Pristine Hookah Lounge opened near Evans Avenue and South Sheridan Boulevard last year, and it’s about to get a concept overhaul: Owner Iran Faamausili has shut down the smoking operation and will reopen it as Pristine Bar & Grill, a Hawaiian restaurant. Though details are still scarce on exactly what…
Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduate of the prestigious Beverage Alcohol Resource Program. You can…
Cantastrophe! Oskar Blues, the Longmont brewery that inspired the canned craft beer craze, has canceled its 2011 version of Burning Can, a festival it kicked off last summer. The fest, which debuted in Lyons in 2010, was going to be held in Longmont on June 18 and feature around 100…
A few months ago, we ranted about four all-too-common restaurant wine service mistakes that drive us absolutely mad. And while it’s one thing to have a less-than-transcendental wine experience when there’s no trained sommelier on staff, it’s quite another to have one when there is. After a few recent wine-and-dine…
It’s beer festival season, which means that over the next few months we’ll have some sort of fest — and sometimes two or three — every weekend. Which is why it’s important to pace yourself. The first fest takes place this Saturday — rain or shine! — in Fort Collins…
“It’s not every day you get to roll out a new brand — a new beer,” says Pete Coors. And it’s not every day you get to drink a beer with the man whose great-grandfather gave Coors its name. But patrons of Stoney’s Bar and Grill got to try Batch…
Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduate of the prestigious Beverage Alcohol Resource Program. You can…
Happy Place: Pete’s Satire Lounge, 1920 East Colfax Avenue, 303-322-2227. The Hours: Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. The Deals: $1.25 draft beer, $2.75 well drinks, $1.50 tacos, $4 nachos and burritos. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out…
American Craft Beer Week is in full force, and it seems all of Denver is flowing with beer — which makes sense, seeing that we’re right in the middle of the Napa Valley of it. With all the specialty tappings going on around town, it’s difficult to to taste everything,…
What’s better than a little rapture as the world comes to an end? How about Salvation — or rather, half-off Salvation. On Saturday, May 21, the day that doomsday prognosticators say will be the beginning of the end for mankind, Uptown Brothers Brewing, 320 East Colfax Avenue, will offer pints…
Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduate of the prestigious Beverage Alcohol Resource Program. You can…
Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduate of the prestigious Beverage Alcohol Resource Program. You can…
Remember Bernie Madoff? The most notorious of the white-collar criminals nailed when the economy was going to hell for using the biggest Ponzi scheme in American history to swindle investors — including several Coloradans — out of a cool $65 billion? Well, he’s now serving 150 years in the pokey,…
Two of the nation’s biggest craft brewers, both based in California, have revealed the details of some major expansion plans in the past couple of days, and Colorado’s New Belgium Brewing, the country’s third largest craft brewer, could be close behind. New Belgium is just three to five years away…
American Craft Beer Week kicked off Monday, offering a week-long toast to do those who brew and drink it. One of the best parts of this week is that breweries all over the state release small batch “one off” beers to commemorate the occasion and to show their skills (case…
Cafe Pure is a tiny cafe that fronts the Aveda salon at the corner of 17th and Market streets, providing a shot of caffeine to customers in for a haircut and a midday respite for cubicle warriors from buildings nearby. The cafe would like to offer more than just coffee…
Wild Eggs, a Louisville, Kentucky-based mini-chain, is taking over a section of the square footage at 300 East Alameda Avenue, a space that most recently housed a Blockbuster Video — and it’s applying for a liquor license, because it sucks to eat eggs Benny without backing it up with a…
While the arrival of summer is mere weeks away, it’s been too damned cold here to think about any of the best springtime wines, never mind all the fantastic rosé that’s piling up on liquor and wine shop shelves around town. But while it’s still chilly outside, in our hearts…
The debut of Ska Brewing’s Big Shikes Orange Blossom Imperial Pilsner packed the house at Old Chicago’s Market Street location last night as beer bloggers, brewers and just plain fans turned out to celebrate American Craft Beer Week. The annual celebration — which includes thousands of events across the country…
Moments after I’d pulled over to take the above snap, somewhat excited that South Gaylord Street — the street on which I live — was getting a new restaurant (and, suggestively, a liquor license), I opened my mail, only to find a full page rant, penned by the South Gaylord…
Happy Place: ChoLon, 1555 Blake Street, 303-353-5223 The Hours: Monday through Friday from 2 to 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. to close. The Deals: $7 specialty cocktails; $5 well cocktails; $3 beers; $5 small plates. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out…
There’s a moment on stage when Kyle Hollingsworth just lets go. It’s a crucial moment, especially for a jam-style musician who relies on his instinct and his skill when he’s performing to help lead the band in the right direction. The same is true for brewing beer, says Hollingsworth, a…
