Alex Nelson founded Roundhouse Spirits in Boulder five years ago for one primary reason: he has a penchant for gin. “I decided to start making gin not only because it’s one of my favorites, but also because gins have tremendously complex flavors and still manage to be extremely versatile in…
Exactly one year after opening its first taproom in northeast Denver, Caution Brewing will reveal its plans for a second brewery and taproom somewhere in the metro area. Co-owner Danny Wang says he just signed a lease on a new location and will give it away on American Craft Beer…
Drinking your lunch got easier at Chipotle yesterday, when the homegrown Colorado chain introduced premium Patrón margaritas in all 900 of its U.S. restaurants (out of 1,450 Chipotle locations total). Although margaritas were on the menu before this, they were made with a standard mix, and Mark Crumpacker, chief marketing…
Upslope Brewing is going big this spring. The five-year-old Boulder company just opened its second brewery and taproom in a 17,000-square-foot space with a thirty-barrel brewhouse, to complement its original location at 1501 Lee Hill Drive in Boulder. And now, it’s getting ready to brew one of its biggest beers,…
Renegade Publik House, a new pub from the owners of Renegade Brewing, will open at 3 p.m. today at 2043 South University Boulevard, near the University of Denver. The spot will keep it simple, both with its menu of artisan flatbread pizzas and salads, and in its decor, which co-owner…
Avery Brewing will release its latest small-batch sour ale this Saturday only in its taproom. The beer is No. 14 in the Boulder brewery’s acclaimed Barrel-Aged Series. It has been eight months since No. 13, Odio Equum, was released. Volunt Plus Erat (which translates into “wish there was more”) was…
The drink menu at Ace, this year’s Best New Bar winner, features no shortage of cocktails — 64 combinations, to be exact. Intrigued by the large number of options, we recently stopped by to sip and sample from Ace’s new happy-hour menu, and bar manager Randy Layman was kind enough…
Left Hand Brewing Company will release a new IPA for a good cause next month. The beer — which is brewed with orange zest and aged with maple Louisville Slugger baseball bats — is a collaborative effort from nine craft breweries throughout the country. Each brewery will brew the same…
In March, Mary and Pat Scanlan and Mark Kleckner of Woody Creek Distillers opened the doors of their 10,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art distillery and tasting room in Basalt, unveiling five ultra-premium American spirits, each distilled and bottled in the Aspen Valley using spring water from Basalt and locally grown produce from the…
Denver barman Matty Durgin is from Boston, which means the bombings at the Boston Marathon last Monday hit close to home. In fact, one of the victims who was killed was a friend of his and a beloved member of the hospitality scene. To celebrate his friend’s life and to…
Several small Colorado breweries that only sell in-state have recently signed on with distribution companies in order to get their beer inside more mouths. Dry Dock in Aurora, Trinity in Colorado Springs and Eddyline Brewing in Buena Vista are all working with Western Distribution, while Telluride Brewing recently signed on…
Nick Nunns, the owner of TRVE Brewing, likes the song Dopesmoker by Sleep, the now-disbanded metal band. And why not? Brewing beer takes a while, and this guitar-heavy anthem lasts for a brain-addling one hour and three minutes. “We play it all the time. It’s one of those things. If…
Odell Brewing in Fort Collins recently began opening its taproom on Sundays, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., which means more beer (including taproom-only specials like Wee Willy Winkie, Easy Elephant and Monarch Saison) and more brewery tours. In fact, Odell now offers tours seven days a week at 1,…
Echo Brewing, which celebrated its first anniversary this past weekend in Frederick, has decided to straddle I-25 and open a second brewery in Old Town Erie. Until that’s ready, though, Echo will also serve as a jumping-off point for a second brewing company that plans to open in Erie: Atom…
Nine local bartenders — Justin Lloyd (Star Bar); Joe Hines (Williams & Graham); Adam Hodak (Bonanno Concepts); Pat Ruberto (Gaetano’s); Brandon Meyer (Crave Dessert Bar); Melissa Durant (Old Major); Anika Zappe (Punch Bowl – Social Food & Drink); Les Baker (Tom’s Urban 24) and Randy Layman from Ace, who’s pictured…
Downtown Denver will soak up another brewery this fall when Jagged Mountain Craft Brewery opens at 20th and Lawrence streets, next to the 20th Street Café and just blocks from Great Divide Brewing and several other breweries. Two years in the planning, Jagged Mountain (named for a peak in the…
Here’s a strange fact about Colorado’s every-increasing number of breweries: head south out of Golden or west from Lakewood along Colorado Highway 285 and it will be a while — about 115 miles — before you find one. The 285 corridor between Lakewood and Buena Vista, a very popular route,…
Colorado’s first all-female collaboration brew went so well that an expanded group of women has decided to do a second one — this time on the Western Slope. Nine women from nine different breweries around the state will convene at Kannah Creek Brewing in Grand Junction on April 21 to…
Colorado craft breweries have remained steady on the Boulder-based Brewers Association’s annual list of the top fifty craft-beer makers in the country. New Belgium Brewing in Fort Collins is still the third-largest craft brewer in the nation, while Longmont’s Oskar Blues rose from 29th on the list to 27th. See…
River North Brewery, which has been working on getting approval for a patio for quite a while, finally got the go-ahead just before the Colorado Rockies home opener. And although it’s a little chilly out there today, the new space should be a great place to hang out all spring…
Colorado breweries continue to open at a rapid pace in 2013 — and they’re typically swamped the minute they open by beer fans eager to sample their brews. But breweries-in-planning don’t usually get a chance to put their products in front of customers (paying customers, anyway) ahead of time. That’s…
Stapleton doesn’t have its own neighborhood brewery (yet), but the locals will get a way to try out beers being made by small breweries all over the state beginning this summer, when the Stapleton Tap House opens in The Shops at Northfield. The 1,500-square-foot spot, located near Harkins Theatre in…
