Drink
New in brew: Suds flowing down the Front Range
Two University of
Colorado grads are coming back to Boulder, beer-wise that is. Sharing a passion
for punk rock, Jason zumBrunnen and Scott Kaplan became fast...
Tour de brew: James Peak Brewery & Smokehouse
Named after the nearby 13,000-foot mountain — the second tallest peak in the surrounding wilderness — the James Peak Brewery & Smokehouse has elevation...
Know your brew: IPA
What’s in a name?
Historically speaking, it’s India pale ale partly because English colonialists craved a bitter beverage to pair with India’s spicy curries —...
New in brew: Boulder Beer, Left Hand, Odd13 and Upslope
Sunday, March 4 marks the 90th Academy Awards ceremony and, apparently, Boulder Beer has a dog in the fight because both of their pubs...
Copper Kettle’s Mexican Chocolate Stout is still a winner
Let’s all agree that this past snowstorm was the last throe of winter. In exchange for politely ushering winter out the door, we’ll drink...
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...
Know your brew: New England IPA
Where do beer styles come from? Sure, that pint you’re drinking may be made down the street, but where does the style come from?...
An independent state of mind: Part 1
For all intents and purposes, Anheuser-Busch shot first.
On May 3, 2017, brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev (the Belgian-Brazilian company most readily identified with Budweiser) announced...
Sipping and spinning
“The wine must have done its job, because I am relaxed and finally at ease. Yes, it’s definitely the wine. Otherwise I wouldn’t have...
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...
The pig that saved Avery
Stay in one place long enough, and you’ll see things come and go, only to come back around again. It’s been over 40 years...


















