As if a trip to St. Maarten wasn’t enough of a prize, Sean Kenyon, bar manager of Steuben’s, just brought home top honors in the Domaine de Canton Bartender of the Year competition. And, as foam on the cocktail, he also brought home a check for a cool $10,000. “I’m…
Angelo’s Pizza Parlor 620 East 6th Avenue 303-744-3366…
There are very few times when I don’t care what I’m drinking. Fact is, I’m usually the annoying person asking the bartender what brand of bitters he’s using and the ounce measurements of the martini glasses. I love and respect cocktails, their history and the people who craft these spectacular…
The traffic of I-70 is just a few hundred feet away, but this watering hole is a tiny oasis of serenity — on weekday afternoons, at least. On most weekends, though, that parking lot will be filled with cars, classic and otherwise. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus:…
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery 1001 16th Street 303-534-7616 rockbottom.com…
When Breckenridge Brewery’s newest restaurant opens on March 1, 2011 in what is now Amato of Denver, at the corner of 16th and Central streets, it will feature forty Colorado craft beers on tap, along with small plates, seasonal menus, beer dinners, a private events room, a rooftop patio overlooking…
Q: My husband and I were given a bottle of moscato as a gift about six years ago. Is it still drinkable, or should I toss it? Swirl Girl Answers: This is an eternal question in wine: How long should I/can I hold onto a wine before I drink it?…
Denver’s Del Norte Brewing will release its fifth beer in bottles in May, appropriately labeled Cinco. And since the brewery only produces Mexican-style lagers, the name also brings to mind Cinco de Mayo, an American holiday when beer is de rigueur. “It’s a lighter, more carbonated version of Orale [one…
Coming up with new beer names, let alone great beer names, isn’t easy, especially in the state with 115 breweries, each cooking anywhere from five to 65 different beers a year. But brewers are nothing if not creative – and occasionally, um, irreverent. Listed below are ten fantastic beer names…
The Fainting Goat 846 Broadway 303-945-2323 thefaintinggoatpub.com…
Bones Restaurant 701 Grant Street 303-860-2929 bonesdenver.com…
Last week, GQ magazine put out a bucket list of fifty beers to try before you die (see it below). That sounds like a reasonable goal – even if some of the selections were a little odd. I wouldn’t have put Anchor Steam on the list, for instance. It may…
The Goosetown Tavern — the old dog in Colfax Avenue’s revitalized Bluebird district — is learning some new trick, thanks to a change in chef and an updated its beer list. Eight-year employee Kim Dean has taken over the reins as manager, and she brought in chef Dan Cole, formerly…
Wash Perk 853 East Ohio Avenue 720-542-9202 www.washperk.com…
Carthusian monks have been making Chartreuse since 1605 — and at a Colorado Bartending Guild mixer at Colt & Gray on Wednesday, it quickly became clear that the French liquor has lost none of its power over four centuries. Todd Richman, national brand ambassador for Chartreuse, was on hand to…
Oh the places you CAN go. It’s a slogan that will be printed on the side of Boulder Beer’s new Hazed & Infused cans and part of the company’s new strategy for Colorado. “You can take cans places where you can’t take bottles: trails, pools, rivers, climbing,” says Boulder Beer…
The Place: The Coral Room, 3489 West 32nd Avenue, 303-433-2535. The Hours: Nightly from 4 to 6:30 p.m. The Deals: Draft beers are $3; Svedka cocktails are $4; Svedka martinis and all glasses of wine are $6; all appetizers are buy one, get one free…
The owners of the Vine Street Pub have big plans – big plans and a lot of space – and they talked about both Tuesday at the restaurant’s second anniversary party. First up is a plan for the former Harry’s Chop House next door to Vine Street, 1700 Vine Street,…
Irish Snug Restaurant And Bar 1201 East Colfax Avenue 303-839-1394 www.irishsnug.com…
It hasn’t been a good day for aim. For the past four hours — outside of three different bars in three different neighborhoods — we’ve been trying to peg street signs with snowballs at distances of less than ten yards. The results, well, they’ve been sad. Emasculating. Indicative not just…
Read all about it: Two former Rocky Mountain News employees, John Fletcher and Tim Meyers, plan to open Denver’s newest beer house, Strange Brewing, in May. Both men were laid off by the Denver Newspaper Agency in February 2009 when the News – which was half of the DNA, along…
Benny’s Restaurante y Tequila Bar 301 East 7th Avenue 303-894-0788 bennysrestaurant.com…
