Congratulations to the 2017 Great American Beer festival medal winners from Colorado! 39 medals were awarded to 38 Colorado* Breweries! Lone Tree Brewing won two medals – a Gold and a Silver! There were 14 Colorado Gold Medal winners! C.B. & Potts* Highlands Ranch South German-Style Hefeweizen Big Horn Hefeweizen CooperSmith’s Pub & Brewing Fort […]
Meet Ruth Malone – First Lady of Colorado Breweries
Congratulations to Ruth Malone for becoming the first woman in the state of Colorado to visit all its currently open breweries! I met Ruth and her husband, Patrick, at the closing of the original Caution East location where we were also welcoming the new tenants of that location, Brewability Lab. Later that year, I would […]
Meet Scott Young – The Buckeye Brewer
The “Colorado Brewery Masters”, those who have been to every brewery currently in Colorado, is a small group of people. In order of accomplishment they are Patrick Malone, Stephen Adams (The Colorado Beer Geek), Kevin Harris, and the three Colorado Beer Barons. Earlier this year a seventh person, Scott Young, joined our elite group. I […]
Meet John Vandewater – A Man with a Passion for CO Beer
Welcome John Vandewater as one of the Colorado Brewery Masters, those of us who have visited every Colorado brewery! I first heard about John a couple months ago when he let me know that he had been to over 300 Colorado breweries and wanted to confirm that he’d been to them all. We checked our […]
2016 Colorado Brewers’ Favorite Breweries
With 304 breweries in the state of Colorado, it can be a daunting task determining which ones stand out from the crowd. But who better to help choose than Colorado’s own professional brewers and brewery staff? We emailed all of the breweries in Colorado with a list of questions about their favorite breweries, beers, and […]
Meet Patrick Malone – The Godfather of Colorado Beer Geeks
Last week I introduced you to my fellow Colorado Beer Geeks who have visited every brewery in Colorado, Kevin (“The Other Guy”) Harris and The Colorado Beer Barons. Today I am happy to tell you about The Godfather of all Colorado Beer Geeks, Patrick Malone. I refer to him as The Godfather since he gained […]
Meet The Colorado Beer Barons
Meet The Colorado Beer Barons! Not only have these three guys visited every Colorado brewery but they did it together in under two years! I had the great pleasure of meeting them just before they finished their quest and asked them a few questions. Photo Credit: Thomas King CBG: Who are the guys that make […]
Meet Kevin Harris – “The Other Guy”
Editor’s note: This is a reprint of the Facebook post that I did when my friend Kevin Harris completed the quest of visiting every Colorado Brewery earlier this year. Since then, I’ve fondly started calling him “The Other Guy”. 🙂 Heartfelt Congratulations to Kevin Harris! Kevin has joined me in accomplishing the feat of visiting […]