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Ten Top Places to Take Dad in Denver on Father's Day

By Westword Staff
Jun 9, 2023

From free beer and $8 Old Fashioneds to a beefed up brunch buffet, these are the places to go on June 18.
The Ten Best Craft-Beer Events in Denver in February

By Jonathan Shikes
Jan 30, 2017

With its short days and frigid nights, February can be a little dreary in Colorado. But not at Denver's craft breweries and taprooms, which know just how to warm things up. Although there are only 28 days, the month is absolutely packed with brewery anniversaries, celebrations, tappings and small festivals, all of which you can find in our weekly Beer Calendar, which is posted online every Wednesday. In advance of that, here are ten sure bets for the month ahead.
Ten Lovely Ways to Celebrate Valentine's Day Weekend in Colorado

By Bree Davies
Feb 8, 2016

Dinner by candlelight, roses, chocolate-covered strawberries and champagne — isn't that all at little passé for the modern lovers' Valentine's Day? Fortunately, Denver's V-Day weekend calendar is packed with sexy celebrations, chocolate-infused tastings, build-your-own bouquet gatherings, parties involving puppies and, to top it all off, a throwback R&B concert featuring...
Beer Calendar: Ring in the New Year at Your Favorite Local Brewery

By Jonathan Shikes
Dec 30, 2015

Every year, Zymurgy magazine, which is produced by the Boulder-based American Homebrewers Association, asks its readers for their twenty favorite beers that are commercially available in the United States. After tallying the votes, Zymurgy says readers put six Colorado beers on the list. The highest ranking beer was Left Hand Brewing's...
Renegade's Ali Benetka becomes the second female head brewer in Colorado

By Jonathan Shikes
Jun 13, 2013

Ali Benetka, who has been an assistant brewer at Renegade Brewing only since January, was promoted to the top job this week, making her just the second female head brewer in Colorado and part of a growing number of women who wear the rubber boots. A Denver native, Benetka had...
Renegade Publik House opens today near DU, serving pizza and craft beer

By Jonathan Shikes
Apr 30, 2013

Renegade Publik House, a new pub from the owners of Renegade Brewing, will open at 3 p.m. today at 2043 South University Boulevard, near the University of Denver. The spot will keep it simple, both with its menu of artisan flatbread pizzas and salads, and in its decor, which co-owner...
Wit's End, Renegade breweries tap a whopper of a collaboration beer today

By Jonathan Shikes
Feb 27, 2013

Scott Witsoe and Brian O'Connell have brewed up a whopper of a beer -- and, yes, it's made with malted milk, in homage to the candy that inspired the name. Witsoe, who owns Wit's End Brewing, and O'Connell, who owns Renegade Brewing, made a ten-gallon batch of the beer --...
Renegade changes the name of Ryeteous IPA after legal threat from Brooklyn's Sixpoint Brewery

By Jonathan Shikes
Feb 21, 2013

Add Renegade Brewing to the list of Colorado breweries who have had to change the name of one of their beers in response to a legal threat from another beer maker. (This story has been updated below.) The company's flagship brew, Ryeteous Rye IPA, is now called -- wait for...
Mobile Canning will add a second canning line to help small breweries grow

By Jonathan Shikes
Feb 6, 2013

Colorado is thirsty, and Mobile Canning, which has made it possible for more than a dozen smaller Colorado breweries to package and sell beer to liquor stores over the past year, is planning to help quench that thirst this spring when it doubles in size. The Longmont company, which takes...
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant if you're Epll

By Lori Midson
Feb 4, 2013

Cafe Society dished out four Guess Where? contests last week, zigzagging from a spectacular seafood stew from Cafe Brazil, to a plate of duck meatballs from Cafe Bar, which now has a new chef, to a flight of potent beers that induced a long, long slumber...
Renegade Brewing will open Renegade Publik House, a pub and pizza joint, near DU

By Jonathan Shikes
Dec 5, 2012

Renegade Brewing, which opened in the Art District on Santa Fe just eighteen months ago, said today that it will open a pub serving pizza salads and lots and lots of craft beer near the University of Denver. The Renegade Publik House, in the former Spicy Pickle spot at 2043...
Renegade Brewing will can two more of its beers

By Jonathan Shikes
Dec 3, 2012

Renegade Brewing, which scored a hit with its Ryeteous Rye IPA in sixteen-ounce cans, plans to package two more beers in January: the 11 percent ABV Elevation Triple IPA and the 5:00 Afternoon Ale, a 5 percent ABV blond session-style beer. The Elevation will be sold in twelve-ounce cans, while...
Hops & Pie rolls out the barrels in a special beer project with five breweries

By Jonathan Shikes
Sep 13, 2012

Barrel-aged beers have become a big deal over the past year or two as more and more breweries experiment with the idea of soaking their creations in wooden barrels that once held whiskey, bourbon, rum, red wine, white wine or even cognac. One of the draws of barrel-aging is that...
Patio season is in full swing with two more opening

By Patrick Langlois
Jul 12, 2012

New patios are popping up all over town this summer. Star Bar introduced its outdoor "Bar Port" last month, complete with a draft system and a tiki theme. A half-dozen blocks and a world away, Edge at the Four Seazons unveiled its renovated patio in late June. Elway's Downtown plans...
Renegade Brewing turns one; River North gets aged

By Jonathan Shikes
Jun 27, 2012

Ian Clark, the head chef at Boulder's Centro Latin Kitchen & Refreshment Palace, opened a nanobrewery, Bru, in his garage just two months ago. But Clark is already expanding, replacing his half-barrel system with a three-barrel brewhouse that will allow him to more easily supply beer to his restaurant and...
Falling Rock turns fifteen; Avery sees Red; River North rolls out the barrels

By Jonathan Shikes
Jun 20, 2012

Crooked Stave, the one-man sour-beer-making brewery operation that's been in Fort Collins for nearly two years, plans to move to Denver shortly. Owner Chad Yakobson said in his monthly newsletter that he will sign a lease this week on a Denver "Barrel Cellar" and bottling warehouse -- although he hasn't...
Renegade Brewing will rely on two Colorado companies for its expansion

By Jonathan Shikes
Apr 24, 2012

Renegade Brewing will put the pedal to the metal in May as it rolls out plans to package one of its beers in sixteen-ounce aluminum cans and add two new stainless steel tanks. The ten-month-old brewery will accomplish both tasks with the help of two small Colorado companies that have...
Denver's ten best new bars

By Jon Solomon
Apr 17, 2012

The metro area gained so many liquid assets in 2011, we had to do a lot of drinking before we could choose the winner of our Best New Bar award for the Best of Denver 2012. And even then, the awards kept spilling out for other new spots, including Best...
Colorado beer calendar: IPApril at Rackhouse Pub; barrel-aged beers at Hops & Pie

By Jonathan Shikes
Mar 28, 2012

Craft brewers sold $8.7 billion worth of beer in 2011, up more than 9 percent over the previous year, according to the Boulder-based Brewers Association. That's a lot of suds. The total amount of beer they made rose 13 percent, or roughly 1.3 million barrels, to nearly 11.5 million barrels...
Four small Denver breweries cooperate on a bigger purchase

By Jonathan Shikes
Jan 19, 2012

In a show of solidarity (not to mention some penny-wise fiscal management) four small brewers are putting in an order for new brewing equipment and tanks in a move that will save them all a chunk of change and help them expand. Copper Kettle, Renegade, Strange Brewing and Caution are...
Renegade Brewing will can tallboys of Ryeteous Rye with help from Mobile Canning

By Jonathan Shikes
Jan 16, 2012

Renegade Brewing, a neighborhood spot in the Santa Fe Arts District, plans to take advantage of a new mobile canning operation to get its beer out to more people. Owners Brian and Khara O'Connell will begin canning their top-selling beer, Ryeteous Rye, this spring or summer with help from Mobile...
Beer calendar: Firkins on First Friday and Peanut Butter Milk Stout at Renegade

By Jonathan Shikes
Jan 4, 2012

Have you run the gauntlet at Star Bar? If not, you've got through February 6 to try and drink thirty Avery Brewing beers available at the hip Larimer Street beer bar. For starters, you'll need to drink all of these: IPA, White Rascal, Ellie's Brown, Joe's Pilsner, Out of Bounds...