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…
The Place: TAG, 1441 Larimer Street, 303-996-9985 The Hours: Monday through Friday, from 2 to 6 p.m The Deals: $5 specialty cocktails and select wines by the glass; $5 small plates…
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…
The devil’s in the details at El Diablo, the latest project of Jesse Morreale — who also brought us La Rumba, Rockbar, the original Mezcal, Tambien and Sketch, right next door in the old First Avenue Hotel. Those details begin and end with the lighting, which includes outdoor signs that…
On your marks. Get set. Drink Beer. At 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, September 9, beer bloggers around Colorado (and perhaps a few from around the rest of the country) will unite for the first-ever Virtual Colorado Beer Tasting. How does it work? Drinkers and bloggers – and there are many of…
The last time we shared a reader’s query on this blog, our correspondent was looking for the smallest bar and restaurant in town — and readers were generous with their suggestions. We’ll let you know the result of that quest — the basis for an anniversary celebration — soon. In…
While millions of bleary eyes will gaze longingly at Denver next week when the Great American Beer Festival, Denver Beer Fest and Oktoberfest transform the city into the world’s largest beer garden, July and August were also great months for the sudsy stuff — especially for those who like Colorado…
Sean Kenyon knows how to pour — both drinks, and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduate of the prestigious Beverage Alcohol Resource Program. You can…
Can pot jokes and beer go together? Cheba Hut plans to find out. The one-year-old downtown Denver outlet of this marijuana-themed sandwich chain just added a whopping twenty taps — all of it craft beer, and all of it made by Colorado brewers like Left Hand, Oskar Blues, Avery, Odell…
There’s just something about the month of September that makes us long for new things. As much as we adore the abundant sunshine and steady, radiant heat of summertime, all of a sudden we’re ready for new clothes, tailgate parties, and afternoons spent raking leaves. As the cooler temperatures arrive,…
Here in Colorado, ladies’ nights have survived Steve Horner’s repeated attempts to shut them down, and a New York appeals court has just ruled that ladies’ nights are all right with them, too. The Manhattan-based Second Court of Appeals rejected Manhattan attorney and feminist-foe Roy Den Hollander’s claims that ladies’…
You know the annual University of Colorado/Colorado State University drunkfest, er, football match at Invesco Field is upon us if downtown restaurants are expanding their hours — Dixons, at 1610 16th Street, will be opening at 7 a.m. tomorrow, rather than its usual 8 a.m. — to accommodate the crowds,…
As the days get shorter and the back-to-school-zit-free! Proactiv commercials get more frequent, its apparent that summer 2010 is winding down. Before it’s over, take a minute to enjoy one (or all!) of these great summer drinking spots, and the drinks to go with them. P.S. They’re even better if…
The Place: The Kitchen’s [Upstairs], 1039 Pearl Street, Boulder, 303-544-0092 The Hours: Tuesday through Saturday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m The Deals: Wine, cocktails, and beer, $3-5; small plates, $3-6; cheese and charcuterie boards, $13. The Digs: The Kitchen [Upstairs] provides a relaxing asylum from the touristy hustle and bustle…
We’ve been singing the accolades of the cocktail program at Colt & Gray, 1553 Platte Street, since the place opened, and for good reason: It’s one of the leaders in bar craft in Denver. But beyond the inventive mixology, the team works hard to offer the same level of quality…
Beginning tonight and continuing through the rest of the month, Fleming’s Steakhouse, the meat palace at 191 Inverness Drive West, is rolling out the red carpet for oenophiles — at least on Thursday nights, when grape gurus can sniff, swirl, sip (and spit?) from the steakery’s majestic wine-by-the-glass selection for…
The DJ looks lonely. Partly this is because it’s a balmy night and the front patio is packed; partly it’s because everyone else is bellied up to the bar or parked at one of the high-tops in the main room. Or maybe it’s because, according to the sign, “The maximum…
In May, the Cheeky Monk Belgian Beer Café opened a new location in Westminster that included an old world bar to focus on overseas beers and a new world bar focusing on Belgian-style craft beers, rare brews, Colorado beers and collaborations. The Cheeky Monk also added six craft beer taps…
We just finished celebrating EatDenver’s Harvest Week, where more than 40 independent restaurants fêted the harvest of the summer season’s very best produce, alongside some outstanding Colorado meats, fish, and cheeses. Each participating chef put his or her own unique spin on the event, producing a bevy of mouthwatering dishes…
Sean Kenyon is a third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar. He is a student of cocktail history and a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional; he’s a BAR Ready graduate of the prestigious Beverage Alcohol Resource Program and has achieved his introductory sommelier certification through the…
The Rackhouse Pub, which celebrates its first anniversary on Halloween, wasn’t around during the Great American Beer Festival last year, so the taphouse is catching up. Starting this week, and leading up to the 2010 fest, September 16-18, the Rackhouse plans to have at least a dozen and possibly as…
