Left Hand – Wake Up Dead

Wake Up Dead Russian Imperial Stout – Left Hand Brewing, Longmont, CO

ABV: 10.2%

IBUs: 50

With it starting to get cooler (relatively) and breweries starting to release the bigger, … Read More

High Gravity Brewing On Its Way!

Lately trying to keep track of new breweries has been kinda like trying to keep track of FroYo stores, they keep popping up and I completely OK with that. The latest in Denver’s Craft Beer Renaissance period is Craig Rothgery’s High Gravity Brewing which is hoping to open it’s doors by late December or early January, a perfect way to start the new year.
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New Belgium’s Red Hoptober Release Party

Red Hoptober – New Belgium Brewery, Fort Collins, CO

ABV: 6%

IBU: 60

Let this be said: if you haven’t seen The Patti Fiasco, please make sure you do … Read More

Race Report and the Bouquet of Beer

Mountain bikers can be grouped fairly easily into two categories: those who finish a ride and talk about how many calories they burned, and those who finish a ride and … Read More

Munich Dunkel Lager – Hofbräuhaus Newport

Munich Dunkel Lager – Hofbräuhaus Newport, Newport, NY

ABV: 5.5%

Staying in touch with my German roots, the Hofbräuhaus of Newport, Kentucky is one of my favorite places in my hometown—nothing … Read More

Roundtable Discussion: Meat vs. Beer

Last weekend during a porch drinking session, a few of our writers debated if they had to give up one thing whether it would be worse to have to … Read More

The Ultimate 6er: Six Beers Fit For an Olympian

With the Olympics well underway, I thought it would be a good time to look at the beers of the world. Brewing and drinking beer is a past time … Read More

Avery 19th Anniversary Party

I’ve often described the beer industry as a community, but when it comes to the people who work at these establishments, it’s often more fitting to call it a … Read More

Baird Brewing – Rising Sun Pale Ale

Rising Sun Pale Ale – Baird Brewing, Shizuoka, Japan

ABV: 5.3%

IBU: 34

Baird Brewing is unique in the American craft brew scene in that it isn’t even brewed … Read More

Brooklyn Brewery – Brooklyn Local 1 Belgian-Style Ale

Brooklyn Local 1 Belgian-Style Ale, Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NY

ABV: 9%

IBU: 26

Brooklyn Brewery’s Brooklyn Local 1 is probably my new go-to summer beer. It’s only too … Read More

Stone Brewery Co. – Levitation Ale

Levitation Ale – Stone Brewery Co., Escondido, CA ABV: 4.4% IBU: 45

For the past couple of years, I have found that almost all the beers I have had at … Read More

Offshore Ale – Abel’s Hill India Dark Ale

Abel’s Hill India Dark Ale – Offshore Ale Company, Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard, MA

ABV: 6.3%

IBU: 55

Following my visit to Martha’s Vineyard and Offshore Ale Company, I brought … Read More

Hoppy IPA Day

Hoppy International IPA Day!  We, here at PorchDrinking, love us some myrcene & lupulin, so we would like to list some IPAs for … Read More

Russian River – Row 2, Hill 56 – The Story of Simcoe

Row 2, Hill 56 – Russian River Brewery, Santa Rosa, CA

ABV: 5.8%

IBU: 40

Russian River is my definitive brewery. We all have one. Do you love everything … Read More

GABF Tickets on Sale TODAY!

Just a reminder that GABF general public tickets go on sale TODAY at 10 a.m. MDT, noon on the east coast. Be sure to buy your tickets ASAP as … Read More

Two One Minute Beer Reviews

Mexican Chocolate Stout – Copper Kettle Brewing Company, Denver, CO

ABV: 7%

IBU: 50

I had been told numerous times over the past year that getting to Copper Kettle was … Read More

Colorado Cider Co. – Grasshop-ah

Grasshop-ah – Colorado Cider Co., Denver, CO ABV: 6.95%

I’m not particularly a fan of ciders. Cider House Rules is pretty decent, and I guess apple cider come wintertime is … Read More

The Drought Draught Ultimate 6er

No, Eddard Stark, winter is NOT coming! It’s 100 some odd degrees outside, humid and my damn power just went out. What am I going to do now? Should … Read More

Funkwerks Fruition – It taste like Fruit(ion)?

Fruition, Funkwerks Brewery, Denver, CO ABV: 6%

Background: Funkwerks opened it doors in 2010 and since then they have been making killer saisons. This has been one … Read More

Oskar Blues | Deviant Dale’s IPA

ABV: 8% | IBU: 85

I’m a firm believer that a beer is best enjoyed after a bike ride, and while I don’t want to speak for anyone else, I’m … Read More