Photos: Beer and cheer at Wynkoop's Parade of Darks

Just before the Parade of Lights lit up downtown on Saturday, the Wynkoop Brewing Company hosted the Parade of Darks, an annual winter beer fest featuring brews "in the amber-to-opaque color spectrum." This time around, Denver's oldest brewpub gathered together 82 beers from 34 breweries, an expansive list that included...

By Westword Staff

December 3, 2012

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Just before the Parade of Lights lit up downtown on Saturday, the Wynkoop Brewing Company hosted the Parade of Darks, an annual winter beer fest featuring brews "in the amber-to-opaque color spectrum." This time around, Denver's oldest brewpub gathered together 82 beers from 34 breweries, an expansive list that included barleywines, browns, porters, stouts, Scotch ales, dunkels, sours and a few brews that don't fit into any single category. All of the money went to a local charity.

The photos that follow will provide a taste of the event. Find the rest in our full Wynkoop's Parade of Darks slide show.

For more photos, visit our full slide show.

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