What do beer and pot have in common? Not much. In fact, there are plenty of smokers who hate beer drinkers and plenty of imbibers who scorn pot heads. But on 4/20, maybe we can all just get a long. Craft breweries seem to think it can work, and a…
Got the munchies? If so, there’s really only one place to be today: Cheba Hut. “We are throwing a party system-wide,” says Matthew Trethewey, spokesman for the Fort Collins-based sub sandwich chain, which has a dozen stores in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Oregon and celebrates its anniversary every year…
Kip Snider knows Colorado beer. “Great Divide does a bang-up job. I’ve always been a fan of New Belgium, and they are really stepping out of the box recently with some of their new beers,” he says. “Odell, Left Hand. I like all beer. Some of Avery’s stuff is my…
It’s mid-April, and that means that homebrewers around Colorado are probably lazily toying with the idea of growing their own backyard hops. What would be cooler, after all, than growing your own ingredients for the beer you make in your basement? The only thing cooler? An entire Beer Garden –…
The crew from Mile High Sci Fi – the off-the-wall movie-watching comedy show — has never been shy about beer: “We sell it right there in the theater,” says member Matt Vogl. “Sometimes we even have a red wagon that we pull up the aisle, vendor-style.” And on Saturday, they’ll…
Even if you wanted to, you couldn’t be friends with Colorado Attorney General John Suthers’s office — at least not on Facebook. And the office has recommended that any other state agency that doesn’t already have a Facebook page hold off for a while. “There could be conflicts with state…
Chocolate porters, JuJu Ginger, raspberry ales. They all pair well with desserts. But what do you do if you want to go beyond the pairing and actually infuse include beers as an ingredient in you dessert? Boston’s Samuel Adams is trying to make it easy on people with a recipe…
AC Golden Brewing Company, a small-batch brand incubator owned by Coors, released Colorado Native lager last week, it’s third major beer. Like Herman Joseph’s Private Reserve and Winterfest, Colorado Native is only available in Colorado. Because they love me, AC Golden dropped off a sixer of Colorado Native at the…
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers’ office has ordered every state agency and institution of higher education to take down their Facebook pages if they have one, according to Rebecca Laurie, spokeswoman for History Colorado, which does have a page. Attorney General’s spokesman Mike Saccone would only say that his office…
Nothing goes with Opening Day like hot dogs. Why would you even try? And while the grilled dogs and brats – with everything, please – you can get at Coors Field are truly delicious, even if the buns never seem to hold up, Denver is rich with other options. The…
Welcome back baseball! The Colorado Rockies play their home opener today at 2:10 p.m. against the San Diego Padres, followed by games on Saturday and Sunday, and you’ll need some good beer to go with your baseball. Here are some of our favorite places to drink up:…
After a six-year absence, Durango’s Ska Brewing Company plans to begin selling its much loved (and occasionally scolded) Mexican Logger back to Denver. The summer seasonal is, you guessed it, a Mexican-style lager that that the brewery serves with limes in its tasting room and sells in bottles throughout southern…
Like almost no other piece of heavy equipment, the Zamboni carries with it a mystique — a cachet that makes most people want to drive one and everyone else watch, mesmerized, as the Zamboni slides onto the rink, magically smoothing out the ice behind it. Luke Taylor, president of Littleton’s…
The beginning of baseball season is a time for renewed energy and rejuvenated spirit, but it’s also a good time to reflect on the past. To do that this year, the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library in Five Points is hosting a temporary exhibit called Who’s On First?: The History…
Every baseball team wants to win its home opener, and the Colorado Rockies have been fortunate in that regard, going 10-7, including a victory over the Phillies last year. This year’s opponent is the San Diego Padres, and the game should be a good one, no matter the weather, because…
Baseball players go fishing in the off season and umpires have their eyes checked. But what about brewers — particularly the guys who run the Sandlot at Coors Field, which is only open during baseball season and only on game days? Turns out they just keep making beer and, in…
Do you think you’re tough? No, seriously, do you think you’re tough? Because if you have even a lingering doubt about the fortitude of your stomach lining or the iron sides of your throat, you won’t want to try the ghost wing challenge at Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids & Solids…
AC Golden Brewing Company, a tiny, Coors-owned microbrewery located inside the company’s Golden headquarters, released a new beer today called Colorado Native lager. It is only available in Colorado, in bottles and on tap. Created and brewed by AC Golden’s four-person staff, the amber lager is made with 99 percent…
Avery Brewing Company will release the fourth in its series of experimental one-and-done barrel-aged beers today at 5 p.m. at its tasting room in Boulder. The new brew is called Depuceleuse which, according the brewery, is a French term for a woman who deflowers men. It’s an extremely unusual beer…
Update: 1:32 p.m. Yard House spokeswoman Aurea Victoria confirms the location, saying “we are 99 percent through the process and it is very likely that we will be going in there. We just can’t say 100 percent yet. We are very excited to be going to downtown Denver.” Once the…
Daniel Newman Danny Newman is full of ideas. He has been since middle and high school, when he attended the Denver School of the Arts. As an adult, the 29-year-old Newman has managed to turn a lot of those ideas into reality — from his creation of the Denver Zombie…
I was never a big fan of Flying Dog Brewery’s beers when they were in Colorado, and I became even less of a fan after they picked up and moved to Maryland in 2008. But my friend Dave recently forced me to imbibe a bottle of Raging Bitch Belgian-style IPA,…
