Drink
Australia is regaining its mojo
Australian wine has fallen out of fashion.
In the late-1990s, Americans became obsessed with wines from the Land Down Under. For most of this millennium’s...
Rich in whiskey
"I tell people that we’re rich in whiskey, but poor in cash,” jokes Boulder Spirits (5311 Western Ave., #180, Boulder) owner and founder Alastair...
Drink this: Twisted Pine Brewing Co.’s Billy’s Chilies
It’s hard out here for a beer, and your favorites need your loyalty. Forget tasting your way through a slew of seasonals and small-batch...
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...
Water, water everywhere
After four days, six breweries and 13 beers, my conclusion on Northeast Ohio beer is that there’s something in the water. I’m not a chemist, but I am blaming the water for the little differences in the taste of the beer...
Know your brew: Water
Water: it’s what puts
the spring in Golden, the snatch in Burton and the sparkle in Pilsen. It’s the
essential ingredient in any beer, and the...
‘It got crazy’
Editor’s note: Longtime Boulder Weekly contributor Michael J. Casey has written a definitive history of the local craft beer scene, Boulder County Beer: A...
From jam to whiskey
Among the things that drew Chad Staehly to Colorado in the early ’90s was good beer. Then a student at Colorado State University in...
Tour de brew: Great American Beer Festival
When the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) held its inaugural gathering in 1982, 24 brewers came, 47 beers were poured and roughly 800 people...
The apple doesn’t fall far
With the temperatures rising, Coloradans are reaching for unlikely refreshment: ice-cold cider. Yes, cider; a drink that was last popular when America was fighting the Civil War. Kind of makes sense if you think about it, since that was also the last time long beards...


















