I’ve always noticed the Dirty Duck Bar’s large sign displaying a cheerful, drunken duck on my way down Evans Avenue towards the I-25 on-ramps. Each time I drive by, I tell myself that I need to check the place out. I finally ventured in on a recent Sunday with a…
A pair of small breweries had some big news this week. Caution Brewing in Lakewood began canning and selling a beer called The Earl for the first time. An English mild, this taproom favorite is brewed with lots of Earl Grey tea and a small amount of vanilla. It joins Lao…
When Wade Murphy and his partners in Archetype Holdings bought the decrepit building at 119 South Broadway that had most recently been home to Kitty’s South, they applied to have the building declared non-historic — but also promised to save what could be saved of the hundred-year-old structure, with hopes…
When I started writing about neighborhood bars, I knew I would eventually venture outside Denver city limits in my quest for great watering holes. Admittedly, I can be a little lazy when it comes to driving outside of Denver proper. But clearly I will run out of bars at some…
Two local breweries had big years in 2016 and are hoping for even more in 2017. Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project “saw the culmination” of its $3 million customized brewery — one that includes a coolship; a new hard-piped, stainless-steel fermentation cellar; twice as many wooden foeders; and new packaging…
In the three weeks since Donald Trump became president, the United States has seen protests by millions of people in dozens of cities who disagree with Trump’s policies and views — and there are many more protests that have been scheduled for the future. In Denver, part of that protest…
After just two and half years on Colfax Avenue, in the heart of Aurora’s Cultural Arts District, Mu Brewery will close its doors for good later this month. It is one of just a very few Denver-area craft breweries to shutter in the past decade, but in all likelihood, it…
The Brown Palace’s Ship Tavern is one of Denver’s most iconic bars. But a “soft” renovation that installed diner-style furniture could torpedo that reputation.
Good River Beer Company, which began brewing and selling beer in Denver in September 2015, will finally be able to open a taproom of its own. The owners said Thursday that they have secured a location in a 7,300-square-foot former warehouse at 1790 South Bannock Street, where they will build…
It’s high time we celebrate Denver’s most iconic bars, before another one issues a surprise last call. Here are ten watering holes with such great bones, history and atmosphere that we hope they never dry up.
Let’s be honest; there aren’t that many dive bars in Denver any more, let alone in West Washington Park, one of Denver’s more expensive neighborhoods. Some would assert that the Candlelight Tavern is a dive bar, while some would debate the definition of a dive bar for hours without coming…
Every year, millions of beer lovers around the world take to the Internet — on sites like BeerAdvocate and RateBeer — to rate, read up on or learn about the beers they are drinking or want to drink. Earlier this week, RateBeer compiled a state-by-state list of the beer and…
Food fans come from all over Colorado to try the unusual combination of brewery and Nepalese restaurant at Arvada’s venerable Yak & Yeti. “As a result, we get a lot of requests for our beer,” says Jeff Tyler, who took over as head brewer there last summer. So on February…
Hemp can’t get you high, but its association with marijuana is exciting to plenty of people in the craft beer industry, which has been swept up in the nationwide interest in all things cannabis. In February, a Colorado Springs hemp supplier called Major Hemp, in partnership with Denver’s Sleeping Giant…
With its short days and frigid nights, February can be a little dreary in Colorado. But not at Denver’s craft breweries and taprooms, which know just how to warm things up. Although there are only 28 days, the month is absolutely packed with brewery anniversaries, celebrations, tappings and small festivals, all of which you can find in our weekly Beer Calendar, which is posted online every Wednesday. In advance of that, here are ten sure bets for the month ahead.
As Crazy Mountain Brewery continues to grow into its newish Denver location — Breckenridge Brewery’s former headquarters at 470 Kalamath Street — the brewery is making significant changes to the missions of both that space and to its original brewery and taproom in Edwards. In December, the Crazy Mountain moved…
Although it’s a little newer to the scene than some, the Federal Bar and Grill has garnered a local following in the Jefferson Park and adjacent Highland neighborhood over the past four years. After taking over the space that the Micky Manor bar occupied for 79 years, Christopher and Nikki…
Despite their higher alcohol content and the fact that they resemble regular porters or even stouts, in both look and flavor, Baltic porters are not a common style in Colorado. Perhaps it’s because they are lagers, which means they can take up to twice as long to ferment. In Poland,…
Pliny the Younger, one of the rarest, most sought-after beers in the world, makes its annual return to Colorado in February when California’s Russian River Brewing trucks a precious few kegs of the cult beer over the Continental Divide. Russian River has been sending the highly-rated triple IPA to Colorado…
Boulder’s new-brewery scene was quiet for the majority of 2016. While existing powerhouses like Avery Brewing, Twisted Pine, Boulder Beer and Upslope all made news, no new breweries opened their doors during the first eleven months of the year. The most recent had been Vision Quest Brewery, which kicked things…
The West Highland Neighborhood has changed immensely over the years, but Mead Street Station has been a fixture for locals since 1994. I have always appreciated the bar for remaining casual and friendly in the sometimes hoity-toity strip of West 32nd Avenue near Lowell Boulevard that seems to sprout new…
Some of Colorado’s oldest breweries — including New Belgium, Great Divide, Avery and Left Hand, have revamped their beer lineups in recent months, and now one of the younger ones will make a big change as well. Boulder’s Upslope Brewing will stop canning Upslope Pale Ale — the first beer…
