Jonathan Shikes
Westword
Denver, CO, United States
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Great Divide Brewing Rolls Out a New Look for a New Era
Great Divide Brewing has refreshed its logo and labels for the first time since 2015 and added the words "Independent Then/Independent Now" to its cans. → Read More
Fruit Beers Are Back for Spring — Here Are a Few New Ones
With spring in the air, here are a few new Colorado fruit beers from Great Divide, Ska Brewing and more. → Read More
Westbound & Down Brewing Plans LoDo Taproom in Dairy Block
Westbound & Down Brewing will leap into the Denver market with a small taproom in Lower Downtown's Dairy Block. → Read More
Check Out the Library-Themed Books and Activities at This Fiction Brewery Event
Fiction Beer Company honors the Denver Public Library and its Friends Foundation with a special beer and activities throughout the day. → Read More
Former Dry Dock Head Brewer Teams with Live Slow Brewery and Bowling Alley in Wheat Ridge
Live Slow Brewing, which hopes to open later this year in Wheat Ridge with a bowling alley, has teamed with former Dry Dock brewer Alan Simons. → Read More
New Belgium Will Resume Its Fabled Brewery Tours in May
After two years, New Belgium Brewing in Fort Collins will resume the extensive brewery tours that set it apart. → Read More
Spice Trade and Counter Culture Brewery Collaborate on Nashville Hot Chicken Beer
The Nashville hot chicken-inspired beer will be released at the 2022 Collaboration Fest in Denver. → Read More
The Craziest Beers Planned for Collaboration Fest
Collaboration Fest is coming up, and among the 95 different beers that will be served include some made with crazy ingredients, like ramen noodles, ice cream, carrots and Szechuan peppers. → Read More
Beer Festival Season Roars Back — And You Can Leave Your Mask at Home
Beer Festival season is on its way in Colorado, and breweries and organizers are dropping mask mandates and social distancing. → Read More
Here's What Monster Energy Bought From Oskar Blues — and What it Didn't
Although Oskar Blues has been sold to Monster Energy, Dale Katechis and his partners still own several of the Oskar Blues restaurants. → Read More
After a Quiet Open, Westbound & Down Brewing Has 'em Lining up in Lafayette
Westbound & Down Brewing opens its second location in Lafayette with a new brewhouse, a big tap list and two kinds of pizza. → Read More
Ska's Boulder Brewstillery Has Closed After Two Years of Pandemic-Related Woes
Less than two years after it opened at the beginning of the pandemic, Ska’s novel Boulder project, the Ska Street Brewstillery, has closed and is going into indefinite “hibernation.” → Read More
Verboten Brewing's Barrel-Aging Program Shines a Light on Dark Beers
With nine years of stellar beers, Verboten Brewing should be ranked among the best barrel-aged beer producers in Colorado. → Read More
Ratio Beerworks Blows Open the Doors to its New South Denver Brewery
Ratio Beerworks opens its second taproom and production facility in Denver's Overland neighborhood. → Read More
These Smoked Beers Will Warm You Up This Winter
A renewed attention on smoked rauchbiers has resulted in some great beers over the past year in Colorado, including three new ones from New Image, Our Mutual Friend and Ratio. → Read More
Oskar Blues, Canarchy Breweries, Sold to Monster Energy Drinks Maker
The maker of Monster energy drinks has purchased Longmont-based Oskar Blues and the other Canarchy breweries for $330 million. → Read More
Upslope's New Seasonal Lager Series Is on Trend and on Time
Upslope Brewing will debut a planned series of six limited-release lagers, each in a different colored can, part of a move toward lagers in 2022. → Read More
Black Shirt Brewing Has Sold to New Owners Who Love Its Rock and Roll
Ten-year-old Black Shirt Brewing has sold to new owners who plan to keep the brewery's rock 'n roll vibe the same. → Read More
Ten Colorado Craft Beer Predictions for 2022
From inflation, consolidation and brewery-owner burnout, it isn't difficult to imagine a few of the larger trends and changes on the horizon for craft beer in 2022; here are ten predictions. → Read More
Old Chicago Will Make a High-Profile Return to Downtown Denver in 2022
It's moving into the former home of Fado by Coors Field. → Read More