THE POST OPENS A TAPROOM
The Post Brewing Company in Lafayette is opening their new taproom on Thursday, March 19 with festivities running through the weekend.
On Thursday, attendees will receive free beer and appetizers starting at 5 p.m. The taproom is unique in that it employs a beer engine, which is a machine that pumps cask beer directly from the cask into the glass. Cask beer typically has lower carbonation and a softer mouth feel, and it is an unfiltered beer that is conditioned “in its final dispense vessel,” aka the cask. Thus, the beer engine preserves the unique characteristics of the beer.
The taproom will open at 5 p.m. on Thursday, and 3 p.m. throughout the weekend.
BEET EGGS
For a special springtime treat, head down to Golden on Saturday, March 21 at 10 a.m. and learn how to make pickled beet eggs.
“I’ve never liked pickled beets,” said class instructor Priscilla Marshall in a press release, “but I loved the beet Easter eggs that Grandmom made each year for my brothers and me. Pies, cakes and cookies were sweets saved for special occasions: Thanksgiving, birthdays or Christmas. But for Easter we got pink eggs.”
The class is run through the Golden History Museum, and tickets are $40. Participants leave with their own jar of pickled pink beet eggs, as well as the knowledge of canning. All materials are provided. It will take place at the Pearce Cabin at the Clear Creek History Park in Golden.
MEAT AT YOUR DOOR
The Jacob Springs Farm Meat CSA is accepting reservations for their 2015 season. By participating in the Boulder farm’s CSA, you’ll get a smattering of organic, grass-fed, non-GMO-fed meat over five installments.
July brings pork, August brings chicken, September brings beef, October brings lamb and November brings turkey.
A full share will cost you $1,000 for the five installments, though you’ll get a $150 discount for participating in the farm’s work program. There are 24 shares total in the program, which equates to one turkey, four chickens, half a lamb, one-sixth of a hog and onetwelfth of a steer per share. For more information, call Jacob Springs Farm at 720-201- 5725.
BLACKBELLY IS HOT
Zagat recently named Blackbelly Market in Boulder one of the 15 hottest restaurant openings in the country. Zagat says Blackbelly has a “dream team of kitchen magicians,” “a convivial bar that unleashes smashing cocktails” and “a casual vibe that pulsates with energy.” Not bad. Their dish recommendations (if you can get a table) include the green posole, house-ground burger and rotisserie chicken.
WORLD WHISKEY DAYS
That just sounds good, doesn’t it? The West End Tavern, renowned Pearl St. Bourbon bar, will be slinging a “World Whiskey Flight,” starting March 27 in honor of World Whisky Day.
The flight includes Yamazaki, a singlemalt from Japan; Jameson 12-year whiskey; and an Eagle Rare 10-year-old single barrel bourbon bought specifically for West End. The flight only runs you $11 and the deal runs out on World Whisky Day, May 16.
COLORADO CRAFT BEER WEEK
Since it’s state law to have a craft brewing event every week in Colorado, the Colorado Craft Beer Week will kick off on Saturday, March 21.
The week of events will feature both inand out-of-state breweries in a multitude of capacities. Check out www.coloradocraftbeerweek.com for more information, but one particularly interesting event is the Fuss Off secret beer festival run by the Colorado Brewer’s Guild. The location is still secret — only ticket holders will know the location — and the event will feature beard competitions and celebrate the “fussiness” of craft brewers that Super Bowl ads past have mocked. For tickets, go to www.axs.com/events.
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