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*Updated* 2015 Craft Beer Release Calendars
March 9, 2015 | Tristan Chan 29Visit our 2016 Roundup of Beer Release Calendars
*Updated 10/25/2015 at 11:20 A.M. EST w/ Oskar Blues
*Updated 3/15/2015 at 02:05 A.M. EST w/ Excelsior, Foothills, Pretty Things, Santa Fe, Two Brothers, Victory*
*Updated 2/27/2015 at 6:30 P.M. EST w/ Beachwood BBQ, Brewery Vivant, Boulder Beer, Cambridge Brewing Company, Coronado, Fort Collins Brewing, Laurelwood, Nebraska Brewing*
*Updated 2/15/2015 at 11:45 P.M. EST w/ MadTree, Smuttynose, Terrapin*
*Updated 2/9/2015 at 2:30 A.M. EST w/ Lagunitas, Ommegang, Pelican*
*Updated 2/3/2015 at 1:50 P.M. EST w/ Great Lakes, Sun King*
*Updated 1/30/2015 at 11:50 P.M. EST w/ Allagash, Big Boss, Great Northern, Good People, and Ninkasi, Westbrook*
*Updated 1/28/2015 at 2:30 A.M. EST w/ Devils Backbone, Fremont, Golden Road, and Shipyard*
*Updated 1/25/2015 at 1:45 A.M. EST w/ Almanac, Back Forty, New Holland and Sly Fox*
(Special thanks to all of the breweries who willingly provided these calendars for publish and to Justin Vicroy who helped assist with the research for this post! We did not publish any release calendars without expressed consent from each brewery)
This is going to be a BIG year for craft beer. Many breweries who started developing around the beginning of the craft beer resurgence have begun distributing their product more widely, and several of the country’s largest breweries are set for major expansions. With that wider distribution and those expansions, we’ll begin seeing tons of new beers hitting store shelves.
TBT | New Belgium Lost in the Woods Denver
March 5, 2015 | Tristan ChanLast month we had the honor of covering New Belgium Brewing’s Lost in the Woods beer festival both up at the brewery and also down at Denver’s Union Station Terminal … Read More
3rd Annual NKOTB Beer Festival and 80’s Dance Party Returns!
March 5, 2015 | Tristan Chan 1Like, we hope you’re totally ready to rock a gnarly sideways ponytail and radular perm because the 3rd Annual NKOTB Beer Festival and 80’s Dance Party is back! Once again we’ve teamed … Read More
PorchDrinking Playlist | Denver’s Best Bands
March 3, 2015 | Tristan ChanIn honor of 303 Day, we compiled a list of Denver’s best bands and comedians. The Mile High City has so much musical and comedic talent and while we left off a … Read More
2015 Oscars Live Blog
February 21, 2015 | Tristan ChanJoin us Sunday at 6:30 pm Eastern, 4:30 pm Mountain for our yearly live blog of the Oscars. We’ll have our entire pop culture team on hand to bring the … Read More
Must Try Valentines Day Beers in Colorado
February 13, 2015 | Tristan ChanIn honor of this weekend’s Valentine’s Day celebrations, I wanted to take a look at a few Colorado must try Valentines Day beers for you to explore or perhaps gift … Read More
Budweiser Super Bowl Ad Shat on Everything
February 2, 2015 | Tristan Chan 2
Well, that certainly escalated quickly. Last night at around 7pm MST, I had finally settled into my comfy couch indentation after ravaging my way through a third helping of Totino’s … Read More
*Updated* | Nebraska Brewing Coming to Colorado
February 2, 2015 | Tristan ChanWhile most of the big stories in craft beer lately have been mired by litigation battles, another more positive industry development focuses on the positive side of growth, namely the ever expanding … Read More
2015 Mountain Sun Stout Month Lineup
January 30, 2015 | Tristan ChanThey say its always important to have something great to look forward to, and for many, thats the month of February. Forget the flowers, Hallmark cards, and chocolates… well maybe … Read More
If Craft Beer Settled Super Bowl XLIX
January 29, 2015 | Tristan ChanAs you’ve likely discovered by now, we’re not your average craft beer blog. And as such, we thought we’d take a bit of a different approach to this weekend’s Super Bowl by asking what Sunday’s outcome would be if craft beer settled Super Bowl XLIX. Read More
The PorchCast | Episode 9 – Eric Ponce at Vail Big Beers
January 22, 2015 | Tristan ChanEpisode 9 of the PorchCast features Eric Ponce, Senior Brewer of Goose Island Brewing Company‘s Barrel Program who sat in with us during the Vail Big Beers Belgians and Barleywines … Read More
PorchDrinking’s Denver Beer Beat 1/14 – 1/21
January 14, 2015 | Tristan ChanHey there PorchDrinkers, Cory’s got the week off but Ive got ya covered with this week’s roundup! It is time for this week’s PorchDrinking Denver Beer Beat which brings news … Read More
New Belgium Slow Ride Session IPA in Slo-Mo
January 12, 2015 | Tristan Chan 1Special contributions to this post written by Raelina Krikston and Brady Akers
We are extremely excited that New Belgium Slow Ride Session IPA is officially available on store shelves especially … Read More
Vail Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Craft Beer’s Best Kept Secret
January 7, 2015 | Tristan Chan 1
*This post has been updated to reflect the 2016 Vail Big Beers Event*
Laura Lodge is a pro. Checking in at a slender 5’4”, with conservative short locks, a … Read More
BREAKING! | DESTIHL Brewery Coming to Colorado
January 3, 2015 | Tristan Chan 1DESTIHL Brewery Coming to Colorado
Colorado has long garnered national attention for its abundance of top tier in-state breweries. However, with the recent influx of top tier breweries arriving for distribution such as Perennial, Prairie, … Read More
PorchDrinking Playlist | Happy New Years Playlist!
December 31, 2014 | Tristan ChanLet’s face it, New Years is always a little over hyped. There’s always so much pressure, people usually get a little too drunk, and if you go out anywhere there’s bound to be way too many people. But lets get back to focusing on new beginnings, starting with a clean slate and not worrying so much about the little things. Here’s a New Years Playlist to start your year off right as well as a special treat from our friends at Run River North! Happy New Years y’all!
12 Beers of Christmas Day 12 | Golden Road Brewing Back Home Gingerbread Stout
December 25, 2014 | Tristan ChanChristmas has a powerful way of finding you where ever you may be. Last year was my first Christmas spent away from home. My folks were in Hong Kong for … Read More
12 Beers of Christmas | Day 10 Fremont Brewing Bourbon Barrel Aged Abominable
December 23, 2014 | Tristan ChanABV: 11%
Since starting PorchDrinking, the question I get most is “What’s your favorite beer?” This question can be answered in a number of different ways. The first two of … Read More
Event Preview | New Belgium Lost in the Woods
December 22, 2014 | Tristan ChanTickets are officially on sale for 2015’s Lost in the Woods Party at New Belgium Brewing on Saturday, February 7th. This is a CANT MISS event featuring some of NBB’s … Read More
The PorchCast | Episode 8 – Station 26 Brewery & Ark Life
December 17, 2014 | Tristan ChanFor Episode 8 of the PorchCast, the team is joined by Ben Desoto and Jesse Elliott of Denver band Ark Life, as well as Justin Baccary of Station 26 Brewery in Denver, … Read More
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