The Food Network show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives is flirting with Denver again — two years after Guy Fieri broke our hearts by skipping the Mile High City. This week, Westword got a call from show producer Page Productions, asking for places the reality food star/celebrity chef should visit between…
There is nothing like the Great American Beer Festival anywhere on earth. Featuring 2,000 beers from more than 450 breweries, it is the largest craft beer fest in the world, and a trip to Denver is on the life lists of every beer lover in the United States. But it…
Breckenridge Brewery is almost old enough to drink. The company, which was founded in 1990 by Richard Squire, will celebrate its twentieth anniversary this week with a couple of parties and a nod to strong sales. Breckenridge is now the state’s third oldest microbrewery and the 46th largest nationwide…
The Great American Beer Festival has snagged Boulder chef and Top Chef Season 5 winner Hosea Rosenberg, who will give a presentation on street-food trends and beer. Rosenberg recently partnered with Laura Rice to open StrEAT Chefs, a tricked-out Airstream trailer that cruises Boulder, serving gourmet street food like tortas…
It’s the Fourth of July weekend (yes, it is here already) and you need some beer to drink to property get into the spirit of things. Well, there’s nothing more American than Red, White and Blue, so try these beers for a truly festive fourth. Red: It’s hard to go…
Priviett Moskva! Coors recently began distributing Coors Light in Russia, where the Silver Bullet will take on the former Iron Curtain. But without Rocky Mountain Spring Water: the beer will be brewed in Moscow by Moscow Brewing Company. That’s big news, but it barely ranks in the pantheon of milestones…
At Avery Brewing Company’s third annual Four on the Fourth 4K, being fat — and fast — could pay off. That’s because the fastest male and female runners will each win their weight in Avery beer. The painful truth, however, is that “the winner probably isn’t going to be a…
Turn out the light in your back yard, and you may be able to see the Big Dipper and a few other constellations. Head to the foothills and another layer of stars appear, the ones that were hidden by city lights. But drive all the way to Black Canyon of…
Wanna know who’s applying for a liquor license in town? Tough. You’ll have to wait The City of Denver’s excise and license hearing web site hasn’t been working in a while. Instead of seeing what the next happening spot is, interested parties can only see the message: “Unknown Error. The…
If you haven’t already bought tickets to the Great American Beer Festival – which will make Denver the center of the beer universe September 16-18 – there is still time. But not much. Tickets went on sale Monday – at $55 a pop – and the Boulder-based Brewers Association, which…
Why would you put good beer in a can? It’s a question that the crew at Oskar Blues has been answering since 2002, when the Longmont brewery inspired the Canned Beer Apocalypse by becoming the first beer maker in the nation to make and can its own craft brew. And…
Is Mayor John Hickenlooper’s tour around Colorado as he campaigns for governor really just an excuse for the former brewer to try out local beers? Campaign spokesman George Merritt denies it: “We certainly try to end up in local restaurants when we travel, and several times it has been a…
Perky Cups has covered up. The Aurora coffee shop, which delighted some locals and infuriated others by offering up scantily-clad baristas along with caffeine, has apparently closed amid a dispute with its landlord. Store owner Jason Bernal couldn’t be reached for comment, but an Aurora Sentinel article says the dispute…
There’s nothing worse than the phone call a dad or mom gets from school or camp letting them know that their kid has been hurt on a field trip or during an activity. It can turn your stomach to mush and make the hairs on your back stand up straight…
In the basement of the Wynkoop Brewing Company, Joshua Willett and Jason Zumbrunnen are rolling out the brewery’s next big thing. Silverback Pale Ale, a brand new beer in a brand new can, will hit a limited number of liquor stores as soon as this weekend, but first the beer…
While scalpers weren’t hawking The Princess Bride tickets for three or four times their $10 box office price – as they did on Craigslist for the Hangover last week – the Film on the Rocks movie did sell out Tuesday night. It was the second consecutive sellout for Film on…
Summer means beer. Summer also means ice cream. So why not combine the two? Beer floats, beer shakes and other beery desserts are gaining popularity as beer and food culture grows. And while Colorado doesn’t yet boast a Beer Float Showdown like L.A., you can find plenty of places to…
The Civic Center Eats Outdoor Cafe returned to Civic Center Park today for its weekly run through the summer, and what was once a somewhat half-hearted farmers’ market has fully morphed into an orgy of gourmet mobile food vendors…
Evangelical pastor Pat Robinson believed God was punishing the United States for its abortion laws with Hurricane Katrina. He also said that the earthquake that killed more than 100,000 people in Haiti was the result of “a pact” that the country with the devil made to free iself from the…
Well, we know things have gotten weird when someone is calling our goofy-but-always-diplomatic mayor John Hickenlooper “a killjoy lame-o” while elevating outspoken cowboy-hat-sporting councilman Charlie Brown to the status of the only “sane” person left in Denver. But that’s how Gawker.com has come down on the recent effort by the…
World Cup soccer is a little different from your kid’s rec league team. Here are a few of the things soccer moms (and dads) need to know. 10) Team moms not responsible for halftime snacks 9) Coach may not tie players’ shoes on the field…
The British Bulldog may have had the crowds on the opening day of World Cup soccer, but there were a few other spots around town to get your soccer hooligan on — especially if you like Irish whiskey. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the…
