DENVER The Great American Beer Festival has been bringing exceptional brewers and beer lovers together since 1982. Evolving with the booming craft beer industry and keeping up with Americans’ desire to tap into indie beer, GABF is now the single largest ticketed beer festival and event with the biggest selection of beers in the U.S. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Craft Beer
Brewery receives America’s first Federal approval for cannabis beer
AURORA Dude’s Brews, the packaged-beer arm of Dad & Dude’s Breweria, (6730 S Cornerstar Way in Cornerstar Shopping Center) announces their cannabis infused line of beers has been given the country’s first Federal approval for cannabis infused beer utilizing extract from full grown cannabis sativa stalk and stem. On June 13, 2016, Dude’s Brews received … Continue reading
Gilpin couple revives ‘soul’ of state’s oldest brew
By Jeffrey V. Smith DENVER Almost anyone can revive a brand, but it takes a devoted, dedicated individual to bring back its “soul.” Tivoli Brewing Company’s co-owner Corey Marshall, who painstakingly brought the state’s oldest brewery and one of Denver’s most popular brews back to life in 2012, is that person. Years of work, by … Continue reading
Great American Beer Festival celebrates 35 years with largest showcase of American breweries ever
Ticket sales begin August 2 For the 35th year in a row, beer lovers will gather in Colorado at the Great American Beer Festival (GABF), the premier beer festival and competition in the U.S. With 379,000 square feet in the tasting hall, an anticipated 60,000 attendees will have the opportunity to sample some 3,800 beers from more than … Continue reading
Oskar Blues Fooderies to open new restaurant and music venue in downtown Denver
New 11,000 Square Foot Space in Historic Market Center Will Serve up Burgers, Beer and Live Music in Denver Lyons – Oskar Blues Fooderies, the purveyors of handcrafted food to pair with Oskar Blues Brewery’s handcrafted beer, has announced its third project in 2016, a joint restaurant and music venue in the historic Market Center … Continue reading
Smithsonian announces new initiative to document brewing history
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History announced today at the Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America in Philadelphia that it will launch a three-year initiative to collect, document and preserve the history of brewing, craft brewers and the beer industry to explore how the beverage and brewing connect to larger themes … Continue reading
Oskar Blues Brewery’s Burning Can Beer Fest returns to Lyons Outdoor Games, June 4
LYONS – Oskar Blues BURNING CAN Fest, the country’s original active beer festival and CAN’d Aid Fundraiser, returns to celebrate CANned craft beer, beats and bikes in the brewery’s hometown of Lyons, CO on June 4. The all-day festival is part of Lyons Outdoor Games and includes 60+ craft breweries (more than 200 beers in … Continue reading
Colorado Welcomes Perrin Brewing Company to craft beer scene
Michigan’s Perrin Brewing selects first out-of-state market bringing cans and draft for Colorado distribution. Comstock Park, MI – Located just off the beaten path in Comstock, MI, Perrin Brewing has earned a cult like following with beer drinkers that until now have been confined to the Grand Rapids area. Beginning next week, that beer … Continue reading
Small, independent brewers continue to grow double digits
BOULDER – The Brewers Association (BA), the trade association representing small and independent1 American craft brewers, today released 2015 data on U.S. craft brewing2 growth. With more breweries than even before, small and independent craft brewers now represent 12 percent market share of the overall beer industry. In 2015, craft brewers produced 24.5 million barrels, and … Continue reading
Oskar blues releases a specialty malt ‘stache with Beerito Mexican lager
Longmont – Oskar Blues Brewery – founded by Dale Katechis in 1997 in Lyons – dives deep into raw ingredients with farmers and maltsters for the launch of BEERITO, a Vienna Mexican lager set to be released at the end of March. Oskar Blues’ own malty sanchez, BEERITO, weighs in at 4.0% ABV and 21 IBUs. … Continue reading