Drink
Boulder breweries shine at international beer competition
Depending on who you ask, the beer awards held in the highest regard (at least around these parts) might be those earned at the...
Fate Brewing Company floats a summer special
Summer is officially upon us, marking three months of kicking back, maxing and relaxing all cool with a nice cold beer in hand...
Went the fest well?
A virtual beer fest? How’s that gonna work?”
So went the refrain once the Brewers Association announced that their crown jewel, the annual Great American...
‘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...
Drink this: Night Warden, a whiskey barrel-aged stout, from Avery Brewing...
With a pile of mocha-tinged foam on top, it looks more chocolate brown than stout black. But looks can be deceiving, and the first...
Digging for gold
Erie may not be the correct spelling, but it’s the perfect word for the experience. On a chilly, October evening, the dark storefronts and empty sidewalks of this old town strip of the small East Boulder/Weld County town didn’t need much in the way of Halloween ...
Espresso exceptionalism
You can make a barista-quality cup of coffee at home—with a little practice
Over a barrel
Sam Green of Boulder Beer would love to make sure everyone got to taste the brewery’s wine barrel-aged beers, Xena Warrior Princess and Patchouka Sunrise. He really would. But it’s just not that easy anymore. “Those were extremely popular when we released them at the...
Tour de brew: Boulder Beer Company
I wanted a mission, and for my sins, they gave me one.” — Capt. Benjamin Willard in Apocalypse Now
Go forth and drink, young man!”...
An independent state of mind: Part 2
In 1978, there were 42 brewing companies and less than 100 brewing locations in the United States. Today, there are 5,600 breweries.
“Something amazing happened...
Hops + Handrails returns to Longmont
For the fourth consecutive year, Left Hand Brewing will bring its joint beer festival and snowboard competition, Hops + Handrails, to Longmont this Saturday,...
New in brew: A stout worth saving
Most savvy beer drinkers will tell you the same thing: The fresher the better. While true for the vast majority of American lagers and...


















