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Austrian reds: Difficult to pronounce, but easy to drink
Blaufrankisch. St. Laurent. Zweigelt. The names of these Austrian red grape varieties do nothing to put consumers at ease. Wine is intimidating. And consumers...
Drink this: Night Warden, a whiskey barrel-aged stout, from Avery Brewing...
With a pile of mocha-tinged foam on top, it looks more chocolate brown than stout black. But looks can be deceiving, and the first...
Know your brew: Czech lager
The beer world is replete with traditions: American IPA, English cask bitters, Belgian abbey ales... But none have the distinction, nor cast a longer...
Reasons to explore flavor
Medal-wise, Aaron Stueck is having a phenomenal year.
"Because the pale bock that came out of this rye whisky barrel won a gold at the...
Betting on millennials
When I was in college, we drank beer. When my sons were in college, they drank draft beer. But when my granddaughter was in...
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) —...
Margaritas on the go
At the age of 27, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, CEO and co-founder of Damn Right Cocktails, is one of the youngest female business owners in the spirits...
World Beer Cup winners…
In last week’s column, we told you about some of the local entries in the World Beer Cup, which was held last week in Denver...
Drinks to-go, for good?
Restaurants across the country lost about $120 billion in the early months of the pandemic — March to May 2021. In turn, states and...
New in brew: Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales
It wasn’t until the mid-1800s that yeast was “discovered.” French
chemist Louis Pasteur took credit, and his treatise changed the brewing world
within decades. Granted, brewers...
A hobby run amok
Adam Avery was at a boss’s Super Bowl Party in 1991 when he had his “a-ha” moment. He had just been accepted to law...
