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Profiles in brew: Keith Villa, Ph.D.
Few people get to be at the forefront of something special. Keith Villa has been there twice.
“They said I was one of the major...
‘There’s always room for great beer’
Without sounding too hyperbolic, COVID-19 was the largest disruption to the brewing industry since Prohibition: government-mandated stay-at-home orders, no on-premise consumption, no crowding of...
Zesty liqueurs and alcoholic alchemy
Building a bar is more than just your favorite bottles of booze and some canned mixers. Getting into the territory of cocktail enthusiasts and...
Tour de brew: I HOP IPA
January marks I HOP IPA’s second anniversary of serving the drinking faithful of Broomfield, Colorado. That’s no small feat in a state crowded with...
From spite to success
It was Type 1 diabetes that turned Becca Schepps on to kombucha. And it was a joke that turned Schepps on to making kombucha.
“I...
What can’t kombucha do?
Imagine being able to brew up a magical elixir that can cure a hangover, reverse hair loss and help promote a healthy gut? Well,...
Profiles in brew: Jeff Joslin of Left Hand Brewing Company
For Jeff Joslin, a career in craft beer didn’t come with an aha moment.
“It was more an organic love for beer,” he says.
No one...
Drink this: Avery Brewing Co.’s Pomona Barrel-Aged Tart Ale
Brewed with bushels of blueberry and pomegranate and then aged over four months in oak barrels, Avery Brewing Co.’s newest addition to its barrel-aged...
Tour de brew: Coda Brewing Co.
Your brother-in-law is back in town. You love him, sure, but the guy is a bonafide beer geek, and he’s always looking for something...
‘It got crazy’
Editor’s note: Longtime Boulder Weekly contributor Michael J. Casey has written a definitive history of the local craft beer scene, Boulder County Beer: A...
Drink this: Oskar Blues Brewery’s Oskar the Lion Sour Ale
On April 23, 2020, the Denver Zoo welcomed two new African lion cubs to the pride. Nature waits not for a pandemic, nor does...
