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Reader: Across the country, people see Colorado as a beer mecca. Take that, Portland!

Is Denver just a pathetic, Midwestern version of Portland? That debate is raging across westword.com, particularly in the comments section after "Fifteen reasons why young people move to Colorado," but this city's beer lovers stand by their taps. Says Max:...
By Patricia Calhoun
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Is Denver just a pathetic, Midwestern version of Portland? That debate is raging across westword.com, particularly in the comments section after “Fifteen reasons why young people move to Colorado,” but this city’s beer lovers stand by their taps.

Says Max:

I just know what reaction I get when travelling and tell beer nurds where my home taps are located. Denver is like Mecca with many who’ve never even set foot in our fair city. Today, the Rockies, tomorrow, the Cascades!

Adds Jon S:

And for the Portland thing, who cares. I’ve said it before, but if you took the very best brewery in all of Oregon (whichever is your preference) and stuck it in Fort Collins, Denver, Boulder or Longmont, it would AT BEST be the 3rd best brewery in any one of those cities.

Take that, Portland!

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12’s public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

patricia.calhoun@westword.com
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