Author: coloradobeergirl

“If something bad happens you drink in an attempt to forget; if something good happens you drink in order to celebrate; and if nothing happens you drink to make something happen.” ~Charles Bukowski

Collaboration Fest 2016!

Collaboration Fest will be held on Saturday, March 19 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Now in its third year, this year’s festival features 149 breweries from 5 countries and 21 states. It is shaping up to be the biggest, best Collaboration Fest yet! Those who have attended before know what a unique beer festival…

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2016 Denver International Beer Competition

The 7th Annual Denver International Beer Competition will be held April 2 and 3, 2016 at the Omni Interlocken Resort, Broomfield, CO, just minutes from the City of Boulder, which is known as the epicenter of the beer industry! This gives us access to the numerous, esteemed professionally certified beer judges that are based in…

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5280 Magazine’s Denver Beer Lover’s Guide 2016

Have you heard? The February edition of 5280 Magazine is out, and it is chock full of articles about the Denver beer scene. The Denver Beer Lover’s Guide 2016 contains a wealth of information, suggestions, current news and more that is sure to be a useful guide whether you’re a local resident or just visiting. Check out…

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Valentine’s Day Events for Beer Lovers 2016

My February Beer Events post is up, but here is a special one solely dedicated to beer events on Valentine’s Day/weekend. There are several fun things to do with your sweetheart or your friends! Fri., Feb. 12-Sun., Feb. 14: Valentine’s Day at The Post Brewing Co. (105 West Emma St., Lafayette). In celebration of Valentine’s…

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February Beer Events

Oh my. We’ve got a LOT to look forward to this month–check out what’s happening in February! Note: I am also publishing a separate post of “Valentine’s Day Beer Events” that has many more events, so be sure to take a look at that one too! Brewed Food has 3 events in Feb: Thur., Feb. 4,…

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Get Psyched for Citradelic

I’ve had a lot of IPAs in my life. I love a good hoppy beer. And while many of them are distinctive enough to truly stand out, there are equally as many that are are fairly unremarkable. I am always on the lookout for an IPA with an interesting twist. So when I heard about Citradelic IPA from New…

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Cheers to 4 Years!

WordPress was kind enough to inform me that today marks the 4th anniversary of my very first post. Wow–time sure does fly when you’re having fun! And what better place to do so than in Colorado, The State of Craft Beer?! When I started this blog I did so with zero expectations. I didn’t think…

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January Beer Events

Farewell, 2015! Time for a new year and new beer events! Fri., Jan. 1, 3-10 p.m.: New Year’s Day Tamales, TV’s, and Brewski’s at Factotum Brewhouse (3845 Lipan St, Denver). We know our crowd isn’t a bunch of amateurs and will be ready to get out on the first day of 2016 to get the weekend…

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Thirsty Lion Launches Breakfast Menu!

I love brunch. And I especially love brunch at a restaurant that has an extensive list of craft beers to pair with it. So I was very excited when I heard that Thirsty Lion added a new brunch menu! Thirsty Lion downtown Denver launched its weekend breakfast menu on Saturday, December 5th, and last weekend I stopped…

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