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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

GABF Event Preview | Vine Street Pub Brewer’s Dinner

September 30, 2014 |

Can you believe it’s finally here? GABF week has arrived, and the diehards have already started this week off with a bang at Upslope’s Falling Rock Collaboration event, as … Read More

The Glass Is Life | GABF Bottles to Try

September 29, 2014 |

This post brought to you by Glass Is Life. The content and opinions expressed below are that of Porch Drinking.

There’s a certain mystique that still exists when cracking open a rare … Read More

2014 GABF Pour List Preview *UPDATED 9/26*

September 23, 2014 | 1

The Great American Beer Festival has always meant so very much to us. We were granted credentials to the festival in our first year of existence, and since then we’ve vowed … Read More

2014 GABF Fantasy Brewery Draft (Live at 6pm MST)

September 21, 2014 |

Live Blog 2014 GABF Fantasy Brewery Draft

It’s hard to believe, but we’re finally arrived at year two of the GABF Fantasy Brewery Draft! True to the nature of PorchDrinking, … Read More

Denver International Airport Celebrates Craft Beer

September 17, 2014 |

I love the airport. I love the romanticism behind reuniting with loved ones, the anticipation of traveling somewhere exotic, the ebb and flow of humans moving toward a different destination.

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Colorado, The State of Craft Beer Launch

September 16, 2014 | 1

Yesterday, the Colorado Brewers Guild announced the launch of a new consumer brand to help promote craft beer in the state of Colorado. Currently, the state has over 200 breweries in … Read More

Event Recap | Governor’s Residence Preservation Fund Bites and Brews

September 15, 2014 | 1

There are many things that make the state of Colorado so distinctly unique, the west-ward mountains who’s beauty evolves with the passing time of day or weather. There’s also the people, a melting … Read More

Top 5 Things to Expect from iPhone 6

September 8, 2014 |

Tech nerds everywhere are emerging from their dark cavernous dwellings, pausing episodes of HBO’s Silicon Valley, brushing off can of Red Bull and bottles of BAWLS, and in many cases … Read More

Event Preview | Denver Brew at the Zoo

September 4, 2014 |

Over the past few years, its become a bit hard to break through the clutter of beer festivals that have dotted our event calendars. And while this summer has proven … Read More

Porch Swing Editorials | Pumpkin Beers Arms Race

September 2, 2014 |

We built this site based on the premise that positivity is the best way to promote the craft beer industry. However, I also feel it is our responsibility to constructively address some of the alarming issues, trends, or behaviors within the craft beer community. This recurring post won’t always take a negative stance on things, but rather I’d like for this to help start the conversation, and I’d love to hear your views in the comments section below. So have a seat with me on the Porch Swing and lets dive into some of the bigger ideas swirling around the craft beer world at the moment. Read More

Denver Event Preview | Colorado Rockies Brew Fest

August 28, 2014 |

Coors Field was recently ranked 14th in MLB Stadiums across the U.S. based on craft beer selection by the Washington Post. However this Saturday the stadium will place host to … Read More

Event Preview | Tiki Tiki Tiki Denver

August 27, 2014 |

Hold it right there. Stop packing away your swim trunks, dust off those wayfarers, and pop open another one of those mini umbrellas to add to your coconut drink summer … Read More

2014 Emmys Live Blog

August 25, 2014 |

Join us tonight at 7:30 Eastern, 5:30 Mountain for our annual PorchDrinking.com 2014 Emmys Live Blog. Our pop culture writers will bring the snark and the hilarity and we’d love … Read More

The PorchCast | Episode 7 – Tristan’s Porch Part 2

August 21, 2014 |

Episode 7 is a continuation of the PorchCast that took place on Tristan’s Porch in the heart of Whittier. The team was joined by Andrew Emerton and Scott Hoffman to … Read More

The PorchCast | Episode 6 – Tristan’s Porch Part 1

August 21, 2014 |

Episode 6 of the PorchCast took place on Tristan’s Porch in the heart of Whittier. The team was joined by Andrew Emerton and Scott Hoffman to talk about the Pokemon … Read More

*UPDATED* | Southern Tier Pumking and Warlock in Colorado

August 20, 2014 | 3

Summer isn’t quite over yet, and it’s still the tail end of August, but pumpkin beers already began appearing in stores as early as the middle July. I’ll be expounding more … Read More

Wynkoop United Tastes of Belgium Video

August 18, 2014 |

Last month we attended Wynkoop Brewing’s United Tastes of Belgium event and had a healthy dose of Belgian and Belgian style beers. We got a chance to chat with several of … Read More

New Holland Brewing Expands to Colorado & Other States

August 15, 2014 |

Michigan-based New Holland Brewing has announced that it will expand distribution to four new states beginning mid-August. Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa will soon be part of the company’s 24 … Read More

Event Preview | Chive Fest Denver

August 14, 2014 |

When: Saturday, August 16th 12 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Where: City Park, Denver, CO

They call themselves the “Best Little Festival in the World” and you know what, with the … Read More

WYSBLT | New Music Summer 2014 Playlist

August 5, 2014 | 1

I’ll freely admit it, I’m totally that “guy” when it comes to music. I’ll proudly puff out my chest bearing a hipster badge when it comes to discovering tremendous band that no one … Read More