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Driven to Drink

May 20, 2011 Like 0 James Burrus

Anything that’s on its fifth iteration (except movie sequels) should be showing marked improvement over past versions.

What’s on Tap? What’s not on Tap?

April 15, 2011 Like 0 James Burrus

My credo of “too much is always better than not enough” has usually stood me in good stead. Whether dealing with money, snowfall, romance—vowels in Scrabble, not so much—dealing with excess is often preferable. And so it is with beer,…

Magazine

Best of the West: Critics’ Choice

April 15, 2011 Like 1 editor

This year, we’re giving our Best of the West winners the red carpet treatment: The readers have spoken, the critics have made their picks and several local celebrities have added their two cents. Here are our picks for the best…

Magazine

The Beating is Sure to Resume

March 17, 2011 Like 0 James Burrus

Craft brewers and liquor stores are girding for yet another battle at the state legislature with the big-dollar lobbyists paid for from the deep pockets of the national grocery chains.

Magazine

Love is on Tap in February

February 10, 2011 Like 1 James Burrus

As local beer events go, you can’t do much better than Mountain Sun’s 18th Annual Stout Month.

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Not Yet a Cinderella Story

August 18, 2010 Like 0 James Burrus

Beer enthusiasts are a cheap bunch. At least that’s the general impression and a big part of why the annual Great American Beer Festival can’t lock down a consistent weekend for its massive event year after year.

Features

Presenting our Top 10 Summer Beers

June 10, 2010 Like 0 James Burrus

Summer is no time to mess around. There’s work to be done and where there’s work, there damn well better be beer; ice cold and in sufficient quantity to beat back the baking heat of the day. But when gulping…

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Beer Brawl Sidelined

February 16, 2010 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

Last year’s legislative session saw a barroom brawl between craft brewers and the liquor stores that sell their suds and the big corporate grocery chains that want to be one-stop shops. The question of whether to allow supermarkets to sell…

Online News

Twisted Pine Releases A Monster of an IPA

February 9, 2010 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

Twisted Pine’s Hoppy Man Imperial IPA will be available at select liquor store shelves in 22 oz bottles on February 15th, but the beer will be pre-released in the Twisted Pine Ale House on February 12th. This big, bold IPA…

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Bonding With the Hair of the Dog

January 6, 2010 Like 0 James Burrus

For those who love their craft-brewed beer as much as they love their dog(s), Brian and Becky Bennett have created a fetching tome that pays heartfelt homage to the two ubiquitous things we cherish most in Colorado.