thirst colorado fall 2015 - premiere issue
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Serving up the Colorado lifestyle.TRANSCRIPT
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5 GIFTS FOR CRAFT BEER ENTHUSIASTS
CREEKSIDE BREWING CRAFTING A SAISONABOVE 10,000 FEET
SERVING UP THE COLORADO LIFESTYLE
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PUSHINGLIMITS PINT LOVERS WHO GO TO THE EXTREMES
Vol. 1, No. 1 Fall 2015
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John Carlson Executive Director,
Colorado Brewers Guild
Jean Ditslear Owner, 300 Suns Brewing
Bess Dougherty Lead Brewer, Wynkoop
Brewing Co.
Alan Laws Owner, Laws Whiskey House
Kimberly Naslund Owner, Dancing Pines
Distillery
Brooke Salazar, Vice President, Marketing
Breckenridge-Wynkoop LLC
Charley Sturdavant Owner, Golden City Brewery
Terri Viezbicke Owner, Boulder Distillery
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Thirst Colorado is our ambition to spotlight the connection between Colorados passionate lifestyles and the kindred spirit of the states thriving craft scene.
Our pages will introduce you to entrepreneurs and talented craftspeople who brew, distill, bottle and serve some of the regions outstanding and unique beverages.
Borrow from our foodies who grill, boil, saut and smoke mouthwatering dishes that complement the craft products. From steaks to sushi, we will provide pairing hints and perhaps even reveal preparation techniques from local chefs to help you create your own culinary masterpiece.
Join Thirst Colorado in hiking a Fourteener, running a 5K, enjoying a concert, four-wheeling rugged mountain trails, fishing gold-medal streams or conquering knee-deep powder in the back bowls. Then recap your days adventure at one of nearly 400 craft entities and savor the vast assortment of bold creations.
Of course, you will not read all of our ambitions in this inaugural issue. Like all worthy endeavors, Thirst Colorado will continue to be the consummate work in progress. And, work we will, spurred by your assistance. We sincerely welcome your suggestions regarding a person, place or event that epitomizes Colorados diverse lifestyles. Contact us and lets have a conversation.
Live your passion and Thirst responsibly!
Paul JohnsonPublisher & Tasting Guru
Publisher Paul Johnson
Associate Publisher & Editor Joe Ross
Account Executive Maggie Swift
Design & Layout Michele Garner, Sandy Birkey and Stacey Krull
President & Founder Wilbur E. Flachman
Contributors Crystal Anderson, Jessica Brovsky, Jerrod Cotosman,
P.J. DiLorenzo, Steve Graham, Elyse Hahn, Connie Leaf, Tiffany Lutke, Dennis Pleuss
and Angie Wright
For advertising and editorial information, please contact Joe Ross at 303.428.9529 Ext. 227
or email [email protected] member of the Colorado Brewers Guild
Thirst Colorado is produced by The Publishing House, a division of Colorado Word Works, Inc.
The Publishing House also produces Colorados Performing Arts Publications,
serving arts venues along the Front Range.7380 Lowell Blvd., Westminster, Colorado 80030
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Drink up life in large amounts, but restrict your alcohol consumption. We do not endorse or support excessive drinking.
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8 Backcountry Brewing Crafting a pine saison with Aspen Brewing Co.
10 Modern Cocktails Mixing drinks with old-school charm
24 Walking the Line Slackliner enjoys pushing herself to the extreme
28 What Are You Thirsty For? From light to dark, your tastebuds will find a home here
34 Location, Location Our brewery, distillery and cidery lists will show you the way
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20 Festivals Check out the hottest events of fall and early winter
22 Ultrarunner What would you drink after running 100 miles?
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Brewing creekside in the mountains high above Aspen would have made legends John Denver and Hunter S. Thompson jealous.
With a few fishing poles, some fine reggae jams and the equipment needed to fill a five-gallon fermenter with a saison, Aspen Brewing Co. owner Duncan Clauss joined head brewer P.J. Goudreault and marketing master Willis Brown to show staffers from Thirst Colorado how its done in the high country.
The crew rallied for a chilly, rainy August afternoon of brewing a pine saison along Lincoln Creek off Independence Pass.
Goudreault, who cut his teeth at Odell Brewing and Oskar Blues, was certain the beer would turn out better and more aromatic than the fishing (skunked).
However, nothing worthwhile is easy. There were a few challenges to the most basic part of the brewing process. Trying to boil several gallons of water in
40-degree temperatures at an elevation above 10,000 feet requires patience, Goudreault pointed out.
Because of the slow boil, the creekside afternoon brew turned into an evening fireside party. The Aspen crew provided smooth-drinking Blonde and bombers of 10th Mountain Imperial Stout and Biere de Garde, a collaboration produced with Casey Brewing and Blending. Peering through his rain jacket hood, Clauss talked about graduating from CU Boulder and launching the brewery
Pursuing the perfect saison
MOUNTAIN BREWBy Joe Ross
Aspen Brewing Co. head brewer P.J. Goudreault works on the pine saison along Lincoln Creek.
Photo: Maggie Swift
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within a year. His love of the areas backcountry had locked in his desire to stay in Colorado and launch his business. He eventually nailed down the Aspen location. Located across from the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport with billions of dollars in jets lined up, Aspen Brewing Co. is the only brewery in town and features a tap room downtown. Aspen plans to produce 5,000 barrels this year and upwards of 10,000 in 2016, with additional fermenters scheduled for purchase. Clauss said three-fourths of the beer produced ends up in cans.
Eventually, the fireside stories slowed down, as did the rain.
During the afternoon, Goudreault had prepared the mash with barley and pine and added it to about seven gallons of water. After heating, the wort was then strained off the grain and brought to a boil. Goudreault said he would have to eyeball it before adding hops at the right time. The mix was soon sealed in a stainless steel fermenter, where it would be stored for about two weeks with saison yeast.
And the results? Stay tuned.We will let everyone know online at thirstcolorado.com how the backcountry brew turned out.
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MOUNTAIN BREWBy Joe Ross
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Marketing master Willis Brown offers a sample of wort (unfermented beer) to Thirst
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Tales From The Lying Log
By Bufford T. Clapsaddle
It was mid-May in an uncertain year of the 1990s. Being too early in the season to saddle up the horses and head to the high country, fishing partner Theodore and myself were anxious and elected to pursue Rainbow on the plains of the lower Arkansas River.
The heavy spring run-off that year created a silty, murky water and the limited success we experienced came from utilizing a now exhausted supply of crawlers.
My angling friend was silent as we walked back to our campsite. Suddenly, in the path before us, was a stretched-out rattlesnake with a grasshopper in its fangs. Theodores face lit up. Ive seen bows feed on hoppers many times that feller is not coiled Ill grab his head and you steal the hopper. Mission accomplished. Now what do we do?
Seeking a solution, I dashed the last 100 feet to camp and grabbed a bottle of the future guvs signature Rail Yard Ale, dashed back and was able to pour most of it in the mouth of the rattler, which then disappeared in the grass.
Before I could retrieve my gear, Theodore had that still-alive grasshopper on his hook and four pounds of dinner on the end of his line. He was whooping and celebrating, when I felt a tapping on my left boot.
There was that same darned snake bringing us another grasshopper.
Bufford T. Clapsaddle (aka Wilbur Flachman) is a retired newspaper and magazine publisher who has guided hundreds of horse pack trips into the Rocky Mountains for family, friends and business associates during the past 45 years. In the summer of 2013, Clapsaddle logged his 10,000th mile in the saddle on those sojourns. Majority of his tales are revealed only at timberline.
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As a bartender at one of the busiest restaurants in a world-class ski resort, I have an intimate first look at the needs and interests of imbibers from all over. What Ive noticed probably wont surprise anyone. Just like the food revolution, people are moving toward drinks with wholesome ingredients they can pronounce. Seasonal fruits and vegetables, real sweeteners, and quality base spirits and modifiers are on the rise.
This awareness and desire for conscious consumption affects the supply and demand sides of the beverage industry. If less is more for the consumer, the producer must look to the past, when cocktail building prospered through simplicity. Interestingly, the modern movement toward wholesome ingredients in drink composition sends us straight back to early 20th century America way before the rise of sweet and sour mix, frozen drink machines and GMOs. The rebirth of the classic cocktail is upon us. All hail the mint julep!
Can you make that margarita skinny, please? is a question I hear at least once a week. Little does the average consumer know, all of our drinks would be considered skinny because at our bar, we only use fresh ingredients, and adhere to the classic preparation of such vintage cocktails as the margarita, old fashioned and julep. We dont carry sweet and sour mix or chemically-sweetened liqueurs. If we feature a flavored rum, vodka, gin or whiskey, its an infusion using fresh fruit we batch in-house.
Just like the hyper-seasonal, localized food revolution, the insurgency of complex, richly flavored cocktails relies on the freshest, highest quality ingredients one can find. In the drink world, this translates to fresh preparations and craft spirits.
Vintage spirits, recipes and techniques are making a huge comeback. Bartenders
are paying homage to the contributions of the past. As a result, diners and imbibers are experiencing mainstream cocktails like the gimlet and the daiquiri the way they were originally intended to be enjoyed as fresh and minimalistic as possible while still maintaining the perfect balance of flavors.
Furthermore, drink builders are experimenting with modifiers that were once considered esoteric archives of the past. Back bars across Colorado are plush with varieties of amaro, sherry, fruit brandies and aperitifs, adding complexity to cocktails without increasing size and sweetness. The liquor industry has seen a departure from global consolidation and a rise of the hand-crafted small batch.
Less is more, and succinct, decipherable ingredients are the way to go when it comes to the food and beverage industry. Its the healthful alternative and what a growing number of consumers seek out. But it also is what drives the passionate members of the beverage industry to continue their unique, inspired craftsmanship.
The good news is that the garden-to-bar concept actually makes it easier to compose a delicious cocktail. Whether youre simply a natural-born host that wants to impress her friends at next weeks dinner party with a dangerously delicious pitcher of rum punch, or the full-time working bartender who has access to a variety of spirits, modifiers and tools at any given time, each cocktail creation should be sparked by a desire for something well-balanced that satisfies each taste bud and is delicious enough to drink again and again.
Connie Leaf bartends in Vail at Sweet Basil Restaurant. She has an unwavering passion for hospitality through food and beverage, hiking mountains, and skiing fresh powder.
A Vintage Approach to Modern Cocktail CreationBy Connie Leaf
ELEVATED LIQUID
The Peach FuzzDrink by Connie Leaf
2 ounces Palisade Peach/Cinnamon Shrub2 ounces Breckenridge
Bourbon1/4 ounce Overproof Rum of your choice (I used Plantation Dark) Give ingredients a shake and pour out into a tulip-shaped beer glass. Garnish with a peach wedge.
Thats all you need for a light and bright, thirst-quenching cocktail using seasonal ingredients close to home.
You dont even need to squeeze a half a lemon or lime, as the vinegar in the shrub is tart enough to balance out the sweetness of the fruit and sugar without the help of citrus. This cocktail works well with just about any spirit (I wouldnt recommend gin, though. That sounds rough.)
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North Denver Welcomes Call to ArmsDuring the summer 2015 opening of Call to Arms Brewing Co., Denvers
Berkeley neighborhood welcomed a walkup brewery thats positioned between Berkeley Park and the Tennyson Street shopping and dining area.
Call to Arms Brewing Company is a modern craft brewery steeped in old-world tradition, according to owner Jesse Brookstein We brew beers of all styles and categories, with a particular focus on reviving lost styles and imparting our own modern take on them, while still brewing the hoppy and experimental beers that make American brewing so great. Among them: a dunkelweizen, a Vienna lager, a quaffable pale ale with mosaic and chinook hops, and a Belgian wit infused with cardamom and grapefruit.
The owners bring more than 20 years of experience to the brewery, and most recently worked at Avery Brewing Co.
Owners: Chris Bell, Jesse Brookstein and Jon Crosscalltoarmsbrewing.com | 720.328.8258 | 4526 Tennyson St., Denver
10th Mountain: Great Spirits, Great Place to RelaxThe 10th Mountain Whiskey & Spirit Co. opened in Vail Village with the
hope of delivering a mountain lifestyle brand to locals and tourists who work and play hard.
The tasting room seats about 30 people and is open every day of the week. Bay windows overlook Mill Creek, which drops down Vail Mountain. Its an extremely cozy, personal environment that is a great place to relax after a big day on the mountain or a stressful day at work, says Ryan Thompson, co-owner of 10th Mountain. We intentionally didnt put TVs in the tasting room in order to encourage conversation and connection among our guests and spirit guides.
In addition to the moonshine, bourbon, whiskey, vodka and cordials, look for the soon-to-be-available Alpenglow Cordial, which is Colorado Sage and Palisade Peach infused. Its sweet, along the lines of Grand Marnier or Tuaca, but has Colorado influenced flavors, Thompson said.
Owners: Ryan Thompson and Christian Avignon Head Distiller: Shawn Hogan 10thwhiskey.com | 970.470.4215 | 286 Bridge St., Vail
NEW BREWERY SPOTLIGHT
DISTILLERY SPOTLIGHT
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1991New Belgium
offers first commercial
sales
1996Steamworks opens doors in Durango; is one of 83 breweries statewide
2005 Dry Dock
Brewing Co. launches
1994Left Hand
Brewing opens doors
1998Oskar Blues brews first
beer in Lyons restaurant basement
1994Great Divide Brewing Co. established
1993Avery
Brewing Co. incorporates
1997 Bull & Bush
Brewery produces first batch
2006 Record broken
for most breweries
ever in state: 108
1995Colorado Brewers
Guild formed (56 breweries in
operation)
2002Oskar Blues is first U.S. craft brewer to can its own beer (Dales Pale)
2015Brewers
Guild reports
licensed brewers
1995Ska starts brewing in Durango
1990Breckenridge
becomes states third craft brewery
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Graphics Robert Filip / Dollar Photo Club
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AA true lover of craft beer would have to plan more than 300 stops to visit all Colorado breweries this fall. Who wouldnt want to jump aboard that train?Some would argue that its no
coincidence that the Super Bowl of the beer world The Great American Beer Festival is held in the state that is absolutely crazy for new tastes in crafted beverages.
Will the growth trend continue? Theres not much doubt, says John Carlson, executive director of the Colorado Brewers Guild. At the end of the day, if the operator is brewing flavorful ales and lagers, I think that it can go on in perpetuity.
Creating a great product is part of the equation, but as Carlson points out, the breweries are also serving a greater purpose. Breweries are creating a sense of place and community its wonderful.
This fall the Brewers Guild, which is a trade group that advocates for breweries, reported 309 licenses had been issued to breweries within the state.
But the explosion of crafted drinks isnt limited to beer. Cocktails, once a
lost art, have become mainstream again, dipping into the past to revamp the drinks of yesteryear. The ingredients found in those drinks often consist of the offerings from more than 80-plus distilleries that are in operation. Maybe the train ride should include 400 stops.
In Durango, where the population is less than 18,000, there are six breweries and two distilleries operating. In Fort Collins, 15 locations are brewing beer and three distilleries are operating in the city of 155,000 residents.
The libations craze also has spilled into other aspects of our business communities. Gone are the days of mass-produced beer sufficing at restaurants
and bars. Although beer sales overall have been flat nationally, craft beer sales have shown double-digit increases in recent years.
As a result, the states economy has received a boost because of our crafty nature. According to the Beer Institute, a national trade association in Washington D.C. that represents all sizes of breweries, the industry in Colorado represents more than 5,000 jobs ($422 million in wages), which doesnt include those employed in wholesaling and retailing. Without a doubt, our small breweries and distilleries have become big business.
Breweries are creating a sense of place and community its wonderful.
John CarlsonExecutive Director
Colorado Brewers Guild
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GAME DAYAre you ready for some football? Robert Adams, co-owner and assistant brewer at Platt Park Brewing Company, offers this trusty recipe, sure to please any game-day crowd.
BAKED PIZZA ROLLSMakes 24 rolls
1/4 cup of your favorite marinara sauce1 1/4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese1/2 cup chopped pepperoni 1 (13.8 ounce) can pre-made pizza dough 1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons shredded Parmigiano-Reggiano
cheese1 teaspoon chopped garlic
Preheat oven to 425 degrees and grease a 9-inch baking dish.
Combine olive oil, Parmigiano-Reggiano and garlic in a small bowl
and set aside. Roll out pizza dough into a 15 x 9 rectangle and cut into
24 squares. Mix marinara, mozzarella and pepperoni in a bowl and disperse
evenly onto the squares. Fold corners up and pinch to seal. Place all of the rolls into
the greased baking dish, seam side down. Spoon the olive oil mix on top of the rolls and
bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown on top. Can be served with warm marinara sauce on the side.
Roberts suggested pairing:This pairs well with most beer, but I prefer the Colorado Cream Ale from Station 26. Its light and smooth, yet has a slight toasty malt that mixes well with the crust. Its a great beer to enjoy while watching your favorite team on the screen.
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DENVERThe Denver lifestyle: conquering a 14er in the morning and enjoying a craft brew in the after-noon. The Denver Public Library has you covered with events and resources that help you live the Denver lifestyle. Denverlibrary.org/events
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SEPTEMBER TELLURIDE BLUES & BREWS FESTIVALSEPTEMBER 18-20TellurideBlues & Brews is a three-day celebration of live music and microbrews held at Telluride Town Park.tellurideblues.com
DENVER BEER FESTSEPTEMBER 18-26DenverThe seventh annual Denver Beer Fest is presented by Visit Denver in partnership with the Colorado Brewers Guild. With more than 300 beer-related events at area breweries, restaurants and tap houses, its nine days of crazy fun. denver.org/denver-beer-fest
DENVER OKTOBERFESTSEPTEMBER 18-20 AND SEPTEMBER 25-27 DenverLarimer Street in Denvers Historic Ballpark Neighborhood is transformed for two weekends in September.thedenveroktoberfest.com
DURANGO AUTUMN ARTS FESTIVALSEPTEMBER 19-20 DurangoThe festival showcases up to 90 fine artists and fine craftspeople from around the country, as well as local musicians and performers from the 2nd Avenue Stage. A variety of artisanal food and beverages are available as well.durangoarts.org
OFFENSIVELY DELICIOUSSEPTEMBER 23DenverThis evening of comedy is a fundraiser for the Denver Public Library and features Kyle Kinane and Adam Cayton-Holland. Set at the historic Oriental Theater, the evening features 10 breweries and four comedians. Imbibe-events.com
GREAT AMERICAN BEER FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 24-26 DenverThis three-day annual event hosted by the Brewers Association sold out in 77 minutes.greatamericanbeerfestival.com
OCTOBERROCKY MOUNTAIN OKTOBERFESTOCTOBER 2-4DenverRocky Mountain Oktoberfest combines the tradition of the Munich Oktoberfest with the vibe of Colorado and the Rocky Mountain brewery scene.Eventbrite.com
FRESH HOP FESTIVALOCTOBER 3 DenverThe 10th annual Falling Rock Fresh Hop Festival unfolds in downtown Denver with more than 30 breweries offering up the freshest possible libations available.imbibe-events.com
THE HAUNTED BREW FESTOCTOBER 10 Colorado SpringsThe Haunted Brew Fest is a unique Colorado Springs festival with loads of craft beer that doesnt require a costume. hauntedbrewfest.com
DENVER BEER FESTSEPTEMBER 18-26 DENVERMetro State University of Denver President Stephen Jordan, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and Visit Denver President and
CEO Richard Scharf joined in the festivities to kick off the Denver Beer Fest last year when thousands of enthusiasts swarmed Denver to participate in more than 300 events.Denver.org/denver-beer-fest
BRECKENRIDGE CRAFT SPIRITS FESTIVALOCTOBER 23-25 BRECKENRIDGEA poker run, historic saloon walking tours and live shows are part of this annual gathering of
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PUMPKINS & PILSNERS FESTIVALOCTOBER 17 Estes ParkPurchase a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch and sip on locally brewed seasonal beer from the Estes Park Brewery to help support the local non-profit organization, Families for Estes.visitestespark.com
BRECKENRIDGE CRAFT SPIRITS FESTIVAL: STILL ON THE HILLOCTOBER 23-25 BreckenridgeCraft distillers each year gather in Breckenridge for the Craft Spirits Festival, which features a grand tasting, restaurant specials, a downtown pub crawl and historic saloon tours. breckenridgecraftspiritsfestival.com
FALL BACK BEER FESTIVALOCTOBER 31 Estes Park100+ beers being poured by the brewers themselves from 30+ Colorado breweries, seminars, and live music from Colorado bluegrass and rockabilly bands.fallbackbeerfest.com
NOVEMBERALL COLORADO BEER FESTIVALNOVEMBER 7 Colorado SpringsNovembers biggest beer festival is back for an eighth year. Up to 70 Colorado-only breweries participate in this event in Colorado Springs.allcoloradobeerfestival.com
CHEF N BREW FESTIVAL 2015NOVEMBER 19DenverThe regions most talented chefs and brewers square off against each other in a pairing competition. chefandbrew.com
BIG BEAR BREW FESTNOVEMBER 21PuebloThe second annual festival brings together 50 breweries and 100-plus craft beers at the Pueblo Convention Center.pueblobrewfest.com
MILE HIGH UNITED WAY TURKEY TROTNOVEMBER 26 Washington Park, DenverThis Thanksgiving four-mile foot race and one-mile family fun run raises funds for United Way.unitedwaydenver.org
DECEMBER BEERADVOCATES ANNUAL WINTER WARMER PUB CRAWLDECEMBER - CHECK WEBSITE FOR DATEDenverThe annual Winter Warmer Pub Crawl will warm up beer enthusiasts from across the Front Range. They will be stopping for two hours at a time at each location. beeradvocate.com
VAIL SNOW DAZEDECEMBER 11-13VailOpen the ski and snowboard season with free concerts, street fairs, a tree lighting and food and drinks aplenty.vail.com/events/snowdaze
12 DAYS OF ASPENDECEMBER 20-31AspenBe there when downtown comes alive with free holiday activities, drink specials, tree lightings, Menorah lightings and events to benefit local charities.aspenchamber.org/events
ALL COLORADO BEER FESTIVALNOVEMBER 7 COLORADO SPRINGSLast years crowd, some wearing beer goggles, enjoyed tastings from dozens of brewers during this fundraiser for area
nonprofits. The 9th annual festival held at the Mortgage Solutions Financial Expo Center will bring together some of the states top brewers for afternoon and evening sessions. allcoloradobeerfestival.com
craft distillers and revelers. Tastings, restaurant specials and a downtown pub crawl are also included in this fall classic.breckenridgecraftspiritsfestival.com
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Running Drinking
By Tiffany Lutke
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If you ask Coloradans about their hobbies, chances are they might include enjoying the outdoors and drinking craft beer. For professional ultrarunner Gina Lucrezi, the two fit together like a sock and shoe. Among Lucrezis sponsors such as New Balance and Pro-Tec Athletics, is Boulder-based Upslope Brewing Company. Thats right a craft brewery sponsors an ultrarunner; it doesnt get much more Colorado than that.
Lucrezi, 32, says the partnership is perfect in numerous ways. Trail running fits hand in hand with craft beer. Craft, to me, is rugged, independent and out there on its own. Its not made for the mass market and neither is trail running. Both are unique in their own way, she says. Craft brewers are constantly searching for new styles and techniques, while trail runners are looking for new vistas. Its freedom for creativity.
That creativity takes place over distances greater than a marathon (26.2 miles). While Lucrezis resume is filled with 50-kilometer runs (31.07 miles) and a few 100-mile trail races, her glass is filled with craft beer. So how did her partnership with Upslope Brewing begin? I consider Upslope as my living room. I lived across the street and my boyfriend and I would always go over, she says. I thought to myself, Upslope is a really outdoorsy brewery. I wonder if they would support my trail-running career?
A partnership was struck. Upslope, which began pouring beer in 2008, supports Lucrezi by providing her with Upslope products, but it goes beyond the beer. Its more than just beer or verbal support, she points out. They care, even if I dont have my best day.
Additionally, the brewery provides a venue at their Lee Hill brewery for
a run club Lucrezi started: Upslopes Lee Hill Run Club. I wanted to start a fun run to get people more active and on the trail and Upslope has a great location close to trails. I enjoy having a beer and its a nice reward after the run, she says. Its a great way to bring people together and get them motivated.
During the fun-run events, Upslope gives participants a discount on beer, while Lucrezis other sponsors rotate setting up tents to show runners samples of their products. The partnership between Lucrezi and Upslope also has a charitable feature. During a recent run club event, Upslope donated a dollar from every beer sold to Rocky Mountain Rescue Group to recognize Dave Mackey, a local runner who was injured. It is the integrity of the brand and the people that make you feel a part of the family, she says. Other runners apparently agree because the club continues to grow.
So when the run ends and the sweat begins to dry, what will we find in Lucrezis glass? Its always the IPA, she says without hesitation. Its my go-to. Anytime of the day, its awesome.
Boulder resident Tiffany Lutke works with Upslope Brewing Co. and is usually stuck between a rock and a beer place.
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Gina Lucrezi enjoys a beer at Upslope.
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WALKTHE LINE
By Elyse Hahn
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See ThirstColorado.comfor longer interview.
As Helen Keller once said, Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing at all. Heather Larsen, a local slackliner, chooses to live by these words. As fearless as she is petite, the young athlete has devoted her life to pushing limits within herself and her sport.
The little-known but growing sport is rooted in the climbing community and dates back to the mid-1970s. Climbers in Yosemite walked across rigged climbing rope low to the ground as a way to improve balance and tighten their core. It passed the time when they werent on a rock face. Now, slacklining has its own following with different techniques evolving each year. Yoga-lining, anyone? How about incorporating trampoline-like flips, twists and jumps for a trick-lining routine? Tandem-lining requires a partner, and water-lining is performed over a body of water. Possibly the biggest thrill comes from highlining, which is performed up to several hundred feet off the ground.
Strap yourself in for some of Larsens favorites: highlining, yoga-lining and tandem-lining. She stepped off the line long enough to share some of her expertise and adventures with us.
Q. How do you mentally prepare yourself for slacklining and highlining?
A. So, you mentally prepare for a highline just by understanding that you have the skills and ability to do what it is that youre about to do. Its just a slackline. So what it really is, is managing it mentally. Staying calm and breathing is going to be your best bet for going after it and preparing yourself. Stretching doesnt hurt either.
Q. Tell me more about highlining. A. Oh, where should I start? Highlining is a form of slacklining. You go high into the air and you rig it quite a bit differently than a normal slackline. So you have a redundant system with multiple anchor points, so if anything in your system for some reason fails, you always have a backup. Its actually one of the safest things that Ive ever done, as long as your rig is redundant and rigged properly. Its more of a mental game when it comes to going up high.
Q. Do you get scared?A. Fear is always there in highlining. You just learn to manage it a little bit differently, or maybe a little bit better, every time. So the more you put
yourself in an environment thats scary, the more your body is going to get used to it.
Q. What goes through your mind while youre up on the highline?
A. In order to walk a highline you cant be two steps in the past or two steps in the future, you just have to fully be right where you are and manage that moment and nothing else.
Q. What other sports or hobbies do you enjoy? A. I love rock climbing and yoga. Those two activities combined with slacklining keep me in great shape physically and mentally. It also keeps me outside, which is why I live in Colorado anyway!
Q. You were featured on Fabletics (actress Kate Hudsons athletic-wear website). What started it all?
A. I have sponsorships and affiliations with a lot of different companies. Fabletics has a program called Masters that supports people who are excelling in what they do, whether its teaching yoga, cycling, running or whatever. But they noticed me on Instagram; we got connected and its been really cool. So I do events and I promote them and they
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promote me, and we have a really good partnership. Being able to share my love with a community that big is a really big blessing in my life.
Q. Would you ever walk a highline without being strapped in?
A. I used to say that I would probably never walk a highline, now its like my biggest passion. And so I dont ever want to say that Ill never do that, like thats way crazy. But its not really that crazy. Like, I have a lot of friends that free-solo things and when you have not only the confidence, but the ability and the background, to do something like that, you feel comfortable with it. If its something I feel comfortable with at some point, and I feel like thats what I wanna do, Ill do it. I dont see that happening like anytime super soon, but its in my mind, more often then I imagined it would be.
Q. What are your favorite breweries to go to when youre done slacklining?
A. So I live in Golden and we have a lot of breweries, but one of my favorite breweries is Golden City Brewery. They have a nice garden to just hang out after a day of climbing, or slacklining, or highlining. Then we go to Mountain Toad a lot, too.
Q. Everyone has that one beer that got them into the crafts. What was yours?
A. That is a good one. Oh, man. Ya know, probably, I would say it would be Golden Citys Legendary Red. I like mixing activities with beer and just chilling out. Yeah, I mean you dont have to get drunk. You can just have one and hang out and have a good time.
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The holidays are just around the corner and its time to think about the perfect gift for the craft beer lover in your life. Weve highlighted some of our favorites.
Beer Opening Glass ___________ A product to solve those awkward occasions when a beer opener isnt handy and you decided you were too old to carry a church key on your key chain. The Asobu Pint Glass Beer Mug with
Beer Opener Base is a 16 oz. glass with a stainless steel base. The glass can be used for both domestic and imported bottles and is dishwasher safe and 100% BPA free. www.amazon.com
Colorado Brewery Bus Tour ____Have some beer and dont worry about a designated driver when you jump on the Colorado Brewery Bus. The bus will
take you around Boulder-Longmont or Fort Collins, hitting such favorites as New Belgium, Odells, Avery and Oskar Blues. www.cobrewerybus.com
Locomo Growler Backpack _____Hiking, biking, touring or boarding, this rugged pack safely holds a growler, a laptop and whatever else you care to throw inside for your next adventure. Hand-sewn, the Brewrasa Growler Backpack is built with the same materials used by the military so you can play hard. www.brewrasa.com
Beer Cookbook ______________ Beer-loving foodies rejoice because here comes your dream come true. The American Craft Beer Cookbook: 155 Recipes from Your Favorite Brewpubs
and Breweries offers an eclectic take on combining the culinary arts with those of brewing. Included are recipes that use a variety of beers and others that can get you just the right pairing for your IPA or Hefeweizen. www.barnesandnoble.com
6-Bottle Bike Bag ____________ If you fully embrace the Colorado lifestyle, you hit the outdoors hard and want a good brew afterwards. So a biking enthusiast may enjoy this handy set of beer-holding saddlebags. They are waterproof and can hold a full six pack of beer. www.firebox.com
Jerrod Cotosman is a Denver-area accountant, author and beer drinker who spends an unwholesome amount of time watching televised sports.
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COLORADO BREWERY LINEUP
ARVADAArvada Beer Co arvadabeer.com
Grand Lake Brewing Tavern grandlakebrewing.com
New Image Brewing nibrewing.com
Odyssey Beerwerks odysseybeerwerks.com
Yak and Yeti theyakandyeti.com
AURORA BJs bjsrestaurants.com
Coda Brewing Cocodabrewing.com
Dads and Dudes Breweria breweria.com
Dry Dock Brewing Co drydockbrewing.com
Launch Pad Brewery launchpadbrewery.com
Mu Brewerybrewbymu.com
Two22 Brew two22brew.com
BOULDER AREAAsher Brewing asherbrewing.com
Avery averybrewing.com
BJs bjsrestaurants.com
Black Sheep Breweryblacksheepbrewery.com
Bootstrap Brewing bootstrapbrewing.com
Boulder Beer boulderbeer.com
BRU Handbuilt Ales bruboulder.com
Crystal Springs Brewing Co crystalspringsbrewing.com
Fate Brewing Co fatebrewingcompany.com
Finkel & Garf Brewing Cofinkelandgarf.com
Front Range Brewing Co frontrangebrewingcompany.com
Gravity Brewing thegravitybrewing.com
Industrial Revolution Brewing Cotheirbc.com
J Wells Breweryjwellsbrewery.com
Liquid Mechanics Brewing Co liquidmechanicsbrewing.com
Mountain Sun mountainsunpub.com
New Planet Beernewplanetbeer.com
Odd 13 Brewing Inc odd13brewing.com
Oskar Blues oskarblues.com
The Post Brewing Co postbrewing.com
Powder Keg Brewing Co powderkegbrewingcompany.com
Sanitas Brewing Co sanitasbrewing.com
Shine Restaurant & Gathering Place shineboulder.com
Southern Sun mountainsunpub.com
Twelve Degree Brewing 12degree.com
Twisted Pine twistedpinebrewing.com
Upslope Brewing Co upslopebrewing.com
Very Nice Brewing verynicebrewing.com
Vindication Brewing Covindicationbrewing.com
Vision Quest Brewing Covisionquestbrewing.com
Walnut Brewery walnutbrewery.com
West Flanders Brewing Co wfbrews.com
Wild Mountain wildmountainsb.com
Wild Woods Brewery wildwoodsbrewery.com
BRIGHTON/FREDERICKEcho Brewingechobrewing.com
Floodstage Ale Works facebook.com/floodstagealeworks2013
Something Brewerysomethingbrewery.com
BROOMFIELD/WESTMINSTER4 Noses Brewing 4nosesbrewing.com
Big Choice bigchoicebrewing.com
BJs bjsrestaurants.com
C.B. & Potts Broomfield cbpotts.com
C.B. & Potts Westminster cbpotts.com
Gordon Biersch gordonbiersch.com
Kokopelli Beer Co kokopellibeer.com
Nighthawk Brewery nighthawkbrewery.com
Rock Bottom Orchard Town Center rockbottom.com
Rock Bottom Westminster Promenade rockbottom.com
Westminster Brewing Co westminsterbrewingco.com
Wonderland Brewing wonderlandbrewing.com
CASTLE ROCKRockyard Brewing Co rockyard.com
CENTENNIAL/LONE TREE/ HIGHLANDS RANCH105 West Brewing Co105westbrewing.com
3 Freaks Brewery 3freaksbrewery.com
Blue Spruce Brewing Co bluesprucebrewing.com
C.B. & Potts Highlands Ranch cbpotts.com
Grist Brewing Co gristbrewingcompany.com
Lone Tree Brewing Co lonetreebrewingco.com
Rock Bottom Park Meadows rockbottom.com
COLORADO SPRINGS AREABierWerks Brewery bierwerks.com
Bristol Brewing bristolbrewing.com
Cogstone Brewing Co cogstonebrewing.com
Colorado Mountain Brewery cmbrew.com
Fieldhouse Brewing Co facebook.com/fieldhousebrewingcompany
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Odell Oktoberfest Marzen Style Lager, 6.1% ABV My two partners and I all love lagers, and we always look forward to the yearly release of local Oktoberfests. Odells offering is new to the market and is absolutely perfect: the maltiness, smoothness, color, even the packaging. This beer has quickly become one of my favorite Colorado beers. Jesse Brookstein, Owner, Call to Arms Brewing Company
Coda Atomic Dog American Barleywine, 11.2% ABVThis barleywine has the 11 percent to warm you up with a tropical fruit bitterness. Its the perfect transition to fall weather without losing the punch-you-in-the-face of an IPA I enjoy.Greg Matthews, Brewmaster, Platt Park Brewing Company
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COLORADO BREWERY LINEUPFossil Brewing Co fossilbrewing.com
Gold Camp Brewing Cogoldcampbrewing.com
Great Storm Brewing greatstormbrewing.com
Iron Bird Brewery ironbirdbrewing.com
JAKs Brewing Co jaksbrewing.com
Local Reliclocalrelic.com
Lofty Brewing Coloftybrewingcompany.wordpress.com
Manitou Brewing Co manitou-brewing.com
Nano 108 nano108brewing.com
The Occasional Brewtheoccasionalbrew.com
Paradox Beer Co paradoxbeercompany.com
Phantom Canyon phantomcanyon.com
Pikes Peak pikespeakbrewing.com
Red Leg Brewing redlegbrewing.com
Rock Bottom Colorado Springs rockbottom.com
Rocky Mountain Brewery therockymountainbrewery.com
Royal Gorge Brewing Coroyalgorgebrewpub.com
Smiling Toad Brewing smilingtoadbrewery.com
Storybrook Brewing storybookbrewing.com
Trinity Brewing trinitybrew.com
Triple S Brewing Co triplesbrewing.com
Ute Pass Brewing Co utepassbrewingcompany.com
DENVERBAKER/SOUTH BROADWAYBaere Brewing Co baerebrewing.com
Former Future Brewing Co embracegoodtaste.com
Grandmas Housegrandmasbeer.co
Lowdown Brewery + Kitchen lowdownbrewery.com
TRVEtrvebrewing.com
CAPITOL HILL/E COLFAX/PARK HILLAlpine Dog Breweryalpinedogbrewery.com
CO-Brew cobrewdenver.com
Deep Draft Brewerydeepdraftbrewery.com
Fiction Beer Co fictionbeer.com
Lost Highway Brewing Colosthighwaybrewing.com
Pints Pub pintspub.com
Station 26 Brewing Costation26brewing.co
Vine Street Pub & Brewery mountainsunpub.com
FIVE POINTSSpangalang Breweryspangalangbrewery.com
LODOBreckenridge Colorado Craft breckbrew.com
Denver Chophouse chophouse.com
Jagged Mountain Craft Brewery jaggedmountainbrewery.com
Rock Bottom Denver rockbottom.com
Sandlot Brewerybluemoonbrewingcompany.com
Wynkoop Brewing Co wynkoop.com
NORTHEAST DENVERCaution Brewing Co cautionbrewingco.com
Creede Brewing Co creedebeer.com
NORTHWEST DENVERCall to Arms Brewing Co calltoarmsbrewing.com
De Steeg Brewing desteegbrewing.com
Denver Beer Co denverbeerco.com
Diebolt dieboltbrewing.com
Factotum Brewhouse factotumbrewhouse.com
Gold Spot Brewing Cogoldspotbrewing.com
Hogshead Brewery hogsheadbrewery.com
Little Machine Brew Houselittlemachinebeer.com
Prost prostbrewing.com
Seed Stock Breweryseedstockbrewery.com
Tivoli Brewing Cotivolibrewingco.com
RINOBeryls Beer Co berylsbeerco.com
Black Shirt Brewing Co blackshirtbrewingco.com
Crooked Stave crookedstave.com
Epic Brewing Co epicbrewing.com
Great Divide Brewing Co greatdivide.com
Mockery Brewing mockerybrewing.com
Our Mutual Friend omfbeer.com
Ratio Beerworks ratiobeerworks.com
River North Brewing rivernorthbrewery.com
Zephyr Brewing Co zephyrbrewingco.com
SOUTHEAST DENVERBull and Bush bullandbush.com
Comrade Brewing comradebrewing.com
Copper Kettle Brewing Co copperkettledenver.com
Fermaentra Fermaentra.com
SOUTHWEST DENVERBlack Sky Brewery blackskybrewing.com
Chain Reaction Brewing chainreactionbrewingco.com
Crazy Mountain Brewing Cocrazymountainbrewery.com
Declaration Brewing Co declarationbrewing.com
Platt Park Brewing Co plattparkbrewing.com
Renegade Brewingrenegadebrewing.com
Sleeping Giant Brewingsleepinggiantbrewing.com
Left Hand Oktoberfest Marzen Style Lager, 6.6% ABVA great traditional style that embodies the fall season and its done by a brewery that knows how to make fantastic German lagers. A clean and balanced malt-focused lager that pairs well with crunchy leaves and the cool autumn winds. This is a beer I buy the first time I see it on the shelf, every year.Sam Scruby, Head brewer, Upslope Brewing Company
TRVE Brewing Company Lifes Trade Farmhouse Ale fermented in red wine pungeons, 4.7% ABVUpon tasting this delicate farmhouse, its hard to believe it came from a brewery known as the metal brewery in town. Their first release from the new Acid Temple only suggests there will be many other great beers to celebrate in the future. Jason zumBrunnen, Brewmaster, Ratio Beerworks
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COLORADO BREWERY LINEUPStrange Craft Brewing strangecraft.com
Wits End Brewing Cowitsendbrewing.com
WHEAT RIDGE/EDGEWATER/ LAKEWOODBrewery Rickoli breweryrickoli.com
Caution Brewing Co cautionbrewingco.com
Colorado Plus Brewpub coloradoplus.net
Great Frontier Brewing Cogreatfrontierbeer.com
Ironworks Brewery & Pub ironworkspub.com
Joyride Brewing Co joyridebrewing.com
DURANGO AREA Animas Brewing Co animasbrewing.com
Bottom Shelf Brewery bottomshelfbrewery.com
Brew Pub & Kitchen brewpubkitchen.com
Carvers Brewing carverbrewing.com
Dolores River Brewery doloresriverbrewery.com
Durango Brewing Co durangobrewing.com
J. Fargos jfargos.com
Main Street Brewery & Restaurant mainstreetbrewerycortez.com
Mancos Brewing Co mancosbrewingcompany.com
Ska Brewing skabrewing.com
Steamworks Brewing Co steamworksbrewing.com
EAGLE COUNTY7 Hermits Brewing Company7hermitsbrewing.com
Bonfire Brewing bonfirebrewing.com
Crazy Mountain Brewing Companycrazymountainbrewery.com
Gore Range Brewery gorerangebrewery.com
Vail Brewing Company vailbrewingco.com
ENGLEWOODThe Brew on Broadway thebrewonbroadway.com
C.B. & Potts Denver Tech cbpotts.com
ESTES PARKEstes Park Brewery epbrewery.com
Lumpy Ridge Brewing Cofacebook.com/lumpyridgebrewery
Rock Cut Brewing Co rockcutbrewing.com
The Rock Inn rockinnestes.com
FAIRPLAYSouth Park Brewing Co southparkbrewingcolorado.com
FORT COLLINS AREA1933 Brewing Co 1933brewing.com
BJs bjsrestaurants.com
Black Bottle Brewery blackbottlebrewery.com
C.B. & Potts cbpotts.com
Coopersmiths coopersmithspub.com
Equinox Brewing equinoxbrewing.com
Fort Collins Brewery fortcollinsbrewery.com
Funkwerks funkwerks.com
High Hops Brewery highhopsbrewery.com
Horse & Dragon Brewing Co horseanddragonbrewing.com
New Belgium newbelgium.com
Odell Brewing Co odellbrewing.com
Old Colorado Brewing Cofacebook.com/oldcoloradobrewingcompany
Pateros Creek Brewing Co pateroscreekbrewing.com
Pitchers Brewery pitchersbrewery.com
Rally King Brewingrallykingbrewing.com
Snowbank Brewing squareup.com/market/snowbank
Soul Squared Brewing Cosoulsquaredbrewing.com
Three Four Beer Cothreefourbeerco.com
Zwei Brewing Co zweibrewing.com
GLENWOOD SPRINGS/ CARBONDALE/ASPENAspen Brewing Co aspenbrewingcompany.com
Casey Brewing and Blendingcaseybrewing.com
Carbondale Beer Works carbondalebeerworks.com
Glenwood Canyon Brewing Co glenwoodcanyonbrewpub.com
Roaring Fork Beer Coroaringforkbeerco.com
GOLDENBarrels and Bottles Brewery barrelsbottles.com
Cannonball Creek Brewing Co cannonballcreekbrewing.com
Golden City Brewery gcbrewery.com
Mountain Toad Brewing mountaintoadbrewing.com
Nine26 Brewing Conine26brewing.com
GRAND JUNCTION AREA4 Bs Brewing facebook.com/4bsbrewery
Copper Club Brewing Co copperclubbrew.com
Edgewater Brewery kannahcreekbrewingco.com/ edgewater-brewery
Kannah Creek Brewing Co kannahcreekbrewingco.com
Palisade Brewing Co palisadebrewingcompany.com
Revolution Brewing revolution-brewing.com
Rockslide Brew Pub rockslidebrewpub.com
Suds Brothers Brewery sudsbrothers2fruita.com
GREELEYBrix Taphouse and Brewery brixtaphouseandbrewery.com
Broken Plow Brewery brokenplowbrewery.com
Crabtree Brewing Co crabtreebrewing.com
WeldWerks Brewing Coweldwerksbrewing.com
Wiley Roots Brewing Co wileyrootsbrewing.com
IDAHO SPRINGS/EVERGREEN/ CENTRAL CITYThe Buffalo Bar & Restaurant buffalorestaurant.com
Dostal Alley Saloon & Gambling Emporium dostalalley.com
Lariat Lodge Brewing Co lariatlodgebrewing.com
Revival Brews revivalbrews.pub
Tommy Knocker Brewery & Pub tommyknocker.com
LITTLETON AREA38 State Brewing 38statebrew.com
Boggy Draw Breweryboggydrawbrewing.com
Breckenridge Brewery breckbrew.com
Dead Hippie Brewingdeadhippiebrewing.com
Living the Dream Brewing Co livingthedreambrewing.com
Locavore Beer Workslocavorebeerworks.com
Old Mill Brewery oldmillbrewery.net
Renegade Brewing Company Endpoint, Triple India Pale Ale, 11% ABVSlammed with summit hops, this beer is extremely diverse, containing flavors of grapefruit, pine and sweet onion, according to the brewers at Renegade. At Thirst Colorado, we call it the go-to beer after weve put this inaugural issue to bed. We love this hop bomb.Joe Ross, editor, Thirst Colorado
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COLORADO BREWERY LINEUP
300 Suns Brewing720-442-8292335 1st Ave.
Longmont, CO 80501www.300sunsbrewing.com
St. Patricks Brewing Co saintpatricksbrewing.com
LONGMONT300 Suns 300sunsbrewing.com
Grossen Bart Brewery grossenbart.com
Left Hand Brewing Co lefthandbrewing.com
Oskar Blues oskarblues.com
Pumphouse Brewery pumphousebrewery.com
Shoes and Brewsshoesbrews.com
Skeye Brewing skeyebrewing.com
Wibby Brewingwibbybrewing.com
LOVELAND/BERTHOUDBerthoud Brewing Coberthoudbrewing.com
Big Beaver Brewing Co bigbeaverbrew.com
Big Thompson Brewerylovelandbrewery.com
Buckhorn Brewersfacebook.com/buckhornbrewers
City Star Brewing citystarbrewing.com
Crow Hop Brewing crowhopbrewing.com
Grimm Brothersgrimmbrosbrewhouse.com
Loveland Aleworkslovelandaleworks.com
Rock Bottom rockbottom.com
Verboten Brewing Co.verbotenbrewing.com
NORTHGLENNBeer by Design Brewery beerbydesign.com
PAGOSA SPRINGS/DEL NORTE/ALAMOSAPagosa Brewing Co pagosabrewing.com
Riff Raff Brewing riffraffbrewing.com
San Luis Valley Brewing slvbrewco.com
Three Barrel Brewing Co threebarrelbrew.com
Wolfe Brewing Co wolfebrewingco.com
PARKERBarnett and Son Brewing Co barnettandsonbrewing.com
Elk Mountain Brewing Inc. elkmountainbrewing.com
Hall Brewing hallbrewingco.com
PUEBLO AREABrues Alehouse Brewing Co bruesalehouse.com
Shamrock Brewing shamrockbrewing.com
Walter Brewing Cowaltersbeer.com
SALIDA/BUENA VISTA/GUNNISON/CRESTED BUTTEAmicas amicassalida.com
Eddyline Brewery eddylinebrewing.com
Eldo Brewery eldobrewpub.com
Elevation Beer Co elevationbeerco.com
High Alpine Brewing Co highalpinebrewingcompany.com
Moonlight Pizza moonlightpizza.biz
SOUTHWEST COLORADOAvalanche Brewing Company avalanchebrewing.com
Colorado Boy Pizzeria coloradoboy.com/montrose
Colorado Boy Pub & Brewery coloradoboy.com/ridgeway
Golden Block Brewery goldenblockbrewery.com
Horsefly Brewery horseflybrewing.com
Ouray Brewery ouraybrewery.com
Ourayle House Breweryouraylehouse.com
Smugglers Brew Pub smugglersbrewpub.com
Telluride Brewing Cotelluridebrewingco.com
Two Rascals Brewingtworascalsbrewing.com
STEAMBOAT SPRINGSButcherknife Brewing Cobutcherknifebrewing.com
Mahogany Ridge Brewery & Grill mahoganyridgesteamboat.com
Storm Peak Brewing Co.stormpeakbrewing.com
Yampa Valley Brewing Co yampavalleybrew.com
SUMMIT COUNTYBackcountry Brewery backcountrybrewery.com
The Bakers Brewery thebakersbrewery.com
Breckenridge Brewery & Pub breckbrew.com
Broken Compass Brewing brokencompassbrewing.com
Dillon Dam Brewery dambrewery.com
Pug Ryans pugryans.com
TRINIDADDodgeton Creek Brewing Cododgetoncreek.com
WINTERPARK AREAHideaway Park Breweryhideawayparkbrewery.com
Library Sports Grille and Brewery wp.librarysportsgrille.com
Moffat Station winterparkhotel.com/moffat-station
CIDERBig Bs Hard Cider, Hotchkissbigbjuices.com
Blossomwood Cidery, Cedaredgeblossomwoodcidery.com
Branch Out Cider, Fort Collinsbranchoutcider.com
Climb Hard Cider Company, Lovelandclimbhardcider.com
Colorado Cider Company, Denvercoloradocider.com
Compass Cider, Fort Collins compasscider.com
Old Mine Cidery & Brewpub, Erietheoldmine.com
Scrumpys Hard Cider, Fort Collinsfacebook.com/scrumpyshardciderbar
Stem Ciders, Denverstemciders.com
Talisman Farm Cidery, Hygienetalisman.com
Wild Cider, Firestonewildcider.com
We are head over heels in love with Colorado and the average of 300 days of sun we get to enjoy each year. Nothing pairs better with a sunny day than a fun, relaxing place to hang out and enjoy a craft beer. We serve up a selection of delicious ales in a comfortable, family-friendly tasting room with east facing deck. We have paninis and charcuterie to keep your belly happy and some wine and ciders on hand for your gluten-free or not-yet-converted-to-craft-beer friends.
If your favorite brewery is not listed, please let us know.
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Bear Creek Distillery - Platt Park bearcreekdistillery.com
Blank & Booth Distilling - Central Denver blankandbooth.com
Laws Whiskey House - Platt Park lawswhiskeyhouse.com
Leopold Bros - Northeast Denver leopoldbros.com
Mile High Spirits - Lodo milehighspiritsllc.com
Rising Sun Distillery - Southwest Denver risingsundistillery.com
Stranahans - South Denver stranahans.com
Altitude Spirits, Inc. - Boulder altitudespirits.com
Boulder Distillery and Clear Spirit Company, Inc. - Boulder 303vodka.com/boulderdistillery
J & L Distilling Co - Boulder jldistilling.com
Roundhouse Spirits - Boulder roundhousespirits.com
Vapor Distillery - Boulder vapordistillery.com
Breckenridge Distillery - Breckenridge breckenridgedistillery.com
Axe and the Oak Distillery - Colo. Springs axeandtheoak.com
Black Bear Distillery - Colo. Springs blackbeardistillery.com
Distillery 291 - Colo. Springs distillery291.com
Pure Distilleries - Colo. Springs colorado.com/distilleries/pure-distilleries
Coppermuse Distillery - Fort Collins coppermuse.com
Feisty Spirits - Fort Collins feistyspirits.com
Old Elk Distilleries - Fort Collins blueocean-inc.com/portfolio/ old-elk-distilleries
Old Town Distilling - Fort Collins downtownfortcollins.com/ member-directory/old-town-distilling-company
Still Cellars - Longmont stillcellars.com
Tesouro Distillery - Longmont tesourodistillery.com
Anvil Distillery - Longmont anvildistillery.com
Black Canyon Distilling - Longmont blackcanyondistillery.com
Dancing Pines Distillery - Loveland dancingpinesdistillery.com
Spring 44 Distilling - Loveland spring44.com
10th Mountain Whiskey & Spirit CO - Vail 10thwhiskey.com
808 Distillery - Eagle 808distill.com
Boathouse Distillery - Salida boathousedistillery.com
Colorado Gold - Cedaredge coloradogolddistillers.com
Deerhammer Distilling Co - Buena Vista deerhammer.com
Downslope Distilling - Englewood downslopedistilling.com
Golden Moon Distillery - Golden goldenmoondistillery.com
Honey House Distillery - Durango honeyhousedistillery.com
KJ Wood Distillery - Berthoud kjwooddistillers.com
Local Distilling, Inc. - Golden colorado.com/distilleries/local-distilling-inc
Marble Distilling Co - Carbondale marbledistilling.com
Montanya Distillers - Crested Butte montanyarum.com
Mystic Mountain Distillery - Larkspur mmdistillery.com
Pats Backcountry Beverages - Wheat Ridge patsbcb.com
Peak Spirits - Hotchkiss peakspirits.com
Peachstreet Distillers - Palisade peachstreetdistillers.com
Rado Distilling - Arvada radodistilling.com
Spirit Hound Distillers - Lyons spirithounds.com
State 38 Distilling - Golden State-38.com
Syntax Spirits - Greeley syntaxspirits.com
Trail Town Distillery - Ridgeway trailtownstill.com
Woods High Mountain Distillery - Salida woodsdistillery.com
Woodshed Distilling - Pagosa Springs woodsdistillery.com
Woody Creek Distillers - Basalt woodycreekdistillers.com
COLORADO DISTILLERY LINEUP
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COLORADO DISTILLERY LINEUP
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100 Detroit St Denver, CO 80206 (303) 316-8383
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