Breckenridge Brewery’s 22nd anniversary is this Saturday, but that’s not the only reason the company has to celebrate. The brewery — which merged with Wynkoop Brewing Co. in 2011 — just received approval of a somewhat complicated method of expansion and will move forward immediately on building a new facility…
You’re going to spill beer on your shirt. That part is guaranteed. But when people understand why the owners of Black Shirt Brewing have decided to serve their red ales exclusively in glasses with slanted rims, it will all make sense…
Last Friday, June 29, the Colorado Department of Revenue approved a complicated plan that would allow Breckenridge Brewery to grow beyond a 60,000-barrel limit in this state by using a provision known as an “alternating proprietorship.” And Breckenridge has been rapidly approaching that limit, particularly since the company merged its…
Tomorrow is Independence Day. For most of us, that translates into a day off from work, and hopefully, a meat-filled feast shared with family and friends. We can’t deny that wine may not be the very first beverage that comes to mind when most people are shopping for their Fourth…
Every Tuesday night, iFish Japanese Grill & Sushi Bar, 2200 Market Street, offers bottomless house sake with the purchase of an entree (minimum $15)…
Renegade Brewing celebrated its one-year anniversary on Saturday, June 30, with a party and the release of its first canned beer, Ryeteous IPA. Festivities included live music, the Manna From Heaven food truck and a photo booth where patrons could capture their good times. The sixteen-ounce Ryeteous cans will be…
Colorado Firefighter Appreciation Week begins September 8 and will culminate with the first annual Fight Fire With Beer Festival on Saturday, September 15 at the Twenty Ninth Street Mall, 1710 29th Street in Boulder. The week will honor firefighters currently risking their lives battling the High Park, Waldo Canyon and…
Getting the State of Colorado to sign off on the Squeaky Bean’s liquor license has been an exercise in extreme patience for owner Johnny Ballen, manager Steve Gallic, chef Max MacKissock and the rest of the Bean bunch, who, as we reported Monday, were still waiting on a liquor license…
Hogshead Brewery, which has experienced several delays to its planned opening, has begun serving beer. No one from the brewery responded to a request for comment, but the company posted a notice on its Facebook page saying it had soft opened…
Seems like there’s no escaping the blazing temperatures we’ve been dealt for the past two weeks. Or is there? Instead of whining incessantly about the heat, we’re planning to soothe our blistered palates with carafes of the most delectably downable white wines we’ve sampled lately — all of which happen…
TRVE Brewing opens today at 4 p.m., and if an early-June open house is any indication, the place is going to be packed. The neighborhood spot, located in the former Rule Gallery space, will likely have three beers on the tap and what might be the most hard-core community table…
Ian Clark, the head chef at Boulder’s Centro Latin Kitchen & Refreshment Palace, opened a nanobrewery, Bru, in his garage just two months ago. But Clark is already expanding, replacing his half-barrel system with a three-barrel brewhouse that will allow him to more easily supply beer to his restaurant and…
Tiffany Rose Goodyear came up with the idea for Yours Truly, Cupcake after winning a cupcake challenge in 2009. Inspired by Denver’s burgeoning experimental food scene, she decided to make her cupcakes unique by adding alcohol to the mix. “Before we introduce a new cupcake, our confectionery bartenders deconstruct a…
Steuben’s bar manager Ryan Layman is ushering in the heat wave with a new “boozy shake” menu featuring classic milkshakes creatively infused with alcohol. “It fits the vibe at Steuben’s,” says Layman. “They’re fun, lighthearted and unique. We rolled the shakes out last week, and people love them.”…
Happy Place: Cru Wine Bar, 1442 Larimer Street, 303-893-9463 The Hours: Monday through Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. The Deals: $3 off wines by the glass; $3-$6 small plates. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out…
Crooked Stave, the one-man sour-beer-making brewery operation that’s been in Fort Collins for nearly two years, plans to move to Denver shortly. Owner Chad Yakobson said in his monthly newsletter that he will sign a lease this week on a Denver “Barrel Cellar” and bottling warehouse — although he hasn’t…
The Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, which celebrated its thirtieth anniversary this year, is the gastronomic and vinous equivalent of every foodie and wine lover’s mecca; it’s our golden fleece, our Holy Grail, our industry’s version of the Olympics…
Jensen Cummings, the exec chef of Row 14 Bistro & Wine Bar, admits that he wasn’t always a wine nerd — especially when it comes to local juice — but a little education, he points out, goes a long way. “Not so long ago, I was uneducated and unaware of…
Like Antique Row on South Broadway or Gallery Row along Santa Fe Drive, there is a new brewery row forming in the River North and Five Points neighborhoods…
New Belgium Brewing and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. will team up this winter by opening a brewery-themed slopeside après-ski restaurant in Snowmass and a separate bar inside the newly renovated Westin Snowmass Resort…
Denver was in the mood to party on Saturday. And while things were getting wet, wild and just plain weird elsewhere in town, Great Divide Brewing was cooling things down with a suds-soaked party celebrating its eighteenth anniversary…
This experience probably would’ve been a lot more informative after an inappropriate amount of drinking the night before. The team behind a product called the Hangover Recovery Shot stopped in Denver yesterday to schmooze with potential investors at a business conference, and invited Westword to swing by and try their…
