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This week in Drink — Bob Baile and Bill Marshall of Twisted Pine Brewing Co.

Breweries are very resilient,” Bob Baile says. “We all had this absolute fucking determination, for some reason or another, and it probably came to play in it all.”  Baile and Twisted Pine go way back—the brewery turns 26 this month. Not that Baile and “Chief Drinking Officer,” i.e., co-owner Bill Marshall are throwing a huge … Continue reading This week in Drink — Bob Baile and Bill Marshall of Twisted Pine Brewing Co.

This week in Drink — Laura Lodge on StartABrewery.com

I think [startabrewery.com] will be a good way to disseminate information about consciously building a culture,” Laura Lodge says. “In light of this whole #MeToo craft beer reckoning that we’re going through right now, the need for information and resources is very apparent. And so to have a platform that is free and open and … Continue reading This week in Drink — Laura Lodge on StartABrewery.com

This week in Drink — Eric Kean and Sam Scruby of MainStage Brewing Co.

People have been like: Why do you want to open a brewery right now?” Sam Scruby says. “But if you looked at all the momentum in 2019, it was experience-driven. It was on-premise neighborhood spots. … We’re trying to pick back up where we left off before the pandemic.” Now open in Lyons, Colorado, MainStage … Continue reading This week in Drink — Eric Kean and Sam Scruby of MainStage Brewing Co.

Radio Nibbles Chews on Boulder County Beer

Every Thursday, KGNU’s Morning Magazine welcomes food writer John Lehndorff to the airwaves with Radio Nibbles. This past Thursday, Lehndorff welcomed me to talk about Boulder County Beer. Let’s listen in: You can find Boulder County Beer: A Refreshing History wherever fine books are sold. As for John, find him on Facebook and at his … Continue reading Radio Nibbles Chews on Boulder County Beer

3 Questions with the Denver Business Journal

Ed Sealover knows a thing or two about beer. In 2011, he published Mountain Brew: A Guide to Colorado Breweries. In 2016, he followed that up with Colorado Excursions With Hikes, History and Hops—both from Arcadia Publishing and both heavily consulted by me while working on Boulder County Beer. Sealover also covers beer and brewing … Continue reading 3 Questions with the Denver Business Journal

“Lunchtime at the Oasis”—An Excerpt

It can sometimes be foolish to simplify the entire ups and downs of a large movement by looking at one individual business. It can also illustrate broad stokes succinctly. With that in mind, I give you Boulder’s third brewpub: Oasis Brewer Pub. Helmed by George Hanna, the Oasis Brewer Pub began its journey on Oct. … Continue reading “Lunchtime at the Oasis”—An Excerpt

Downtown Boulder’s Foodie Friday

The Downtown Boulder Partnership (DBP) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of downtown as the heart of the greater Boulder community. Every Friday, DBP sends out a newsletter giving you the best in food-related events, and this week’s Foodie Friday highlights Boulder County Beer: If you’re a beer lover — this … Continue reading Downtown Boulder’s Foodie Friday

Stout Month: The Home Edition

As alluded to in a previous post, this February lacked one of the Front Range’s best beer traditions: Stout Month. Started in 1994 at the Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery in Boulder, as an attempt to drive business during the slow season, Stout Month quickly became an annual tradition. It worked like gangbusters for the … Continue reading Stout Month: The Home Edition

BOULDER COUNTY BEER Release Day

Years ago, back when I was a high school student, I worked as a bookseller. The store, which has since gone out of business, also sold music and movies, which meant that Tuesdays were banner days at the store. Late Monday night, the trucks would unload stacks and stacks of boxes, each one containing the … Continue reading BOULDER COUNTY BEER Release Day

This week in Drink — “It got crazy.”

Without Boulder Weekly there would be no Boulder County Beer. Longtime Boulder Weekly contributor Michael J. Casey has written a definitive history of the local craft beer scene, Boulder County Beer: A Refreshing History. Packed with firsthand accounts from adventurous brewers, Casey recounts the tale of those who turned Boulder County into ground zero for craft beer in … Continue reading This week in Drink — “It got crazy.”