Ariel! Ariel, if the Great American Beer Festival is your “only shot at getting laid,” then you’ve got bigger problems than we can help you with. GABF may be a feast for the tastebuds, but it’s not exactly a feast for the eyes. Nevertheless, your answer was good enough to…
The Great American Beer Festival, going on now, has been sold out for weeks. Judging from the number of postings on Craigslist, there’s a big demand for these tickets. Did you get left out? Well, Cafe Society has two precious tickets for Saturday’s afternoon session that we’re going to give…
Good morning beer lovers. Welcome to the best three days of your life. The Great American Beer Festival kicks off today at 5:30 p.m. with 462 breweries pouring 2,200 different beers — the biggest number ever served. But if you’re not one of the 49,000 people lucky enough to have…
When the crew from Steamworks Brewing makes the trip north today for the Great American Beer Festival, they’ll have something extra on board for Denver. The Durango brewery is making a limited-edition proprietary beer just for Euclid Hall, the happening new beer-centric gastropub owned by Larimer Square restaurant wizards Jennifer…
I’ve tasted hundreds and hundreds of beers over the past twenty years, from Keystone Ice to Sam Adams to Odell to Dogfish Head, and I’ve loved almost every one. I love the craft brews, especially, and thank God they’re around — in force. But sometimes the hype about a certain…
Whether you’re tossing it in a back yard, at a bar or at the county fair, cornhole is a game that’s fun to play — and even more fun to say. Today, a slew of two-person teams will do plenty of both at the inaugural Cajun Classic Cornhole Tournament at…
The Great American Beer Festival can be daunting. After all, there are 2,200 beers on tap from 462 breweries all over the country, and the three-day event takes place in a massive convention hall filled with 49,000 of sweating, drunk, pretzel-wearing hopheads. What’s the best way to enjoy it? Well,…
Things are swinging in the Mile High City as just about every plane that touches down at Denver International Airport today will carry a brewer, a beer blogger or a beer lover on their way to the Great American Beer Festival, which begins tomorrow. And Denver is ready for them…
Congratulations to Cocktail Guy, who won our third Great American Beer Festival ticket giveaway. His comment was “Just Laid Off, Beat That!” Nothing could, and he’ll be heading to the Thursday session, turning economic disaster into sudsy salvation. Thanks to everyone who played…
Have you hit any Denver Beer Week events yet? No? Well, you’re in luck, because things just get busier and busier from here on out. Tonight at 8 p.m., check out the Cheeky Monk’s third-anniversary party, which features a special beer, 3 Cheeks to the Wind, made by Avery Brewing…
Though it’s your fault alone, you can blame Louisville’s Zeon Corporation, if you want, for your drinking problem. They’re the ones who make those mesmerizing neon beer signs that draw you in to bars and watering holes like flowers draw honeybees. In fact, the company, which has been around since…
“I’m always outside, looking in.” Coming from the Big Blue Bear, these words made us laugh, made us cry, made us think — about how terrible it would be to watch, year after year, as tens of thousands of people drank good beer while you could only lick your parched…
Sweet Action Ice Cream, 52 Broadway, which is scooping up acclaim left and right, is hosting its second annual Colorado Beer Ice Cream Fest with six flavors of the creamy stuff made with local beers. Last year, Sweet Action used brews from Great Divide, Breckenridge, Fort Collins Brewing, Ska, Avery…
Congratulations to Chris, who won two tickets to Thursday’s session at the Great American Beer Festival for the comment, “Volunteer Coordinator Rejected Me.” That’s just sad, Chris. But guess what? We have TWO MORE tickets to give away, starting now. Here’s how it works: leave a comment telling us –…
Big Game Restaurant will screen a classic, beer-infused flick every night this week to honor the goodness that is beer and to celebrate Denver Beer Fest, which runs through September 19. Tonight’s movie — which Big Game will show on its thirty-foot HDTV, is Beerfest from 2006 (look below for…
Colorado makes some of the best beers in the world, but when the Great American Beer Festival is in town, it’s your chance to try something from another state, especially the ones that are talked about by beer aficionados across the country. We’re lucky in that some of these breweries…
Denver Beer Fest hits its stride today when the Falling Rock Taphouse, 1919 Blake Street, holds its annual Great American Beer Festival Kickoff Tapping Party at 5 p.m. The beer bar — known as much for its surly staff as for its vast selection of brews — is typically the…
Dozens and dozens of Colorado breweries will send hundreds of beers to the judges this week at the Great American Beer Festival, and to wish them good luck, the Wynkoop Brewing Company held a kick-off party last night. The Great COntenders, part of Denver Beer Fest, included 61 beers from…
If ever there were a year to welcome third-party candidates in the statewide political dialogue, this is it. After all, the two main parties aren’t exactly giving voters a lot of choices, and Tom Tancredo’s American Constitution Party candidacy has made people think. But the organizations that put on gubernatorial…
Good morning! Have you had your first beer yet? Denver kicks off its second annual Denver Beer Fest today, a ten day fiesta celebrating all things hopped. While the heart of the party – the Great American Beer Festival – doesn’t take place until next week, there are plenty of…
UPDATE: Okay, the contest is over, and we’ll announce the winner this morning. In the meantime, keep an eye on Cafe Society because we’ll be giving away more tickets later this week. The Great American Beer Festival, September 16-19, has been sold out for weeks. Judging from the number of…
UPDATE: Item 6, Gastravaganza, has been canceled. For more info, click here. You’ve already heard about beer for breakfast, beer burlesque and beer improv. Here are ten more top options during the second annual Denver Beer Fest, which takes place September 10-19 in conjunction with the Great American Beer Festival…
