Last weekend was the second annual South Denver Beer Festival at Clement Park in Littleton. It was a weekend of nice weather, beautiful scenery, and lots of great Colorado breweries, distilleries, and more. South Denver Beer Fest hosted a good mix of breweries old and new. Some have been around for years, such as Great…
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ViewHouse: Spicy Mamacita Beer Cocktail for Cinco de Mayo
I visited ViewHouse over the weekend to check out their new beer cocktail, just in time for Cinco de Mayo. While many choose to celebrate the holiday with margaritas or Mexican beer, ViewHouses’s Spicy Mamacita is a unique combination of Corona with ViewHouse infused ghost pepper and cucumber vodka, tabasco sauce and fresh jalapeño. I…
Collaboration Festival
Last Saturday I attended a beer festival in Denver. A beer festival? In Denver?! Yes–another festival. They happen so frequently these days that one might wonder how it’s possible to put together a beer event that is different, special. Well, the folks behind Collaboration Festival made it happen. Collaboration Fest took place on March 22nd…
Colorado Craft Beer, Great Food & Desserts: Los Chingones & Sugarmill
Two exciting new restaurants, right next door to each other, are now open at Broadway & Larimer: Los Chingones and Sugarmill. Los Chingones is the latest venture from Chef Troy Guard. The menu is filled with inventive Mexican dishes, including 11 different types of tacos, Pig Ear Nachos, Octopus, Chicken Leg Enchiladas, and more. As…
Unique Dishes & Beers at Parallel Seventeen
Last week I visited Parallel Seventeen for the first time. After being seated, I was ready for a beer and immediately checked out what they had on tap. They had selections from Colorado breweries Great Divide and Odell, as well as Oregon’s Deschutes and a Pumpkin Ale by Wasatch Brewery in Utah, which I chose,…
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
I’m not referring to Christmas, though it’s kind-of like Christmas for beer lovers. I’m talking of course about the Great American Beer Festival and Denver Beer Fest. It’s a remarkable time to be in Denver: GABF week. As if the festival itself isn’t enough, dozens of breweries and bars have planned special beer events the entire…
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…
Colorado Craft Beer and Vegetarian Fare at…Fado?
It’s not often I blog about an establishment that isn’t a brewery, or at least a beer bar with a huge selection of craft beer. And it’s not usual at all that I share my experience at a “chain.” But I recently visited Fado Denver for the first time in years, and it was quite…
Sweetest Valentine’s Day Ever With Black Shirt Brewing and Great Divide
I’m not really a Valentine’s Day kind of person. I never make big plans, and I’m not the type that expects (or demands, as some do) candy, flowers, or jewelry. All I desire is good company, great beer, and take-out for dinner. I had the good company and take-out all lined up, and then I…
My Favorite Colorado Beers of 2012
I drank more great beers in the past year than I can even begin to remember. So, looking back on 2012, I’ve decided to make a list of my favorite Colorado beers I had throughout the year. Some are not new, but have been around for a while, whereas others were just released in 2012. But here…
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