Beer and food pairings are becoming increasingly popular. I have attended beer dinners, beer & cheese pairings, even beer & chocolate pairings. And last night, thanks to Whatever Pops Up, I got to experience something new: a beer and popcorn event. Whatever Pops Up, a gourmet popcorn shop in Larimer Square, brought five flavors of popcorn…
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
Former Future Finds a Home!
Very exciting brewery news today: Former Future Brewing Company found a home at 1290 South Broadway! I, along with countless others, have been awaiting this announcement for months. I first had the pleasure of trying some of their beers at an event in April (click here for that blog post), and I’ve been longing for…
BSB Now Playing
I just love Black Shirt Brewing–the place, the beer, the people. It’s a great local brewery and tap room that supports other local businesses: they have food trucks outside, they collaborate with companies such as Ritual Chocolate, for example, for delicious beer and food pairings. And they are also very supportive of local musicians as…
Stranahan’s 5000th Barrel!
Last Thursday evening I had the pleasure of attending the Stranahan’s 5000th barrel party. It was held in their new barrel house, which I refer to as “Wooden Wonderland.” In fact, that name got me on the list for the party, via a Facebook contest–yay! It was such a fantastic event! There were Hors D’…
Day of the Barrel at Falling Rock Tap House
Saturday was Day of the Barrel at Falling Rock Tap House, and what a great event for American Craft Beer Week. They tapped 15 kegs of beer aged in barrels of whiskey, bourbon, wine, and more. I had the Oskar Blues Barrel-aged G’Knight (8.7% abv – G’knight Imperial IPA aged in Chardonnay barrels) and the Great Divide…
Authentic Neapolitan Pizza & Colorado Craft Beer: Marco’s Coal-Fired Pizzeria
I had a lot of great beers during American Craft Beer Week. So somewhere along the way I had to find time for a tasty meal to help me balance out all that booze. I love pizza. It’s my favorite food. One of the best things about pizza is that it comes in so many styles: thin,…
South Denver Beer Festival
When I first read the lineup for the South Denver Beer Festival, I was very curious and excited. There were breweries on the list that have not even opened yet, so of course I bought tickets right away because I didn’t want to miss tasting beer I might not get to drink again indefinitely. And…
Former Future Presently Brewing Up Delicious Beer
When I first heard of Former Future Brewing Company, I was instantly intrigued based on the name alone. Upon looking at their website and reading more about them, I realized this up and coming brewery is one that I am bound to love–for many reasons. As their manifesto states, Former Future’s beer is “based on…
Colorado Brews Airs This Saturday!
I am thrilled and honored to be a part of an exciting project called Colorado Brews. We filmed the pilot episode last summer, and it is finally going to air! Colorado Brews will air on Rocky Mountain PBS this Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 9:30 p.m. This episode features Crabtree Brewery in Greeley, CO. Please “like” the Facebook page to…
Crafting a Nation
Last night I had the privilege of attending the private release wrap party for Crafting a Nation. As described on their website, “Crafting A Nation is a feature length documentary and new media project about how the American craft brewers are rebuilding the economy one beer at a time.” I have been aware of this…
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