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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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Will Trader Joe’s Bring Two-Buck Chuck to Boulder?

January 20, 2012 Like 2 Greg Campbell

Don’t say you haven’t done it—there you are in a Trader Joe’s grocery store in California or New York faced with a wall of nearly identical Charles Shaw wine bottles in all the popular varietals for $1.99 each and before…

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The Butcher, The Baker…

January 2, 2012 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

It wasn’t all that long ago that I was afraid to talk to the butcher in my grocery store.

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Eatery News: Dec. ’11

January 2, 2012 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

Openings/Closings Murray’s Cheese Shop has opened inside two of Boulder’s three King Soopers stores. / Tossa, a new fast-casual concept from the owners of Smashburger, opened at 2400 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder. / Minglewood, a Grateful Dead deli, opened on Conestoga…

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Finding the Eclectic Elements

November 29, 2011 Like 0 Andra Coberly

We Got the Funk Spruce jewelry is very obviously inspired by the landscape, especially with pieces named Maple and River. You can see it in the irregular, flowing pieces that seem so intricately effortless. We adore these earrings that are…

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For the Rustic Style

November 29, 2011 Like 0 Andra Coberly

Toys Without Batteries While video games, cell phones and electronics have become major distractions for kids these days, Sprig Toys sets out to make battery-free, paint-free, eco-friendly toys that are “kid powered.” For kids 3 to 6, we’d opt for…

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Eatery News Nov. ’11

November 28, 2011 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

Openings/Closings Happy closed its doors and reopened as simply The Bitter Bar. According to a release, the bar will serve the same cocktails by the same mixologists, with the addition of “delicious, straight forward, American bar food and decadent, intelligent,…

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Aw Baby!

August 26, 2011 Like 0 Brandy Simmons

Festival on Main in Longmont: Friday, August 26 at 6 pm. Soul Sacrifice and the Last Men on Earth provide the ambiance for a ridiculous number of fun activities for both kids and parents.

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