This is her third time as a finalist and first win, beating fellow Denver chef Johnny Curiel, who was also nominated in the same category.

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Snow Capped from the Western Slope and Haykin Family Cider from Aurora are making Colorado look good out there.

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Cannonball Creek Brewing has earned medals at every Great American Beer Festival since 2013.

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Opinions about this city's drinking scene are spilling over.

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One restaurant and one bar were included, and you can probably guess which ones they were.

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The Watkins family has created and restored some of the state's finest stained glass (everywhere from Casa Bonita to the state Capitol building) for over a century.

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Adrian Miller has already won two awards for his cookbooks.

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We just gained 100 new members...and three big journalism awards.

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"It's clear that Colorado doesn't just make world-class beer — we make it consistently."

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High five to these five finalists!

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