As the Craft-Beer Industry Grows, Head Brewers Switch Jobs

The Colorado craft-brewing scene is growing — which means that several head brewers are going. There have been several high-profile changes recently at the area’s top breweries. The first took place when Great Divide head brewer Taylor Rees, who had been with the brewery for ten years, teamed up with Austin…

A Well-Heeled Happy Hour at Guard and Grace

If you can sit in the lounge of Guard and Grace and order well drinks and small plates without feeling outclassed, you’ve passed the test. Troy Guard’s paean to fine cuts and chops and 2015 Best Steakhouse winner certainly caters to the well-heeled crowd (literally — shoe game on point, ladies and gentlemen),…

What Chefs Are Bringing to BruFrou This Saturday

Brüfrou, the food-and-beer extravaganza featuring pairings from Colorado breweries and chefs, kicks off its second annual festival at Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space museum on Saturday with two sessions and a separate pre-event forum called TastyTålks, where local food and beverage experts will discuss current restaurant and beer trends…

Dry Dock’s Cool Lime Lager Isn’t Your Average Lime Beer

Dry Dock Brewing’s Cool Lime Lager isn’t the biggest joke-beer that ended up being popular enough to package: that honor belongs to the Wynkoop’s Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout, which started as an April Fool’s Day prank before becoming a full-fledged part of the brewery’s canned lineup. But the popularity of the…

Drink of the Week: The Ryeno Cocktail at DADA Art Bar

The Ryeno Cocktail at DADA Art Bar When DADA Art Bar opened its doors last April, it fused art gallery with cocktail lounge. If you wanted wine and cheese while you ogled colorful oil paintings, DADA made it possible to do that from the comfort of a bar stool. But the…

A Happy Hour Experiment at Session Kitchen

On an unusually quiet evening on South Pearl, the patio at Session Kitchen announced itself from blocks away. While patrons of the district’s other establishments restricted themselves to muted chatting, this restaurant was booming with music and the laughs of happy customers. From its graphic design sensibility to its menu…

DSTILL Pours Out Craft Spirits, Cocktails and Discussions in Denver This Week

Tomorrow marks the beginning of DSTILL, a week-long celebration of American spirits that showcases small-batch distillers and their products. DSTILL, now in its third year, focuses on artisan spirit producers, bartenders and beverage industry leaders who are influencing today’s resurgent craft-cocktail culture. While the week will peak with Thursday’s spirits…

Wynkoop Restructures Brewing Operations, Plans for Growth

Coors Field may be celebrating its twentieth anniversary this year, but it’s still not as old and grizzled as the Wynkoop Brewing Company, which will turn 27 this fall. And although the famous brewery helped create both the vibrant Lower Downtown neighborhood and Denver’s craft-brewing scene, its age is beginning…

Tamayo’s Hot Space Serves Cool Drinks and Mild Eats at Happy Hour

Richard Sandoval is still making waves in Colorado after helping put our state on the national plate by opening Tamayo on Larimer Square in 2002. Sandoval’s restaurants can seem like they’re stuck in time, rarely shifting with times and trends. But Sandoval’s newest venture, La Biblioteca, offers a happy hour…

Spangalang Brewery Opens Thursday in Former Five Points DMV

Spangalang Brewery will jazz up the Five Points neighborhood on Thursday when it opens inside the high-profile former Denver Motor Vehicles office. Founded by former Great Divide head brewer Taylor Rees and journeyman beer makers Austin Wiley and Darren Boyd, the brewery takes its name from a jazz term that…