Sean Kenyon isn’t the kind of guy to shy away from the spotlight — or the liquor cabinet. The Denver-based cocktail kingpin (or bartender, as he prefers) has been slinging drinks for 26 years, and he’s incredibly good at it, racking up contest titles and accolades around the world, sitting…
The United Artists mega-movie house and Dave & Buster’s, both anchor tenants at Colorado Center, the sprawling development at I-25 and South Colorado Boulevard, are getting a neighboring waterhole and restaurant…
Happy Place: The Kitchen, 1530 16th Street, 303-623-3127 The Hours: Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. The Deals: $1.25 oysters; $3-$7 appetizer specials; $4 select beers; $5 wines by the glass and specialty cocktails. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out…
You could spend a small fortune keeping up with every Colorado beer release over the course of a year — believe me, I know. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t at least try a couple of them. In the old days — like, three years ago — beer releases were…
Colfax Avenue has always been Denver’s main thoroughfare. Created after the Rush to the Rockies of 1859, the Gateway Road flourished in the decades that followed as both a business district and a social hub, right up through the 1950s, when touristy motels lined both sides. But like Radiator Springs…
There’s nothing more delicious than an evening spent in the company of friends, enjoying the magical experience that is the simultaneous consumption of inspired cuisine and grape-based libations — otherwise known as food and wine. Layer on top of that the fact that we can enjoy these heavenly events at…
Copper Kettle Brewing scored some hand-painted, custom table tops recently that incorporate not just game boards — like backgammon and checkers — but a few of the young brewery’s accolades, including its Great American Beer Festival medal and, of course, its nod as Best Brewery for Neighbors in Westword’s Best…
Copper Kettle will nearly triple the size of its brewery space this August when it expands next door and adds storage and refrigeration space. “We are producing a lot of beer, but we don’t have anywhere to store it right now,” says brewery co-owner Kristen Kozick…
Upslope Brewing announced today that it will build a second brewery and tap room in Boulder to handle the ever-increasing demand for its beer. The new location will be in Flatiron Park, at 1898 South Flatiron Court, near 55th Street, and include a 2,300-square-foot tap room. It will allow Upslope,…
Happy Place: Sam’s No. 3, 1500 Curtis Street, 303-534-1927 The Hours: Daily from 2 to 6 p.m. The Deals: $2 domestic drafts; $2.25 bottles and margaritas; $3 cocktails; $3.50-$5.99 food specials Were we happy? Flip the page to find out…
The would-be owners of another new Denver brewery, Twin Hops, launched a Kickstarter campaign last Saturday with a party at the Denver Bicycle Cafe, a coffee shop/taproom/bike shop that has become a big supporter of small local breweries. TwinHops Brewing is the brainchild of three brothers — Brad, Scott and…
Breckenridge Brewery’s 22nd anniversary is this Saturday, but that’s not the only reason the company has to celebrate. The brewery — which merged with Wynkoop Brewing Co. in 2011 — just received approval of a somewhat complicated method of expansion and will move forward immediately on building a new facility…
You’re going to spill beer on your shirt. That part is guaranteed. But when people understand why the owners of Black Shirt Brewing have decided to serve their red ales exclusively in glasses with slanted rims, it will all make sense…
Last Friday, June 29, the Colorado Department of Revenue approved a complicated plan that would allow Breckenridge Brewery to grow beyond a 60,000-barrel limit in this state by using a provision known as an “alternating proprietorship.” And Breckenridge has been rapidly approaching that limit, particularly since the company merged its…
Tomorrow is Independence Day. For most of us, that translates into a day off from work, and hopefully, a meat-filled feast shared with family and friends. We can’t deny that wine may not be the very first beverage that comes to mind when most people are shopping for their Fourth…
Every Tuesday night, iFish Japanese Grill & Sushi Bar, 2200 Market Street, offers bottomless house sake with the purchase of an entree (minimum $15)…
Renegade Brewing celebrated its one-year anniversary on Saturday, June 30, with a party and the release of its first canned beer, Ryeteous IPA. Festivities included live music, the Manna From Heaven food truck and a photo booth where patrons could capture their good times. The sixteen-ounce Ryeteous cans will be…
Colorado Firefighter Appreciation Week begins September 8 and will culminate with the first annual Fight Fire With Beer Festival on Saturday, September 15 at the Twenty Ninth Street Mall, 1710 29th Street in Boulder. The week will honor firefighters currently risking their lives battling the High Park, Waldo Canyon and…
Getting the State of Colorado to sign off on the Squeaky Bean’s liquor license has been an exercise in extreme patience for owner Johnny Ballen, manager Steve Gallic, chef Max MacKissock and the rest of the Bean bunch, who, as we reported Monday, were still waiting on a liquor license…
Hogshead Brewery, which has experienced several delays to its planned opening, has begun serving beer. No one from the brewery responded to a request for comment, but the company posted a notice on its Facebook page saying it had soft opened…
Seems like there’s no escaping the blazing temperatures we’ve been dealt for the past two weeks. Or is there? Instead of whining incessantly about the heat, we’re planning to soothe our blistered palates with carafes of the most delectably downable white wines we’ve sampled lately — all of which happen…
TRVE Brewing opens today at 4 p.m., and if an early-June open house is any indication, the place is going to be packed. The neighborhood spot, located in the former Rule Gallery space, will likely have three beers on the tap and what might be the most hard-core community table…
