Weekend Beer Buzz 01/03/2013
It’s 2013 and we’ve only got 52 weekend’s to enjoy this year. Don’t let one pass you by. Plenty to do, plenty to see and most importantly, plenty to drink. You ready? Need a little motivation? Click HERE for a reminder of what 2012 brought us. NOW are you ready? Thought so.
Friday, January 4th, 2012
Crooked Stave’s ready for the weekend. Stop by the tasting room for some funky goodness.
Grab something on tap or a bottle to-go (thee’s still a few bottles of L’Brett D’Or for sale). Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project is located at: 1441 W 46th Ave, Unit 19, Denver, CO 80211. 720-508-3292.
My friend Firky D. Firkin, made his way down to Rockyard to brew with Jellyman and help bring you this week’s Deviation.
This week is “A Firkin Brown Ale”, which is described as “A Firkin balanced malty brown, with assertive bitterness and clean finish”. Tapping at 4 PM. Rockyard Brewing is located at: 880 W Castleton Rd, Castle Rock, CO 80109. 303-814-9273.
Over at Dry Dock in Aurora, they’ll be tapping a Centennial Dry-Hopped Pale Ale. Tapping at 3 PM.
Last week, Dry Dock brewed for the first time at the new production facility. Kevin, Doug and the rest of the gang made a monster batch of Apricot on their new 40 BBL brew system. Look for cans coming very soon! Click HERE to watch the live feed and see what they’re up to in the new digs. Dry Dock Brewing is located at: 15120 E Hampden Ave, Aurora, CO 80014. 303-400-5606.
Saturday, January 5th, 2012
Copper Kettle Brewing Company will release their Annual Mystery Beer on Saturday.
This is a tradition where Copper Kettle taps a “mystery beer” on the first Saturday of the new year. Last year’s mystery beer was a Belgian Quad. Stop by and check out this year’s mystery beer beginning at noon. Copper Kettle Brewing Company is located at: 1338 S Valentia St #100, Denver, CO 80247. 720-443-CKBC.
Hops & Pie is hosting a “Vertically Epic Tasting of Stone Vertical Epic Ale” on Saturday afternoon.
They’ll be tapping kegs from the Vertical Epic series back to 08.08.08, including a special keg of 10.10.10 that was aged in French Oak barrels. The fun starts at noon. Don’t miss out on this rare chance to try multiples VE beers at the same time. Hops & Pie is located at: 3920 Tennyson St., Denver, CO 80212. 303-477-7000.
Also on Saturday, don’t forget to check in with Turk & Gubna on the Colorado Craft Beer Show.
They’ve got your weekly dose of Colorado craft beer news. Tune into AM760 on Saturday at noon to listen live.
Sunday, January 6th, 2012
Odell Brewing will release Lugene Chocolate Milk Stout on Sunday. What’s a new beer without a new beer release party? Odell has you covered with live music, food trucks and plenty of Lugene on tap and in 4-packs.
The beer starts pouring at 11 AM, with live music at 4 PM. Lugene Chocolate Milk Stout is named after local Fort Collins dairy farmer Lugene Sas. Click HERE to see a day in the life of Lugene and his family of lovely bovine sweeties. Odell Brewing Co. is located at: 800 E Lincoln Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524.
Into The Future
January’s not exactly a big month for beer festivals, but this is Colorado and there’s ALWAYS something on the horizon. It’s not too late to book a trip to Vail for Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines, which is coming up next weekend.
Ticket info, hotel deals and a full schedule of events can be found HERE. We haven’t been since ’07 and are excited to be going back.
And later this month is the Winter Brew Fest in Denver at Mile High Station.
This is on Friday, January 25th and you can click HERE for all the details.
Facebook Contest
Lastly, I noticed last night that the Facebook Page is approaching 300 Likes. Thank You all for your continued support! As a Thank You, I’m giving away something special to lucky #300. Not sure what yet, but we’ll hook you up with something any craft beer lover will enjoy. So check us out on Facebook and “Like” us if you haven’t already. Thanks again guys! We really appreciate you.
Happy New Year Friends!
Cheers!
Brewtally Insane! 
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