PorchDrinking’s Weekly Denver Beer Beat | May 25th, 2016

Firkins galore, plus a Pliny tapping, we host an event that bridges media and beer, our homie Dustin at the Brewtography Project continues to promote his Kickstarter (it’s already funded; … Read More

PorchDrinking’s Weekly Denver Beer Beat | May 11th, 2016

Hey y’all ! It’s almost Friday the 13th!

All you people who imitate the famous “killer theme” by going “Ch Ch Ch Ch, Ha Ha Ha,” you’re doing it wrong. … Read More

Ultimate 6er | Denver’s Top Beer

Denver is a city of world class breweries. You can literally close your eyes, spin around, start walking in any particular direction, and you’ll find amazing beer. I’m talking world class, triple-A examples of every style imaginable. But what if we were to narrow down everything that we have to offer into a format that we all understand? A six pack perhaps? The rules are simple: the beers can’t be distributed out of state, have to be available at least once per year, and packaging isn’t a requirement. Yes, I have taken on the unreasonably lofty task of narrowing down the top in the state to six total beers. Clearly you can’t go wrong with Denver beers, but these in my opinion, are some of the beers that are most representative of Denver’s top tier craft beer scene. Be gentle. Read More

Great Divide Debuts Nadia Kali And More

Great Divide Brewing Co. has been gearing up for a busy summer over the last few months and have a lot to share with their adoring public. Great Divide starts off the season strong with a new beer, new artwork, new beer recipes and a few notable events to jot down on your calendars!

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Breweries in Walking Distance of Denver’s RTD A-Line

This post was composed due to the efforts of Stephen Adams on Data, Desiree Duzich on Graphics, Brady Akers and Tristan Chan in Brewery Descriptions, Dustin Hall  and Holly Gerard on Photos.

Denver’s Light Rail system is making it easier to safely expand your reach of local breweries while also preventing drinking and driving. With the A Line opening tomorrow,  traveling through the River North (RiNo) District, even more breweries will be accessible through this convenient form of public transportation. This concept sparked the interest of Colorado Beer Geek, Stephen Adams to compile a list of all the breweries within a mile of a Light Rail station along RTD’s A-Line.

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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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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

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 | 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 | 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

2 Days, 2 Nights of Craft Beer in Denver

*Header photo by Kyle Cooper, on behalf of 303 Magazine*

Special thanks to Dustin Hall of The Brewtography Project for capturing such iconic photos of Denver’s beer scene.

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Event Preview | 14th Annual Avery Strong Ale Festival Lineup

Local fans of Avery Brewing Company can relate that over the past 14 years, Avery has been on the forefront of throwing niche mid-sized beer festivals with a mega … Read More

Brewery Showcase | Ratio Beerworks

I wanna go where everybody knows your name… perhaps it reads a little too closely to a sitcom cliché, but ever since I moved to Denver I’ve been … Read More

Brewery Showcase | Odyssey Beerwerks

Although it can be tricky to find on your first voyage, Odyssey Beerwerks (not to be confused with beertwerks) is well worth the journey. Read More

Crooked Stave Finally Begins Brewing In-House

Chad Yakobson is restless. If you were in his boots, you would be too. It’s been almost five years since Yakobson first opened Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project and yet it wasn’t until January 4, … Read More

Brewery Showcase | Diebolt Brewing Company (Denver, CO)

Location:

3855 Mariposa Street Denver, CO 80211

Brew System:

15 Bbl System

Hours of Operation:

• Wednesday – Friday: 4:00pm – 10:00pm
• Saturday: 12:00pm – 10:00pm
• Sunday: 12:00pm – 8:00pm

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Women in Brewing | Ali Benetka – Ratio Beerworks

Brewing has been a part of the world since the dawn of civilization; some have even claimed that beer has helped influence the evolution of our species. In many eras, brewing was largely a woman’s job. Men began to dominate the field starting in the Renaissance period and even more so during The Industrial Revolution as brewing operations scaled to mass production. Today Colorado is one of the biggest beer states in the country with cities such as Fort Collins, Boulder and Denver offering some of the best beer available. However, men still notoriously hold the title “brewmaster” more often than women. As females in the industry, we felt compelled to highlight some of the talented women who currently make Colorado beer, the paths they took to their currently role in the industry, and the awesome work they are doing on a daily basis.

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*UPDATED* 2015 Colorado Brewery Openings

This article was updated on January 4, 2016 at 3:45pm to reflect more 2015 brewery openings shared by our readers. Thanks for your contributions!*

If you live in Colorado … Read More

BREAKING | Anheuser-Busch InBev Acquiring Breckenridge Brewery

Writing, Research and Graphics Created By: Tristan Chan, Christopher Day, Josh Ritenour, Desiree Duzich, Jasmin Hudacsek and Cory Pelc

It’s been a busy 2015 for Belgian owned, Anheuser-Busch InBev … Read More

Event Recap | 2015 Denver Festivus

What’s better than hanging with R2-D2, and a to-scale X-Wing to kick off Star Wars week? Drinking beer from 50 of Denver’s best and brightest breweries in the company of … Read More