Archive for the ‘Brewery’ Category
March 23, 2011
What’s up everyone time to get the Western Bracket for the 2011 Beer Friends Final 4 up and running!
This year Phil’s bracket has contenders from Oregon(of course), California, Hawaii, and a surprise showing from Mexico! Make sure your vote counts, check back often and get your friends to support your favorite beers in all four brackets all the way to the Final Round!
The first match up is our 1 vs 16 with Sierra Nevada’s Torpedo going head to head with Kona Brewery’s Fire Rock Pale Ale. A good showing from both, but I’d have to side with the Torpedo, alot more flavor even with the Hops kick has enough in my opinion to unseat the standard flavored Fire Rock. But who am I to tell you that? Click on through to the rest of the article and get all 8 of your votes in!
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Tags:Beer, Dogfish Head, Dogfish Head Brewery, India Pale Ale, Pale Ale, sierra nevada, Stone Brewing Company, stout
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February 24, 2011
Hello Beer Friends Nation!
Who’s up for a field trip? I can only assume everyone is raising their hands so I won’t count individuals – so grab that Metrocard, take a train to 14th Street and wait with all the hipsters to head to Williamsburg! Barcade is having a massive Sixpoint Brewery night and the list looks impressive. First to find the Beer Friends gets a beer on us!
Check out our review of Bengali Tiger and other Sixpoint Brewery live blogs from Barcade, Rattle N Hum, The Stag’s Head, Blind Tiger and when Sixpoint was featured as the Brewery of the Week.
Even to veterans of sixpoint events like us, this event doesn’t look like it will disappoint. Look at some of the beers on the list:
Black Coffee IPA? As an IPA and coffee lover, this one tops my list. They will also have the Mad Scientist #1 and #2. #1 being a Spelt Wine and being delicious, I encourage you all to try this one. #2 being a “Beserker Bock” brewed with Stumptown coffee. (coffee may be a theme for this beer friend tonight)
Sixpoint also excells at tweaking their already delicious beers to create some special concoctions.
Diesel dry hopped on Cask? I think this one speaks for itself.
Saison Apollo? Their Apollo wheat with Saison yeast – should be a interesting awesome night. See you there!
Tags:Barcade, Beserker Bock, Black Coffee IPA, Diesel Stout, Mad Scientist Series, Saison Apollo, sixpoint, williamsburg
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February 23, 2011
Hello Beer Friends Nation!
The Breckenridge Brewery is a favorite of Colorado folks with a few locations all over the state. While the Original Brewery and Pub is located on South Main Street in Breckenridge, they have a location on Blake St. Denver across from Coors Field, a BBQ joint and brewpub in Denver, and a Ale House in Grand Junction. Known for delicious beers, Breckenridge has a firm foothold in the brewery rich Colorado beer scene and doesn’t look to be letting up any time soon. On the recent Beer Friends Colorado Brewery tour we visited the Blake Street location to try a few beers and chat up a few bartenders.
A few details on the beers:
Avalanche Ale is one of their most popular beers and for good reason, this amber ale gives the famous Fat Tire a run for it’s money in the amber scene across Colorado. While Fat Tire is more readily available, strike up a conversation about Avalanche Ale with a bartender and prepare yourself for a detailed argument.
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Tags:471 Small Patch IPA, Agave Wheat, Autumn Ale, Avalanche Ale, Breckenridge, Breckenridge Brewery, Christmas Ale, Colorado, Denver, LoDo, Lucky U IPA, Oatmeal Stout, Pandora's Bock, SummerBright Ale, Trademark Pale Ale, Vanilla Porter
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February 9, 2011
Hello Beer Friends Nation!
While almost everyone has heard of New Belgium Brewery, Fort Collins has another major player in beer brewing and sales, Odell’s Brewing Company. A little lesser known, but the quality of everything they do is outstanding. The Beer Friends visited on a Saturday and they happen to be setting up for a party that started at 2pm – which every Saturday they have a party that starts at 2pm! We tried a few beers and then had to run, look back in the future for Odell’s to be the Beer Friends Brewery of the Week and read below for the few taste we did get in!
Phil:
1st: Cutthroat Porter is fan-freaking-tastic! Off a Nitro Pour it has a wonderful smokey flavor that has just a hint of coffee if you look hard enough.
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Tags:5 Barrel Pale Ale, 90 Schilling, Colorado, Cutthroat Porter, Deconstruction Golden Ale, Easy Street Wheat, Fort Collins, IPA, Isolation Ale, Levity, Odell's, St Lupulin Extra Pale Ale
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January 25, 2011
Hello Beer Friends Nation!
Upon the rebuilding project of Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver it gave birth to plenty of new bars and restaurants in the area. Many are still strong today and a favorite of locals before and after a Rockies game, one of the original bars/brewpubs was Wynkoop Brew Pub, founded in 1988. Refurbishing a existing building from the 1888′s, Wynkoop focuses on small batch beers to serve it’s patrons and is always a popular gathering place during the Great American Beer Fest (GABF). Wynkoop has a number of fantastic beers and – in all good breweries – a sense of social conscience. The Silverback Pale Ale (now in cans!) donates fifty (5-0!) percent of it’s proceeds to the Denver based Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund.
The Wynkoop Brewpub is located at: 1634 18th St., Denver, CO 80202
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The Brew Pub is open:
11a – 2 a Everyday!
Kitchen open until 11p Mon – Thurs, 12a on Fri and Sat, and 10p on Sundays
Tags:B3K Schwarzbier, brewpub, Colorado, Denver, Light Rail Ale, LoDo, McKenzie's Milk Stout, Mile HIPA, Monkey's Fist IPA, Patty's Chile Beer, Rail Yard Ale, Sagebrush Stout, Silverback Pale Ale, St. Charles ESB, Two Guns Pilsner, Wixa Weiss, Wynkoop Brewery
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October 26, 2010
Hello Beer Friends Nation!
30 minutes Northwest of Denver lies the liberal central of Colorado, Boulder. Home to University of Colorado, the majestic Flatirons, and Boulder Beer Company. Boulder Beer Company is Colorado’s First Microbrewery, which is pretty impressive given the number of breweries in Colorado. The Beer Friends traveled to Boulder on their recent Colorado Brewery Trip on route to beautiful Red Rocks Amphitheater and had a few samples. Are are a few highlights:
Cold Hop was fantastic out (t)here. We can find this beer in NYC and really enjoy it, but always think it can be a little something more. Direct from the brewery was fantastic.
There was nachos in the middle...
Mojo IPA is a good beer, but having it on the sampler platter close to the Mojo Risin Double IPA is unkind and unfortunate for regular Mojo. Mojo Risin is everything us “hopheads” want out of a beer – drinkable and hoppy – but not over spiced. Mojo is a good introduction IPA for people and Mojo Risin is a good IPA for us veteran drinkers out there.
Obovoid Stout is a delicious stout by any means. This is creamy enough to have hints of a milk stout but is a oak-aged Oatmeal Stout instead. Always a delicious pour and a excellent beer for the upcoming fall and winter seasons.
The Boulder Beer Company is located at: 2880 Wilderness Place, Boulder, CO 80301
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The tasting Room is open:
11a – 9p Monday through Friday
Tags:Boulder, Boulder Beer Comp, Buffalo Gold, Cold Hop, Colorado, Flashback Ale, Hazed and Infused Dry-Hopped Ale, Mojo IPA, Mojo Risin, Never Summer Ale, Obovoid, Pass Time Pale Ale, Planet Porter, Singletrack Copper Ale, Sundance Amber Ale, Sweaty Betty Blonde
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October 12, 2010
Hello Beer Friends Nation!
Located in a industrial park off Arapahoe in Boulder, unless you know Avery tap room and brewery is back there, you’ll miss it. Bad decision. Avery brewery has been doing some powerful stuff over the last few years and being recognized for it in the awards they rack up each year. Year after year Avery produces big flavors and excellent beers, and these Beer Friends all the way out in NYC get excited for every time it pops up on our radar. Upon visiting we tried some fantastic samples are have a few quick thoughts.
Brad:
The Seventeen Dry Hopped Black Lager was fantastic. Lately I’ve kept my eye open for this “new” style (I say new only because I haven’t seen a lot and I’m assuming it, otherwise I’m way behind the times… oops) of Black Lagers and Black Pilsners. As soon as I saw Black lager I was sold and soon there after wasn’t disappointed. Bottled in May 2010, this was a one and done series so if you’re in the Boulder area, find Arapahoe Road and Avery Tap road for this one time offering.
The Out of Sight Stout is a take off their Out of Bounds Stout with Malawi coffee beans added to the brewing process. This was one of the more “coffee” stouts I’ve ever had, much like the 2010 Sixpoint Gorilla Warfare offering. This is a bit too acidic for me, but I enjoy a smoother coffee stout, much like I enjoy a little sugar and milk in my coffee.
Dry Hopped IPA this style is a new favorite of mine as well. The flavor change from a regular IPA that happens with the “dry hopping” is a welcome one in my book. A delicious take on a IPA from Avery.
Avery Brewing Company is located at:
5763 Arapahoe Ave # E Boulder, CO 80303-1350
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The tasting room is open: 12p – 10p 7 Days a Week!
Tags:Avery, Boulder, Colorado, Dry Hopped IPA, Out of Sight, Seventeen Dry Hopped Black Lager
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October 2, 2010
Hello Beer Friends Nation!
Sadly the Beer Friends missed this years Great American Beer Festival (GABF), stupid 9 to 5 jobs… but we were there in spirit – the spirit of Craft Beers! The Festival is a once in a lifetime experience of beers, foods, and friends. Below is the complete list of winners and links. Beer!
2010 Great American Beer Festival Awards
Category – Large Brewing Company and Large Brewing Company Brewer of the Year
Blue Moon Brewing Company, Denver, CO
Mid-Size Brewing Company and Mid-Size Brewing Company Brewer of the Year
Utah Brewers Cooperative, Salt Lake City, UT
Tags:Colorado, Denver, GABF, Great Divide Brewery, Left Hand Brewery, Pizza Port, Rogue, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Stone
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September 22, 2010
Great Divide Tap Room
Hello Beer Friends Nation!
A highlight of the Beer Friends Colorado Brewery Trip was Great Divide Brewery in Denver, Colorado. Great Divide was a great time and well worth the drive and parking in downtown Denver. PLUS it’s within walking distance of a few other breweries and hosts a Denver breweries walking tour (Click here for info).
The Tap Room itself has a very friendly atmosphere. The bartenders are more than willing to share Great Divide’s fantastic brews with you. You get four free samples when you come in that you will quickly want to follow up with a pint or two of your favorites. Everyone in the place were regulars, even if they hadn’t ever been there before and they all seemed to know each other. One Beer Friend even randomly ran into a guy from his father’s hometown who, through not so many degrees of separation, knew all the same people he did. Great Divide is a great brewery, the brews great beer and seems to attract a great clientele. (more…)
Tags:16th Anniversary Wood Aged, Claymore Scotch Ale, Colorado, Denver, Denver Pale Ale, Great Divide Brewery, Hades, Hercules Double IPA, Hoss, Smoked Baltic Porter, Titan IPA, Wild Raspberry Ale, Yeti Imperial Stout
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