Drink
Tour de brew: The Boulder Passport Program Summer Edition
Ah, to be in Boulder in the summertime; so much to do, so much to see, so much to drink. Whether you reward yourself...
The burden of history
I miss the Walnut Brewery.
It wasn’t fancy, and it wasn’t hip, but the Walnut was my kind of place to swing by for a...
Raspberry Provincial from funkwerks works
Forget one-day blizzards that drop over a foot of snow and knock out power across Boulder County. If we drink summer beers, it will...
The thickest cocoa
The hot cocoa in my life had never been acceptable. It was always too thin and runny. Too much like liquid, and I didn’t...
Four new brews from Odell Brewing Co.
When they sit down to write the history of Colorado brewing, there better be a whole section devoted to the consistency, quality and innovation...
The return of Left Hand’s Nitro Fest
Few breweries throw a party quite like Left Hand Brewing. Not only has the Longmont staple consistently put out top-shelf beer for the past...
Crafty crafting
It’s kind of surprising that Eric Huber and Marty Lettow poured me samples straight from the fermenting tanks...
Knowledge, creativity, experience
Started by Bill and Laura Lodge 20 years ago in Vail, Colorado, Big
Beers, Belgians and Barleywines has become one of the year’s premier beer
festivals....
Spirit Hound noses out another fine whiskey release
Like many fine things in life, making good whiskey takes patience and time. Spirit Hound Distillers’ latest release, a five-year-old Colorado rye whiskey, proudly...
New in brew: Resilience IPA
When it comes to the legacy craft brewers, few stand as tall as the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company of Chico, California. Founded in 1979...
Tour de brew: C.B. & Potts Restaurant and Brewery
As it has become increasingly apparent, hopheads, lager lovers, wheaties and stoutettes are growing up and having families. That means a night out drinking...