Drink
Hello, happy place
Five minutes into my visit to Our Mutual Friend, the bartender takes the needle off the record and switches the stereo input to his Mac laptop. The first hi-hat clicks and falsetto wails of “A Life of Possibilities” come out, and I love this bar...
Know your brew: amber ale
Amber ale in 2018 might seem a little passé in a world dominated by hazies, adjunct-laden stouts and barrel-aged beasts. But not that long...
Beer for dinner
Food and wine go hand in hand. While perusing the wine aisle at the liquor store, you’ll think about what you’ll be having for dinner, and make your selection based on what would pair best. But when it comes to food and beer, pairing beer with dinner is oftentimes an...
‘Beautiful chaos’
Back in the first half of the ’80s, I took my first sip of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Upon finishing what tasted like a...
Tour de brew: Open Door Brew Co.
Everyone has their specialty. If you’re Coors, it’s banquet beer. If you’re Odd13, it’s hazy IPAs. If you’re Open Door Brew Co., then it’s...
Know your brew: Doppelbock
When it comes to talking about what to drink with what you eat, most will rely on grapes and vintages over grains and styles....
How about them apples?
For Michael Belochi, producing hard cider is a joy as well as a job. The owner of BOCO Cider in North Boulder enjoys featuring...
Straight from the brewer’s mouth
In the summertime, people drink more beer, and we drink more session beers. Session beers could be any style, but have relatively low alcohol (usually around or below 5 percent ABV), and therefore, they make it easy to toss back a few. Many of our local breweries ...
Drink this: Seedstock Brewery’s Horner Beer
Starting Aug. 28, Denver’s Seedstock Brewery will have a real treat on hand: Horner beer, made with 100% oats, Saaz hops and a little...
Gluten-free and nationwide
Avery. New Belgium. Left Hand. Oskar Blues. And more. Plenty of Colorado breweries have made their mark on the national scene. And now we might be able to add one more to the list: New Planet Beer...
Drink of the week: Pumphouse Brewery’s Red Alert Amber Ale
The day has finally come where we can once again enter a watering hole, sidle up to the bar and enjoy a cold one....