2 Days, 2 Nights of Craft Beer in Denver

*Header photo by Kyle Cooper, on behalf of 303 Magazine*

Special thanks to Dustin Hall of The Brewtography Project for capturing such iconic photos of Denver’s beer scene.

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Event Preview | 14th Annual Avery Strong Ale Festival Lineup

Local fans of Avery Brewing Company can relate that over the past 14 years, Avery has been on the forefront of throwing niche mid-sized beer festivals with a mega … Read More

The PorchCast | Ep 15 Anthony Martuscello of WestFax Brewing

Episode 15 of the PorchCast features guest Anthony Martuscello, founder of WestFax Brewing, which opens it’s doors on March 4th next to Casa Bonita just off of West Colfax.

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First Draft Taproom & Kitchen Joins PorchDrinking Family

Location: 1309 26th St, Denver, CO 80205

When it comes to partnerships, we don’t work with just anyone. A few examples, Creed once offered to sponsor the intro of our podcast and pay us $50,000 to use it, we politely declined. We once had Donald Trump approach us about writing a sponsored post on the merits of building a wall around our breweries to keep big beer away from further acquisition, we considered it for a hot second but eventually had to pass as well.

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The PorchCast | Episode 14 – Winter Bottleshare Hangover

Our team may have been a little bit worn down from the PorchDrinking.com post-winter holiday bottle share, but there was just way too much craft beer news to not … Read More

Big Day in Beer | Victory Brewing Merging with Southern Tier Brewing

Today was one of those mega days in beer, where everything just seemed to happen all at once. Many of these breaking stories will end up having greater long term effect on the industry so we figured we’d provide a bit of a recap of the major stories. I’ll kick things off with the biggest announcement, which broke earlier this morning of Victory Brewing merging with Southern Tier Brewing. Read More

Brewery Showcase | Ratio Beerworks

I wanna go where everybody knows your name… perhaps it reads a little too closely to a sitcom cliché, but ever since I moved to Denver I’ve been … Read More

The PorchCast | Episode 13 – Super Bowl 50

The PorchCast makes its glorious return with a brand new format, and a relatively new crew with hosts Tristan Chan, Cory Pelc, Sam Pike, Chris Day, Connor Shreve and Producer … Read More

PorchDrinking Playlist | Denver Playlist

Photo Courtesy of Hey Reverb

Mile High City, it’s time to rise up and cheer on the Broncos to another Super Bowl Victory! In getting your mind right for … Read More

2016 Super Bowl 50 Bingo Boards

It’s time once again for PorchDrinking’s 2016 Super Bowl 50 Bingo Boards. As a way to make your Super Bowl watch party a little more interactive aside from seeing who can inhale the most combinations of cheese dips in one sitting, we’ve created bingo boards for your party-goers’ participation. Each square should be crossed off as they occur. And sure since this is PorchDrinking, take a drink each time you cross off a square. And for added measure down your entire beer when Anheuser-Busch does air this year’s iteration attacking peach pumpkin pale ales because we know it’s gonna happen anyway. Go Broncos! Read More

2016 Where to Find Pliny the Younger in Colorado

Pliny the Younger, Russian River Brewing‘s highly sought after Triple IPA, will return once again in limited availability beginning the week of February 20th. Elite Brands, which distributes Russian River … Read More

Crooked Stave Finally Begins Brewing In-House

Chad Yakobson is restless. If you were in his boots, you would be too. It’s been almost five years since Yakobson first opened Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project and yet it wasn’t until January 4, … Read More

First Draft Taproom’s 2016 Sour Month Lineup

Well folks, it’s finally happened, after we predicted this trend two some years ago, it’s safe to say sours are the new black… err IPA. Our friends over at … Read More

2016 SAVOR Announces Participating Breweries

Earlier this week, The Brewers Association, which produces SAVOR, The American Craft Beer and Food Experience, announced their list of participating breweries. Each of these 75 American breweries will … Read More

Win Tickets to New Belgium’s Denver Lost in the Woods

Each February New Belgium hosts a unique party celebrating the annual release of La Folie and Transatlantique Kriek. La Folie, their award winning sour brown, that helped kick off their sour … Read More

Mountain Sun’s 2016 Stout Month Lineup

Let’s be real for a second, just you and me. That resolution you made to quit drinking beer, was pretty cute for a while. But it’s nearly February and … Read More

*Updated* 2016 Craft Beer Release Calendars

Updated 5/2/2016 at 6:45pm MST:  Funky Buddha Brewery, Schlafly Beer

Updated 4/6/2016 at 4:25pm MST:  Back Forty Beer Co, Blackberry Farm Brewery, The Brew Gentlemen Beer Co, Burlington Beer Co, Four … Read More

Event Recap | 2016 Vail Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines

This piece was written and composed by PorchDrinking.com staff Tristan Chan, Cory Pelc, Kelissa Heiber, Kara Loo, Phil Joyce, Will Dozier, and Desiree Duzich with special contribution from Brittany Werges of 303 Magazine.

In a lot of ways, looking back on the 2016 Vail Big Beers Belgians and Barleywines festival is fairly cut and dry. Everything was amazing. It really is that simple. And yet, I’d be disappointing not only myself, but more importantly organizer Laura Lodge, by leaving you with merely a singular over-the-top statement about the fest. I dare not use the word hyperbole because while my descriptions may seem gratuitous, they are one hundred percent truthful.
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New Belgium Brewing | Citradelic Tangerine IPA

Photo by: Will Dozier

ABV: 6.0% | IBU: 50

New Belgium Brewing Citradelic Tangerine IPA, which officially hit stores yesterday, kicks off what I expect to be one of the bigger trends for the new year. Mark it down, coming in 2016… to a snifter glass not so very far away. Craft Beer: The Fruit Awakens. Read More

Vail Big Beers Pour List & Must Tries

Cover image courtesy of vaildaily.com

AC Golden – Kriek Noir

The base sour beer was then allowed to ferment on 800lbs of Colorado grown sweet and sour … Read More