An accomplished Colorado brewer has died after falling more than 500 feet while climbing some of the state’s most well-known mountains, authorities said. Jason Buehler, 43, of Niwot died Friday after falling from a ridgeline while crossing from South Maroon Peak to North Maroon Peak near Aspen, the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office said. Two other […]
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Virtual happy hour, barbell rentals, DIY craft kits: Colorado businesses share their coronavirus survival strategies
At Project Rise Fitness in Denver this week, the gym began loaning out equipment in exchange for a cash deposit to keep members exercising at home — and cash flowing for the business. Over in Carbondale, Marble Distilling Co. is making hand sanitizer with its liquor and including a bottle with booze purchases, which is […]
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Craft beer is at a “precipice.” Colorado can relate after Boulder Beer closure and New Belgium sale.
BRECKENRIDGE — A beer festival, by its nature, is festive. And the 20th edition of the Big Beers festival that attracted many of the nation’s best brewers to Breckenridge was no exception. This year, however, the mood seemed less merry. In between sips of barrel-aged stouts, blended sours and boozy barleywines, the conversation at the […]
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Best Colorado beer: A look at the favorite beers and breweries in 2019 and ones to watch in the next year
The 2019 year in beer is one to remember in Colorado. The entire landscape shifted with the sale of the state’s largest brewery, New Belgium, to a Japanese beverage company. It came as another veteran, Avery Brewing, sold all but 10% of the company to a Spanish beer maker and the state’s first microbrewery, Boulder […]
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To appeal to calorie-counting drinkers, Colorado’s craft brewers are taking new approaches
The beer list above the bar at the Thirsty Monk in Denver is a roster of classic Belgian styles: farmhouse, wit and tripel. One doesn’t fit: Monk Lite, a “low-calorie ale.” It’s not an actual style, but the labeling reflects one of the defining trends in the beer market today. More drinkers — particularly younger […]