The Great American Beer Festival is gone, but Denver’s culinary scene isn’t going on the wagon this week. This week’s calendar has something for every appetite — from free food to fundraisers and, yes, beer. Keep reading for a taste of what’s on this week’s culinary calendar. See also: Baum’s…
This week in Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz reviewed Glaze by Sasa, a new dessert and sushi restaurant that’s the baum. And just in time for the Great American Beer Festival, Mark Antonation talked to Scott Witsoe of Wit’s End Brewing about his old homebrewing days, his love of exotic ingredients…
A firkin, in case you were wondering, is a small cask that holds about eleven gallons of liquid — beer, if you’re lucky. Epic Brewing had fifty of the little casks, each with a unique beer made by Epic, on hand last night to celebrate the first anniversary of the…
As an example of the economic boost the Great American Beer Festival gives to downtown Denver every year, Euclid Hall — one of the top beer destinations within walking distance of the Colorado Convention Center — did 1,195 covers yesterday. To put that in perspective, a standard Thursday in September…
The Great American Beer Festival returned to Denver on Thursday night and continues today and tomorrow. Thousands of lucky ticket-holders invaded the Colorado Convention Center for the first night, sampling more than 3,500 beers from over 750 breweries. We were there and took these photos…
With more and more good barbecue joints opening in and around Denver, claims that the Front Range barbecue scene is awful are growing weak. But if you still can’t find the ribs, brisket or pulled pork that you long for, making your own is always an option. And if you’re…
Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson are opening their second fast-casual version of Pizzeria Locale in West Highland on Sunday. While we were already fans of the prototype that opened in May 2013 at 550 Broadway, the guys from Frasca Food and Wine are going one better this time. In a…
Fall is here in full force, and that means an endless array of pumpkin products from now to Thanksgiving. Jenn Wohletz rounded up some of the best and the worst this week, ranging from pumpkin Pepperidge Farm cookies to pumpkin-flavored hummus. See also: Five of the Best — and Worst…
The most popular food at the Great American Beer Festival is beer, obviously. The second is the pretzel necklace. Made by innovative drinkers, these necklaces provide a handy palate-cleanser, as well as a way to soak up some of the evening’s alcohol. But after a while, pretzels get so, so…
The Great American Beer Festival is in full swing, but the gang’s not all beer this weekend. Marczyk Fine Foods will be grilling burgers and roasting pigs, and Leon Gallery will be hosting a special, arty dinner. Keep reading See also: Updated: The Great American Beer Festival Week 2014 Calendar…
Palisade Peach Punch at the Golden Moon Speakeasy 1111 Miner’s Alley, Golden 720-638-1155 Fall is erupting in blazes of orange and yellow in the high country right now, and it’s bubbling in your glass at the Golden Moon Speakeasy. This craft cocktail lounge, located in downtown Golden, opened in January…
One of the benefits of having the Great American Beer Festival in Denver is that innovative brewers and craft-beer royalty make their way to town at least once a year, where they interact with Colorado’s movers and shakers. The result are friendships, collaborations and other connections that usually end up…
Fans of Sushi Sasa may have wondered why it took chef-owner Wayne Conwell nine years to expand. But Glaze by Sasa, which I review this week, isn’t Conwell’s first foray outside of Sasa. It’s simply the most visible one. A year ago, Conwell teamed up with Epicurean Group to expand…
The Brewers Association made this year’s app for the Great American Beer Festival available on Wednesday, and although the beer list won’t go live until today, the app will be more necessary than ever in 2014. That’s because there are about 730 breweries at the festival this year, pouring upward…
There’s nothing more frustrating to your humble correspondent than a happy hour without food. Yes, liquor discounts are truer to the original spirit of happy hour, when folks would go out for pre-dinner drinks with little more than pretzels to sustain them. Now, most people eat around cocktails and beers,…
This week in Out to Brunch, Lauren Monitz compared the original Snooze in Ballpark to the new Snooze that opened this summer in Union Station. Although the spaces are different, they have the same sweet menu, the same vibe, the same very long waits — and the same very divided…
More than forty activists gathered on the sidewalk in front of the Leprino Foods corporate headquarters on West 38th Avenue at noon yesterday, carrying signs and banners printed with the phrases “Leprino Foods: Cruelty in every slice” and “Cows suffer for Leprino cheese.” The rally was organized by Mercy for…
Break out the pretzels: The Great American Beer Festival kicks off today. The annual event will bring hundreds of breweries to the Colorado Convention Center. Tickets were sold out long ago, so unless you were lucky enough to have grabbed one already, you may have to enjoy the festivities from…
New restaurant openings filled the calendar in September, with more than two dozen spots opening their doors in metro Denver. The new eateries ranged from Mercantile Dining & Provision, Alex Seidel’s market/cafe/restaurant in Union Station, to another link in the homegrown Santiago’s chain. But Denver also lost a handful of…
Being a part of the craft brewing industry puts a song in most people’s hearts, but those weren’t the songs that came out Tuesday night at Star Bar, which held its annual Great American Beer Festival orientation and Beer Rep Karaoke party. Rather, it was pop, punk and metal classics…
The Great American Beer Festival will welcome nearly 50,000 people to the Colorado Convention Center October 2 through October 4, along with an astounding 3,500 beers from 726 breweries, making it the biggest and best sudstravaganza in the world. Tickets sold out months ago (although you can find them online…
One of the tried-and-true Denver brunch staples, Snooze is where you take anyone who’s visiting from out of town to impress them with the wide array of decadent pancake creations or when you have some time to kill waiting hours on end for a table. Since opening its doors to…
