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Here’s to Beer

September 17, 2012 Like 0 Andra Coberly

I attended college on the central coast of California—a beautiful little town nestled among the morros and cuddled up around a simple Spanish mission. It was a college town and a retirement town, and that left little room for anyone…

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Faces of summer: The beer guy

June 12, 2012 Like 0 editor

After 15 years of homebrewing in Colorado, what initially started as a joke is becoming reality. John Frazee is this summer’s beer guy to watch for. Louisville’s Gravity Brewing, which is set to open in July, focuses more on the…

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The Bolder Life: Guide to American Craft Beer Week

May 10, 2012 Like 0 Tyra Sutak

Next week is American Craft Beer week, which naturally means that Boulder County breweries have stocked their calendars full of events to help celebrate the culture and the community of craft beer. Craft beer lovers will be in hoppy/malty heaven…

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The Bolder Life: Beer, Please

April 24, 2012 Like 0 Tyra Sutak

My ego, my calves and my liver are still a little sore from the beating I took this past weekend during the 6th Annual Boulder Beer Pearl Street Scavenger Hunt. Aside from a tummy full of beer, other things I…

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Blending Beer

February 14, 2012 Like 0 James Burrus

First it was the increasing number of double-digit alcohol-by-volume beers, and then there was talk about how letting said high-alcohol beers age a year or more in wine, rum or whiskey barrels added all sorts of great flavors. And that…

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For the Outdoorsy Subaru Set

November 29, 2011 Like 2 Andra Coberly

Stellar Skis The number of Colorado ski manufacturers that have popped up over the years nearly rivals the number of fledgling breweries. Come winter, you can’t throw a snowball without hitting a pair of locally made skis. But the folks…

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Beer Mania

September 22, 2011 Like 0 James Burrus

Probably the biggest beer-oriented event outside the GABF will be the Denver Oktoberfest on Larimer Street between 20th and 22nd streets Sept. 16–18 and 23–25.

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Belgian Invasion

August 19, 2011 Like 0 James Burrus

So you just don’t like beer.

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Oddly Hip, Just Down the Street

June 22, 2011 Like 0 James Burrus

By most standards, the nearly universal success of tap rooms at our local craft breweries is an illogical anomaly that just doesn’t make sense. Because when you think about it, serving only beer (with maybe some free peanuts or pretzels…

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