2012 GABF medalists going home with Porter’s Pride
What’s the highpoint of a brewer’s career? Winning a medal at Great American Beer Festival? Maybe. But what about winning a medal at Great American Beer festival and receiving a free congratulatory...
View ArticleDenver’s other brewing mayor
Pop quiz, Colorado beer geeks: name the man famous for both being Denver’s mayor and for brewing beer. If you answered John Hickenlooper then you are right! Correction: you’re half right because, as...
View ArticleThe Greenhorn’s Survival Guide to GABF
So, this is your first Great American Beer Festival (GABF)? Feeling excited? Giddy, even? Good, but are you truly prepared for 2, 200 beers and 500 breweries? Can you handle the sheer enormity of...
View ArticleMayor Hancock taps that, launches Denver Beer Fest
The Denver Beer Fest—a city-wide celebration of suds surrounding Great American Beer Festival—was officially begun last Friday with the initial tapping of Mayor Mike’s 5280 Brew at Denver Beer Co., the...
View ArticleDenver Off the Wagon Post-GABF Hangover Breakfast
No one wants to think about the Great American Beer Festival being over before it starts; however, with a sigh, I say it must be done. But I don’t think of it as a bad thing, think of it as an “I’m...
View ArticleDenver Gets Dolly the Trolley In Time for GABF
What is Dolly the Trolley, you ask? Other than one of the most awesome ideas to come to Denver recently, Dolly the Trolley is a unique and fun way to experience the sites of Denver with a libation in...
View ArticleSuper-Sized Dale’s Pale Ale Cans Revealed Thursday
Taller than a typical pint glass, heavier than a plate of nachos, able to destroy sobriety in a single serving! Look, on the bar! It’s a tube of tennis balls! It’s a cylinder of Pringles! No, it’s...
View ArticleBeer Porn of the Week – Deschutes Black Butte Anniversary Vertical
Deschutes Black Butte Anniversary Vertical – just one of the many reasons we love GABF. [We'll share some beer porn every Monday to get your week started off right. Have some of your own? Leave a...
View ArticleGABF Week Photo Recap
GABF involved way too much drinking for me to put into words. So here are a few slideshows detailing my week. Tuesday – Beers Made by Walking at Wynkoop: Wednesday – The Lion, The Bear, and the...
View ArticleDave’s Top 5 of 2012
While I may have only been on board with Denver Off The Wagon in an official capacity since the end of October, I have had numerous experiences with beer in this town that are worth recalling. Lots of...
View ArticleFormer Future Brewing Company hosts swanky beer tasting at The Oxford Hotel
Imagine a swanky party in a turn-of-the-century hotel suite; resplendent with thick, frilled draperies, dark wood cabinetry, an ornately-carved four-poster bed, and a fireplace in the corner. Imagine a...
View ArticleCircling Up The Wagons – Spring is Nigh edition
If you’re smart, you’re probably not reading this. Of all things you and the rest of the general public are probably out elbowing each other for room on a Sunny patio as you consume a mimosa-heavy...
View ArticleBiergarten Festival turns Morrison into Bavaria
On St. Patrick’s Day, everybody’s Irish. On Cinco de Mayo, everybody drinks cerveza. But, for three days out of the year in Morrison, Colorado, everybody is German thanks to the German American...
View ArticleGreat American Beer Festival Fantasy Draft: The Wagon’s team
PorchDrinking.com’s second annual Great American Beer Festival (GABF) Fantasy Draft occurred this past weekend and Denver off the Wagon was there to challenge other beer journalists of both local and...
View ArticleGABF: How to see your glass half-full
Scalpers running rampant. Ticketing websites crashing harder than the Hindenburg. Exorbitant admission fees if you’re even lucky enough to get that far. Worthy breweries getting shut out. Spotty...
View ArticleFresh Taps: Oct. 1st – Oct. 7th (GABF 2014)
Welcome to Fresh Taps! Each week Shea collects the most promising lineup of new and returning beers available by the glass and the occasional bottle hitting taprooms and tasting rooms all over the...
View ArticleThe 10 people you see waiting in line at GABF
Whether it’s to get into the Convention Center, to get a tasting cup, to get a beer, or to go to the restroom, the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) experience is 90% waiting in line. There’s no...
View Article2014 GABF Medals: How does Colorado stack up to the rest of the nation?
Another Great American Beer Festival (GABF) has come and gone meaning it’s once again time to tally up the scores and see how well Colorado’s medal count compares to the rest of the nation. The first...
View ArticleGABF is here! What to do outside the big show
It’s here! The week of indulgence, intoxication, and dehydration is upon us. It snuck up on me this year, taking place earlier than years past, and I’m not sure if I’m fully hydrated just yet. But, the...
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