On a scale of zero to screaming bald eagle, how free are you on the 4th of July? You don't have to answer that - but it felt like the right way to get this piece flowin' since we are talking about the four best beers to have for the 4th. The title is a... Continue Reading →
5 Things We Loved About The New Avery Invitational
The Avery Invitational For the most part - we love change - however, when we heard that Avery was canceling the Strong Ale Fest and Sour Fest and replacing it with one singular festival - we freaked out. How could two of our favorite and most unique festivals be replaced? Lesson learned? Never underestimate Avery... Continue Reading →
In Defense of Warm Weather Dark Beers
Officially or unofficially most people think of cold weather when they think of dark beers. We know, by the way, that dark beer is an incredibly vague and inappropriate term but we didn't want our title to drag on for days. So to clarify and be perhaps more politically correct we will dig into the exact... Continue Reading →
GABF Bottle and Can Release Schedule | What You Need To Know
Everything about Great American Beer Festival (GABF) week is bigger and better – which includes not the number of special bottle and can releases scheduled. If you are like us you have easily over 40 events popping up on your Facebook event calendar so we thought it would be easier to put these together in... Continue Reading →
Beertography | Best Shots in May
Here Are Our Favorite Shots From The Month of May Photo Tip of the Month: Lighting. You can never spend too much time focusing on the lighting surrounding the beer you are taking. Whenever possible - use naturally light, it's the best and is the easiest when it comes to reflections. If it's an... Continue Reading →
This Weekend | Make It A Beer Weekend
Beer Events Around Denver | April 21-23 In and around Denver there is always something good going on when it comes to beer but every once and while there is a spectacular weekend. We felt like we should be doing a better job keeping our followers informed of the myriad of events around town. Moving... Continue Reading →
April – The Sour | Beer Style Exploration
What is a Sour beer? Sour beers have been around since the beginning of beer but have only recently become a popular style in the United States. The sourness of the beer is caused by yeast, more specifically yeast that isn’t "pure" but it is wild. It was common years earlier because there was no... Continue Reading →
It’s The Most Wonderful Time To Drink Beer | Christmas Beer Review
Merry Holidays! Happy Christmas! Or as I like to say Cheers! The final countdown to Christmas is on. You have exactly one week to finish all your gift shopping to make sure there are plenty of gifts under the tree. I would like to tell you that I am done with mine but that would... Continue Reading →
Authors and Beers | First Edition
The first full week of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is in the books. Totals by the end of the day should be cracking the 10k mark. I said should be because I am playing a bit of catch up. With that being said the first Sunday feels just right for the first release of... Continue Reading →
Nothing Basic About It | Pumpkin Beer Reviews
It's a running joke, the temperature drops below 80 and it's time for UGGs, Pumpkin Spice lattes from Starbucks, and Pumpkin flavored beer. "Brace Yourself, Pumpkin Everything Is Coming" While I can't defend all pumpkin flavored items, looking at you Oreos, including certain pumpkin beers there are plenty to enjoy. Here are our picks for... Continue Reading →