The Boulder-based Brewers Association — the not-for-profit trade group representing craft brewers — said this week that craft beer production volume increased by eight percent during the first half of the year, a slowdown from previous years. But the volume numbers aren’t the best indicator of growth since the BA…
A century-old bakery is finding new life as a cocktail bar in the mountain town of Silver Plume. Bread Bar will host its grand opening on Saturday, July 30, at 1010 Main Street and then will maintain regular hours of 4 to 10 p.m on Fridays and 2 to 10…
In a city searching for authenticity and identity amid the constant barrage of shiny condo buildings springing up out of the skeletons of old hospitals and storefronts, new breweries opening on a seemingly daily basis, and a plethora of hipster restaurants opening in old warehouses, neighborhood bars are comforting reminders…
Three women are planning to open a tiny brewery, Lady Justice Brewing, in the small Denver suburb of Mountain View this August that will serve as fundraising tool for local charities. And instead of a taproom, the brewery will offer memberships, delivering beer to customers once a month. This business…
In the past decade, Jake Norris has become practically synonymous with whiskey in the Denver food and beverage scene. The founding distiller for two well-known names in whiskey, Norris has decided to take a step in his own direction and part ways with his current distillery, Laws Whiskey House, makers…
TJ Slattery and Willy Truettner could have spent less money to rent space for their brewery in a different neighborhood or on the outskirts of Denver, but when they found the former home of the Green Garage — an eco-friendly auto mechanic with solar panels on the roof — they…
U.S. Presidents can only serve two terms, but beers — they can serve longer. Avery Brewing first created Ale to the Chief in 2008 to celebrate Inauguration Day, January 20, 2009 (which we wrote about way back then, as the Democratic National Convention was in Denver), and brewed a second…
The owners of the Cheeky Monk Belgian Beer Cafe and Lost Highway Brewing next door are closing the restaurant after ten years and moving the brewery to a new location, where they will begin canning beer. The restaurant shut its doors today, while the brewery will stay open through the…
Cramped tables. Your friends tom yum, larb and pad woon sen with shrimp. Spice so intense you’re breathing fire. Everyone has their own taste, but everyone expects specific things from a Thai restaurant. Those expectations are almost useless at Aloy Modern Thai, which takes the cred owners Bo Bean and Arisa…
As the Colorado Brewers Guild struggles to hold itself together in the wake of the defection of fourteen craft breweries — including the state’s four largest — its membership has elected to change the Guild’s bylaws so that representatives of large breweries will no longer be allowed to hold voting…
After six years of serving Odell Brewing’s Levity Amber Ale as its “house” beer, Highland Tap & Burger has switched to a new brew. The popular burger joint will now be serving the amber ale from Diebolt Brewing, which is only one neighborhood away, as its house beer. Highland Tap…
Max’s Wine Dive pulls off the admirable trick of being a chain restaurant without acting or feeling like one. Based out of Houston, the company sells itself with the motto “Fried chicken and champagne — why the hell not?” But don’t expect trailer park kitsch. Max’s made canny moves by…
During Fourth of July weekend festivities, did you kick back in one of Denver’s parks and enjoy an icy-cold beer? A 3.2 beer, of course: That’s all that’s allowed under current Denver Department of Parks and Recreation regulations. But that will be changing, because in a few years 3.2 beer…
Breckenridge Brewery has released a specialty series intended to capture the essence of its twelve-acre headquarters in Littleton. The additional brewing capacity at the farm-inspired spread along Brewery Lane has enabled the brewery to try many new recipes and launch several series this past year, the most recent of which…
Your Choice Colorado announced today that it will not pursue a November ballot initiative that would have allowed grocery stores to sell full-strength beer and wine as soon as they get their liquor licenses. The decision comes after Governor John Hickenlooper signed a bill on June 10 that allows grocery…
The Fourth of July isn’t just about fireworks and freedom — there’s also beer and barbecue! Just in time for this holiday weekend, Colorado’s craft brewers have released an unprecedented number of brand-new canned and bottled beers. Jonathan Shikes recently served up a guide to 25 of these new brews —…
At 5:30 p.m on the first workday of the week, there isn’t an oyster to be found at Brazen. Before most Denverites had punched the clock and slid down the brontosaurus tail, Brazen patrons had already declared this Mollusk Monday, ordering happy-hour oysters by the dozen. They came from over…
Pineapple Margarita at La Loma Pineapples always remind Yoid Gomez of home. Born in Havana, Cuba, Gomez uses his nostalgia for the tropical fruits native to his home country as inspiration for his current job as bar manager at La Loma, the venerable Jefferson Park eatery that will soon move…
Social media might have ruined yoga: With Instagram and Facebook posts of tiny LuluLemon pants in tree pose in front of waterfalls, or worse, the dancer pose requiring uber-flexibility polluting our feeds, it makes sense that some might be a little intimidated — or just downright annoyed. “Yoga has become…
Everyone screamed for ice cream after New Belgium Brewing and Ben & Jerry’s teamed up on their first beer collaboration last year, so the two like-minded companies are planning another one for this fall. “Inspired by one of Ben & Jerry’s smash hits, New Belgium has developed Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough…
To be fully honest and up front, the happy hour at Sarto’s isn’t, strictly speaking, a “happy hour.” But, spoiler warning: it is indeed happy. The cicchetti bar in place at this gleaming Italian spot in Jefferson Park is built around the Venice-born tradition of tapas and drinks humming in…
Seven years after it began canning, the Wynkoop Brewing Company has decided to stop packaging its beers or selling them to bars and restaurants outside of the brewpub and the Wynkoop’s sister restaurants. That means there will be no more six-packs of Belgorado, Railyard Ale or Colorojo on liquor-store shelves…
