Drink
To tap or not to tap?
The contrasting mission of college academics and college sports is about to be highlighted at the University of Colorado on Saturday, Sept. 13 with the Buff ’s first home game of the season...
Barrel racing
America has a history of trying to one-up the rest of the world. Maybe it has something to do with our rebellious origins. Maybe that explains monster trucks, KISS and deep dish pizza. So it only makes sense that when the craft brewing revolution started more than 20...
Taste this
Jon Howland, founder of 12 Degree Brewing recalls how it wasn’t too long ago that Louisville was the Colorado version of naked, with not even a single brewery to dress the city up...
Custom fit
Miss the 34-minute window to snag a Great American Brew Festival ticket this year? Still lamenting its move from Boulder to Denver 30 years ago? Fear not, for Boulder Downtown, Inc. is introducing the inaugural Boulder Craft Beer Festival, going down Aug. 23 on the ...
Greenhouse gas
About the only thing Boulderites like to flaunt as much as the city’s plethora of microbreweries is its interest in sustainability. Too bad then that the brewing process creates a butt-ton of carbon dioxide (approximately 100 tons for a 10,000 barrel-ayear brewery), ...
The other alchemists
Stout Month. Sourfest. Rocket in My Beer Fest (yes, that’s a real thing). Even when they’re almost comically hyper-specific, Colorado isn’t exactly short on beer festivals. And though, years ago, Joanne Knipmeyer used to help stage one of those beer events in Vail, ...
Crossfaders
Colorado is blazing the trail as the state works to set the standards for legal marijuana use in America. As the first state to roll out legal pot, Colorado is now under a magnifying glass as we create laws to deal with recreational use of what was once an illegal ...
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 ...
The apple doesn’t fall far
With the temperatures rising, Coloradans are reaching for unlikely refreshment: ice-cold cider. Yes, cider; a drink that was last popular when America was fighting the Civil War. Kind of makes sense if you think about it, since that was also the last time long beards...
Pairing chocolate and beer is art and science
Beer and chocolate pairings aren’t exactly new, but they are growing in popularity...
The Magical Ingredient
Last year, thirsty Americans enjoyed almost 9.5 million barrels of beer. That’s a lot of beer! Every time one of them cracked a can or popped the top on their favorite brewski, they unknowingly paid homage to the side effects of Humulus lupulus. The amount of ...