About- Tristan Chan
Stone Brewing Company Digital Tap Takeover
November 26, 2013 | Tristan ChanWelcome to the 2013 Stone Brewing Company Digital Tap Takeover of PorchDrinking.com. Today we will feature a number of exciting posts all devoted to Escondido, CA’s Stone Brewing Company, which … Read More
Stone Brewing Digital Tap Takeover
November 25, 2013 | Tristan Chan 1Join us tomorrow, Tuesday, November 26th as Stone Brewing Company hosts a “Digital Tap Takeover” of PorchDrinking.com. Tomorrow’s coverage will feature three showcases of Stone Brewing’s most recent new releases, … Read More
UPDATED: Strange Brew vs Strange Brewing Company
November 21, 2013 | Tristan Chan 10This morning it was announced that Marlboro, MA based Strange Brew Homebrew Shop and Denver, CO based Strange Brewing Company reached a mutual settlement on their year long trademark dispute.
“I am glad that we were finally able to come to a resolution which respects our right to the Strange Brew trademark while still keeping Strange Brewing Strange,” said Brian Powers, owner of Strange Brew Beer & Wine Making. “Now we can focus on providing quality home brewing supplies throughout the busy upcoming holiday season, and moving forward with the permitting and construction of our own nano brewery.”
“As a small craft brewery, our objective is to create exceptional craft beer for our local, Denver community,” said Strange Brewing co-founder and head brewer, Tim Myers. “We’re extremely optimistic about the future and look forward to finalizing the agreement so that we can continue doing what we love – brewing quality, small-batch craft beer.”
Despite the settlement which allows Denver’s Strange Brewing to keep it’s name, in the opinion of this blog, Massachusetts based Strange Brew Beer & Wine Making still remains a giant turd. For more background on the dispute, listed below is our previous post:
PorchDrinking Playlist: Songs That Make You Happy
November 19, 2013 | Tristan ChanWhether it’s a calming precursor to a night of slumber, a conjuring nostalgic link to past memories, or a toe tapping form of inspiration to pull someone out of sorrow, music can have a transformative effect on a person’s mood. Today’s playlist is devoted entirely toward songs that make you happy. These are the toe tappers, the frown upside downers and in some cases songs about being just gosh darn happy. Let me know if these have the same effect as they do to me!
PorchDrinking Playlist: 90’s Night Edition
November 12, 2013 | Tristan Chan 3
My roommate Shane’s Birthday is this Friday. He’s turning 26 years old. Emphasis on old. Last year to commemorate his 25th we threw an 80’s party that goes down … Read More
2013 Denver Bacon and Beer Festival
November 11, 2013 | Tristan ChanBacon, it’s rare situation where the word alone has the power of conjuring deeply seeded carnal desires. Add craft beer to the equation and it’s a combination fit for the gods.
New Belgium Brewing | Accumulation White IPA
October 22, 2013 | Tristan Chan 2New Belgium Accumulation White IPA
ABV: 6.2%
IBU: 70
When thinking of Winter seasonals, one usually gravitates towards stouts, porters, and Christmas-y spiced ales. However, New Belgium sees your traditional winter seasonals and raises you a White IPA.
Hops and Pie Pumpkin Beer Festival
October 18, 2013 | Tristan ChanIt comes to no surprise that people go absolutely bazonkers over pumpkin beers. As soon as that first chilly morning sends us racing indoors for a a sweater, as soon … Read More
2013 GABF Fantasy Brewery Final Results
October 16, 2013 | Tristan ChanLast week we introduced PorchDrinking.com’s Inaugural GABF Fantasy Brewery Draft. We assembled a tremendous collection of national and local writers who selected breweries and earned points from medals won by those breweries during the GABF awards ceremony which took place on Saturday. Here was the scoring guide we went by:
GABF A Prospectus
October 15, 2013 | Tristan Chan 2What do New Glarus, The Bruery, Three Floyds, Sun King, Surly, Bells, Destihl, The Lost Abbey, Cigar City, Funky Buddha, and New Holland all have in common? Aside being a tremendous lineup of breweries in their own right, they also served as one of the most ridiculous 20 minute murderer’s row starts to a Great American Beer Festival I’ve ever encountered.
2013 GABF Fantasy Brewery Draft Results
October 8, 2013 | Tristan Chan 5Beyond the Beer – Wednesday – Battery 621
October 8, 2013 | Tristan Chan 1Join us this Wednesday night as Denver-based companies Crafting a Nation, Business of Fun, and PorchDrinking.com come together for the Inaugural event “Beyond the Beer Panel Discussion and Craft Beer Showcase.” The event will take place at Battery 621, 621 Kalamath Street, Denver, CO 80204; on October 9th, 2013. Doors to “Beyond the Beer” Hangout open at 6pm followed by a showcase featuring unique craft beers, reserved for this tasting event, at 8pm.
2013 GABF Pour List – Full Regional Breakdown
October 7, 2013 | Tristan ChanFor the past month we’ve been calling and e-mailing breweries in order to provide you with a list of what your favorite breweries will be pouring at this weekend’s … Read More
2013 GABF Fantasy Brewery Live Draft
October 6, 2013 | Tristan Chan 1Welcome to the 2013 PorchDrinking.com 2013 GABF Fantasy Brewery Live Draft.
A few details:
The draft will run very much like a fantasy football snake style draft, meaning that the last person to pick in … Read More
PorchDrinking.com Fall TV Previews
October 2, 2013 | Tristan Chan 1Every year PorchDrinking’s crackpot team of snarky, pop culture obsessed team of writers come together for a video broadcast to discuss the year’s Fall TV previews. This year we go … Read More
PorchDrinking Playlist: Songs White People Love Part II
September 24, 2013 | Tristan ChanOMG we’re back again (note Backstreet Boys reference here). Alas we have returned with a follow-up installment of Songs White People Loves. In case you missed last year’s pleated slacks, Super Cuts inspired, scones scarfing, air guitar fest, click here.
1000th Post
September 20, 2013 | Tristan ChanWell hey there! Nice of you to join us. In case you couldn’t decipher based on this seemingly self explanatory title, this commemorates our 1000th post and oh what a … Read More
Illegal Pete’s Upslope Brewing Collaboration
September 19, 2013 | Tristan Chan 3Illegal Pete’s has always been proud of its relationship with the Boulder craft brewery,Upslope. They were one of the first to carry Upslope brews in their restaurant, and now it … Read More
PorchDrinking Playlist: Zoo Animals Playlist
September 10, 2013 | Tristan Chan 1In honor of this week’s upcoming Brew at the Zoo, I decided to compile a playlist of songs relating to zoo animals. Our top three songs obviously featured Lions, Tigers and Bears but from there on we’ve got everything from Crocodile Rock to bands like Elephant Revival.
Vail Big Beers Belgians and Barleywine Festival
September 4, 2013 | Tristan Chan 2In two hours tickets go on sale for the best beer festival I’ve attended to date. No, I’m not talking about GABF, I’m talking about the Vail Big Beers Belgians and Barleywine Festival taking place January 9-11, 2014. Combine rare beer tastings, calibration dinners, an all star cast with the likes of Sam Calagione, Chad Yakobson and Adam Avery, all taking place during ski season, at one of the best resort towns in the world and you can understand why this is a can’t miss beer bucketlister. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. MST and will sell out very quickly.
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