About- Tristan Chan
Q/A with Wynne Odell on Odell’s Employee Ownership
August 3, 2015 | Tristan Chan
Two weeks ago the Odell Brewing family made a major splash but announcing that it would be selling ownership back to it’s employees rather than following recent trends of … Read More
2015 GABF Brewery List | New Attendees & Missing
July 28, 2015 | Tristan Chan 6
*Be sure to check back often as we’ll be bringing complete GABF coverage leading up to, during and after the festival*
Nearly 800 Breweries. 4 Sessions. 3 Days. Over 4000 beers. 60,000 … Read More
Great Divide’s Barrel Bar Opens Friday
July 27, 2015 | Tristan Chan 1
Address: 3403 Brighton Boulevard, Denver, CO 80216
If you haven’t noticed the smell of malted grains emanating from Brighton Boulevard yet, you will soon, very soon. Great Divide has … Read More
*UPDATED 7/26* 2015 Underground Music Showcase Preview
July 26, 2015 | Tristan Chan 1
* This post will be updated daily w/ must see bands and daily highlights to check out *
It’s 11 p.m. on a Wednesday night and I am absolutely … Read More
BREAKING | New Belgium to Open Pilot Brewery in Denver’s RiNo
July 21, 2015 | Tristan ChanPhoto credit: blog.virgin-atlantic.com
Hot off the heels of a big announcement yesterday, that Odell Brewing Company has become employee owned, Fort Collins continues to make a splash today. Neighboring, New Belgium … Read More
Beer Tech | Denver’s Most Popular Craft Beers + Drizly Expansion
July 16, 2015 | Tristan Chan
Denver, Colorado, where the beer flows like wine. Yes, I’m aware that quote was originally referencing Aspen, but here in the Colorado state capital, there might be a little … Read More
Brewery Showcase | Call to Arms Brewing Company
July 15, 2015 | Tristan ChanHeader photo by: Jessica Wailes
Quality. Consistency. Camaraderie. These three ideals serve not only as the motto to Denver’s newest neighborhood craft brewery, Call to Arms Brewing Company, but they also echo as a rallying cry to reclaim what the craft beer industry has at some times lost focus on over the past two years. Read More
Venue Preview | Avanti Food & Beverage
July 10, 2015 | Tristan Chan
3200 Pecos Street
Denver, CO 80211
Welcome to Avanti Food & Beverage. It has a sort of John Hammond, Jurassic Park ring to it, doesn’t it? Well, that’s for good reason. Denver’s newest dining concept is a hybrid of one part restaurant incubator, housing seven developmental eateries operating out of repurposed shipping containers all under one roof, meets another part Sam Calagione’s western Dogfish Head outpost, and a final element of the most amazing view of the city of Denver. For those of you Jurassic World fans, this is the Indominus Rex of restaurants/beer halls.
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PorchDrinking Playlist | America the Playlist
July 1, 2015 | Tristan Chan 2I love America, and I love Amurrrcuhhh Day aka July 4 aka Independence Day. There’s nothing like burgers on the grill, a cold beer in hand and the soulful tunes of the stars and stripes. So as we gear up for this Independence Day, I bring you America the Playlist to help spangle your stars, and kick off that party in the U.S.A.
Odell Brewing & Radiantly Raw | Chocolate and Beer Pairing
June 30, 2015 | Tristan Chan
I can’t reiterate enough just how integral Odell Brewing has been to shaping my passion for beer. As I’ve stated many times before, I came to Colorado in … Read More
State of the Porch Address | PorchDrinking 3 Year Anniversary
June 25, 2015 | Tristan Chan 1
Well hello there fellow PorchDrinkers! Let me start by saying a big thank you to everyone for supporting the website over the past three years. For those of you … Read More
PorchDrinking Playlists | Modern Throwbacks
June 23, 2015 | Tristan ChanLast night I watched one of my favorite new artists Leon Bridges perform on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and was reminded of the new wave of talented modern … Read More
Evil Twin Spat Represents Everything Wrong With Craft Beer
June 17, 2015 | Tristan Chan 8Firstly I must preface that as an organization, PorchDrinking still maintains the policy of promoting the craft beer industry in a positive manner. However, that being said, it’s important to … Read More
*UPDATE* Denver Passport Giveaway
June 4, 2015 | Tristan ChanIt’s back folks! That’s right we’re talking about Imbibe’s The Denver Passport! It’s a physical book that houses all of the best slammin deals for your summer of BoGo drinks! … Read More
Chicago’s Favorite Beer Styles By Neighborhood
June 4, 2015 | Tristan Chan 1
Chicago Craft Beer week just wrapped recently on May 24, so it’s only appropriate that we take a look at the breakdown of Chicago’s favorite beer styles by neighborhood. … Read More
The Brewtography Project | Oskar Blues Brewery
May 22, 2015 | Tristan ChanThis week’s installment of The Brewtography features Dustin Hall’s original photos from a recent shoot at Oskar Blues Brewery. Dustin’s Brewtography Project aims to capture the essence of the craft beer industry by … Read More
Have Beer Festivals Jumped the Shark?
May 21, 2015 | Tristan Chan 8I used to relish summers. As a child, we lived for those three fleeting months of freedom from homework, exams and responsibility. Summer was the stuff of legend, building towering forts in the woods, cannonballs, s’mores, catching fireflies, shagging fly balls and bolting recklessly into streets at the flat echoes of an ice cream truck jingle. Sure, things have changed a bit as an adult, but I haven’t entirely allowed myself to lose summer’s sense wonderment, instead trading t-ball for 14er hikes, neighborhood flashlight tag for booze-y sessions of jazz in the park and weekends getting burnt crisp at the pool for weekends getting burnt crisp a beer festivals.
GABF Tickets Go on Sale July 28, 2015
May 19, 2015 | Tristan Chan
The Brewers Association announced this morning that tickets for the 2015 Great American Beer Festival will go on sale July 28, 2015 and that this year’s event will be … Read More
Aspen Brewing | 10th Mountain Oatmeal Stout
May 11, 2015 | Tristan ChanIt’s May 11th. In Colorado. It snowed this weekend. I cannot even begin to explain just how ridiculous yet predictable that is due to the fact that this happens … Read More
The PorchCast | Episode 12 – Pasteur St Brewing & Spangalang Brewery
May 7, 2015 | Tristan ChanEpisode 12 of the PorchCast welcomes an all-star cast including Alex Violette and Bethany Lovato of Pasteur Street Brewing and Taylor Rees of Spangalang Brewery. We discussed Alex and Bethany’s decision … Read More
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