Drink
Know your brew: Saison
Many will bring wine. Some may even bring a nice bottle of single malt.
But you, faithful reader, plan to bring beer to Thanksgiving. And...
Rest easy, wine lovers
One glass of cabernet sauvignon was described as “powerful and heavy.” Another was described as “subtle and refined.” The only difference? The music that was playing while people drank the wine...
New in brew: A stout worth saving
Most savvy beer drinkers will tell you the same thing: The fresher the better. While true for the vast majority of American lagers and...
This hound will hunt
Some people just don’t know when to stop; they keep on trying despite the roadblocks that are tossed in their path. Spirit Hound Distillers in Lyons is full of people like that. In their quest to create perfect Colorado Straight Whiskey they have faced and overcome ...
Over a barrel
Sam Green of Boulder Beer would love to make sure everyone got to taste the brewery’s wine barrel-aged beers, Xena Warrior Princess and Patchouka Sunrise. He really would. But it’s just not that easy anymore. “Those were extremely popular when we released them at the...
Efficient drinking
In the State of Craft Beer, there is no shortage of beer festivals. And for good reasons: not only do the featured breweries get...
New beard-themed brewery in Longmont
On a below-freezing Tuesday evening, half of the taproom at Großen (pronounced ‘grossen’) Bart in Longmont is filled with smiling people sitting in front of can-shaped glasses adorned with pictures of various facial hair styles and sampler trays in the shape of ...
Tour de Brew: J Wells and Cellar West
More than 10 percent of the nation’s craft breweries can be found in the Centennial State. That’s about 230 Colorado breweries, and with a...
The saga continues
Jim Sonn, owner of the Pearl Street Pub, had every reason to be apprehensive on July 16. The downtown bar he owns was up for the annual renewal of its liquor license. Normally, it can be handled by mail. But after Boulder’s Beverage Licensing Authority (which ...
Is this the end of craft beer?
Don’t worry; beer ain’t going anywhere. Neither is small and local, but craft beer — as a whole and as a movement — could...
This summer, make room for chillable, gulpable reds
Greetings from Ocean City, New Jersey. This past Saturday, I checked into a rental house for the week with some friends. Since Ocean City...
Boulder Beer turns 35
Between wacky recipes, oddball marketing and all manner of shenaniganry, it isn’t just the alcohol that makes the corporate identity of most breweries seem fairly adolescent. But can you blame ‘em? It’s not quite The Children of the Corn, but only a handful of ...
