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…
Two years ago, when Dol Bhattarai purchased an old, allegedly haunted house at 7803 Ralston Road in Arvada as the site for his second Yak and Yeti restaurant, it came equipped with brewing equipment: a holdover from the last occupant, a brewpub called the Cheshire Cat. Instead of ripping the…
Ninety-three beers. That was the number of brewed beverages submitted for judging during the 2010 Alpha King Challenge, hosted by Falling Rock Taphouse, 1919 Blake Street. Crowds gathered in the basement as the judging took place, tasting what they could of the line-up…
Dan Lasiy, sous chef at Duo (2413 West 32nd Avenue) enjoys cooking with beer, but says it’s a little more challenging than cooking with wine. Lasiy was busy slinging plates of grilled veggies, quinoa salad, Smoked Baltic Porter-braised pork and cheesecake with Yeti caramel sauce to hungry brewers outside Great…
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 Place: NoRTH, 190 Clayton Lane, 720-941-7700. The Hours: Daily from 3 to 6 p.m. The Deals: $2.50 draft beers; $4 well cocktails; half-price wines by the glass; $4 small plates The Digs: Partaking in happy hour at a Cherry Creek chain restaurant isn’t something we’d usually, if ever, be…
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…
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…
“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…
The combination of pizza and Chianti has got to be up there in the annals of all-time best food-and-wine pairings (at least in terms of ubiquity). But if you, as a modern-day wine drinker, have moved well past that now somewhat-trite match up, you’re probably wondering what to pour with…
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 –…
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…
It’s Friday, so it’s time to drink. Want to feel good about aggressive consumption? Then head to Happy, 835 Walnut Street…
