Drink
Hops for days
If you’re like me, you’re eager for breweries to open at full capacity — to try samplers of beers and unique taproom-only offerings; to...
Participating in Dry January?
We spent a lot of time at home in 2020. Some of us spent that time exploring new hobbies, and now I’m going to...
Boulder goes to Washington, again
When it’s come to advocating for change at the highest levels of government during this pandemic, the Boulder County food scene has played a...
Here we go a-wassailing
Cider makers, after rapidly gaining a foothold in the alcoholic beverage market, are now starting to imbue their beverages with some interesting flavors. A...
Colorado riesling is the truth
Though 2020 continues to pose challenges for Colorado’s winemakers — from wildfires to frosts to tourism declines (see more in Feast, page 33) —...
The time is right for Belgian beer
While excellent holiday beers pop up from local brewers throughout December, you’ll also notice a stable of traditional Belgian winter beers on the shelves...
Local brews (and one cider) for the holiday season
We scoured the seasonal section of our local beer store to round-up some of the best holiday beverage options Boulder County (and a little...
Behind the beer: Avery Brewing Co.’s Liliko’i Kepolo
There are two types of beers in this world: the kind you drink after 5 p.m. and those you drink well before. And Avery...
Brewing together
What is civilization if it isn’t people talking to each other over a goddamned beer? — James S.A. Corey, Cibola Burning.
While I suspect there’s...
Drink This: Rice Beer @ Hapa Sushi
Did you know Boulder Weekly has an Instagram? Twitter and Facebook, too. You can find ’em all @BoulderWeekly, and you really should because you’ll...
This is 40: Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
It was 5 a.m. on November 15, 1980, when Ken Grossman flipped on the lights in his small converted warehouse in Chico, California. Before...
Drink This: Sierra Nevada’s Narwhal Imperial Stout
Any day that ends with stout in your glass is a fine one, indeed. Finer still if that day is the first Thursday in...
