Drink

Anatomy of a collaboration

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Let’s put a pair of leather chaps in the mash, or cactus or tumbleweed.” That was the first idea Jason Buehler, head brewer of Oskar Blues in Lyons, had for Hi*Beams Honky Tonk Ale, a collaboration beer made not with another brewery, but a honky tonk band. No chaps ...

Savoring growth at Abbott & Wallace

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Cocktail menus can be a challenge for craft distilleries. There needs to be a balance between something delicious to entice customers through the doors...

Fare thee well: BRU handbuilt ales & eats

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It started as a dream on a beach in Mexico, a dream that became a reality in 2012 when Ian and Bryce Clark opened...

Second Sip

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When Jessica Benjamin took over First Bite in 2019, she realized the traditional restaurant-week model with prix fixe menus wasn’t working for the eateries...

Tour de brew: Kettle and Spoke Brewery

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There is something charming about running out. A few blocks where my associate and I live is a diner that has every possible photo...

Tour de brew: Longs Peak Pub & Taphouse

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We’re two full weeks into Mountain Sun’s Stout Month and the beers aren’t getting any lighter. Southern Sun recently rolled out their Girl Scout...

Saving Sauternes

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So it’s telling that Bernard’s estate in Sauternes, Clos des Lunes, focuses almost exclusively on dry wines...

Tour de brew: Gunbarrel Brewing Company

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Boulder has a new place to knock back a few, which is good news for all. Better news for those who punch the clock...

Drink of the Week: Left Hand Brewing Co.’s Nitro Imperial Stout

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Left Hand is Boulder County’s purveyors of nitro beers, and its latest valentine, Galactic Cowboy Imperial Stout, is a winner. Jet black in the...

So you want to open a brewery

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It happens all the time: You’ve made the umpteenth batch of homebrew, and it tastes pretty good. Your friends are encouraging, and your spouse...

Know your brew: Lager

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Much like penicillin and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, lager’s genesis was accidental. As the story goes, lager was discovered in Bavaria (or neighboring Bohemia,...

From their hand to yours

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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...