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Ginger boom
I once had an alcoholic ginger beer brewed at Mountain Sun and as soon as the crisp and spicy brew hit my lips, I...
Drink this: Oskar Blues Brewery’s BA20 Vol. 1: All Monde
The first in what will hopefully be a lengthy series of barrel-aged imperial stouts, Oskar Blues’ BA20 Vol. 1: All Monde is exceptional. Aged...
Know your brew: Barley wine
Right off the bat, barley wine confounds drinkers. Is it beer? Is it wine? Is it both? And is it spelled as one word...
Drink this: Liquid Mechanics Brewing Co.’s Hopacity Both Coast IPA
Founded in 2011, back when India pale ales fell along rigorous party lines, IPA Day is a celebration of craft beer’s reigning beer style....
A drink to celebrate
The lore is that the sazerac is the oldest American cocktail. The story goes that in the mid-1800s, the owner of the Merchant Exchange Coffee House in New Orleans sold the place to start importing liquor. One of his imports was a cognac called Sazerac-de- Forge et ...
You can’t escape FATE
"Do they still have the watermelon?” Jeff asks excitedly. They do. Decision made. As the tour of Boulder’s breweries is now at its end — by the time you read this, Boulder Weekly’s editors...
Wrangling wild yeast
Terroir. One of my favorite, more romantic words when discussing the intricacies of a beer’s flavor profile. To be able to taste the unique...
Two great tastes that taste great together
2020 might be a dumpster fire, but this year’s International Beer and Pizza Day will be Friday, Oct. 9 — it’s high time this...
Requiem for a brewery: Wild Woods Brewing Company
It’s always sad to see a
friend go. Sure, they’re off to do new things, probably great ones too, but it
still stings a bit when...
Anatomy of a collaboration
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 ...