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Nothing Subtle about Avery Brewing
If you want to turn a cute little goldfish into a carp-sized behemoth, dump it into a pond. Keeping the little guy in a bowling ball-size bowl will just frustrate him and stunt his growth.
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Ethnic Libations
Have the "End of Summer" Blues? These drinks will whisk you away to your island dream
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Distribution Jackpot
When it comes to being a successful craft distiller, the proof is in the distribution. Boulder Distillery—makers of 303 Vodka, 303 Whiskey and a soon-to-be-launched, barrel-aged rum—has hit the big leagues with a distribution contract with Republic National Distribution Co.…
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Alternatives to the Great American Beer Fest
Don’t say we didn’t warn you that the Great American Beer Festival (Oct. 11–13) would sell out fast. In record time, as a matter of fact. But don’t despair, the Denver Beer Fest (Oct. 5–3) have again served up a…
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Beer Fests Galore
The rock-star status of craft beer is evidenced by the increasing number and popularity of festivals that give barley top billing with the music and food being featured. And among the best of such fests is the Telluride Blues and…
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Reading Aloud
“We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold …” And so it began, with Hunter S. Thompson’s widow, Anita, launching into the opening chapter of Fear and Loathing in Las…
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Small but mighty
If a rising tide lifts all boats, Leslie and Steve Kaczeus are riding a tsunami of beer. The couple took the brewing plunge this year and decided to join the Boulder County craft-brewing fray by opening a nanobrewery in Niwot.…
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Summer festival shenanigans
Summer festival season is here, and with my crew, that used to mean that you couldn’t let your guard down until the sweet corn was out of season. It was the summer of 1993 and I was headed to Telluride…
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Music Education My Way
In 1972, I earned my first paycheck, took my first guitar lessons, bought my first rock albums and fell in love (and got dumped) for the first time, all at the end of my third-grade year. The girl I fell…
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Basement to Brewery
Triple A baseball is to the Major Leagues as home brewing is to craft beer. If you want to see tomorrow’s brewing stars in action—while meeting great people, stoking your inner foodie and enjoying a homebrew—join a homebrew club. I…
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