Read below for the latest update from Chris Black at Falling Rock Tap House. This time he gears you up for this weekend’s release of Pliny the Younger and talks about St. Patrick’s Day, Colorado Craft Beer Week and Opening Day at Coors Field.
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Breaking Ground at The Source
February 4th, 2013 
drumrboy22 Last week, I had the opportunity to attend the groundbreaking ceremony at The Source, a high-end, European-style market set to open in Denver in June 2013. Kyle Zeppelin, the brains behind this massive undertaking, chose a 26,000 square foot, former ironworks building in River North to call home for this project. The red-brick building, which [...]
Warming Up At The Denver Winter Brew Fest
January 30th, 2013 drumrboy22 Well, here we are again, in the middle of our annual “Beer Fest Drought”. Gone are the days of Summer, when it seemed like we had multiple brew fests every weekend. Luckily, wedged between January’s Big Beers up in Vail and February’s Firkin Rendezvous down in Colorado Springs, we’ve got the Denver Brew Fest to [...]
Collaborative New Brew Review: Odell’s Lugene Chocolate Milk Stout
January 28th, 2013 drumrboy22 Late last year, I had the idea of reviewing beers with fellow bloggers. The whole idea sprouted from two realizations. The first being that the majority of the craft beer scene works together as a community, looking out for each other (#savestrange), sharing ideas and ingredients and even brewing beers collaboratively. I thought this would translate well to beer [...]
River North Brewery Announces 1st Anniversary Celebration
January 21st, 2013 drumrboy22 Denver’s River North Brewery will celebrate their 1-year anniversary next month. To celebrate, they’re planning a party on Saturday, February 16th, where they’ll also release a new Imperial Stout and open their barrel garden to the public. Mark your calendars now so you don’t miss out on this great event. Read the press release below [...]
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Tags: imperial stout, matt hess, river north anniversary, river north brewery 
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Going Big In Vail With Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines
January 16th, 2013 drumrboy22 I Love me a good beer fest and here in Colorado, there’s no shortage of good beer fests. We’ve got plenty to choose from throughout the year. But, it’s the Great Ones that keep me up at night. The Great Ones that get me excited like a kid on Christmas morning. The Great Ones that [...]
Posted in Beer Trippin', Festivals, Pictures, Uncategorized Tags: #bigbeers, alan simons, allagash brewing, backcountry brewery, bell's brewery, bourbon county brand coffee stout, buddha nuvo, cantillon, crooked stave, dave butler, dr. strangelove barleywine, dry dock brewing, elevation beer co, fermentedly challenged, fou found, goose island, old beer wagon barleywine, orval, penitente, raspberry wild one, roadhouse brewing, rockyard brewing, strange brewing, tart saizin, three barrel brewing, vail big beer 2013, vail big beers belgians & barleywines 2 Comments »New Brew Review: Elevation’s Downpour Imperial Red Ale
January 8th, 2013 drumrboy22 Ever since I tried my first sip of Elevation Beer Co’s Apis IV (their first bottled release) last summer, I’ve been closely following this fledgling Colorado brewery. From what I’ve seen so far, they consistently put out high quality beers at a price that’s relatively easy on the beer geek’s wallet. So when their newest release, Downpour Imperial Red [...]
Posted in Beer Reviews, Brew News, Uncategorized Tags: downpour beer reivew, downpour imperial red, elevation beer co 1 Comment »Epic Brewing To Open A Brewhouse And Taproom In Denver
January 7th, 2013 drumrboy22 Back in October, during the Great American Beer Festival, Epic Brewing of Salt Lake City, UT, announced their intentions to open a brewery in Denver. They’ve secured a location and plan to be in production by March. Never a dull moment here in Colorado. Read on for more details from the press release. Epic [...]
January Events at Falling Rock Tap House
January 4th, 2013 drumrboy22 Falling Rock Tap House owner, Chris Black, has unveiled a bunch of events for January and February. He’s got some great things planned, including an Odell Lugene Chocolate Milk Stout kickoff tonight, a Cantillon tapping on Sunday, multiple vertical tastings and a Vintage Beer sale at the end of the month. Read on for all [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: cantillon kriek, chris black, dain bramage, falling rock tap house, odell lugene, vintage beer sale Comments Off
Brewtally Insane Best of 2012: Beers, Breweries and Beer Bars
December 31st, 2012 drumrboy22 2012. What a year! Certainly a HUGE year for beer! With more than two dozen breweries opening in Colorado this year, there were plenty of new and interesting brews that were introduced into our market. It’s not easy for a beer geek to keep up with everything… We did our best to try them all and [...]
Posted in Beer Reviews, Brew News, Uncategorized Tags: ac golden brewing, apis iv, avery brewing, best colorado beers of 2012, bill eye, black shirt brewing, cellar reserve, crooked stave artisan beer project, deceit, deviant dale's, dry dock brewing, elevation beer co, falling rock tap house, friek, funkwerks, hefeweizen, hidden barrel apricot, lips of faith tart lychee, myrcenary, new belgium brewing, odell brewing, oh face saison provisional, oskar blues brewery, parry's pizza, persica, prost brewing, rackhouse pub, the meddler, the source, trinity brewing, uncle jacob's stout 2 Comments »
