Event Preview | Third Annual Festival of the Angry Bear

Northern Michigan practices a winter amnesia that convinces us November through March wasn’t all that bad. It’s moronic and ignorant and we buy it in bulk and then we stay here. By June or July, rarely any of us can remember what the official first day of spring would have been, whether it was mid-April or late-March, or that one person who reminds us February once hit 60. That person is an optimist and Machiavellian.

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Event Recap | Chicago Beer Festival

Whether it was drinking with Sue the T-Rex or exploring the artifacts from ancient Egypt, The Field Museum was a once in a lifetime venue for the Chicago Beer … Read More

TODAY | Fremont Brewing Company Summer Ale Release Party

We don’t try and hide it. We are really, really big fans of Fremont Brewing Company. The people are great, and the beer is better. Or is the beer great, … Read More

Event Preview | Big Texas Beer Fest

When: Friday, April 1st from 6:30 – 10:30PM (VIP Entry 5:30PM)
Saturday, April 2nd from 2:00 – 6:30PM (VIP Entry 1:00PM)

Location: Fair Park Automobile Building, 1010 1st Avenue Dallas, TX 75226

5th Annual Big Texas Beer Fest makes its return to Fair Park in Dallas. Having successfully hosted the event for four consecutive years, this year’s event will be spanned across 2 days. This is the first 2-day beer festival for North Texas, and will feature beers from 140 different breweries (55+ just from the state of Texas,) making for 500+ beers to sample from. You can expect to find exclusive/rare beers, one-offs, and special firkins to choose from. VIP ticket holders are allowed access to the event an hour prior to General Admission.

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PorchDrinking’s Weekly Denver Beer Beat | March 30th, 2016

We hope everyone lived deliciously during Colorado Craft Beer Week. We know that we sure did here. But as they say, the show will go on and this week proves … Read More

Festival Recap | 2016 Collaboration Fest

In its third iteration, the 2016 Collaboration Fest boasted its biggest and most successful ‘collab fest’ yet. The Denver-based festival invites breweries to collaborate with one another to create unique, one-off beers that are to be poured at this festival only with some of the beers being made available otherwise but in most scarce amounts. Our friends over at the Colorado Brewer’s Guild and Two Parts put on one hell of an event and stepped up in all of the right places. Sports Authority Field at Mile High continues to be a great facility for the event as we got to mill around and talk shop with many a brewer and imbiber alike again this year.

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Event Preview | What’s Lupulin & Why They Got It Wrong In 1909

What the heck is a Lupulin? It’s a question many St. Louis beer fans began asking in 2012 at the first annual 4 Hands Brewing Company’s Lupulin Carnival.

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TONIGHT’S New Kids on the Block Beer Festival Radical Pour List

If you didn’t think a combo 80’s dance party and new breweries beer festival was radular enough, wait till you get a whiff of this pour list. The fourth annual … Read More

PorchDrinking’s Weekly Denver Beer Beat | March 23rd, 2016

Hopefully everyone got all of their St. Patrick’s Day kicks off last week. This week is all about Colorado Craft Beer Week. Whether it’s a firkin or a tap takeover, … Read More

Chicago Beer Festival Moves to The Field Museum

For the first time in the event’s history, the Chicago Beer Festival will not be taking place in the Great Hall at Union Station. The festival, which will take place on March 26th will be held at Chicago’s iconic Field Museum.

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Event Recap | Goose Island Stout Fest

As the weather in Chicago turns towards Spring, Goose Island Clybourn’s Stout Fest is looked at as the unofficial end to stout season. Craft beer lovers descended upon the Clybourn brew pub for Stout Fest on March 13th and were treated to a seemingly never-ending array of stouts from some very well-known breweries.

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A Six-Pack of Beers to Try at the 3rd Annual Collaboration Festival

You’ve heard it time and again — the craft brewing industry is collaborative by nature. Breweries share know-how and ingredients. They root for each other. Veterans impart wisdom — including lessons learned the hard way — to the generations that follow. Of course, there are spats and personality clashes. But that is true when human beings come in contact with one another, no matter the context. For the most part, all the collaboration talk is backed up with deeds.

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Event Recap | NYC Beer Week in Review & Funky Jewbelation

ABV: 9.4%

February has come to a close, and with it, a new playing field for craft beer. During NYC Beer Week, Shmaltz Brewing’s tasting event for their newly released Funky Jewbelation left me reminiscing of a flavor not easily forgotten. The name is certainly indicative of what awaits beneath the bottle cap. Read More

PorchDrinking’s Weekly Denver Beer Beat | March 16th, 2016

Alright, it’s the first week of March Madness, the official Saint Patrick’s Day and all of its festivities, and we are on the cusp of Colorado Craft Beer Week. Check … Read More

PorchDrinking’s Weekly Denver Beer Beat | March 9th, 2016

Another week is upon us and our PD Denver staffers are wading through rivers of beer over here folks! But, there is no need to bail on the ale, just … Read More

Event Recap | 14th Annual Avery Strong Ale Festival

Beers 8% and lower need not apply. Such was the tagline for this year’s 14th Annual Avery Strong Ale Festival. However, this grand celebration of exclusively high ABV beers, was about more … Read More

Event Preview | Cochon 555 Denver

Date: Sunday, March 6, 2016

Time: VIP at 4pm, General Admission at 5pm

Location: The Ritz-Carlton – 1881 Curtis Street, Denver, CO 80802

Sunday’s Cochon 555, is the ultimate exhibition of … Read More

Event Preview | 4th Annual New Kids On The Block

No, we’re not talking about the band — we are, however, talking about all of the new players in the craft beer scene in Colorado! The fourth annual New Kids … Read More

PorchDrinking’s Weekly Denver Beer Beat | March 2nd, 2016

Not to upset the apple cart, but this week is a little slow. I say SLOW because we are looking ahead to St Patty’s Day, Colorado Craft Beer Week and … Read More

Event Recap | Oskar Blues Southern Hemisphere Hop Fest

This past Saturday night was the inaugural Oskar Blues Southern Hemisphere Hop Festival at Stoney’s Bar and Grill in downtown Denver. What was really great about this event is that almost … Read More