I went into GABF week with two or three half-baked ideas that I trusted would morph into a story for Colorado Brewery List—perhaps a deep dive into porters (because that style was my gateway to craft and I don’t see enough of them), or writing about the newly-added hall space (which was, in reality, beneficial […]
A Welcome Addition: Long Table Brewhouse puts down roots in north Park Hill
Q: Why the name Long Table? A: A collection of friends started the brewery and some of our best memories are from being at big tables with lots of people. I have a huge family and extended family – it’s not a literal thing as much as it is an idea. – Chris Cunningham On […]
Brewing Between the Lines: Fiction Beer Company
Fact: Fiction Beer Company was the first brewery in Denver to serve a New England-style IPA when it released “Somewhere Around Barstow” in late 2014. I understand that to some this is a mighty bold claim, but it’s also one that appears to check out. Born three years and eight months ago (give or take […]
NC-Based Brewery Thirsty Monk Opens in Denver, Brings “Belgian-Rooted Modern Ales” to Uptown
Today marks the official opening of Thirsty Monk’s Denver outpost. I was fortunate enough to get a sneak preview of the space and the beers last Friday, and if that experience was any indication of the things to come, I have a feeling that the Monk is is going to be a new favorite in […]
Elevated Standards: Spangalang Brewery
Music-themed establishments are somewhat ubiquitous in the Colorado craft beer scene, with numerous breweries staking out territory in specific genres – metal, rock, bluegrass, ska. Head to Denver’s Five Points neighborhood and you’ll find another brewery with music at its core: Spangalang Brewery, located in an old DMV building in Five Points Plaza along the […]
Thirsty Monk Opening Mid-January
Soon to occupy the former Deep Draft Brewing space on 17th Avenue at Franklin, Thirsty Monk, the revered beer bar and brewery based in North Carolina, is about to bring its “Belgian-rooted modern ales” a mile high. With plans to open the doors this fall and start serving mid-to-late January, the opening will conveniently coincide […]
Bio for Meghan Howes
Greetings beer lovers! My name is Meghan Howes and I’m an Ohio native who moved west (Montana) in 1994 and never looked back. After earning an MFA in creative writing at the University of Montana, I landed in Denver in 1999 and took a writer/editor job with the University of Denver’s law school. For 18+ […]