Reader: Why Dogfish? There Are Enough Colorado Beers to Fill Avanti Taps!

The long-awaited Avanti Food & Beverage opens at 11 a.m. today at 3200 Pecos Street, in a LoHi spot that features a terrific view of downtown. And that's not all: This modern food court packs in seven restaurant concepts from seven different chefs into shipping-container kitchens on two floors with...

By Patricia Calhoun

July 13, 2015

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The long-awaited Avanti Food & Beverage opens at 11 a.m. today at 3200 Pecos Street, in a LoHi spot that features a terrific view of downtown. And that's not all: This modern food court packs in seven restaurant concepts from seven different chefs into shipping-container kitchens on two floors with two bars featuring lots of alcohol options...including Dogfish beer out of Delaware And that provenance concerns Ryan:

I'm sorry but this ridiculous. 20 Dogfish head taps out 40? That's asinine, there are more than enough wonderful Colorado breweries to fill those taps. Not really a great way to support local businesses if you ask me...

Do you care that Dogfish beer will be featured on half the taps at Avanti? What do you think of the Avanti concept in general? Will you go today?

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12's public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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