Drink
You know what you should do? You should homebrew!
Thanks to a bureaucratic oversight during the repeal of Prohibition, homebrewing remained illegal in the U.S. until 1978. Many practiced and taught the hobby—notably...
‘The Water Knife’ and Dale’s Pale Ale
With the sun blaring, it is the perfect afternoon for reading, but not for sitting in the sun. I’m 60 pages away from finishing...
Running down a dream
It’s all about you guys!” Great American Beer Festival director Nancy Johnson yelled to the brewers packed into the Denver Convention Center’s Mile High...
Know your brew: Saison
Many will bring wine. Some may even bring a nice bottle of single malt.
But you, faithful reader, plan to bring beer to Thanksgiving. And...
Drink this: Uhl’s Brewing Company The Hop Down
Uhl’s Brewing is not the place to go if you’re looking for a routine lineup of beer. Experimentation is its game, and even its...
The revolution will not be televised
Though it’s difficult to pinpoint the alpha and omega of any revolution, consensus points to San Francisco in 1965 as the genesis of the...
Drink this: Oskar Blues Brewery’s Slow Chill Munich-style Helles
The most recent addition to Oskar Blues’ European-inspired lager series, Slow Chill, is a classic Munich-style helles: Pale straw color with a slight chill...
Tour de brew: Avery Brewing Co.
Dear parents of CU-Boulder students,
Welcome to our fine city. Nice, isn’t it? We here at Boulder Weekly understand that Parent’s Weekend can be a...
Tour de brew: Mountain Sun’s Stout Month part 2
As we discussed last week, Mountain Sun’s Stout Month — a month-long celebration of the dark arts — is a Boulder institution at it’s...
Magic is in the air at Shine
Much is made of Boulder County, and particularly the city, being different from the rest of the country. I can’t speak to that as a whole, but I can say it’s pretty different from my hometown in Northeast Ohio. And nowhere was that more apparent than Shine Restaurant...
Festival season is coming
It’s possible the seemingly week-in, week-out slate of 2017 summer beer festivals conditioned you to crave the unique experience of tasting dozens of brews...
Finish Longmont Restaurant Week trolley-style
We’ve all been there: It’s Saturday, and all you want to do is get out of the house, head over to your trusty watering...