Michael J. Casey's Blog, page 5
February 17, 2021
Stout Month
Whenever you feel an impulse to perpetuate a piece of exceptionally fine writing, obey it—whole-heartedly—and delete it before sending your manuscript to press. Murder your darlings. —Arthur Quiller-Couch, On the Art of Writing …or, just cut out the stuff that doesn’t work. My example: Mountain Sun Pubs & Breweries’ Stout Month—an annual tradition and highlight … Continue reading Stout Month
February 12, 2021
Boulder Beer Co.
The Boulder Beer Co. is dead, long live Boulder Beer. To the press release: Founded in 1979 (a year before Sierra Nevada Brewing opened, and 9 years before Colorado’s first brewpub, Wynkoop Brewing opened), Boulder Beer is ready to reintroduce itself to the public! Shortly after reaching the milestone of its 40th anniversary in 2019, … Continue reading Boulder Beer Co.
January 25, 2021
Coming Soon: BOULDER COUNTY BEER
Watch this space: Boulder County Beer is coming soon. In 1979, two University of Colorado professors decided to open Boulder Brewing Company—the forty-third brewery in the nation and the first in the state since Prohibition. Over the next four decades, young entrepreneurs from across the country flocked to the picturesque region to follow their bliss … Continue reading Coming Soon: BOULDER COUNTY BEER
January 20, 2021
Asher Brewing Co.
Beer to make you feel better (about the planet) On Tap: Asher Brewing Co. 4699 Nautilus Court S., Suite 104, Boulder, 303-530-1381. Most people headed down to Boulder’s Twin Lake Open Space in search of craft beer are destined to Avery’s large and impressive new digs. That behemoth features two dining rooms, a slew of taps, and a … Continue reading Asher Brewing Co.
January 18, 2021
300 Suns Brewing
A visit to a mad scientist in Longmont On tap: 300 Suns Brewing. 335 First Ave., Unit C, Longmont, 720-442-8292. For years I worked a tasting counter at a winery in Los Angeles. It was a fairly sizable operation with a strong output, and I was the man with the corkscrew who poured it all for … Continue reading 300 Suns Brewing
January 13, 2021
12Degree Brewing’s Ready to Mingle
Louisville’s Main Street is now a place where no cars go. Barriers have been erected, coffee shops, breweries and restaurants have cordoned off sections, and al fresco dining welcomes the hungry and the thirsty. Is there a beer more appropriately named than Ready to Mingle? It’s 12Degree Brewing’s version of a Belgian single—a tamer and … Continue reading 12Degree Brewing’s Ready to Mingle
