Pairing beer with food is becoming increasingly popular, and with good reason. But do you really know which beers go best with which types of dishes? On August 9th, you will have the chance to learn more about it at Cook Street School of Culinary Arts‘ Beer Dinner. Each course of the meal will be paired…
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United Tastes of Belgium at Wynkoop
Attention Belgian beer lovers! This Saturday, July 27th, is the United Tastes of Belgium event at Wynkoop Brewing in Denver. There are some truly amazing beers on the list, and some excellent local breweries have been added to this year’s event, such as 12 Degree, Black Bottle, Black Shirt, Fate, Gravity, and more. Check out the…
Craft Beer + Gourmet Popcorn = Yum
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…
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 Beer Girl 