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Nitro-fueled funny cans
Great American Beer Festival aficionados and local craft lovers both have reason to head to Longmont this Saturday, Nov. 15 from 3–7 p.m. The trendsetting brewers at Left Hand Brewing Company are rolling out a unique event to celebrate their 21st anniversary: Nitro ...
Five hours of sour
On the heels of last week’s sugary-sweet trip to Wild Woods, things turned sour...
Explosive combinations
Expecting a beer, we talked at length about blue cheese. “As opposed to something like Brie, blue cheese matches the strong flavor of an IPA and so it enhances the taste for both,” Amy Newell-Large says. Part brewer, part bartender and part teacher at Niwot’s Powder...
The need for speed read
Read carefully. Always ask your server. And maybe bring a dictionary. Those are the hard lessons Jeff learned in a visit to Backcountry Pizza & Tap House...
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 ...
A column about beer
Savor, dear readers, the rare industry that doesn’t require constant branding and marketing...
Out front at Front Range Brewing Company
Artisan craft brewers have wider interests than their audience...
Colorado’s beer scene is getting crowded
When Upslope brewing opened its doors in 2008, it was the first new brewery in Boulder in over a decade. Its approach was simple: wellcrafted approachable beer served in cans; the labels simply stated the style: pale ale, IPA, craft lager, etc. It has grown to one of...
Celebrate a local favorite
Hop lovers rejoice; there is a festival highlighting those bitter, intense beers you know and love. Boulder’s JUL-IPA brings together more than 30 breweries, both locally and nationally based, to pour India Pale Ales for your drinking pleasure. Boulder’s The West End...


















