Zach Nichols got his start in brewing in his home state of Wisconsin, but he entered the Colorado brewing scene with Sanitas Brewing in Boulder, CO. During his time with Sanitas he became involved with their in-house barrel aging program experimenting with the process of barrel aging and the effects wood has on the fermentation […]
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 […]
Green Mountain Beer Company: a not-so-soft opening night
Filled with laughter, live music, and a chorus of cheers and felicitation, the taproom of Green Mountain Beer Company was a stark contrast to the remnants of Colorado’s first snowstorm of the year. With friends and family filling the taproom, their first official evening of dispensing delicious suds was anything but “soft” and they couldn’t be happier about […]
Mission Explore Launch Pad
When I sat down with David Levesque from Launch Pad Brewery, he said the two things that he wanted people to know about the brewery were that it is veteran-owned and that they want patrons to feel like family. You cannot walk into this brewery without getting a feeling for both of these virtues, and […]
Baere With Me
America has a drinking establishment identity problem. Where in other countries the bar, the pub, the brewery is the gathering place of the community, here in America it is not so. Blame it on the suburbs. Blame it on the internet. Blame it on puritanism. Blame it on prohibition. Whatever may be the cause, a […]
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 […]
Decisions, Decisions: The Differences Between GABF Sessions
The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) is the ultimate gathering of beer lovers and industry professionals alike. For about one week per year, people from around the nation file into the mile high city of Denver, Colorado to experience what breweries across America have to offer. GABF is split up into four separate sessions running […]