Q/A with Wynne Odell on Odell’s Employee Ownership

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

*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

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

* 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

Photo 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

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

Header 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

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

I 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.

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Odell Brewing & Radiantly Raw | Chocolate and Beer Pairing

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

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

Last 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

Firstly 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

It’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

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

This 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?

I 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.

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GABF Tickets Go on Sale July 28, 2015

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

It’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

Episode 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