Fall is less than a week away, and the mountains of Colorado glitter with gold. But the culinary scene glitters just as bright this time of year. Here’s a taste of what’s on the menu:…
Happy Place: The College Inn, 4400 East 8th Avenue, 303-329-9532. The Hours: Monday through Friday from 3 to 7 p.m. The Deals: $2-$4 beer specials; $3 well drinks, wines by the glass, and Jim Beam; $5 appetizer specials. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out…
It’s not the same recipe, but it’s close — and that’s all that mattered to an old beer drinker who tried out a new version of one of Denver’s most historic brews: Tivoli. “His face was ear-to-ear smiles. He kept saying, ‘This is it, this is it,'” says Corey Marshall,…
Barrel-aged beers have become a big deal over the past year or two as more and more breweries experiment with the idea of soaking their creations in wooden barrels that once held whiskey, bourbon, rum, red wine, white wine or even cognac. One of the draws of barrel-aging is that…
The Great American Beer Festival is still weeks away, but Euclid Hall, 1317 14th Street, has already kicked off its “Road to GABF” — a series of intimate beer dinners.The second installment takes place tonight and will feature five beers from Avery Brewing Co. matched with creative fare from Euclid,…
On Tuesday, we wrote about the debut of the beer milkshake at 460 Red Robin locations across the country and pointed readers to our 2010 list of places around Denver and Boulder where they could enjoy other beer milkshakes, floats and desserts. We also suggested the beer floats offered by…
The Colorado wine industry is having a kick-ass year. In fact, we might even say that 2012 will go down as the one in which our state’s wine biz officially blew up. Let’s rewind: In April, our fair city hosted the fourth annual Drink Local Wine conference, a national affair…
The Great American Beer Festival is also a great American motivator. In previous years, it has driven local breweries to finish construction projects, open their doors, brew new beers, and generally get their acts in shape. And this year is no exception — see the Bull & Bush, which is…
The Denver Beer Co, which just celebrated its first birthday last month, plans to spill over into a separate, 1,700-square-foot space next door that will be called the Barrel Room at Denver Beer Co. The addition, scheduled for completion in December, will allow the brewery to expand its production capacity…
“For so long, we’ve been able to go to the store and get whatever cheap things we want. And now people are becoming more interested in handcrafted, regional products,” says Shae Whitney, the City, O’ City bartender who founded her own company, Dram Apothecary, which creates organic, handcrafted bitters. “People…
Greenwood Village-based Red Robin has introduced a beer milkshake, just in time for, um, winter. Luckily, this state’s hottest summer isn’t over yet. But rather than go with a Colorado brewery, as Smashburger — another Colorado-based fast-casual chain — did for its new beer-and-burger pairing menu, Red Robin is using…
Hops can make spicy foods spicier. Roasted malts complement the sweet tang of barbecue sauce. And coriander? It pairs perfectly with Mexican food. Smashburger, the fast casual chain that began on South Colorado Boulevard and has expanded to around 160 locations in 27 states in just five years, has introduced…
Happy Place: Krameria Café, 1401 Krameria Street, 303-322-3138. The Hours: Tuesday through Saturday from 3 to 7 p.m. The Deals: $2 margaritas and canned beer; $3 bottled beer, well drinks, and wines by the glass; $2 tacos and chile rellenos. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out…
“We’re really well known for our strong ales and our forays into that genre,” says Avery Brewing spokesman Joe Osborne. “But we’re always innovating, period.” And innovating will take the Boulder brewery in the opposite direction from the massive, high-alcohol beers that it has specialized in when, probably sometime next…
Great Divide Brewing will tap its first-ever beer made with fresh Colorado hops tomorrow at 2 p.m., joining a growing list of brewers who use locally grown hops. Sticky Icky is a pale ale that has been soaked in a firkin with fresh Crystal hops from Misty Mountain Hop Farm…
The Great American Beer Festival sold out in minutes — possibly seconds — this year, stealing the breath away from many beer fans and crashing plans. But the festival-related events that surround the annual beerstravaganza, October 11-13, have risen to a level in the past two years that now equals,…
If you’re anything like us, then at times your veins may seem to be pumping pure bubbly. But if you’re not, then we reckon there are at least two guaranteed occasions upon which you find yourself consuming drinks made with sparkling wine: Sunday brunch and New Year’s Eve…
The answer to the question posed in the video above is, “Yes, freakin’ open already!” The three dynamos behind Black Shirt Brewing have been pouring their hearts and souls into this neighborhood brewery, set to open very soon (really), and they must have a lot of both because the place…
Yet another out-of-state brewery will test the Colorado waters in a few weeks, but this one has the backing of someone who knows how to run the rapids. No-Li Brewhouse from Spokane, Washington, plans to sell four of its beers in bomber bottles and possibly on tap here starting in…
Happy Place: Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar, 191 Inverness Drive West, 303-768-0827. The Hours: Daily from 5 to 7 p.m. The Deals: $6 specialty cocktails, wines by the glass, and small plates. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out…
Update, September 19: The beer will be a “hopped up brown” and in a brown can, so the Deuce references continue. Oskar Blues and Indianapolis-based Sun King Brewing are whipping up their second collaboration beer today in Longmont under a shroud of secrecy. “We’re keeping some suspense about style of…
Ken Kodys is a beast — and I mean that in the most complimentary way. No, I’m not referring to his size, although he is a large man at 6’6″. I mean that creatively he is a beast, and a stone-cold killer in cocktail competitions. Ken is also one of…
