company is gearing up for the Great American Beer Festival and recently tapped a couple of its rarest but most outstanding beers. Orville is a blend of a couple of unusual beers: a pale ale fermented with brettanomyces in four wooden barrels for six weeks, and the same…
It shouldn’t be about what you wear, right? According to Sean Kenyon, the barman behind the Squeaky Bean and Williams & Graham, it absolutely should be about that, especially if you’re one of those tenders who takes to wearing a “hipster” tank top when you’re slinging drinks behind the stick…
Cigar City Brewing, a small Florida beer maker with a huge following nationwide, will pour some of its highly-sought-after beers at a handful of Colorado taphouses for the first time this year during the Great American Beer Festival. The Tampa Bay brewery doesn’t normally distribute outside Florida, but like Michigan-based…
Happy Place: Tamayo, 1400 Larimer Street, 720-946-1433. The Hours: Monday through Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. The Deals: $3.50 beer specials; $5 specialty cocktails; $3 small plates. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out…
Right or wrong, French wines seem to conjure up images of wood-paneled studies where “serious” oenophiles sip Burgundy and debate Bordeaux futures. Italian wine perceptions run the gamut — you’ve got Barolo fanatics who kneel before the throne of King Nebbiolo along with fans of simpler stuff like pinot grigio…
After months of planning, the Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project finally has a spot where fans of its sour and wild ales can sit down, talk to the owner and share a beer with him. The unusual brewery, which moved its operation from Fort Collins to Denver in June, will…
Prost Brewing opens today in Lower Highland, serving up frothy mugfuls of German-style lagers and setting them down on the bar with a hearty thump. The brewery is one of nearly two dozen that will open this year in the Denver metro area, but is stands apart for several reasons…
Left Hand Brewing in Longmont is out early with its copper-colored Oktoberfest Märzen Lager. The 6.6 percent ABV German-style beer took two months two brew (so drink it slowly), something that was made easier by Left Hand’s recent addition of several 480-barrel fermenters. The space crunch meant that Oktoberfest was…
Award-winning brewers at the Great American Beer Festival will bring home something in addition to their medals this year: a bottle of a special beer made collaboratively just for the occasion by members of the Colorado Brewers Guild. The 22-ounce bottle of Porter’s Pride, an imperial porter brewed with 200…
Today is National Lemonade Day, and it’s not just for kids. For the past few days, local restaurants have been taking a stand on this holiday, raising funds to combat childhood cancer. In 2000, four-year-old cancer patient Alexandra Scott decided to set up a lemonade stand in front of her…
Is Bobby Stuckey, co-owner of Frasca Food and Wine, Wine Enthusiast’s Sommelier of the year? He just might be. But even if he isn’t, one thing is for certain: Bobby Stuckey is a rock star…
