This week in Drink — Monticello and Comfortably Numb

Avery Brewing Co.'s "Beer archeologist" Travis Rupp has a new brew to tout and Endo Brewing Co. has a Russian imperial stout perfect for a cold, winter evening. First up, Ales of Antiquities' latest offering, Monticello: “I want to make it as authentic as possible,” Rupp says. “I don’t want to deviate from the historical …

This week in Drink — Flagship beers and Chocolate Thunder

For many breweries around the country, February is Stout Month — a full-blown celebration of the dark ale. It is also #FlagshipFebruary, a celebration of brewery's signature ale. In this week's Boulder Weekly, we have both. On flagships: Twenty-plus years later, Dale’s is still a “voluminously hopped mutha” of a pale: Crystal clear with a …

This week in Drink — Canning at Crystal Springs and Stout Month

No brewery is truly independent. Craft or not, every brewery's success counts of the communal support across the bar. Every now and then, that support jumps behind the bar and lends a hand. That's the kind of support that's been keeping Louisville's Crystal Springs Brewing Company afloat for years. I dropped by on volunteer canning …

This week in Drink — In Memoriam: Boulder Beer Co.

On Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, Boulder Beer Co. — Colorado's oldest start-up craft brewery — closed its doors to the Pub on Wilderness. The facility itself opened in 1983/4, the first in Boulder County, and its closing on Jan. 18 signals the end of an era. Not the end of craft beer in Boulder County …

Running Down a Dream: Dispatches from the 2017 Great American Beer Festival

This article originally appeared in Boulder Weekly. It’s all about you guys!” Great American Beer Festival director Nancy Johnson yelled to the brewers packed into the Denver Convention Center’s Mile High Ballroom. Every seat was filled and hundreds more stood against the wall, all eagerly waiting to see if their hard work would pay off; …

A Golden Age of Choice: Dispatches from the 2016 Great American Beer Festival

This article originally appeared in Boulder Weekly. When the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) held its inaugural gathering in 1982, 24 brewers came, 47 beers were poured and roughly 800 people attended. It is doubtful that any of them, least of all GABF founder Charlie Papazian, could have predicted that for the 35th GABF more …

From Last Night: King of Carrot Flowers

From Sept. 5, 2019's Boulder Weekly: Two University of Colorado grads are coming back to Boulder, beer-wise that is. Sharing a passion for punk rock, Jason zumBrunnen and Scott Kaplan became fast friends at CU before co-founding Ratio Beerworks in 2015 in Denver’s River North district. Since, Ratio has established a sizeable community and following …

Tour de brew: Oktoberfest

This article originally appeared in Boulder Weekly. From tailgates to tailored beer dinners, there is a good deal of tradition in beer drinking. And when it comes to hoisting a stein or six, no tradition is as great, or as popular, as Oktoberfest. Dating back to October 1810 in the Kingdom of Bavaria, Oktoberfest was …

Know your brew: Oktoberfest/Märzen

This article originally appeared in Boulder Weekly. It all started with a wedding, specifically, the marriage of Ludwig, Bavaria’s future king, and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen on Oct. 12, 1810. All of Munich was invited to the celebration, which lasted for five days. A horse race was held to mark the nuptials, and copious amounts …

From Last Night: Broken Bridge & Earth to Märzen

Located a football throw from Mile High Stadium, Briar Common Brewery + Eatery is one of the best places to go for food and beer pairings. Be it ales or lagers; it doesn't matter, brewer Greg Dawson does it all. Case in point the two pictured above: Broken Bridge, a New England-style IPA, and Earth …