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Whiskey, the spirit that fueled the Wild West, is hot again, with global sales topping $3 billion last year, creating a run on all styles of the spirit. Fortunately for Coloradans, distillers are popping up across the state creating their own unique versions of this ...

As a kid, I was aware that a pink wine called white zinfandel existed, but my dad considered it crap. That memory lasted well into my adulthood: Don’t buy pink wine because it’s garbage. Fast forward to five years ago or so, and you’ll find entire rows of rosé in ...

I’ve talked for long enough about the various extremes we’ve seen on our tour of Boulder County’s beer...

“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...

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Started by Bill and Laura Lodge 20 years ago in Vail, Colorado, Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines has become one of the year’s premier beer festivals....

Back 25 years ago, covering the beer scene wouldn’t have taken too long. Boulder Beer was well-established on Wilderness Place, Walnut Brewery and Oasis...

Much ink has been spilled on Colorado beer, discussing at length hop varietals, yeast strains and an industry that continues to grow. When I...

Once upon a time — like five years ago — all a craft microbrewery needed was an empty warehouse and a good recipe for an IPA, and it was ready to roll. Of course, that’s still true, as startups like Wild Woods, J Wells and Bootstrap have proven...

From tailgates to tailored beer dinners, there is a good deal of tradition in beer drinking. And when it comes to hoisting a stein or six,...

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...

In the glass, it’s a thing of beauty. Inside a crystal clear liquid, the color of harvest straw, a swirl of tiny bubbles gathers...