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Tour de brew: 300 Suns Brewing
For years I worked a tasting counter at a winery in Los Angeles. It was a fairly sizable operation with a strong output, and...
Drink this: Upslope Brewing Company India Pale Ale
Upslope was the first brewery in the state to stick its IPA in a can (second in the nation by its estimates), and the...
‘The Water Knife’ and Dale’s Pale Ale
With the sun blaring, it is the perfect afternoon for reading, but not for sitting in the sun. I’m 60 pages away from finishing...
Honey and history
We have a tendency here to be fascinated with the new. Uh, we’re journalists. This whole beer tour was inspired by the explosion of new breweries in the county in the last few years. But celebrating Boulder’s beer is just as much about the long-standing as the new, ...
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...
Drink of the Week: Twisted Pine Brewing Co.’s Hoppy Boy
Back when Gordon Knight
released Hoppy Boy, the clarion gold color, the snappy grapefruit citrus of
Cascade hops, and the strong backbone of bitterness (65 international...
Tour de brew: Boulder Beer redux
It’s been a little over a year since we started this tour of Boulder County breweries. Back then, 51 breweries and brewpubs dotted the...
Boulder County brings home the hardware and the cachet
“On behalf of the Brewers Association staff, I’d like to thank you all for being here,” Great American Beer Festival (GABF) Director Nancy Johnson...
Know your brew: A Thanksgiving guide
For chefs and eaters alike, no holiday is quite like Thanksgiving. Ditto for drinkers, who break out long-coveted bottles of wine and single-malt whisky...
Tour de brew: Wonderland Brewing Co.
If you’re like me and enjoy perusing the various nooks and crannies of the Colorado craft beer scene, then you know that the best-kept...
Tour de Brew: Twisted Pine Brewing Co.
Twisted Pine Brewery features some of the best beers in town. From their award-winning Big Shot (6.0% ABV), a robust espresso stout that should...
Chocolate and coconut porter is a good detour
We’re in the heart of dark beer season. Every so often, it’s pleasant to come across a beer that both honors the season with...


















