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About- Tristan Chan

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.

Posts By Tristan Chan

BREAKING | Green Bench Brewing Coming to Denver

April 22, 2015 |

Green Bench Brewing is coming to Denver this week and we couldn’t be more excited.

Our love affair with Green Bench Brewing extends back to CBC 2014 in Denver, when … Read More

Why The New Belgium Ben & Jerry’s Collab Will Not Ruin Children

April 20, 2015 |

News dropped back in April (actually we broke the story back in January if you had been paying close attention to PorchDrinking for the 2-3 hours where we … Read More

CBC15 Events Guide

April 14, 2015 |

Alas folks, we have arrived at CBC 2015. Bags affixed with birds are packed, handle bar mustaches neatly quaffed, and bellies ready to be destroyed by onslaughts of beer, coffee … Read More

BREAKING | Dick Cantwell Resigns From Elysian Brewing

April 13, 2015 |

As reported earlier today via Seattle Beer News, Elysian Co-Founder and Head Brewer, Dick Cantwell has officially resigned from the brewery. Elysian was acquired by Anheuser-Busch at the beginning of the … Read More

ANNOUNCEMENT! | PorchDrinking Brewing Company Opening

April 1, 2015 |

On behalf of the entire PorchDrinking.com team we are extremely excited to announce the forthcoming opening of PorchDrinking Brewing Company. After nearly three years of existence as solely a craft beer and lifestyle blog, we are thrilled to move into the next phase of our site’s evolution with a brick and mortar brewery. Our hope is to capture the PorchDrinking experience, not just by writing about beer, but by actually brewing it for all of our fans to enjoy.

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BREAKING | Top Craft Breweries of 2014

March 31, 2015 |

Every year the Brewers Association releases lists of the top breweries based on beer sales volumes. This year we saw the first inclusion of Yuengling, due to the newly formed definition … Read More

2015 Mascot Madness

March 19, 2015 |

Your favorite PETA agitating edition of Mascot Madness is back for another year! For those who aren’t familiar, every year we have a little fun by picking the tournament field based … Read More

Alpine Beer Company Colorado Launch Events

March 16, 2015 |

As you’ve probably heard by now, Alpine Beer Company is coming to Colorado later this month and once again we’re thrilled to partner with Elite Brands Distributors to help welcome … Read More

*UPDATED* Bells Brewing, Litigation, and Collaboration

March 13, 2015 | 4

Admittedly I was a bit irresponsible in jumping the gun on this post. I should have done a better job at reaching out to both sides, especially since I chose … Read More

The PorchCast | Episode 11 – Wurstküche

March 10, 2015 |

Location:

Wurstküche Denver

2036 Broadway St., Denver, CO 80205

Episode 11 of the PorchCast features took place at Wurstküche Denver! Tristan and Justin were joined by Tyler Wilson and Joseph … Read More

*Updated* 2015 Craft Beer Release Calendars

March 9, 2015 | 29

Visit 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.

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TBT | New Belgium Lost in the Woods Denver

March 5, 2015 |

Last 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 | 1

Like, 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 |

In 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 |

Join 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 |

In 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 | 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 |

While 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 |

They 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 |

As 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