Hogshead Brewery | Gilpin Black Gold

April 11, 2025 | Nath Pizzolatto

Before I moved to Denver, I covered food and drink for local alt-weekly publications like the Houston Press and Houstonia. That was a great experience in that I learned a lot, developed my palate, and also got the opportunity to try lots of unique beers and other offerings.

But at a certain point, I was getting invited out to taste so many rare, incredibly heavy beers — 15 to 20% Barrel-Aged Imperial Stouts, Barleywines, and the like — and at some point, I realized that in my free time, I didn’t want to drink like that. 

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Denver Craft Breweries Unite After Exclusion from Coors Sponsored Denver Pride

June 14, 2019 | Brian Phipps

You never know where the next great idea will come from: in a dream in the middle of the night; a brainstorm session after a couple of beers; or being … Read More