Beer is big business in Colorado — a business that can be a gateway to greater involvement in the community who’s supporting you by purchasing your beer. John Hickenlooper was one of the first to see the potential in the small-scale brewpub model when he opened Wynkoop Brewing Company in…
Zephyr Brewing is leaving RiNo after two and a half years to move into a larger north Denver space that will give the owners space to add a packaging line and more brewing capacity.
The only reason I knew Doctor Proctor’s Lounge in Glendale existed was because my friend used to date a guy who lived in an apartment complex around the corner. The bar is hidden in plain sight, with only a small, overhead neon sign that simply reads “BAR.” You have to…
Zephyr Brewing, which has held down a garden-level space at the corner of 26th Street and Walnut since December 2014, will become the second brewery to move out of the ever-tightening River North Arts District. The brewery, founded by Brian Wood and Rich Wisniewski, will host a moving party on Saturday,…
If your New Year’s resolution, like mine, was to visit fifty new Colorado breweries in 2017, then you know that we’re at the halfway point of the year. Perhaps, like me, you are falling behind. There’s no need to panic if your numbers are lacking, though, because breweries around Colorado…
Andrew Kaczmarek and Nato Francescato don’t mind doing things differently. The two went into business together in July 2016 as owners of 14er Brewing, creating and canning beer long before they knew if or when they’d be able to open an actual taproom. In October 2016, 14er won a gold medal for…
A friend of mine just moved to Sunnyside, where Ernie’s Bar and Pizza at 2915 West 44th Avenue quickly became her neighborhood watering hole, so I had to come check it out with a small posse for happy hour. I arrived before my friends and had a seat at the bar…
The Boulder-based Brewers Association fired a new volley Tuesday in the escalating war between independent craft breweries and corporate mega-breweries by unveiling a new seal that breweries can add to the labels on their bottles and cans in order to distinguish themselves. The seal, which reads “Brewers Association Certified…
When we put out our Best of Denver list in March, the Overland at 1967 South Broadway won honors for best new bar. But less than a year after opening, the Overland is now closed. We picked the bar because it had all the makings of an instant classic, with…
Kendra Anderson has spent several years educating Denver imbibers about wine, both via her consulting business and as Westword’s Swirl Girl wine columnist. But the first thing she wants drinkers to know about Bar Helix, the establishment she’s opening at 3440 Larimer Street, is that it is not just a…
It’s summer! And summer means that it’s definitely canned-beer season, bringing lots of portable new beers from nearly every brewery, big and small, old and new. Some of these are brand-new offerings, some are old beers that are being packaged for the first time, and some just have a new…
The last time I was at Badger’s Pub, it was snowing outside and I was wearing a Snuggie. A friend had invited me to a Seven Deadly Sins-themed bar crawl, and instead of dressing like Lust or something skimpy that would prove inadequate for the weather, I went with the…
John and Stacy Turk only started pouring beer at Walter’s 303 Pizzeria & Publik House last August, but the couple has been pushing craft beer for a quarter of a century — and they started in an unlikely place. “We used to follow the Grateful Dead around,” says Stacy. “And…
This week promises a thirst-quenching batch of beery events to help beat the heat, from Black Project’s latest super-fruited brew to a five-year anniversary block party to a brand-new Lakewood brewery. Here are the best craft-beer events and tappings through June 28. Wednesday, June 21Westfax brewing releases its latest small-batch…
When Avery Brewing says it’s going to make a peanut butter beer as part of its acclaimed Barrel-Aged Series, you known the roof of your mouth is going to be sticky. After all, Avery makes the most of the its ingredients, oak barrels and fermentable sugars, often turning in high-ABV…
When Denver Beer Co. opened at 1695 Platte Street back in 2011, there were very few craft breweries within Denver city limits. But even then founders Charlie Berger and Patrick Crawford realized that things were about to change. “We were the third brewery that summer,” Berger recalls, “and we were…
We’ve all been faced with the “Where should we go?” question. Sometimes the answer is obvious, but other times we need help. Whether it’s finding the perfect place to celebrate the right occasion, determining what kitchen can accommodate an unusual dietary restriction, or maybe just discovering a new place to…
Happy Pride Weekend, Denver! If you’re looking to fill your dance card with official Pride-related activities and LGBTQ parties, check out our roundup of the weekend’s best ways to celebrate and start making your plans. Beyond the parade, festival and club throw-downs, many Denver establishments are getting into the spirit…
For Berkeley residents and other nearby neighbors of Local 46, at 4586 Tennyson Street, the bar’s first five years have come and gone quickly. Many still remember the Music Bar, which that held down the corner of 46th and Tennyson for more than thirty years, but Local 46 has earned…
Costa Rican beer Cerveza Imperial launches its “Water Positive” campaign in Colorado.
River North Brewery and Falling Rock Tap House will honor the the demolished building at 2410 Blake Street that once held the brewery today with a “bricklighting” ceremony in which they will mount a salvaged brick on the wall at Falling Rock. The building, which was razed earlier this spring…
When David and Erin Levesque were trying to think of a fun name last December for the beer they planned to tap on New Year’s Eve at their taproom, Launch Pad Brewing in Aurora, they were looking for something fun, something that would capture both the spirit of the evening…
