Who planted the hops vines that cover the hillsides around Central City? And when? Could they simply be a native species, or were they introduced by the beer-loving denizens of Central City after the Gold Rush of 1859 put the town on the map? Buddy Schmalz and Dave Thomas don’t…
Four of Colorado’s biggest and best-known craft brewers, Avery, Breckenridge, Odell and Oskar Blues, were shut out of last month’s Great American Beer Festival awards ceremony, while several other major brewers in the state barely made the cut. In fact, of the 41 medals awarded to Colorado beer makers, Odell,…
Breckenridge Brewing plans to roll out its second canned beer, Lucky U IPA, by the end of the month, adding it to Avalanche Ale, which it began canning last year. “We got the cans on Friday,” says Breckenridge brewmaster Todd Usry. “Distribution will be limited to begin with, just Colorado…
A group of Daily Show lovers in Denver are organizing a local version of comedian Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity on October 30 at Civic Center Park. The Stewart event, a somewhat tongue-in-cheek response to conservative talk-show host Glenn Beck’s Rally to Restore Honor in August, will take place…
Think Hickenlooper is a bicycle-riding, illegal immigrant-loving, tax-happy left-wing radical elitist? Think again, pal. Turns out “Hick” is a conservative, big-government-hating Republican who opposes Communist conspiracies and civil rights laws…
Americans United for Life wants Colorado voters to know that U.S. Congressman John Salazar “voted for taxpayer-funded abortion in Nancy Pelosi’s health-care bill.” But the Washington, D.C.-based pro-life group isn’t doing a very good job of spreading its message, at least on the radio. In an ad that began airing…
Beer holds no grudges, and neither, apparently does Invesco Field. Beginning with the Denver Broncos game on October 17, the stadium will begin serving Rail Yard Ale in cans in its six River’s Edge beer stands. It joins just a handful of other Colorado microbrews in the stadium, which is…
Mac ‘n’ cheese is a delicacy in Denver, with some of our best restaurants turning out upscale versions of this downscale comfort food. But the Rackhouse Pub’s version recently caught the eye of the Los Angeles Times, which highlighted the gooey goodness in Culinary SOS, a column dedicated to helping…
Anyone who lives in Oklahoma has heard of the annual prison rodeo in which inmates at the state penitentiary face down bulls and buckin’ broncs in a traditional format — albeit one guarded by armed corrections officers. The rodeo attracts thousands of spectators in what is both a chance at…
The seasons in Colorado run together like oil and antifreeze on the floor at Jiffy Lube. At the supermarket, Halloween candy debuts in August, while the temperatures are still in the high 90s. Watermelons mix with peaches, while raspberries, pumpkins and roasted chiles mingle awkwardly but respectfully, like football players…
The Lakewood-based federal agency that forever altered our assumptions about what government bureaucrats do when no one is looking will change its name today from the Minerals Management Service to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue. And good riddance to the scandal-plagued MMS, which was in charge of collecting $10…
Drew and Leah Watson have lived in five cities in ten years, moving from coast to coast, following each others’ careers in the restaurant industry. But whether it was upscale eateries in Cape Cod or Boston, Napa or San Diego, one thing held true. “We love pizza,” Drew says. So,…
Twelve years ago, bison ranchers in the West were feeling fenced in. While demand from restaurants and consumers for steaks, roasts and other prime cuts was just beginning to increase, nobody wanted the rest of the beast — the parts that get ground up and turned into hamburger. In fact,…
The block-long shoppette that runs along the east side of Jersey Street, between Ninth and Tenth avenues, seems like a great location for a restaurant. Located in the Mayfair neighborhood, it is close to lots of homes, offices and Mayfair Park. But owner Alex Pappas has had a hard time…
Great Divide Brewing will challenge some of the big boys of bold brewing this week as it takes its Yeti Imperial Stout, Titan IPA, Hercules Double IPA, Smoked Baltic Porter and other beers to Southern California bars and stores for the first time. The Denver brewery recently added several fermentation…
It’s Hatch chile season, and for a pair of local breweries, that means Hatch chile beer. Boulder’s Twisted Pine Brewing will be making three kinds of beer using the specialty chiles, which are grown around Hatch, New Mexico, and shipped by the truckload to Denver, where fiery food lovers buy…
Hu-mi-dor, noun: 1) A case or enclosure (as for storing cigars) in which the air is kept properly humidified. 2) A catalyst for baseball conspiracy theorists, primarily those in NL West, who can’t handle Denver’s dry air…
Trinity Brewing in Colorado Springs has released the label for its Double Rainbow saison and there’s only one way to describe it: “It’s so intense!” That’s right, the brewery is a beer — due to be tapped on October 24 as a dessert beer during a saison dinner — based…
The Downtown Denver Partnership has been working to upgrade the quality and quantity of the sometimes sketchy vendors and carts on the 16th Street Mall, but its flashiest new pick-up to date just packed up and left. The NewsCube, which opened at the end of August to glowing praise from…
Maui Brewing Company was one of the first breweries I wanted to hit at this year’s Great American Beer Festival. The Lahaina-based brewer was named Grand National Champion at the United States Open Beer Championships earlier this year and has been getting national buzz after beginning distribution in California and…
1) No matter how prepared you are for GABF, it is still overwhelming. 2) San Diego County makes more amazing beers than some entire regions of the country. 3) Maui Brewing’s CoConut Porter was one of the most heavenly beers I have ever tried. Even better, sources say they’ll begin…
Even the best-looking people look goofy with their asses in the air — goofy and vulnerable. Earlier this week, Aspen yoga teacher Steven Jon Roger, 49, was convicted of sliding his hands down the pants of two women in his class while they were held yoga poses, downward dog and…
