Bryan Dayton, the bar manager of Frasca Food & Wine in Boulder, is leaving his gig of more than five years to join the über-talented mixology crew of Bitter Bar, the Boulder watering hole whose chief mixologist, Mark Stoddard, recently trotted home with gold in the 42 Below Cocktail World…
AC Golden Brewing Company, a small-batch brand incubator owned by Coors, released Colorado Native lager last week, it’s third major beer. Like Herman Joseph’s Private Reserve and Winterfest, Colorado Native is only available in Colorado. Because they love me, AC Golden dropped off a sixer of Colorado Native at the…
Now, though Monday, May 31, if you donate a pint of blood, Rock Bottom Brewery will replenish your body with a pint of beer. And it’s all for a very good cause…
If you’ve ever been awarded the honor of receiving the wine list upon being seated at a restaurant, only to open it and feel as though you were trying to decipher a foreign language, take heart. There’s no reason you can’t choose a winning wine for yourself (and your guests)…
Welcome back baseball! The Colorado Rockies play their home opener today at 2:10 p.m. against the San Diego Padres, followed by games on Saturday and Sunday, and you’ll need some good beer to go with your baseball. Here are some of our favorite places to drink up:…
That was fast. A few days ago, we were talking about Men’s Journal citing downtown’s “deliberately vey” bars — and wondering just where those bars were. Today, Dive on Fifteenth will make its deliberately divey debut in the former home of Tryst, which closed just last weekend. Owner Paul Piciocchi…
After a six-year absence, Durango’s Ska Brewing Company plans to begin selling its much loved (and occasionally scolded) Mexican Logger back to Denver. The summer seasonal is, you guessed it, a Mexican-style lager that that the brewery serves with limes in its tasting room and sells in bottles throughout southern…
The Place: Lola, 1575 Boulder Street, 720-570-8686. The Hours: Monday through Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. The Deals: Specialty cocktails and select red and white wines by the glass are $5; Tecate cans are $2; sangria is $4; and generously…
Baseball players go fishing in the off season and umpires have their eyes checked. But what about brewers — particularly the guys who run the Sandlot at Coors Field, which is only open during baseball season and only on game days? Turns out they just keep making beer and, in…
Do you think you’re tough? No, seriously, do you think you’re tough? Because if you have even a lingering doubt about the fortitude of your stomach lining or the iron sides of your throat, you won’t want to try the ghost wing challenge at Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids & Solids…
In celebration of Westword’s annual tribute to all that rocks in Denver, here are a few shout-outs to my personal favorite wine-centric places around the city. Best Wine List in a Restaurant: Table 6 609 Corona Street; 303-831-8800; www.table6denver.com Foodies and wine lovers alike have fallen in love with the…
AC Golden Brewing Company, a tiny, Coors-owned microbrewery located inside the company’s Golden headquarters, released a new beer today called Colorado Native lager. It is only available in Colorado, in bottles and on tap. Created and brewed by AC Golden’s four-person staff, the amber lager is made with 99 percent…
Avery Brewing Company will release the fourth in its series of experimental one-and-done barrel-aged beers today at 5 p.m. at its tasting room in Boulder. The new brew is called Depuceleuse which, according the brewery, is a French term for a woman who deflowers men. It’s an extremely unusual beer…
Update: 1:32 p.m. Yard House spokeswoman Aurea Victoria confirms the location, saying “we are 99 percent through the process and it is very likely that we will be going in there. We just can’t say 100 percent yet. We are very excited to be going to downtown Denver.” Once the…
The Place: Sushi Den, 1487 South Pearl Street; 303-777-0826 The Hours: Monday through Friday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. The Deal: Specialty happy hour sushi menu includes hand rolls, nigiri, tempura rolls, hot plates, platters and Japanese fish priced between $2.50 and $14; Select hot sake is half price…
After almost six years, Tryst will close after a last round of parties this weekend. Owner Paul Piciocchi plans to move the concept to Playa del Carmen — yes, in Mexico — and then reopen a “new, improved watering hole” in Tryst’s space at 1512 Larimer Street, in Writers Square…
I was never a big fan of Flying Dog Brewery’s beers when they were in Colorado, and I became even less of a fan after they picked up and moved to Maryland in 2008. But my friend Dave recently forced me to imbibe a bottle of Raging Bitch Belgian-style IPA,…
As we reported yesterday, Mark Stoddard, the chief mixologist of Happy in Boulder and its lounge counterpart, Bitter Bar, along with team cohorts Todd Thrasher of Washington, D.C., and Sean Hoard of New York City, took home gold in last week’s 42 Below Cocktail World Cup in New Zealand…
With spring officially sprung, it’s time to switch up your clothing, eat bushels of asparagus, and yes, drink wines that conjure up images of everything we love about spring. Look at the next three months as the perfect season for drinking wines that are as cozy as they are refreshing,…
If you’re Fergie, and your 34th birthday lands on the 22nd show of the Black Eyed Peas E.N.D. world tour, which happens to be in Denver, how do you celebrate? With a Bacardi V.I.Pea, which was served at the VIP after-party at Beta…
Mark Stoddard, a mixologist at Happy and its late-night alter-ego, Bitter Bar, was in New Zealand last week, competing in the 42Below Cocktail World Cup with fellow TeamUSA members Todd Thrasher of Washington, DC, and Sean Hoard of New York City. This contest is not for the timid. Over five…
“Gimme your best seasonal on tap,” I request as I belly up to the handcrafted bar at Twisted Pine Ale House (3201 Walnut Street, Boulder). Bartender Jody Valenta slides a sample of her favorite seasonal, Hoppy Man, across the planks and I can see why she digs it. (Check back…
