The Denver Beer Beat sheds light on news of brewery openings, special tappings, firkins and one-off batches, bottle releases, dinners, pairings, etc.

Wednesday, December 12

Just the Tips! @ Strange Craft Beer Company (Denver) – 330 Zuni St, Unit M, Denver, CO

Date/ Time: Wednesday, December 12 from 3pm– 8pm

Details: Just the Tip: a phrase used to describe the act of just barely doing something. In this #travelingonebarrrelwednesdays, Strange Craft Beer Company brings you a Belgian Dubbel with just barely a hint of spruce from tips we added at boil. This 7.5% brew will warm you up just right. Grab a pint at any of our #coloradobeerfamily taprooms who participate in this weekly collaboration. Black Sky Brewery Chain Reaction Brewing Company The Brew on Broadway ( The BoB ) Wit’s End Brewing Company  (Firkins/Casks/Special Tappings/New Tappings)

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Shutter Speed Denver Release @ First Draft Taproom + Kitchen – 1309 26th St, Denver, CO

Date/ Time: Wednesday, December 12 from 6pm-9pm

Details: Dustin Hall of The Brewtography Project collaborated with Metric Brewing out of Colorado Springs and brewed a decadent Baltic Porter. This 10% Goliath features rum, raisin, and licorice notes and isn’t camera shy. It was released at Metric Brewing a couple of weeks ago, but for those living in the Denver area, this is your chance to try it. Dustin Hall will be on hand talking about the beer, The Brewtography Project, as well as selling copies of his book at a 20% discount. So come on out, try this Baltic Porter, and say hello! (Firkins/Casks/Special Tappings/New Tappings)

Thursday, December 13

12 Firkins of Christmas @ Copper Kettle Brewing Company – 1338 S Valentia St, Ste 100, Denver, CO

Date/ Time: Thursday December 13 – Monday December 24, from 12pm-10pm

Details: CALLING ALL OUR PARTY PEOPLE!

You already know what it is…the 12 Firkins Of Christmas Challenge is BACK! Come to the taproom all 12 days to drink the daily brew (outlined below) and get a stamp for each! If you drink all of them by the 24th, you will receive a special prize!(details to come)

Grab your friends and lets spread some holiday cheer together.

FIRKIN LIST:
12/13 – All Spruced Up Pale Ale – Pale with Spruce tips
12/14 – Baby It’s Quald Outside – Winter Warmer Quad
12/15 – #BASIC Red Cup – Peppermint Milk Stout
12/16 – Respect your Elders Tripel – Elderflower Tripel
12/17 – Tipsy Elf – Brett Paradisi
12/18 – Papá Noel – Gingerbread Mexican Stout
12/19 – Cookies 4 Santa – Milk Stout with actual cookies
12/20 – Leche de Santa – Milk Stout with Coffee
12/21 – Flamingo-ho-ho-ho – Pina Colada Milkshake IPA
12/22 – Not Yer Grandma’s Fruitcake – Malty/Fruity Strong Ale with toffee
12/23 – 3 Shots in the Dark – Espresso Snowed In on Nitro
12/24 – NO NAME JUST ALL THE SOURS (Rasp, Cherry, Blk Cherry, Lemon/Lime, Orange Cran) (Festivals and Special Events)

Friday, December 14

Mountain Man Dual Release @ Verboten Brewing (Loveland) – 127 E. 5th Street, Loveland, CO

Date/ Time: Friday, December 14- Sunday, December 16 from 11am– 9pm

Details: This year’s Mountain Man is ready to go! This is our award-winning dark strong ale aged in Bourbon! It is delicious, with notes of vanilla, marshmallow, and coconut. And, we are releasing one variant in 2019 – a Samoa cookie version with caramel, chocolate and coconut aged in Rum barrels!

Both will be available on draft & in 12 oz. bottles. (Firkins/Casks/Special Tappings/New Tappings)

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Wolf Picker IPA @ Odell Brewing Company (Fort Collins) – 800 E Lincoln Ave, Fort Collins, CO

Date/ Time: Friday, December 14 from 11am-8pm

Details: Be the first to try our latest Limited Release, Wolf Picker. Wolf Picker IPA celebrates our decades-long relationships with hop farmers, and our obsession with finding the best experimental hops. This year, we’re featuring the newcomer known as Strata which brings notes of grapefruit, peach and mango to an IPA unlike anything we’ve released. Look for Wolf Picker on draft and in 6-pack cans.  (Firkins/Casks/Special Tappings/New Tappings)

4x Can Release @ Cerebral Brewing (Denver) – 1477 Monroe St, Denver, CO

Date/ Time: Friday, December 14 from 12pm– 10pm

Details: Join us next Friday, 12/14 for the 4x can release of Character Reference, Thornless, Burner Phone & Rare Trait!

ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕖𝕣 ℝ𝕖𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖
𝟻.𝟻% 𝙵𝚘𝚎𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝙻𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚛𝚋𝚒𝚎𝚛
Our first foray into the world of Foeder Lagerbier! Essentially a stripped-down version of a Vienna Lager, this was brewed with Vienna and Pilsner then hopped with Tettnang. Conditioned for 6 weeks in the Foeder and an additional 2 weeks in stainless. We’re incredibly excited with how this beer turned out and even more excited to see where this journey into Foeder Lagerbier takes us.
$16/4-pack

𝓣𝓱𝓸𝓻𝓷𝓵𝓮𝓼𝓼
𝟻.𝟻% 𝚂𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚋𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚔𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚛𝚢, 𝚌𝚒𝚗𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚘𝚗 & 𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚊
Soured with a house culture of Lactobacillus then conditioned on over 330 pounds of blackberry as well as cassia bark and vanilla.
$16/4-pack

𝑩𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝑷𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆
𝟾% 𝙳𝚘𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝙸𝙿𝙰
Brewed with an exceedingly simple malt bill and hopped exclusively with Galaxy in the WP then hit hard in the DH with Galaxy and Mosaic.
$18/4-pack

𝗥𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁
𝟼.𝟺% 𝙷𝚘𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝙸𝙿𝙰
A showcase of the finest flavor & aroma hops we could get our hands on, featuring powerful notes of tangerine, mango, and candied peach with restrained bitterness.
$16/4-pack

Doors open at noon. Limit (3) 4-packs per beer per person. (Bottle/Can Releases)

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Imperial Somethin’ @ Wiley Roots Brewing Company (Greeley) – 625 3rd St, Unit D, Greeley, CO

Date/ Time: Friday, December 14 from 12pm-11pm

Details: WileyMail is back to deliver kegs and cans of 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧’ to the brewery!

Every year around Christmas, our drunken WileyMail mailman finds his way back to Wiley Roots Brewing Company to drop off our favorite porter series: Something Came in the Mail for You Today. Over the years, this series has become stronger and more flavorful with each release, evolving into Imperial Somethin’.

That’s why this year we’re excited to announce that we have received six different variants of Imperial Somethin’ with four available on-site and to-go; and two available on-site only.

𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫
Imperial Porter with almonds and locally roasted coffee beans

𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐥
Imperial Porter with sugar cookies

𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝
Imperial Porter with chocolate fudge, marshmallow, and walnuts

𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐛𝐨𝐱
Imperial Porter with pure vanilla extract with maple syrup

𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐝*
Imperial Porter with sugar cookies, cinnamon, vanilla, graham cracker, and lactose

𝐋𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚*
Imperial Porter with crushed candy canes
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Imperial Somethin’ will be available on-tap and to go starting Friday, December 14, 2018 at 12pm.

This is a single batch split six ways, so it is extremely limited and is expected to sell out. Return to Sender, Priority Mail, Signature Required, and Blue Dropbox are sold as a mixed-four pack, limit (3) four-packs per person.

*𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧-𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬.

Guava Milkshake IPA @ Living the Dream Brewing Company (Littleton) – 12305 N Dumont Way, Unit A, Littleton, CO

Date/ Time: Friday, December 14 from 1pm– 9pm

Details: Milk Sugar IPA dry hopped with Falconer’s Flight, Zythos, Meridian, and Mosaic Hops. 7.7% ABV. (Firkins/Casks/Special Tappings/New Tappings)

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Knee Deep Friday Night @ Romero’s K9 Club and Tap House (Lafayette) – 985 S Public Rd, Lafayette, CO

Date/ Time: Friday, December 14 from 7pm-11pm

Details: Dustin Hall of The Brewtography Project collaborated with Metric Brewing out of Colorado Springs and brewed a decadent Baltic Porter. This 10% Goliath features rum, raisin, and licorice notes and isn’t camera shy. It was released at Metric Brewing a couple of weeks ago, but for those living in the Denver area, this is your chance to try it. Dustin Hall will be on hand talking about the beer, The Brewtography Project, as well as selling copies of his book at a 20% discount. So come on out, try this Baltic Porter, and say hello! (Firkins/Casks/Special Tappings/New Tappings)

Saturday, December 15

Barrel Aged Release Weekend @ 4 Noses Brewing Company (Broomfield) – 8855 W 116th Cir, Broomfield, CO

Date/ Time: Saturday, December 15- Sunday, December 16 from 11am– 2pm

Details: We’ve been working on some secret yum yum over the past year and we’re finally ready to share it with you! Join us Saturday, December 15th and Sunday, December 16th for an entire weekend dedicated to this dreamy goodness.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15TH: we’ll be releasing EIGHT new Barrel Aged beers, including:
• BMF Single Barrel Select – a Russian Imperial Stout aged in a rye whiskey barrel, (contains lactose) 12.5% ABV (Limit 2 Per Person)
• BMF Barrel 1 – a Russian Imperial Stout aged in a single port bourbon barrel with a distinct bourbon finish (contains lactose), 12.5% ABV (Limit 2 Per Person)
• BMF Barrel 2 – a Russian Imperial Stout aged in a single port bourbon barrel with a distinct port finish (contains lactose) 12.5% ABV (Limit 2 Per Person)
• BMF Peated – a Russian Imperial Stout aged in a peated scotch barrel (contains lactose) 12.5% ABV (Limit 2 Per Person)
• BMF Cherry Ganache – a Russian Imperial Stout aged in a rye whiskey barrel with cherries and vanilla beans (contains lactose) 12.5% ABV
• BMF Raspberry Mousse – a Russian Imperial Stout aged in a rye whiskey barrel with raspberries and vanilla beans (contains lactose) 12.5% ABV
• Salted Caramel Ryeciprocal – a Russian Imperial Stout aged in rye whiskey barrels with lactose, vanilla beans, and sea salt, 10% ABV
• Toasted Coconut and Vanilla Ryeciprocal – a Russian Imperial Stout aged in rye whiskey barrels with toasted coconut and vanilla beans, 10% ABV

These will be TAPROOM ONLY RELEASES and quantities are limited. All will be available on tap & in 500ml bottles while supplies last. We will be releasing these throughout the day and a schedule will be posted soon!

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16TH: we’re continuing the party with a Hangover PJ brunch! Join us as well soak up the fruits of the previous day’s labor with delicious brunch treats from Burgerchief, Beermosas (YAY!) & drinking in our PJs. PJs are strongly encouraged and double cool points will be given for footie pjs.

More details will be released leading up to the event so stay tuned!. (Festivals and Special Events)

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Grand Opening Party @ The Elizabeth Brewing Company (Elizabeth) – 39 Main Street, Elizabeth, CO

Date/ Time: Saturday, December 15 from 12pm-10pm

Details: We are happy to finally announce our grand opening! Join us all day for food trucks, hourly giveaways, and of course BEER! (Grand Opening)

2nd Anniversary Party @ Kettle and Spoke Brewery (Boulder) – 2500 47th Street, Unit 12, Boulder, CO

Date/ Time: Saturday, December 15 from 1pm– 9pm

Details: Come down to Kettle & Spoke to help us celebrate our 2nd Anniversary! We’ll have 10 Beers on Tap including a New Smoked Lager and New Hazy IPA.

Live music from HookFish and Caribou Mountain Collective starting at 7 PM. Los Dos Bros Food Truck will be serving up food from 4PM to 9ish. (Anniversary)

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2nd Annual Gingerbread Invitational @ The Intrepid Sojourner Beer Project (Denver) – 925 W 8th Ave, Denver, CO

Date/ Time: Saturday, December 15 from 1pm-11pm

Details: Join us on Saturday, December 15th for our Second Annual Gingerbread Invitational. It’s a holiday celebration chock full of activities culminating in our Gingerbread Bock collaboration with Spice Trade Brewing and an intense gingerbread house competition for all the marbles.

Gingerbread houses from the participating breweries as well as Root Shoot Malting, Inland Island Yeast Laboratories, and more TBD. If you’re interested in building a gingerbread house and entering it, please contact us.

We’ll be releasing the Gingerbread Bock Collab at 1pm, and inviting some of our friends. Resolute Brewing Company will be here serving up their Winter Weizenbock and we’ll be releasing our first Kvass with the help of Rebel Bread. Spice Trade Brewing will be serving up Neapolitan Cookie Imperial Stout. Stay tuned for more beer information, including some squarrel-aged offerings from the wood wizards at Squarrel Square Barrel Company.

Good Sugar Baking will be in the house with Festive Beer and Cookie Pairing at Intrepid Sojourner!

Need some beautiful, handmade holiday gifts? Christkindlesmarkt with Crafted Art Emporium, Two Feet and the Earthbeat, Blackheart Creationsand Modern Which-Craft will be here to help you take care of the rest of your holiday shopping.

Games and gingerbread cookie decorating for adults and kiddos.

The Modern Eater will broadcast live from the taproom at 6:00pm. Come meet the movers and shakers of Denver’s local food and beverage scene.

Bring your boxed and canned goods for Denver Inner City Parish and come celebrate all things holiday-spiced!  (Festivals and Special Events)

Holiday Cookie and Beer Pairing @ River North Brewery (Denver) – 6021 Washington St, Unit A, Denver, CO

Date/ Time: Saturday, December 15 from 2pm– 4pm

Details: This holiday season get festive with a beer and cookie pairing! Featuring four seasonal cookies (gingerbread, anybody?!) paired with four craft beers.

Good Sugar Baking will be bringing your favorite holiday cookies while River North Brewery throws down their best beers! A percentage of every pairing goes to a nonprofit. Go to www.goodsugarbaking.com for more information!

$16.00 for four cookies and four beers. (Pairing)

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Denver Beer Festivus @ Sports Castle (Denver) – 1000 Broadway, Denver, CO

Date/ Time: Saturday, December 15 from 3pm-6pm

Details: Whether you’re Festivus alumni or you’ve never heard of it, we invite you to join us for the 7th annual Denver Beer Festivus — Denver’s unofficial, official, beer-themed holiday party!

We invite every brewery in Denver’s city limits to share their favorite brews – then we pepper in some 90’s nostalgia for all of you Seinfeld die-hards. The end result: One giant, non-denominational, beer-filled, extravaganza! Completely tinsel-free and in support of our friends at New Era, Festivus is back.

Get tickets! Denverbeerfestivus.com (Festivals and Special Events)

3rd Annual 80’s Ski Party! @ Alpine Dog Brewing Company (Denver) – 1505 Ogden St, Denver, CO

Date/ Time: Saturday, December 15 from 7pm-11pm

Details: Winter is upon us and that means it’s time for our 3rd Annual 80’s Ski Party featuring Level 1‘s new film “Zig Zag” and live 80’s covers by Chrispy Von Richthofen!!

Music from 7-9 pm!
Film from 9-10pm!

Beer and rockin’ all night!

Sport your best 80’s gear, ski clothes and big hair! We’ll have prizes for the 3 best dressed!

Oh yeah, we’ll have FREE Alpine Dog branded NEON SUNGLASSES for the first 150 people through the door after 6 pm!

Danger Zone Calzones Food Truck will be here to save your hunger from the danger zone! (Festivals and Special Events)

Goed Zuur Welcomes Logsdon Farmhouse Ales @ Goed Zuur (Denver) – 2801 Welton St, Denver, CO

Date/ Time: Saturday, December 15 from 6pm– 9pm

Details: Join us at Goed Zuur this Saturday to celebrate Logsdon Farmhouse Ales from Washington! We will be tapping their Seizoen Bretta & Far West Vlaming at 6 PM — come check it out! Food pairing will be available from the GZ Kitchen. (Firkins/Casks/Special Tappings/New Tappings)

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3rd Annual Ugly Sweater Party @ The Jailhouse Craft Beer Bar (Buena Vista) – 412 E. Main St, Buena Vista, CO

Date/ Time: Saturday, December 15 from 4pm-10pm

Details: On Saturday, December 15th we’re ringing in the holiday season with our 3rd Annual Ugly Sweater Party! Don your ugliest and get ready to strut your stuff for a chance to win a Jailhouse gift card! We’ll have holiday themed beers on tap and FREE live music from Airing of Grievances.(Festivals and Special Events)

Sunday, December 16

Cellar Release @ Copper Kettle Brewing Company (Denver) -1338 S Valentia St, Ste 100, Denver, CO

Date/ Time: Sunday, December 16 from 11am– 7pm

Details: We’ve been holding on to a few of our vintages and want to share them with you before Christmas! We will be selling rare bottles of Snowed In, Well Bred, and Le Chapeau, to name a few. Stay tuned for the official list / prices for each. We will also be doing bundles so you can get some free stuff too! Yay perks. (Bottle/Can Release)

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8 Crazy Nights @ Launch Pad Brewery (Aurora) – 884 S Buckley Rd, Aurora, CO

Date/ Time: Sunday, December 16- Sunday, December 23 from 12pm-11pm

Details: We are releasing eight specialty brews for eight days in a row. All will be available on tap as well as in bombers. They are extremely limited. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE! Happy Holidays!!(Festivals and Special Events)

Ho Ho Ho Slapdown @ Bierstadt Lagerhaus (Denver) – 2875 Blake Street, Denver, CO

Date/ Time: Sunday, December 16 from 1pm-4pm

Details:The time has again come to ditch your neighbor’s ugly sweater party and check your holiday cheer at the door because Bierstadt Lagerhaus is hosting the 3rd annual HO HO HO Slapdown! Step into the judge’s booth as seven Colorado brewers go toe-to-toe with exclusive seasonal beers that would smack even Santa right in the mouth. It’s your one chance this year to cast a vote for something that doesn’t suck. You get awesome beer and the winning brewer walks away with bragging rights and a sweet ass trophy. Join the party and bring your thirst for craft brew and friendly competition. 

$25 gets you a 5oz sample of each beer and the authority to cast your vote.

Buy your tickets at the door on the day of the event or online at Eventbrite.com

Trash Talkers Include

Back-to-Back Champions Bierstadt Lagerhaus
Cannonball Creek Brewing Company
Comrade Brewing Company
Barrels and Bottles Brewery
Call to Arms Brewing Company
Little Machine Beer
Westbound & Down Brewing Company (Festivals and Special Events)

Winter Warmer Dinner @Verboten Brewing (Loveland) – 2801 Welton St, Denver, CO

Date/ Time: Sunday, December 16 from 5pm– 8pm

Details: Join us for a four course dinner prepared by Executive Chef Dryden Goss with beer pairings from Verboten Brewing. $50 per person. Call the restaurant for reservations!. (Beer Dinner/Brunch)

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Bluegrass Jam and Beer @ Seedstock Brewery (Denver) – 3610 W Colfax Ave, Denver, CO

Date/ Time: Sunday, December 16 from 6pm-8pm

Details: Join us every Sunday from 4-6 p.m. for a bluegrass jam in our taproom. Bring your own instrument to join the jam, sing along or just listen in. Everyone is welcomed and encouraged to participate!

Participants receive a free pint! (Festivals and Special Events)

Monday, December 17

A Moment in Time No. 1: Goed Zuur @ Novel Strand Brewing Company (Denver) – 305 1st ave, Denver, CO

Date/ Time: Monday, December 17 from 6:30pm-9:30pm

Details: We at Novel Strand are very excited to announce the first iteration of our Beer Dinner series, A MOMENT IN TIME.

For this first chapter in our little adventure, we are fortunate to host our homies from Goed Zuur! Chef Anthony Lopiccolo, and Cheese Master (ACS CCP) Rachel Smith will join us in exploring 5 different beer and food combinations highlighting a variety of styles, flavors, and techniques in both brewing and cooking.

Final beer and food selections will be announced in the coming weeks.

Due to space restrictions in our modest taproom, we are only able to open this intimate event up for 30 seats. Tickets will be $70 per person, and this covers everything: beer, food, and gratuity. Tickets will be available only in our taproom starting Wednesday, November 21st at 15:00 (3 PM).

We look forward to hosting you for this special, little event. (Firkins/Casks/Special Tappings/New Tappings )

Fiction Beer Company Book Club @ Fiction Beer Company (Denver) – 7101 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO

Date/ Time: Monday, December 17 from 7pm-9pm

Details: For our December book club meet up we’re reading the book “Catch 22” by Joseph Heller.

The official Fiction Beer CO book club meets monthly–usually on the third Monday of each month. We meet at 7:00 pm in the taproom. What we do: drink beers and talk about the book. Discussion questions help guide and focus the discussion; however, going off topic is encouraged.

We have a great mix of gregarious bookish folks mixed with introverted bookish folks and we happily welcome new people into the fold.

We have an “official” Fiction Beer CO book club Facebook group:
https://m.facebook.com/groups/615001275355583! (Beer Education)

Tuesday, December 18

10 Beers of Christmas Tap Takeover @ Cedar Creek Pub (Aurora) – 2100 N Ursula St, Aurora, CO

Date/ Time: Tuesday, December 18- Friday, December 21 from 11am-8pm

Details: Come join us for our 7th annual 10 beers of Christmas Tap Takeover

Here is this years list…….MORE COMING SOON
1.Lone Tree Brewing Company Horchata Stout
2.Upslope Brewing Company Spruce IPA
3.Propolis Spruce ~Golden Saison brewed with spruce & spelt
4.Horse & Dragon Brewing Company Vanilla Caramel Double Cream
5.Bell’s Brewery Christmas Ale
6.Oskar Blues Brewery Santa’s Beer Breath Imperial Stout
7.Victory Brewing Company Winter Cheers (Tap Takeover)

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