By Jennifer Pund ESTES PARK Candice and Erik Mohr, the owners of Snowy Peaks Winery, believe sharing a glass of wine with someone often leads to interesting conversations, new friendships and tighter bonds. This is exactly what the locally-owned Estes Park winery has been doing since it began bottling its award-winning Colorado wine for 10 … Continue reading
By Jeffrey V. Smith ESTES PARK The owners of Fajita Ritas, a new Tex Mex restaurant in Estes Park, hired an outstanding staff, but none are as dedicated as Rita. She can work all hours, doesn’t take breaks and never accepts a pay check. Rita is actually the name the staff gave to their tortilla … Continue reading
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
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
By Jennifer Pund ESTES PARK When looking for a homemade breakfast or lunch in Estes Park without the hassle of making it at home—or parking downtown—head to Scratch Deli and Bakery. The sandwich-counter-type deli, which has been open less than a year, came about by combining the limitations of the location with Chef and Owner … Continue reading
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
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
By Jennifer Pund NEDERLAND The “big yellow building” in Nederland is set to open for business again and fans who miss menu items like the Mountain Muffin couldn’t be happier. Ned’s is the new name for the restaurant—which will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner—but the owners are quite familiar with the building and was its … Continue reading
By Jennifer Pund COAL CREEK CANYON It’s time to break out your favorite Italian recipe, cook up a tasty dish and see how it stands up against other mountain home chefs. Coal Creek Canon Improvement Association members are excited to host the third Italian Challenge, April 16 (RESCHEDULED TO FRIDAY, APRIL 22) from 5:30-7:30 p.m. … Continue reading
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
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