Under-exposed

Google’s Street View is coming indoors. But are business owners on board?

People who try to claim they weren’t fascinated by Google Street View when it debuted in 2007 are kidding themselves. The groundbreaking service gave users 360-degree views of about every street in the country and revolutionized the process of going places.

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At Twisted Pine, beer with blindfolds and vegetable cream ale

Man, I tell myself as I pull up the blindfold for about the 30th time, I’m glad I’m working right now so I can cheat so often.

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Power use and marijuana: Where the grass isn’t greener

Indoor marijuana growing can consume large amounts of energy

Indoor marijuana grow operations aren’t as green as the weed they produce. According to data from Xcel Energy and estimates from those familiar with indoor growing, a single light used to grow 16 square feet of pot consumes about half as much energy as the average Colorado house in a one-month time frame.

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At Longmont's Oskar Blues, a malty mea culpa

Asking forgiveness of the kings of canning

I am sorry for not liking Oskar Blues. I am sorry to you, the reader, and to the beer itself.

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Go east, young beer drinker

Left Hand kicks off our three-week Longmont brewery jaunt

The beer tour launched its Longmont leg last week, heading up the Diagonal to longtime standout Left Hand. For the next two weeks East County is our home, as we hit Oskar Blues this week and the Pumphouse the next.

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Tiny bubbles

J Wells among a new breed of super-small breweries

It’s easy enough to name the most obvious trends in Boulder County brewing. Three breweries are planning to open this summer in Lafayette; Boulder loves beer that’s heavy on the hops; barrel-aging is big.

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Sports: Team, individual camps teach similar lessons

Both build skills, community

There’s a potential, fencing coach Scott Permer acknowledges, for parents to see individual sports camps as a little lonely.

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Big beers and food fixes

At Louisville’s Gravity, another clever cuisine workaround

We didn’t have much hope for food in Gravity Brewing’s Louisville warehouse. They’ve got a billionfoot-long bar and pool and pingpong tables, but there’s no sign of dining until we smell someone else’s fries.

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UPDATED: Magpul would move despite CEO's plan to open new restaurant in Boulder

All together now

FATE collaborates its way into the beer scene

In Northeast Ohio, where I’m from, Great Lakes Brewing Company is pretty much the beginning and the end of the craft beer conversation.

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