The “Colorado Brewery Masters”, those who have been to every brewery currently in Colorado, is a small group of people. In order of accomplishment they are Patrick Malone, Stephen Adams (The Colorado Beer Geek), Kevin Harris, and the three Colorado Beer Barons. Earlier this year a seventh person, Scott Young, joined our elite group. I […]
Meet John Vandewater – A Man with a Passion for CO Beer
Welcome John Vandewater as one of the Colorado Brewery Masters, those of us who have visited every Colorado brewery! I first heard about John a couple months ago when he let me know that he had been to over 300 Colorado breweries and wanted to confirm that he’d been to them all. We checked our […]
2016 Colorado Brewers’ Favorite Breweries
With 304 breweries in the state of Colorado, it can be a daunting task determining which ones stand out from the crowd. But who better to help choose than Colorado’s own professional brewers and brewery staff? We emailed all of the breweries in Colorado with a list of questions about their favorite breweries, beers, and […]
Meet Patrick Malone – The Godfather of Colorado Beer Geeks
Last week I introduced you to my fellow Colorado Beer Geeks who have visited every brewery in Colorado, Kevin (“The Other Guy”) Harris and The Colorado Beer Barons. Today I am happy to tell you about The Godfather of all Colorado Beer Geeks, Patrick Malone. I refer to him as The Godfather since he gained […]
Meet The Colorado Beer Barons
Meet The Colorado Beer Barons! Not only have these three guys visited every Colorado brewery but they did it together in under two years! I had the great pleasure of meeting them just before they finished their quest and asked them a few questions. Photo Credit: Thomas King CBG: Who are the guys that make […]
Meet Kevin Harris – “The Other Guy”
Editor’s note: This is a reprint of the Facebook post that I did when my friend Kevin Harris completed the quest of visiting every Colorado Brewery earlier this year. Since then, I’ve fondly started calling him “The Other Guy”. 🙂 Heartfelt Congratulations to Kevin Harris! Kevin has joined me in accomplishing the feat of visiting […]
The Colorado Beer Geek goes to GABF 2016
I had a fabulous time at the Great American Beer Festival this year! It was my first as a member of the media and I had a tough time separating the advice of visiting breweries that I haven’t been to before and visiting the 152 Colorado breweries as the Colorado Beer Geek (since I’ve been […]
38 GABF Medals go to Colorado Breweries in 2016!
The Colorado Beer Geek attended the Great American Beer Festival® 2016 awards ceremony. 38 medals went to 33 Colorado breweries with 5 breweries getting two medals. Those are Cannonball Creek Brewing (2 Gold), Echo Brewing (2 Gold), Bootstrap Brewing (Gold & Bronze), Steamworks Brewing (2 Silver), and Coors (Silver & Bronze) There were 13 Colorado […]