I have noticed the awning and sign for W.T. Shorty’s Sports Grill (990 South Oneida Street) a few times over the years, tucked back in a strip mall off of Leetsdale Drive in Virginia Vale among establishments with names like the Gift Card Shop and David’s Kebab House. It always looked…
In the past two weeks, two well-respected national beer writers have penned articles foretelling the demise of craft brewing. Neither predicted its death based on competition with big beer or on ingredient shortages or other economic factors, though. Rather, they bemoaned the surging popularity of two different styles, sounding the…
Three years ago, Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project dismantled its Cellar Reserve program — one of the first such craft-beer membership programs in Colorado — because of production constraints and other growing pains. The move gave the brewery more freedom, but also alienated a significant number of its original supporters…
If Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday had you sweating it out on Can’t-Pay-the-Rent Tuesday, then you might want to turn away from this bit of news: In recent months, a few Colorado craft breweries have begun selling beers exceeding $30, $40 and even $50 a bottle. It’s…
3 Freaks Brewing in Highlands Ranch posted a message on its Facebook page on Saturday saying it would be closed temporarily because it had inadvertently failed to renew its state licensing. The brewery, located at 7140 East County Line Road, was opened in June 2014 by Jeff Atencio. Atencio declined…
Chai beers are nothing new, but they’re also not that easy to find. For years, Yak & Yeti in Arvada was the only local brewery that made a brew with Indian spices on a regular basis, and that experience showed: brewery-restaurant won a silver medal for its chai milk stout…
Brrrr, these sixty-degree days are really chilling, um, nothing. But that’s okay, our internal body clocks know it’s winter, and so do Colorado’s breweries. That’s why they are unleashing a host of wintry beers and hosting the best holiday-themed beer bashes imaginable. So, grab your ugly sweaters (and flip-flops) and…
TRVE Brewing, which has always eschewed trends in favor of doing things their own way, will release one of the company’s most unusual bottled beers to-date on Saturday, December 2. Wavering Radiant is a wild/sour ale that was spontaneously fermented using yeasts and microbes that are floating in the air…
I’ve been starting to run short on Denver neighborhood bars to visit, so it was time for another trip to Lakewood with a friend of mine who lives out that way. West Colfax Avenue in Lakewood is full of amazing-looking dive bars, so we decided to shoot for that general…
On Tuesday, Boulder’s Avery Brewing announced that it had given up a thirty percent stake in the company to Spanish brewing giant Mahou San Miguel. The sale keeps Avery founders Adam and Larry Avery in charge of the brewery’s future, but it means that the beer maker, founded in 1993,…
Dive Bar Beer will take a bit part in a new TV comedy series from writer-director Peter Farrelly (Dumb And Dumber, There’s Something About Mary) and Emmy-winning writer Bobby Mort (The Colbert Report). The show, Loudermilk, which airs on the Audience Network, stars Ron Livingston as Sam Loudermilk, a recovering alcoholic and…
Fourteen months after Denver lost one of its great dive bars, The Squeeze is back in business.
As you navigate weekend brunch, consider adding a bit of flair to your morning by partaking in a do-it-yourself Bloody Mary bar. Instead of laying back and having a boring, endless steam of pre-mixed cocktails brought to you, take charge by taking a trip to the bar and artfully creating…
Avery Brewing, which has been one of Colorado’s most unconventional beer makers for the past 25 years, has sold a minority stake of its business to Spanish brewing conglomerate Mahou San Miguel. The billion-dollar company also owns a thirty percent stake in Michigan’s Founders Brewing, which it bought into in 2014…
Location, location….locations. Wayne Burns and Laura Worley have seen them all. A professional brewer for more than two decades, Burns has spent time in Michigan, at Kuhnhenn’s Brewing and Bell’s Brewery, and after moving to Colorado, at the Vine Street Pub & Brewery. In 2013, he and two friends founded Jagged…
If Left Hand Brewing’s lawsuit against craft-brewing yeast supplier White Labs ever goes to trial, the court room is going to look more like a lab than a legal proceeding, with all the microbiology expert witnesses showing up. Colorado’s fourth largest independent brewery has accused White Labs of selling faulty…
Two years ago, Renegade Brewing founder Brian O’Connell posted a treatise on his website calling for an end to the use of the word “craft” to describe, well, craft beer. “The moniker of craft is now being used as a tool by the macro brewers to marginalize and set aside…
As part of the ever-growing trend to use as many local products as possible, the upcoming Dry Land Distillers is planning a whiskey made with Colorado heirloom wheat and a spirit made from prickly pear cactus. Those will be the first to roll out of the Longmont distillery when the…
Brewers carefully craft their beer recipes so that when someone drinks the finished product, they notice specific flavors, aromas, textures and colors. If the beer is paired with food, other flavors can come out, or the beer can bring out new flavors in that food. But for the most part,…
The Colorado-founded C.B. & Potts Restaurant and Brewery chain has closed its longtime location in Broomfield, leaving behind the building and all of the restaurant and brewery equipment. “We are unfortunately closing our doors at Flatiron Crossing and want to thank all of our loyal team members and guests for…
“The cocktail culture in Denver is alive and vibrant, and brunch is no exception,” shares Jason Snopkoski, Avanti Food & Beverage bar manager. The food hall, with seven distinct vendors under one roof at 3200 Pecos Street, is popular after-work and evening staple among in-the-know Mile High food seekers, but…
I took me three tries to finally get a drink at the White Horse Bar (or Lounge, depending on whether you believe the sign on top of the building or what the internet tells you). Last winter, I tried to visit the White Horse (5130 West Alameda Avenue) with a friend who…
