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 […]
At Factotum, #itsjustbeer
Walk into Factotum Brewhouse, located at 3845 Lipan Street in Denver’s Sunnyside neighborhood, and you immediately feel at home. That feeling is by design, and co-owner Laura Bruns wouldn’t have it any other way. The importance of the look and feel of a neighborhood establishment is exactly what Laura had in mind when she, along […]
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 […]
CO-Brew: Denver’s Unique Homebrewing Store
Brewing your first beer takes time and money. Many hours of research goes into recipe formulation and you must purchase the proper equipment and ingredients. It’s a daunting task, to say the least. That’s where CO-Brew comes in. Perfectly situated in the heart of Denver, CO-Brew is Denver’s first and only homebrewing store, brew-on-premises and […]
Doors Are Open at Open Door Brew Co.
With big-named neighbors, such as Oskar Blues and Left Hand, it is nice to have a small brewery open in Longmont with a true welcoming vibe. Nestled in a residential neighborhood, Open Door Brew Co. really embodies its name. Large windows flood the space with natural light, twin garage doors open up to the front […]
There’s Quite a Hubbub in Salida
The Arkansas River Valley is a magical spot in the heart of the Rockies. The area is home to Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area for rafting, biking, kayaking, hiking, fishing, and camping; Monarch Ski Area for skiing and snowboarding some natural snow; and now, Hubbub Brewing. Salida is the antithesis of the mountain towns depicted in […]
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 […]