Happy Friday everyone! Not only is today Friday, but it’s National Doughnut Day! To quote Homer Simpson.. “Woohoo!” It’s also the first weekend of June, which to us, feels like the true start of summer. The days are longer and warmer, which means more time for outdoor fun. We should be enjoying lovely weather this weekend. So what are your plans? If you don’t already have some fun times penciled into your schedule, we have […]
This week marks the 12th Annual American Craft Beer Week, the nationwide celebration of U.S. small and independent craft brewers. In all 50 states you’ll find fund ACBW special events celebrating the diversity, creativity and passion of craft beer. However, if like us you can’t get out to celebrate much during the work week, don’t worry! The weekend is nearly here, so you’ll have plenty of opportunities to enjoy some local craft beer! Perhaps the […]
We know that there’s already a lot to celebrate this weekend, However, we found one more reason for you to raise a pint of great beer this weekend. This Saturday, May 6, is AHA Big Brew. What is Big Brew? In honor of National Homebrew Day, the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) celebrates AHA Big Brew annually on the first Saturday in May. Big Brew is a toast to the nation’s homebrewers and their shared love and appreciation for homebrewed […]
Happy May Day! We hope you are having a fun day singing, eating cake and dancing around the maypole! No, you’re not doing any of that? Well, neither are we. But we are still excited that it’s finally May! This month means the snow should finally be giving way to warm and sunny spring days. Plus, there’s plenty of May beer fests, holidays and events to keep you busy this month! We know that you probably don’t […]
Happy April Fool’s Day! You could say we deal with April Fool’s all month. After all, spring is the time that Mother Nature loves to prank us Coloradans. She’ll give us warm, sunny days followed by heavy, wet snow; non-stop rain followed by something we like to call “fire weather” warnings. Yep, April’s weather forecast can feel like a never-ending prank. Fortunately, there’s plenty of great indoor events that you can enjoy no matter what […]
Last Saturday we attended the 4th Annual Collaboration Fest at the National Western Complex in Denver. As promised, this year’s Collaboration Fest was bigger and better than in previous years. The expanded space allowed for more brewers, more beer, and more thirsty beer drinkers. In short, Collaboration Fest 2017 was just the most fun fest yet! There was so many great beers to be enjoyed, that we couldn’t even get to them all. There were over 100 beers and […]
Beginning today, the Colorado Brewers Guild and breweries will host hundreds of events in celebration of Colorado Craft Beer Week. So beginning today and continuing all week, we urge you to get out there and experience why Colorado is known as the state of craft beer! Now we could list out a bunch of events for you, but we decided against doing that this year (with one exception… keep reading). After all, it’s time you learn […]
We are continuing our sneak peek at the beers available at the upcoming Collaboration Festival. The Collaboration Fest returns to Denver for their 4th year on Saturday, March 25. With featuring more than 150 breweries working together (yay teamwork!) to brew more than 100 beers, the Collaboration Fest has long been a favorite annual beer festival of ours. Most of the beers at the fest are available just once, making this one of the most […]
The Collaboration Festival is returning to Denver for their 4th year on Saturday, March 25th. This is one of our favorite annual festivals because when great breweries come together to collaborate on a brew, you’re certain to get some very special and unique beers. This year the Collaboration Fest features more 100 beers from over 150 breweries, each made by two or more breweries partnering together. The collaborations often include Colorado breweries, but also feature […]
If you’re looking for a reason to get rye-led up this month, we have just the event for you. The Denver Rye Fest returns for their 3rd year on Saturday, March 18. The festival features an awesome collection of Denver-area breweries pouring some supryesingly tasty brews. The Denver Rye Fest offers incredible beer, music, and hopefully some rye-inspired puns much more creative than ours. In short, it’s going to all-ryete! We joined Paul Webster at […]
Hellooooo February! It is no small accomplishment that we managed to survive the first month of 2017. So far this year has seen people pretty divided, but February is the month that we turn the corner. After all, this is the month when we finally give up on those resolutions and get down with a heart-shaped box of chocolate temptation. But if you’re more into beer than candy and flowers, there’s a whole other reason […]