Good morning beer lovers. Welcome to the best three days of your life. The Great American Beer Festival kicks off today at 5:30 p.m. with 462 breweries pouring 2,200 different beers — the biggest number ever served. But if you’re not one of the 49,000 people lucky enough to have…
When the crew from Steamworks Brewing makes the trip north today for the Great American Beer Festival, they’ll have something extra on board for Denver. The Durango brewery is making a limited-edition proprietary beer just for Euclid Hall, the happening new beer-centric gastropub owned by Larimer Square restaurant wizards Jennifer…
I’ve tasted hundreds and hundreds of beers over the past twenty years, from Keystone Ice to Sam Adams to Odell to Dogfish Head, and I’ve loved almost every one. I love the craft brews, especially, and thank God they’re around — in force. But sometimes the hype about a certain…
The Great American Beer Festival can be daunting. After all, there are 2,200 beers on tap from 462 breweries all over the country, and the three-day event takes place in a massive convention hall filled with 49,000 of sweating, drunk, pretzel-wearing hopheads. What’s the best way to enjoy it? Well,…
Things are swinging in the Mile High City as just about every plane that touches down at Denver International Airport today will carry a brewer, a beer blogger or a beer lover on their way to the Great American Beer Festival, which begins tomorrow. And Denver is ready for them…
Congratulations to Cocktail Guy, who won our third Great American Beer Festival ticket giveaway. His comment was “Just Laid Off, Beat That!” Nothing could, and he’ll be heading to the Thursday session, turning economic disaster into sudsy salvation. Thanks to everyone who played…
Have you hit any Denver Beer Week events yet? No? Well, you’re in luck, because things just get busier and busier from here on out. Tonight at 8 p.m., check out the Cheeky Monk’s third-anniversary party, which features a special beer, 3 Cheeks to the Wind, made by Avery Brewing…
“I’m always outside, looking in.” Coming from the Big Blue Bear, these words made us laugh, made us cry, made us think — about how terrible it would be to watch, year after year, as tens of thousands of people drank good beer while you could only lick your parched…
The combination of pizza and Chianti has got to be up there in the annals of all-time best food-and-wine pairings (at least in terms of ubiquity). But if you, as a modern-day wine drinker, have moved well past that now somewhat-trite match up, you’re probably wondering what to pour with…
Sweet Action Ice Cream, 52 Broadway, which is scooping up acclaim left and right, is hosting its second annual Colorado Beer Ice Cream Fest with six flavors of the creamy stuff made with local beers. Last year, Sweet Action used brews from Great Divide, Breckenridge, Fort Collins Brewing, Ska, Avery…
Congratulations to Chris, who won two tickets to Thursday’s session at the Great American Beer Festival for the comment, “Volunteer Coordinator Rejected Me.” That’s just sad, Chris. But guess what? We have TWO MORE tickets to give away, starting now. Here’s how it works: leave a comment telling us –…
Colorado makes some of the best beers in the world, but when the Great American Beer Festival is in town, it’s your chance to try something from another state, especially the ones that are talked about by beer aficionados across the country. We’re lucky in that some of these breweries…
Denver Beer Fest hits its stride today when the Falling Rock Taphouse, 1919 Blake Street, holds its annual Great American Beer Festival Kickoff Tapping Party at 5 p.m. The beer bar — known as much for its surly staff as for its vast selection of brews — is typically the…
Dozens and dozens of Colorado breweries will send hundreds of beers to the judges this week at the Great American Beer Festival, and to wish them good luck, the Wynkoop Brewing Company held a kick-off party last night. The Great COntenders, part of Denver Beer Fest, included 61 beers from…
It’s Friday, so it’s time to drink. Want to feel good about aggressive consumption? Then head to Happy, 835 Walnut Street…
Good morning! Have you had your first beer yet? Denver kicks off its second annual Denver Beer Fest today, a ten day fiesta celebrating all things hopped. While the heart of the party – the Great American Beer Festival – doesn’t take place until next week, there are plenty of…
UPDATE: Okay, the contest is over, and we’ll announce the winner this morning. In the meantime, keep an eye on Cafe Society because we’ll be giving away more tickets later this week. The Great American Beer Festival, September 16-19, has been sold out for weeks. Judging from the number of…
The Place: TAG, 1441 Larimer Street, 303-996-9985 The Hours: Monday through Friday, from 2 to 6 p.m The Deals: $5 specialty cocktails and select wines by the glass; $5 small plates…
UPDATE: Item 6, Gastravaganza, has been canceled. For more info, click here. You’ve already heard about beer for breakfast, beer burlesque and beer improv. Here are ten more top options during the second annual Denver Beer Fest, which takes place September 10-19 in conjunction with the Great American Beer Festival…
The devil’s in the details at El Diablo, the latest project of Jesse Morreale — who also brought us La Rumba, Rockbar, the original Mezcal, Tambien and Sketch, right next door in the old First Avenue Hotel. Those details begin and end with the lighting, which includes outdoor signs that…
On your marks. Get set. Drink Beer. At 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, September 9, beer bloggers around Colorado (and perhaps a few from around the rest of the country) will unite for the first-ever Virtual Colorado Beer Tasting. How does it work? Drinkers and bloggers – and there are many of…
The last time we shared a reader’s query on this blog, our correspondent was looking for the smallest bar and restaurant in town — and readers were generous with their suggestions. We’ll let you know the result of that quest — the basis for an anniversary celebration — soon. In…
