Goat Patch Brewing Company in Colorado Springs has seen great successes in their first year of business – they just celebrated their one year anniversary on July 28th. I recently sat down with Darren Blaze, head brewer and Co-Owner of Goat Patch Brewing, to talk about how the past year has been for them, and […]
Colorado Breweries Win 30 GABF Medals!
Congratulations to the 28 Colorado Breweries that brought home 30 medals from the Great American Beer Festival! Denver Beer Company won two Gold medals! New Belgium Brewing won a Gold and a Silver medal 16 out of the 30 medals were Gold! Butcherknife Brewing Co. Steamboat Springs Sunshine Express Australian-Style Pale Ale Wit’s End Brewing […]
Colorado Brewer’s Rendezvous: A Summer Destination
What started as an annual brewers meeting for members of the Colorado Brewers Guild has grown to one of the most popular summer beer festivals, and it shows no sign of slowing down. Every second Saturday in July, the Brewer’s Rendezvous is held in the beautiful and quaint town of Salida. Set in Riverside Park, […]
Brass Brewing Opens With a Commanding New Presence
On March 22nd Colorado Springs welcomed the latest brewery in town, Brass Brewing, and I was excited to check out the newest craft beer offerings. After looking at more than a dozen different locations, the owners of Brass Brewing finally selected the space that formerly held Triple S. Brewing. When Triple S. had been located in […]
Brewing Between the Lines: Fiction Beer Company
Fact: Fiction Beer Company was the first brewery in Denver to serve a New England-style IPA when it released “Somewhere Around Barstow” in late 2014. I understand that to some this is a mighty bold claim, but it’s also one that appears to check out. Born three years and eight months ago (give or take […]
Primitive and New: Spontaneity is in the Air
When we at Colorado Brewery List sent out our 2017 year-end survey, the brewery that was voted most-anticipated was Primitive Beer in Longmont, and with good reason – Primitive has a unique style, brewing lambic and gueze-style beers not readily experienced in the Colorado beer scene. We were lucky to be able to catch up […]
Bring Resolute
res·o·lute (rezəˌl(y)o͞ot) adjective: admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering Resolute Brewing Company | 7286 S Yosemite St, Suite 110, Centennial, CO 80112 I love balance. The subtle art of producing something with just the right amount of ingredients where none overshadows the remainder is a sign of a skilled orator, chef, and brewer. Balance in an […]
Elevated Standards: Spangalang Brewery
Music-themed establishments are somewhat ubiquitous in the Colorado craft beer scene, with numerous breweries staking out territory in specific genres – metal, rock, bluegrass, ska. Head to Denver’s Five Points neighborhood and you’ll find another brewery with music at its core: Spangalang Brewery, located in an old DMV building in Five Points Plaza along the […]