The wait is finally over. Thirsty Monk Denver opened their doors to the public yesterday. We are so happy to welcome them to our local craft beer scene! Thirsty Monk arrives in Denver with a strong reputation as a brewer of Belgian-Rooted Modern Ales and operator of world-recognized craft beer …
Now Available in 6-Packs: Station 26 Brewing Co’s Juicy Banger IPA
Hoppy Friday craft beer fans! Friday night is when we always end up visiting our local bottle shop. With the work week finally over, we like to pick up a few great brews to enjoy over the weekend. If that sounds familiar and you’re going to be browsing the beer …
Great Beer and Adventure at Intrepid Sojourner Beer Project
On Saturday May 20, the Intrepid Sojourner Beer Project opened in the Denver Santa Fe Arts District. Owners Andrew Moore (formerly of 105 West Brewing Co) and Ben Gettinger had promised a brewery that would specialize in internationally inspired beers, and we would say they nailed it. Our visit to Intrepid Sojourner …
Event Preview: Denver Winter Brew Fest
We used to write about how the summer months in Colorado were Beer Festival Season. When the weather is sunny and warm, the number of beer festivals are staggering. Summer time in Colorado is filled with more beer festivals than any one person could attend – at least until they perfect …
Creede Brewing Company brings the Wild West to North Denver
Last week we spent a lazy Sunday afternoon north of downtown Denver searching for some fun and some great craft beer. Our first stop was at Broken Shovels Farm, which we wrote about last week. All that time hanging out with the barnyard animals made us thirsty, so after the …
Escaping Reality at FERMÆNTRA
I know it seems like all we do is visit great breweries and drink craft beer. If only that were true. In reality we both work totally beer-free desk jobs Monday through Friday. We sit at our computers all day long, trying to solve problems and put out figurative fires …
New Belgium Brewing To Open Denver Pilot Brewery
Yesterday, New Belgium Brewing announced the opening of a new 10-barrel pilot brewery to be located in the River North Arts District (RiNo) neighborhood of Denver. The new brewery will be housed in The Source Hotel, a new 100-room hotel being constructed by Zeppelin Development next door to The Source artisan food and retail …
Collaboration Fest Update & Beer List
We told you a few weeks ago about the Collaboration Festival. Did you get your tickets yet? If not you’d better hurry, because in just 15 days the Collaboration Beer Festival takes over Sports Authority Field at Mile High, delivering some unique and incredible beer collaborations to thirsty craft beer fans. …
Factotum Brewhouse Offers Denver Homebrewers a Unique Big Brew Opportunity
It’s Friday, so you know that means another brewery is open in Denver. For the past few weeks we have been blessed with a few new openings, including Ratio Beerworks and Goldspot Brewing. It’s enough to make you wonder if anyone can bring anything new & unique to the beer …
Collaboration Fest Returns for Second Year
The Second Annual Collaboration Fest will be returning to Denver as the headline event of 2015 Colorado Craft Beer Week on Saturday, March 21, 2015. The inaugural Collaboration Fest took over the Curtis Hotel in March 2014, showcasing over 50 collaborative brews. We were fortunate enough to attend and had a fabulous …
Lost Highway Brewing Company
At long last, Lost Highway Brewing Company is finally open. Can you even believe it? The sign for this brewery on Colfax has been up forever, and after no activity for such a long time we’d basically written them off. Then they surprised us by finally opening their doors this past …
Crooked Stave, and Why You Should Try Sour Beers
It’s just a few days until Thanksgiving and this year we’ve decided to pass on our typical wine pairings and enjoy some beer with our holiday meal. But not just any beer. This year we’ll be pairing several great Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project sour beers with our turkey dinner. …
Denver Bacon and Beer Fest Recap
Did you hear the one about the couple who went to the 2014 Denver Bacon and Beer Festival, and wound up in a food coma that lasted a week? It left them unable to think about, much less write about, anything having to do with food or beer. No punchline here, …
Hot Ticket: The Denver Bacon & Beer Festival Returns in November
The Bacon and Beer Festival returns to Denver for their third year on Sunday, November 16th, and this year’s event looks to be better than ever! Presented by EatBoston and Denver Off The Wagon, this annual festival features everything: Bacon, Beer, and well, that’s pretty much everything. At least, it’s everything that matters. …
The Bruery debuts their new brand, Bruery Terreux
The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) makes Denver the epicenter of all things craft beer for several days leading up to the actual event. There’s never a lack of fun events to attend during GABF week, and this year was no exception. On October 1st we attended the launch party for …
Best Summer Camp EVER: Beer Camp Visits Denver
Sierra Nevada brought their Beer Camp Across America tour to Denver last Friday, and we were fortunate enough to attend. Within an hour we’d already deemed this our favorite beer festival ever for a bunch of reasons, and that wasn’t just the beer talking. There’s a lot that other festivals …
Why You Should Go to the Rocky Mountain Beer Camp Across America
In just over a week, Sierra Nevada will bring their seven-city Beer Camp Across America traveling beer festival to Denver! Around here we are counting down the days like a kid waiting for Christmas. We can’t wait!! This beer festival is going to be legendary and we wouldn’t dream of …
Getting Frisky with Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey
“Too much of anything is bad, but too much good whiskey is barely enough.” – Mark Twain We don’t know about too much, but now and then it’s fun to set the beer stein aside and belly up to the bar for something a bit stronger. Recently we got just …