About- Tristan Chan
Tristan Chan
Tristan is a craft beer fanatic who originally hails from Kentucky, which used to be a veritable wasteland for craft beer. Since moving to Colorado, he discovered a passion for hops, malts, brett strains, tinctures, nitros, and all things craft brew. He created this blog as a means for his friends across the country to a virtual porch drink and he hopes that you’ll join the revolution.Collaboration Fest Invites You to Join in Largest Collaborative Brew Project
February 22, 2018 | Tristan Chan
Perhaps the beer industry’s greatest triumph is its ability to bring people together. No other event better epitomizes that ethos than Denver’s Collaboration Fest. Now in its fifth year, one of the country’s greatest celebrations of craft beer’s collaborative spirit is looking to extend that sense of communal brewing to an even wider audience.
Wynkoop Brewed a Climbing Chalk Beer & Built a Secret Rock Climbing Wall
February 21, 2018 | Tristan Chan
Similar to writers, who most often draw inspiration from their own surroundings, it’s not surprising to find that brewers often draw inspiration from their own passions as well. However, when those passions center around rock climbing, one would assume that any crossover might only extend to post-workout beers. That said, Wynkoop Brewing has never shied away from brewing with unorthodox ingredients, gaining acclaim for successfully brewing a beer with Rocky Mountain Oysters. So it shouldn’t be too surprising that Wynkoop would be the ones to brew a beer with rock climbing chalk.
The PorchCast | Ep 48 Stout Month at Vine Street Pub
February 15, 2018 | Tristan Chan
In Episode 48 of The PorchCast the entire gang of Tristan, Hunter, Sami and Sam paid a visit to Denver’s Vine Street Pub to speak with John Fiorilli, Director of Operations for the Mountain Sun Breweries and Pubs in celebration of the fan favorite, Stout Month.
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Stone Brewing Sues MillerCoors Over Misuse of Stone Name
February 12, 2018 | Tristan Chan 6
Never one to shy away from causing a commotion, Greg Koch, executive chairman and co-founder of Stone Brewing Company announced today that they have filed suit against MillerCoors over the improper use of the word Stone in recent rebranding and marketing efforts around the Keystone brand.
On Tap Credit Union™ Presents: 2018 Beer Release Calendar Roundup
February 7, 2018 | Tristan Chan
For the past four years, we’ve helped compile a roundup of beer release calendars featuring some of your favorite breweries from around the country. It was another massive year for American beer as we’ve now crested over 6000 active breweries in the U.S. and, believe it or not, 2018 is shaping up to be even bigger. To help get you get excited about the new brews coming out this year, we bring you the 2018 Beer Release Calendar roundup.
Please keep in mind that these are merely a framework for anticipated releases. All dates and beers are subject to change. Breweries often end up producing these as a framework for their yearly production schedule, but will often adapt accordingly throughout the year.
Wynkoop Brewing Moringa Pale Lager Honors Haiti with Special Ingredient
February 6, 2018 | Tristan Chan 1
One of the greatest byproducts of the booming craft beer industry is the ability for breweries to utilize their resources as a conduit for positive change in the community. Wynkoop Brewing, Denver’s oldest active running brewery, is one many that have embraced the practice of charitable giving, recently launching a Charity Tap of the Month program. Read More
2018 Collaboration Fest Announces Collaborating Breweries
February 5, 2018 | Tristan Chan
Over the past five years, Denver’ Collaboration Fest has grown to represent the foundation of which this industry was built upon. Fostering a deep sense of community, pairing neighbors, friends from across the country, entire geographical regions, and even breweries from across the globe, Collaboration Fest celebrates the partnership of breweries near and far, coming together to brew unique, one-off beers specifically to be showcased at the festival.
2018 Guide to Finding Pliny the Younger in Colorado
February 5, 2018 | Tristan Chan
In an age when names like Assassin, CBS, Duck Duck Gooze, Hunahpu and Medianoche are uttered with extreme reverence among craft beer fanatics, Russian River Brewing‘s Pliny the Younger still manages to carry the same clout and cult following well over a decade after its debut.
First Draft Taproom & Kitchen Announces Sour Month Lineup
February 2, 2018 | Tristan Chan
For many in Colorado, the arrival of February signals the official start of Stout Month, a cult following tradition that extends to all Mountain Sun Brewery and Pub locations. However, our friends at First Draft Taproom & Kitchen have begun a February tradition of their own, by celebrating the tart and acidic side of beer with a Sour Month celebration.
First Draft Taproom & Kitchen team has been saving up a multitude of draft and bottle sour gems and we’ve got the info on what sour beers to expect this February. Drop into First Draft Taproom and Kitchen in Denver’s River North Art District located at 1309 26th St., Denver, CO this month to enjoy some of this special sours!
2018 Super Bowl Bingo Boards for Sunday’s Big Game
February 1, 2018 | Tristan Chan 1
It’s time once again for PorchDrinking’s 2018 Super Bowl Bingo Cards for Super Bowl 52. In addition to the entertainment of seeing who can inhale the most combinations of cheese dips in one sitting, we’ve created bingo boards for your party-goers’ enjoyment. 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.
WeldWerks Invitational Announces Impressive Preliminary Brewery List
January 30, 2018 | Tristan Chan
To say that WeldWerks Brewing has had a big year simply would not do enough justice to the meteoric rise experienced by the two and a half-year-old Greeley, CO-based brewery. At last year’s Great American Beer Festival, they earned their second GABF medal with a gold medal victory in the Wood and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout category for Medianoche after previously earning a silver medal for their Hefeweizen in the American Style Wheat Beer with Yeast category in 2015 as.
Mountain Sun Announces Stout Month’s 25th Anniversary Lineup
January 29, 2018 | Tristan Chan
Time of uncertainty, political strife, globally warmed winters, and division. But if there’s one constant in our lives that we can all rally around and it’s the return of Mountain Sun’s Stout Month, one of the most heralded of Colorado beer traditions.
The Avery Invitational to Replace Strong Ale & Sour Fest this Summer
January 26, 2018 | Tristan Chan 1
In craft beer, the old adage of “If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it” doesn’t necessarily apply. Even the most successful breweries, and industry events must continue to innovate in this most competitive and fast-evolving landscape.
Staff Picks: Colorado’s Best Stouts
January 25, 2018 | Tristan Chan
Much to the dismay of Colorado’s powder hounds, its taken a little longer than expected for the Centennial State to feel full effects of winter this season. However, as we’ve inched toward February (Colorado’s official Stout Month thanks to the Mountain Sun Breweries), temperatures have dropped, and it’s finally time to embrace the bounty of prolific dark and roasty stouts this state has to offer. As we look back on all of the tremendous beers consumed in 2017, our staff took some time to share their picks for Colorado’s best stouts from the past year.
Charlie Papazian Announces Upcoming Exit from Brewers Association
January 23, 2018 | Tristan Chan
The godfather of American homebrewing will soon be saying his goodbye to the very organization he helped launch. Charlie Papazian, who famously penned The Complete Joy of Homebrewing has announced that he will be exiting his role with The Brewers Association on January 23, 2019, to coincide with his 70th birthday and 40 years serving the craft beer community.
Upland Brewing Announces Limited Colorado Distribution
January 22, 2018 | Tristan Chan
One of the country’s most well-established markets for sour and wild beers is about to get more robust with a little help from the Midwest. Upland Brewing, announced this morning that it would begin limited distribution to Colorado through Elite Brands beginning in March.
The PorchCast | Ep 47 Matt Brynildson of Firestone Walker & Neil Fisher of WeldWerks
January 19, 2018 | Tristan Chan
Episode 47 of the PorchCast had Tristan, Hunter and Sam recording from the Big Beers Belgians & Barleywines Festival at the Beaver Run Resort in Breckenridge, CO. In town for the special occasion was Matt Brynildson, brewmaster for Firestone Walker and Neil Fisher, co-founder and brewmaster for WeldWerks Brewing in Greeley, CO.
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Previewing The Brewtography Project’s Discovering Colorado Breweries Book Release
January 17, 2018 | Tristan Chan
If you’ve attended any Colorado beer festival over the past four years, chances are, you’ve at some point encountered photojournalist Dustin Hall, who shoots under the moniker, The Brewtography Project. Sporting his traditional short trimmed beard, signature Brewtography Project Dickies work shirt, flat-brimmed brewery cap turned backward, with his trusty Canon 5D Mark IV draped around his neck, Hall is both iconic and unassuming at the same time.
Colorado’s Best Beers & Breweries from 2017
January 4, 2018 | Tristan Chan
Colorado craft beer has come a long way. While the old guard of New Belgium, Odell, Wynkoop, Great Divide, Left Hand, Avery, and Ska initially thrust the state onto the national scene the early 90’s, it’s been Colorado’s current brewing renaissance that has propelled its meteoric rise to even greater heights of recognition and acclaim. Just in the past 5 years since PorchDrinking’s existence, we’ve seen alleyway breweries grow to become national powers, startups in rural towns grow to become coveted brands, and a countless number of homebrewers who have their desk jobs to become household names among beer circles.
The PorchCast | Ep 46 Saying Goodbye to Jesse & Recapping 2017
January 3, 2018 | Tristan Chan
In Episode 46 of the PorchCast we bid farewell to longtime co-host Jesse Brookstein who announced that he’ll be moving to Madison, WI. We’re incredibly bummed to hear that he’ll be leaving us, but can’t wait for him to start a Madison branch of The PorchCast fingers crossed.
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