Over the past 15 months, Coloradans have experienced many things that we never could have imagined prior: a global pandemic, the shutdown and closure of scores of beloved local businesses, remote schooling for countless children, and so much more. Colorado restaurants have been severely impacted between the spring and winter 2020 indoor-dining shutdowns and the […]
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Colorado may permanently allow cocktails to-go as bill makes its way through the legislature
People in Colorado may keep celebrating happy hour at home with beverages from their favorite restaurants after the state House passed a measure to extend the sale of to-go cocktails past the duration of coronavirus pandemic. State representatives unanimously advanced the bill to the Senate on Wednesday, KUSA-TV reported. A previous executive order from Democratic Gov. […]
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Colorado lawmakers want to keep your to-go quarantinis flowing beyond the coronavirus crisis
There’s a lot Coloradans would rather forget about quarantine 2020, but here are a few things they might want to keep: the Rio’s carry-out margarita “survival kit,” the five-cocktail “Dr. Manhattan” from Post Brewing Co., and to-go bottles of Asahi beer via patio pickup at Sushi Den. Take-out cocktails, bottles of wine and growlers of […]
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Love your fancy cocktail? You’ve got Prohibition to thank
With America in the middle of a flourishing craft beer and craft spirits movement, it’s easy to forget that Prohibition was once the law of the land. One hundred years ago, on Jan. 16, 1919, Nebraska became the 36th of the country’s 48 states to ratify the 18th Amendment, reaching the required three-fourths threshold. The law […]