About- Tristan Chan
Walt Dickinson Discusses Wicked Weed’s Colorado Expansion
August 30, 2016 | Tristan ChanHeader Photo Provided by Wicked Weed Brewing
Over the past five years, Colorado has become fertile ground for cultivating a thriving craft beer culture, both locally and nationally. As such, a wealth of the country’s best and brightest brands expand distribution to include the Centennial State. The most recent of which, Wicked Weed Brewing, which focuses on hoppy and wild/funky styles, who dropped close to 20 different brands throughout the Front Range earlier this week.
What the Funk!? Announces 2016 Breweries and Event Date
August 18, 2016 | Tristan ChanDenver’s premiere festival, What the Funk!? showcasing wild, spontaneous and sour beers returns Tuesday, October 4 at the Exdo Event Center. Over the years, the events surrounding The Great American Beer Festival have become just as popular and successful as the headlining event itself, and What the Funk!? always ranks at the top of that list.
Resolute Brewing Set to Debut Friday in Centennial
August 18, 2016 | Tristan ChanAddress: 7286 S Yosemite St, Ste 110, Centennial, CO 80112
When Resolute Brewing opens Friday afternoon, head brewer and co-founder Zac Rissmiller, will take center stage to showcase, not just his passion and excitement for the industry, but also the exhaustive research, preparation and detail he’s invested into launching the brewery of his dreams.
New / Returning GABF Breweries & Those Missing
August 12, 2016 | Tristan ChanEach year one of the best parts of the Great American Beer Festival is the fresh batch exciting new breweries as well as some familiar faces who made a grand return to center stage for the country’s largest beer showcase. However we also lose some familiar friends. We’ve broken down the new / returning breweries as well as those who sadly aren’t coming back for this year’s event. Read More
BREAKING | Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales
August 12, 2016 | Tristan ChanVeiled by a shroud of mystery and intrigue, Denver’s Former Future Brewing shuttered taproom operations earlier this week and promptly began transmitting a series of cryptic messages, videos, and an equally arcane Facebook event page as a teaser for bigger things to come. Read More
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Updated | 2016 Complete List of Breweries Attending GABF
August 12, 2016 | Tristan Chan*Be sure to check back often as we’ll be bringing complete GABF coverage leading up to, during and after the festival*
Approximately 830 Breweries. 4 Sessions. 3 Days. Nearly 4000 beers. 60,000 attendees. This year’s Great American Beer Festival is back and ready to celebrate its 35th Anniversary. The field has finally been set, and we now know which breweries will be part of the world’s largest beer festival. As we do each year, we’ve got the full 2016 GABF Brewery list. We will also break down the breweries who are new to the festival, as well as those breweries who are notably missing – with that update coming in a few moments. Read More
Brasserie St. James Begins Colorado Distribution
August 11, 2016 | Tristan ChanGreat things can come from any myriad of unexpected places. Luckily due to the nation’s tremendous craft beer boom, elite level craft beer can be found in craft beer meccas like Denver, Portland, Grand Rapids and Asheville, from emerging markets like Cincinnati, Atlanta and Austin, as well as surprising towns like Greeley or even Reno, Nevada. Read More
Denver Flea Drinking Game
August 9, 2016 | Tristan ChanThis is a sponsored post
This weekend, Denver Flea returns to City Park showcasing some of the best local artisans and makers as well as the crafted goods they produce for sale. In addition to the wide array of jewelry, Colorado’ed out merch, and random hand crafted snack foods, we thought we’d spice up your Flea experience with a 2016 Summer Flea Drinking Game.
So toss back a few sips of delicious New Belgium Beers if you happen to spot one of these predictably prevalent Denver Flea finds during Saturday and Sunday’s shop-a-thon event. Read More
BREAKING | Wicked Weed Brewing Coming to Colorado
August 6, 2016 | Tristan Chan 3North Carolina’s fastest growing and most heralded brewery, is finally finding it’s way out west to Colorado. After months of speculation, Wicked Weed Brewing, announced that it would begin distribution to Colorado beginning the week of August 15. Read More
Event Preview | 2016 Sesh Fest – What is a Session Beer
August 3, 2016 | Tristan ChanLets you and I share in on a little secret. Don’t worry, it’s just you and I talking right? Sure, we’re a craft beer blog and yes we love covering the biggest, baddest, gnarliest, hoppiest, funkiest, gourdiest (looking at you Todd), most outrageous beers on the market. But if we’re being completely real with each other, at the end of the day, there’s nothing better than kicking back to a nice light, crisp, refreshing Pilsner, Kolsch, Berliner or Session IPA. Read More
What You Should Be Listening To | Summer 2016 Playlist
August 2, 2016 | Tristan ChanIt’s not often I get to write about my other passion, music, but every now and then the PorchDrinking team lets me share my favorite rising artists. This summer’s playlist once again features some PorchDrinking favorites in Run River North, The Lumineers, and The Oh Hello’s which have all recently put out new music, but this edition of What You Should Be Listening To features new discoveries from our coverage of SXSW and this past weekend’s Underground Music Showcase in Denver. Read More
Complete Guide to Scoring 2016 GABF Tickets
August 2, 2016 | Tristan Chan 2This year’s Great American Beer Festival celebrates its 35th Anniversary, which means if last year was bigger, better and beerier, 2016 till be teeming at the seams. And we’ve got everything you need to know to score tickets to the 2016 GABF.
Last year’s expansion of convention center capacity brought the event from 49,000 attendees to upwards of 60,000 attendees. Additionally the extra space allowed an extra 120 some breweries to be added bringing the count up from 710 breweries in 2014 to 830 in 2015 as well as nearly 4,000 beers poured on the festival floor. Read More
The PorchCast | Ep 23 Bart Watson – The Brewers Association
July 26, 2016 | Tristan ChanWhen it comes to beer stats, there’s only one guy you can truly trust. His name is Bart Watson, and he’s the Chief Economist at the Brewers Association. Bart has … Read More
Alamo Drafthouse and Odell Brewing Team Up for Beyond IPA
July 14, 2016 | Tristan Chan*This is a sponsored post*
We here at PorchDrinking have always appreciated the cosmic collision between pop culture and beer. So yesterday’s announcement of the collaboration brew between Alamo Drafthouse and Odell Brewing on their upcoming Beyond IPA had us geeking out in more ways than one. The Double IPA was brewed in honor of the upcoming release of Star Trek Beyond, which hits theaters July 22. Read More
BREAKING | Cigar City Coming to Colorado… Kinda
July 8, 2016 | Tristan ChanWhen it was announced that Oskar Blues Brewery would be acquiring Cigar City Brewing back in March, Colorado beer fans immediately began salivating at the possibility of tasting favorites like Jai Alai IPA, Maduro Brown, and perhaps even one day Hunahpu, right here in the Centennial State. Those fans aren’t going to have to wait long. Read More
The PorchCast | Ep 22 Ryan Skeels and Kevin Greer of Baere Brewing
July 1, 2016 | Tristan ChanOn the cusp of Baere Brewing’s 2nd Anniversary, taking place this weekend, we caught up with founders Ryan Skeels and Kevin Greer. For episode 22 of the PorchCast, we touched … Read More
Beer News | Krebs Brewing Acquires Prairie Artisan Ales
June 30, 2016 | Tristan ChanYesterday the beer world saw two fairly substantial pieces of news develop toward the late afternoon, so while I’m about 4 hours away from commencing my America Day Celebration, I … Read More
The PorchCast | Ep 21 Bess Dougherty – Wynkoop Brewing
June 29, 2016 | Tristan ChanThe PorchCast has been on a bit of a hiatus since we last sat down with the fellas from Our Mutual Friend Brewery. Episode 21 welcomed on our newest permanent host … Read More
Meet the Beer Geek Who Has Visited Every Brewery in Colorado
June 23, 2016 | Tristan ChanWhen it comes to the great state of Colorado, the opportunity to accomplish great feats are bountiful. Whether you’re an extreme hiker who aims to scale every 14er in the state, a rafter who’s seeking to take on every Class 5, or a skier who’s out to shred every resort the Centennial State has to offer. However, over the past three years, Stephen Adams has been driven by a different kind of undertaking. One that’s given him the distinction of having visited every brewery in Colorado. Read More
BREAKING | Bell’s Brewery Returns to Colorado for Limited Engagement
June 17, 2016 | Tristan ChanAt this point, it’s beginning to feel like a tease, but for midwesterners their wet beer dream returns to reality next week. This morning Kalamazoo based, Bell’s Brewery announced the return of Bell’s Brewery beers to the state of Colorado via Crooked Stave Artisans throughout the state, beginning next week, through the July 4th holiday. They also teased a second return, which will take place once again during the week of the Great American Beer Festival
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