Drink
Tour de brew: Beyond the Mountain Brewing Company
Just a few weeks ago, Vindication Brewing closed up shop and left many Gunbarrel residents and professionals wondering where, oh where, they were going...
Tour de brew: Gunbarrel Brewing Company
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 what you love — and what you don’t
Brewery taprooms are one of the very few places — dentists’ offices being the other I can think of — where people often ask for things they won’t like...
Liquid Mechanics and the art of location, location, location
Being far too aware of how fun drinking and driving seems at first, I have always preferred to avoid its potential pitfalls and manslaughter charges by frequenting bars that I can walk to. That’s why I wouldn’t have thought of Liquid Mechanics’ new digs at the ...
The booze boom in entertainment
Craft brewing has been around for 500 years. In the past decade, though, it’s taken off — especially in the United States. The appeal is obvious. Smaller batch sizes and creative recipes lend the craft brew flavors (and identities) that Budweiser can’t match. ...
Tour de Brew: Oskar Blues Boulder taproom
The Oskar Blues Brewery certainly has come a long way since Dale Katechis opened the door to his Oskar Blues Grill & Brew in...
From spite to success
It was Type 1 diabetes that turned Becca Schepps on to kombucha. And it was a joke that turned Schepps on to making kombucha.
“I...
Tour de brew: Upslope Brewery
Brewery touring in Boulder isn’t just enjoyable, it’s eclectic. Boulder is home to many different walks of life, and for each, there is a...
Lots to learn: The beer tour hits Wynkoop Brewing Company
I can’t talk about Wynkoop Brewing Company without talking about history...
Drink of the Week: Ska Brewing’s Malbec Stout
Grape versus grain? Who cares, Ska Brewing has the best of both in one
beverage: Malbec Stout.
Brewed with both Cluster hops and malbec grape must,...
Drinking pink
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 ...
Big beers and food fixes
We didn’t have much hope for food in Gravity Brewing’s Louisville warehouse. They’ve got a billion-foot-long bar and pool and pingpong tables, but there’s no sign of dining until we smell someone else’s fries. We grab menus, which we’ve already read carefully. Not a ...


















