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Know your brew: Belgian-style witbier
Spring in the Rockies means high-70s one day, snow the next and then clear blue skies while you tidy up from yesterday’s storm.
This kind...
Pouring a perfect Pilsner
Much ink has been spilled on Colorado beer, discussing at length hop varietals, yeast strains and an industry that continues to grow. When I...
Drink this: Left Hand Brewing Co.’s Oktoberfest
It was quiet this past weekend, far quieter than previous years. Especially on Saturday, the opening of Oktoberfest, arguably the most popular beer-drinking holiday...
Beer = science + art
Beer festivals are a dime a dozen, but there are none like this. Now in its 19th year, Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Festival...
Colorado Craft Beer Week returns
Starting with Collaboration Fest, the sixth annual Colorado Craft Beer Week (March 31-April 7) takes over taprooms and breweries across the Centennial State with...
Fruit beers for summer
Alright, are we past the threat of snow? I’m looking at the 10-day forecast and it’s looking flake-free. And we wouldn’t get a classic...
The thickest cocoa
The hot cocoa in my life had never been acceptable. It was always too thin and runny. Too much like liquid, and I didn’t...
Not fade away
“I don’t know how this is going to work,” Laura Lodge, cofounder of the Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines Festival, says matter-of-factly. “We have...
New in brew: Boulder Beer Company
Story time: A tried and true Boulder craft drinker peruses the shelf at his favorite liquor store. With a tongue for hops and a...
Tour de Brew: Liquid Mechanics
It’s always important to know which side your bread is buttered on and the Liquid Mechanics Brewing Co. seems to know exactly where that...
Know your brew: Pilsner
The U.S. craft beer revolution was built upon the back of ale. Slightly easier to brew, manipulate and mold than lager, ale takes less...


















