Who knew that a cereal could capture the world’s attention? On Monday, the Fort Collins Coloradoan posted a story about how Black Bottle Brewery had bought up all of the Count Chocula cereal in two stores and used it for a Halloween beer. Over the next few days, that story…

Brown. It’s not a sexy word or a sexy color, and to most craft-beer drinkers, brown ales typically signify a boring beverage. But brown turned into gold, silver and bronze earlier this month when Colorado breweries swept the American-style Brown category at the Great American Beer Festival. In other words,…

Tickets go on sale tomorrow for the third annual Denver Bacon and Beer Festival, which will run from 2:30 to 5 p.m. November 16 at the Curtis Hotel. This year’s event will feature eighteen breweries and more than 25 restaurants; one beer-bacon team will be crowned Best in Show win…

For the past couple of years, industry veterans have expressed concerns about the quality of the beer being made by new craft breweries, especially as the number of new breweries — they are now opening at a rate of 1.5 per day across the country — increases exponentially. But the…

The Great American Beer Festival returned to Denver on Thursday night and continues today and tomorrow. Thousands of lucky ticket-holders invaded the Colorado Convention Center for the first night, sampling more than 3,500 beers from over 750 breweries. We were there and took these photos…

One of the benefits of having the Great American Beer Festival in Denver is that innovative brewers and craft-beer royalty make their way to town at least once a year, where they interact with Colorado’s movers and shakers. The result are friendships, collaborations and other connections that usually end up…

The Brewers Association made this year’s app for the Great American Beer Festival available on Wednesday, and although the beer list won’t go live until today, the app will be more necessary than ever in 2014. That’s because there are about 730 breweries at the festival this year, pouring upward…

Being a part of the craft brewing industry puts a song in most people’s hearts, but those weren’t the songs that came out Tuesday night at Star Bar, which held its annual Great American Beer Festival orientation and Beer Rep Karaoke party. Rather, it was pop, punk and metal classics…

The Great American Beer Festival will welcome nearly 50,000 people to the Colorado Convention Center October 2 through October 4, along with an astounding 3,500 beers from 726 breweries, making it the biggest and best sudstravaganza in the world. Tickets sold out months ago (although you can find them online…

“Grandma, what big eyes you have!” said Little Red Riding Hood. “All the better to see you with, my dear.” “Grandma, what a big mouth you have!” All the better to drink beer with, my dear. That’s what Matthew Fuerst, the owner of Grandma’s House, at 1710 South Broadway, will…

Sauvignon blanc has a crisp, dry mouthfeel and a grassy nose that typically gives way to hints of lemon drop, grapefruit, guava and peach. Because of that, this lighter white wine pairs particularly well with sea bass, goat cheese and even sushi. Skyler Weekes also thought the wine, or at…

The Great American Beer Festival is upon us, and although tickets were hard to get, there are nearly 60,000 people who will be attending sessions at the Colorado Convention Center from October 2 through October 4. Many are people who attend year after year; others are first-timers or haven’t been…

At long last, Lost Highway Brewing, which has been in the planning stages or under construction for three full years, is opening — and fast: tonight at 5 p.m. Owned by James and Tina Pachorek, who also own the Cheeky Monk Belgian Beer Cafe next door, Lost Highway will have…

Brewers love beer. That’s no secret. But like much of the rest of the population, the people who work in the brewing industry enjoy marijuana as well. There is certainly no shortage of pot references when it comes to craft brewing and craft-beer names. Oskar Blues, for instance, helpfully prints…

The Great American Beer Festival lands on Denver October 2-4, along with myriad other craft beer events around town. How to get back and forth? Uber, the car-ride service has launched a promotion called the Battle of the Breweries. More than twenty beer makers in Denver, Boulder and Fort Collins…

Although demolition began last week, Great Divide Brewing officially broke ground Tuesday on its planned $38.2 million, five-acre brewing campus on the banks of the South Platte River in Denver’s River North neighborhood. Brian Dunn, who founded the brewery in 1994 on Araphahoe Street, rode into the ceremony in a…

The Colorado Brewers Guild unveiled a new logo and marketing campaign this week titled, “Colorado: The State of Craft Beer.” The campaign includes signage and merchandise and will eventually roll out a a new website along with a State of Craft Beer festival. There are currently more than two hundred…

Like almost every driving adult in Denver, Great Divide head brewer Taylor Rees spent his fair share of time waiting in line at the drab Denver Motor Vehicles office on Welton Street in Five Points. Now, if his plans come to fruition, Rees, along with friends and business partners Austin…

One of Colorado’s drier stretches will wet its whistle a week from today when South Park Brewing opens, becoming the only craft brewery along a heavily-used 115-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 285 between Lakewood and Buena Vista. Located in Fairplay, at the junction of 285 and Colorado State Highway 9,…

The Great American Beer Festival will welcome nearly 50,000 people to the Colorado Convention Center October 2 through October 4, along with an astounding 3,500 beers from 726 breweries, making it the biggest and best sudstravaganza in the world. Tickets sold out months ago (although you can find them online…

Echo Brewing, which started in Frederick, has opened a second location in a former firehouse in Erie, at 600 Briggs Street, right across I-25. The taphouse and restaurant will specialize in pizza, appetizers, salads and desserts, in addition to its beer. Three-month-old Denver Pearl Brewing announced last weekend that it…