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Drink this: Bootstrap Brewing Co.’s Wreak Havoc Imperial Red Ale
There isn’t a beer style out there that Boulder County brewers can’t handle. But, if we had to pick one where they truly excel...
Tour de brew: Shine Brewing Co.
Science is a beautiful thing. It has taken us to the moon and back, found cures for all sorts of diseases and connected every...
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 ...
New in brew: Three dry-hopped ales to seek
The haze craze is all the rage, and not even the changing of the seasons looks to slow these turbid brews down. And though...
Drink this: Oskar Blues Brewery’s Slow Chill Munich-style Helles
The most recent addition to Oskar Blues’ European-inspired lager series, Slow Chill, is a classic Munich-style helles: Pale straw color with a slight chill...
Tour de brew: Outworld Brewing
You’d be forgiven if you happened to cruise past Outworld Brewing’s gray stone storefront and figured there was nothing special inside. Located on Vista...
Looking for a wine list bargain?
One recent Saturday morning, a friend sent me the wine list for Green Zebra, one of Chicago’s top vegetarian restaurants, and asked for my advice. He was dining there that evening with friends who enjoyed wine but weren’t obsessive about it. So he would be tasked ...
Beer in the time of COVID
Last month the Brewers Association — the Boulder-based trade organization representing small and independent breweries — announced they had laid off 23% of their...
Keeping everyone happy
We take on everybody,” Keith Atkins, operations and logistics manager of 5280PKG says. “If a customer needs us to mix 50 cases ... no...
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 this: 12Degree Brewing’s Ready to Mingle
Louisville’s Main Street is now a place where no cars go. Barriers have been erected, coffee shops, breweries and restaurants have cordoned off sections,...
Beyond beer
Every week brings beer releases, anniversary parties and a festival or two, but there are ancillary aspects of beer that sometimes fall between the...


















