Congratulations to Sean Barry, the newest Colorado Brewery Master having completed “The Quest” of visiting every Colorado brewery (now at 408 breweries)! While I have often heard about new Masters closing in on finishing the quest through social media, Sean came to me out of the blue! He surprised me with an email to […]
Colorado Breweries and Cideries Win 41 Medals at GABF in 2024
Congratulations to the 35 Colorado Breweries that brought home 41 medals from the Great American Beer Festival in 2024! This was the first time that cideries were awarded medals at GABF, and for this inaugural competition, two Colorado cideries brought home a total of three medals. There were six breweries (and a cidery) that won […]
Northwest Colorado Tour
Do you love craft beer? Want to get out and see the beautiful state of Colorado? Do you live along the Front Range and want to visit western Colorado breweries, but aren’t sure how to go about it? For those who answered “Yes!” to these questions, this is the eighth article in a series […]
Colorado Brewery Pride 2024
Happy Pride 2024! The LGBTQ+ community has had a longtime friend in the Colorado brewing industry. Here are some of the Colorado breweries that are proudly showing their support through events, rainbow-themed merch, special beer releases, and an outpouring of love for the entire LGBTQ+ community. This is a living article in which I will […]
Top Colorado Breweries in Untappd Community Awards
Congratulations to the 14 Colorado breweries that ranked in the top 3 of Untappd ratings nationwide in 18 different beer styles. First of all, huge congratulations to Cohesion Brewing and River North Brewery who both took 3 of these top tier rankings! Colorado breweries ranked #1 in the US in 5 beer styles […]
Summit County Tour
Do you love craft beer? Want to get out and see the beautiful state of Colorado? Do you live along the Front Range and want to visit western Colorado breweries, but aren’t sure how to go about it? For those who answered “Yes!” to these questions, this is the seventh article in a series […]
Meet Kerri Van Aken – Finishing a 35 Year Journey
Congratulations to Kerri Van Aken on completing the quest to visit every currently open Colorado brewery! She has now earned the title of “Colorado Brewery Master,” joining a small group of beer enthusiasts who have also accomplished this feat. I first met Kerri along with her husband, Glen, after he became a Colorado Brewery Master […]
CBL Staff Year in Review: 2023
After another great year of beer in Colorado, the CBL team wanted to recap our thoughts and experiences in this year-end retrospective. You can read more about the team here. We all answered these three questions: 1. What was your favorite beer this year? 2. What was your favorite beer event or experience this year? […]