Hey there PorchDrinkers! It is time for this week’s PorchDrinking Denver Beer Beat which brings news of openings, special tappings, firkins and one-off batches, bottle releases, dinners, pairings, anniversaries, tap takeovers etc. each and every week.

Are you native to the city and looking for events to tide you over for the week? Or are you new to the city and just looking for the best place to find tasty suds and get uncled? Visiting and looking for events to hit while you are in town? Check out this week’s Denver Beer Beat and return each week to find out where all of the things #craftbeer are happening in the Denver Metro Area.

Wednesday

The Weekly Schedule @ Station 26 Brewing Co. (Northeast Park Hill)

7045 E 38th Ave, Denver, CO 80207

Wednesday – CFTDenver – Comfortable Food Truck
FIRKIN Thursday – Tamarind IPA No. 1 firkin and Meatball.
Friday – Juicy Banger IPA release and Big Kiwi Eats
Saturday – Basic Kneads Pizza
Sunday – Rolling Smoke BBQ

#TaplistTuesday/#WeHopeThisIsStillOnWednesday @ Lucky Pie LoDo (LoDo/Union Station)

Time: 11:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
1610 16th St, Denver, Colorado 80202

These beers when up yesterday and are presumably still on tap today. The #TaplistTuesday “spilling over” into what we will now call #WeHopeThisIsStillOnWednesday – 4 Noses Brewing Company Alpine Dog Brewing Company Avery Brewing Company Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits Butcherknife Brewing Company Comrade Brewing Company Duchesse de Bourgogne Epic Brewing Company Fort Collins Brewery – FCB Green Flash Brewing Co. Grist Brewing Company Lagunitas Brewing Co Left Hand Brewery Odell Brewing Co Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Station 26 Brewing Co. Strange Craft Beer Company

Tap-It Tuesday Leftovers/#WeHopeThisIsStillOnWednesday @ Crooked Stave – The Source (Five Points/RiNo)

Time: 12:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
3350 Brighton Blvd, Denver, Colorado 80216

Maybe, just maybe, there is some of last night’s tapping of a special keg of Blåbær of Love (aka Blueberry Sour aka fucking BLUEBERRIES people)! We don’t make any promises over here; just trying to spread the good word.

Wayward Wednesday at River North Brewery (LoDo/Ballpark)

Time: 3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
2401 Blake St. #1, Denver, CO 80205

For this week’s Wayward Wednesday, we’ll pour “Baby Avarice.” Think of it as a session version of their Belgo-Imperial Stout…single keg only, first pours at 3pm.

Coffee Black IPA Cask Tapping @ Copper Kettle Brewing Co (Southeast’est Denver)

Time: 3:00 p.m.
1338 S Valentia St Suite 100, Denver, Colorado 80247

CKBC are starting the New Year off right with coffee cask month!! They are showcasing four different coffee bean styles from Pablo’s Coffee and have paired them with four of their amazing craft beers!!

This week: Coffee Black IPA!! CKBC used coffee beans from Papua New Guinea to give this roasted and malty beer a kicked up twist with a smooth coffee flavor!

Truck Yeah Food Truck will be here serving up awesome sliders and tot combinations at 5pm!!

Disconnected Red on NITRO Tapping @ Big Choice Brewing, LLC. (Broomfield)

Time: 3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
7270 W 118th Pl, Broomfield, Colorado 80020

On Wednesday, Big Choice will tap their Disconnected Red on NITRO! Come by and get a pint while it lasts. ‪#‎choosewisely

Artist Sando of the Week Announcement & $2 Craft Can Night @ Hops & Pie (Berkeley)

Time: 5:00 p.m. – Close
3920 Tennyson St, Denver, CO 80212

For this week’s artisan sando we will be rocking out with our tuna melt out: Albacore tuna salad with cornichon, capers and garlic/lemon aioli, pepper jack cheese, avocado, tomato and crispy pancetta on a griddled house roll. Pair a $2 Craft Can Night with this sandwich from 5 p.m. to close.

Beer and Slider Night @ Choice City Butcher (Fort Collins)

Time: 5:00 p.m.
104 W Olive St, Fort Collins, Colorado 80524

Ratebeer results are in! Choice City Butcher is the #1 restaurant in Colorado for beer and top 5 restaurants for beer in the entire United States! Celebrate with CCB this Wednesday for beer & slider night! Tapping Russian River Pliny the Elder (whatever that is), Blind Pig, and Consecration! Also, just a reminder, that every Wednesday they have $1 off beers and $1 specialty or classic sliders.

Melvin Brewing 2×4 DIPA Tapping @ Backcountry Pizza and Tap House (Boulder)

Time: 5:00 p.m.
2319 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, Colorado 80302

Tapping MELVIN 2X4 @ 5pm Wednesday 1/28 – DON’T MISS IT!! Melvin 2×4 is a big fruity, yet smooth double IPA with a bite on the last quaff. Get it while you can!

“Old Banquet Ribbon” – Firkin Release @ High Hops Brewery (Windsor)

Time: 5:00 p.m.
6461 State Highway 392, Windsor, Colorado 80550

A crisp, refreshing lager made with locally-grown & malted barley and cascade hops from their fields. This one will quench the biggest thirst!

Thursday

Melvin’s 2×4 DIPA VS. Russian River’s Pliny the Elder @ Hops & Pie (Berkeley)

Time: 11:30 a.m. sharp!
3920 Tennyson Street, Denver, CO 80212

Guess what? Our friends at Hops & Pie will be having Melvin’s 2×4 on next to Russian River’s Pliny the Elder … Thursday the 29th 11:30am sharp.
GET SOME!

ANNIVERSARY ALERT: Verboten’s 2 Year Anniversary Celebration! @ Verboten Brewing (Loveland)

Time: Thursday January 29^th – Saturday January 31st
1550 Taurus Ct, Loveland, Colorado 80537

Two years of “forbidden” beer—this calls for a celebration!

Thursday, Jan. 29 – Dinner, a specialty flight and bottle release!
Gourmet wood fired pizzas, dessert, a specialty beer flight and pint—and first dibs on their second sour release 22 oz. bottle, Dizzying Intellect! Dinner runs 6 to 9 p.m. Call the taproom (970.775.7371) or tell your server if you’d like to reserve seats! $35/seat, tickets are limited!

Friday, Jan. 30 – Special beer release and bottle purchase!
They cleaned out the cellar! Your opportunity to purchase 2014’s last available bottles of Mountain Man and Night Has Fallen; as well as, 2015’s Sour Farmhouse Wit, Dizzying Intellect.

Saturday, Jan. 31 – Barrel aged beer release extravaganza.
They are releasing six specialty beers throughout the day including an Imperial Grapefruit, Lemon, and Lime Saison aged in a Gin Barrel, and a Belgian Quad aged in a Bourbon Barrel!

ABOUT THE BOTTLE: Dizzying Intellect is a Farmhouse Wit with Brettanomyces and Lactobacillus aged in cabernet barrels. They are releasing two versions in 22 oz. bottles. Volume I is aged on Apricots and Volume II is dry hopped with Nelson Sauvin.

ANNIVERSARY ALERT: Two Year Anniversary Weekend @ De Steeg Brewing (Berkeley)

Time: Thursday, Jan 29^th – Sunday, Feb 1^st
4342 Tennyson Street, Denver CO 80212

It’s finally here!! The 2nd Anniversary Week kicks off tonight for the folks at De Steeg Brewing; get ready for some new beer releases each day this weekend starting with their Citra Hopped Oak Aged Ale. Try some other barrel aged goodnesses all weekend. Cheers to De Steeg!

Beer Tasting Thursdays featuring Crooked Stave @ Mr. B’s Wine & Spirits (Five Points)

Time: 4:00pm – 7:00pm
2101 Market Street Denver, CO 80205

Stop by any time between 4 and 7 this Thursday afternoon to try some Crooked Stave beers! Four different brews will be opened and Mr. B’s staffers will go over some of the basics of sour beer, wild beer, and Crooked Stave’s arsenal in particular. They will be tasting these beers in conjunction with a re-release of Crooked Stave’s Flors D’Lees at 4:00pm, and then a special release at 4:30pm!!! They are still working out the logistics of the special release, but it is something many of you will really want to be there for. So, keep checking back for emails and Facebook info about this event to make sure you don’t miss this amazing release! Either way, don’t forget to come by this Thursday between 4pm and 7pm to taste some great beer from this local sour-powerhouse!

Upslope Nitro Milk Stout & Oysters @ Block & Larder (Berkeley)

Time: 6:30 p.m.
4000 Tennyson St Suite 101, Denver, Colorado 80212

Oysters and stout are a classic pairing and Block & Larder will have phenomenal versions of each on Thursday 1/29 at 6pm. Fresh selections of both east & west coast oysters plus one of the few nitro kegs of milk stout from Upslope Brewing. Get stoked!

Bison and Beer Dinner w/ Boulder Beer @ Kachina Southwestern Grille (Westminster)

Time: 6:30 p.m.
10600 Westminster Boulevard, Westminster, CO 80020

Kachina Southwestern Grill hosts the first Bison & Beer Dinner of the New Year on January 29. Join Chef Bolton, the ranchers of Prairie Ridge Buffalo Ranch (Limon, CO), and Boulder Beer for a night of bison and beer. The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. with a cocktail reception with the ranchers and brewers, followed by a four-course dinner featuring the best cuts of bison paired with beer from Colorado’s first craft brewery.

Menu items for the evening include: Bison Pintxos with pickled onion, cotija cheese and chipotle aioli; Bison Machaca Tamales; Roasted Bison Tenderloin with diver scallops; a Center Cut Bison Ribeye with bitter chocolate and espresso mole, arroz verde, calabacitas, and garlic seared dandelion greens; and Chocolate Cola Cake. All menu items will be paired with beer from Boulder Beer.

$50 per person (not inclusive of tax and gratuity) and Reservations are recommended as space is limited. For more information please call Kachina Southwestern Grill at 303.410.5024, email [email protected], or visit www.kachinagrill.com.

Beer Dinner: DJANGO UNCHAINED w/ Avery Brewing @ Alamo Drafthouse Cinema (Littleton)

Time: 7:00 p.m.
7301 S Santa Fe Dr., Unit #850, Littleton, CO 80120

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema of Littleton pairs up once again with the folks at Avery Brewing Company to bring you a stellar five-course beer dinner. “I like the way you die, boy.”

Quentin Tarantino’s take on the western (or “southern” rather) is a bloody good time with Jamie Foxx as Django, who’s fighting for his freedom and to be with his bride once again in the anarchic southern United States.

Menu

First Course: “Django Unchained”
Beer-battered onion rings served with horseradish barbecue sauce and green onions.
Paired with Joe’s Pilsner.

Second Course: “I like the way you die, boy.”
Food-field greens, beets, goat cheese, and hard-boiled egg with a White Rascal vinaigrette.
Paired with White Rascal.

Third Course: “Mississippi”
Pinto beans, ham hock and cornbread.
Paired with Ellie’s Brown Ale.

Fourth Course: “Candyland”
Beef sparerib, mashed potatoes, green beans, brown gravy and roasted mushroom.
Paired with Maharaja Double IPA.

Fifth Course: “White Cake”
White cake with a raspberry blood splatter.
Paired with Tweak Coffee Stout, aged in bourbon barrels.

Snowbank Brewing Beer Dinner @ Wapiti Colorado Pub (Loveland)

Time: 5:30 p.m.
701 Clubhouse Dr, Loveland, Colorado 80537

Wapiti Colorado Pub Loveland will be hosting a five course meal with recipes featuring Snowbank Brewing’s brews and paired with those brews, overlooking Devil’s Backbone and the Marianna Butte Golf Course. The social beer is poured at 5:30pm! Tickets are available today! Call (970) 635-1985 and make your reservation before they fill up!

Friday

German Gravity Beer Tapping @ Bull and Bush Brewery (Glendale)

Time: 11:00 a.m.
4700 Cherry Creek Dr S, Denver, CO 80246

January is Gravity Month at Bull & Bush Brewery! Every Friday of this month, they’ll tap a different 20 Liter Gravity Keg of German beer. This week, Bull and Bush tap Lowenbrau Buttenkeim Kellerbier.

Pride of Palisade Draft and Bottle Release @ Powder Keg Brewing Company (Niwot)

Time: 2:00 p.m.
101 2nd Ave, Niwot, CO 80544

{Press Release} Niwot, CO, January 27, 2015 — Powder Keg Brewing Company launches their second bottled offering. Pride of Palisade is a farmhouse ­style ale fermented with honey, peaches and Brettanomyces. “I have family ties to Palisade and it’s really special to me to be able to use fresh ­picked, whole Palisade Peaches in this beer,” says Brewmaster Phil Joyce. “My grandmother grew up in Palisade and packed peaches during the summers. I remember the pride she took in being the fastest packer and earning the nickname ‘Peaches’. Palisade Peaches are the best peaches I have ever eaten and every time I bite into one I think of her. This beer is a way of preserving that memory and spirit for me.” The beer pours a golden honey color with abundant peach aromas and flavors. As the beer warms, tartness and subtle white pepper phenolics present themselves. “It really develops with time in the glass and unique flavors and nuances present themselves over time” Phil says. Take your time and enjoy this beer with good company and conversation. Phil is proud to have sourced all the ingredients for this beer from Colorado. Barley and wheat came from the Colorado Malting Company in Alamosa, clover honey from the Colorado Honey Man in Longmont, and 600 pounds of Palisade peaches from Ela Family Farms. Pride of Palisade will be available on draft and in bottles for take­out in the Niwot taproom (located at 101 2nd Ave, Niwot, CO 80544) beginning Friday January 31st.

Cat Sabbath – Super High Gravity Ale (>20% ABV) Tapping @ Former Future (Platt Park)

Time: All day from 2:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
1290 S Broadway, Denver, Colorado 80210

On Friday evening, Former Future is releasing the pilot batch of their first anniversary beer. This high ABV (>20%) beer has been dubbed “Cat Sabbath” – named after the Howat’s weekend ritual of playing Black Sabbath along with Cat Videos at the end of each evening. We will be pouring small pours and also mixing beer “cocktails”.

All weekend they will also have the following beers on tap:
The return of Brimful Rustic Saison
Bel Esprit Farmhouse Saison (NEW RELEASE)
Dandyman English IPA
Midnight Mosey Black IPA
Salted Caramel Porter
Bourbon Barrel Aged Salted Caramel Porter
Putin on the Fritz Law’s Whiskey House Bourbon Barrel Aged RIS
Synthia Blended Sour Blonde (NEW RELEASE)

Firkin Friday – Strawberry Belgian Blonde @ Dry Dock Brewing Company – South Dock (South Aurora)

Time: 3:00 p.m.
15120 E Hampden Ave, Aurora, CO 80014

Every Friday, Dry Dock Brewing Company’s South Dock tasting room taps a specialty firkin at 3 pm. This week’s firkin is a Strawberry Belgian Blonde. A sweet, fruity and spicy take on the blonde ale.

Firkin Friday – German Chocolate Porter Tapping @ Berthoud Brewing (Berthoud)

Time: 5:00 p.m.
450 8th Street, Berthoud, CO 80513

Firkin Friday!! Berthoud Brewing is tapping the German Chocolate Porter Firkin at 5:00! Hours of operation are from 2:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Craft Beer & Chocolate Desserts Pairing @ West Flanders Brewing Co (Fort Collins)

Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
1125 Pearl Street Boulder CO 80302

Jeff Mendel, Partner, Director and “Beer Ambassador” for Left Hand Brewing Company and co-founder of Sapere Aude, Sarah Amorese, Chocolatier and Chef Owner of Piece, Love & Chocolate, with insightful anecdotes from Brian Lutz, Co-Owner and Brewmaster of West Flanders Brewing Company.

Class includes:

• a flight of 8 Colorado craft beers
• a pairing of more than 10 different PL&C chocolates & chocolate micro-desserts
• their take away educational beer and chocolate pairing guide
• select craft brewery tasting coupons
• a custom selection of PL&C signature beer truffles
• a 20% discount off your entire meal at West Flanders Brewing Co. before or after the class – good only Friday, January 30^th

$45 per person (must be at least 21 years old)

Saturday

Saturday Session @ Hops & Pie (Berkeley)

Time: Noon-5:00 p.m.
3920 Tennyson St Denver, CO 80212

E’ery Saturday, you get two slices of the day + three drafts = $16 per person, no exceptions please, from Noon-5 p.m.

Perpetual Darkness Can Release @ Odyssey Beerwerks

Time: 12:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
5535 West 56th Avenue #107, Arvada, CO 80002

Odyssey will be releasing a limited run of 6-packs (+/- 200 cases) of Perpetual Darkness Belgian Black, recently featured in 303 Magazines “The Hops Herald: 5 Denver Black IPAs“. With over 70 IBUs, one would expect a bitter hoppy beer, but Perpetual Darkness balances the hops with the complexity of the darker malts, alcohol and esters, and a Belgian yeast that loves this cocktail. Leave your expectations behind as you enjoy this blend of six sweet malts, four flavorful hops, and complexities that the Belgian monks would appreciate.

BREWERY OPENING/DAY TRIP NORTH – Grand Opening @ Brix Taphouse & Brewery (Greeley)

Time: 2:00 p.m.
813 8th St Greeley, CO 80631

Brix Taphouse & Brewery are happy to announce that they will be open for business Saturday the 31st at 2p. Please join them for their grand opening with giveaways and hourly specials. They look forward to meeting everyone! Don’t forget to grab your Brix Box while you are in if you are a Greeley local.

First Anniversary Saturday Firkin Tapping Schedule @ Former Future (Platt Park)

Time: Doors open at 2:00 p.m.
1290 S Broadway, Denver, Colorado 80210

3p: PB&J Salted Caramel Porter
4p: Double Oatmeal Stout
5p: Grapefruit Dandyman (English IPA)
6p: Almond Chocolate Salted Caramel Porter
7p: Chilehouse Ultra – a Blend of 5 Peppers in Countinghouse Cream Ale
8p: Putin on Le Pitz (Cherry Belgian Imperial Stout)
9p: Jumpseat – SPECIAL SNEAK PEAK of the next beer from Black Project Spontaneous Ales – a blend of Flyby (GABF Bronze Medal Winner) with another Wild Ale, dry-hopped with Citra, Equinox, and Mosaic

Sunday

Winter Warmer Passport Adventures Begin Today @ Denver Passport Program (Great Denver Area)

The Winter Warmer is a six-week exploration program (February 1 – March 15) of the coziest bars, restaurants, and breweries. The program is the same as the other Denver Passport Program: the book grants you 2-for-1 drinks at each location. Barkeeps will stamp your passport at each stop. Once you have stamped a location, you can no longer redeem at that location. Collect them all!

Participating venues are:

Argyll Whisky Beer, Atticus, Blackbird, Cart-Driver, Colt & Gray / Saint Ellie, Harman’s Eat & Drink, Humboldt Farm, Fish & Wine, Jefferson Park Pub, Linger, Mockery Brewing, Our Mutual Friend Tenth Acre & Brewery, Root Down, Russell’s Smokehouse, Station 26 Brewing Co., Stout Street Social, The Cherry Cricket, The Kitchen Next Door, The Populist, The Squeaky Bean, and TRVE Brewing. The Winter Warmer is on sale now for $20.

22^nd Annual Stout Month Begins @ Mountain Sun Pubs & Breweries (Boulder, Denver, Longmont)

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Motherfucking Stout Month!!!!!! All five Mountain Sun establishments: Mountain Sun, Southern Sun and Under the Sun in Boulder, the Vine Street Pub & Brewery in Denver and Longs Peak Pub in Longmont will be hosting their month long celebration of all things dark and roasty and toasty. You’ll find at least 12 different stouts on tap at each location at all times with new ones appearing almost daily.

International Gruit Day & Superbowl Sunday @ South Dry Dock (Aurora)

Time: 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Dry Dock’s South Dock – 15120 E Hampden Ave, Aurora, Colorado 80014

If you’re a lover of herbal ales that go by the name of Gruit, then mark your calendar because February 1st is the day for you. To pay homage to this historical class of beer, craft brewers have declared the 1st International Gruit Day. Many breweries around the country will be celebrating by bringing you their best Gruit creations. At Dry Dock Brewing Co. in Aurora, CO, their brewers are passionate about gruit as a style of beer. In honor of this tradition, Dry Dock’s brewers created a beer called the Bunny Gruit using rose hips, yarrow, rosemary, fresh ground ginger root, and Spanish orange peel instead of hops. This beer was fermented in French oak red wine barrels with Belgian Saison 1 (565) & Brettanomyces (Brux) yeasts.

On February 1, South Dock will have the Superbowl on display on the large projector in the barrel room too. BYO lunch or snacks, and head on over for pints and free popcorn.

First Anniversary – Corvus Coffee Beers Tapping Schedule @ Former Future (Platt Park)

Time: ALL DAY from 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
1290 S Broadway, Denver, Colorado 80210

Countinghouse with La Mision
Midnight Mosey with Workshop
Salted Caramel Porter with Esmarelda
Putin on the Fritz with Toda

Former Future will also be offering growler discounts all day for Super Bowl Sunday.

Two releases for International Gruit Day @ Odyssey Beerwerks (Arvada)

Time: 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
5535 West 56th Avenue #107, Arvada, CO 80002

Gruit or Grut (German for herb) Ale is a brew that uses an herbal mixture as a flavoring/bittering agent in place of hops. The first is Primordial Gruit – brewed to an ABV of about 5.7%, this is a hop-less beer style from the middle ages, flavored/bittered with a combination of Grains of Paradise, Cardamom, Bog Myrtle, and Heather. The second is Northern Lights Sahti – A dark, cloudy, unfiltered beer, with loads of body, brewed without hops, and flavored with Juniper and Spruce- brewed to an ABV of about 6.2%.

Super Bowl Party @ the Colorado Keg House (Broomfield)

Time: Gametime, or like, whenever
8001 Arista Place. Suite 110. Broomfield, CO 80021

Reserve your seat today for the celebration at The Colorado Keg House! Colorado Keg House will be doing drawings for free schwag throughout the game.

$25 gets you:
-A reservation of your choice of available seats
-Your first 3 beers free
-Free catered food from Quaker Steak and Lube

Hops & Pie Beer Club @ Hops & Pie (Berkeley)

Time: 1:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
3920 Tennyson St. Denver, CO 80212

What is Hops & Pie beer club you might ask? For a yearly $60 bucks, you get anytime happy hour; which equates to $1 off our craft drafts, slices of the day & 10” pies, whenever you come in. Every Sunday we open an hour early just for you! And you get your 3rd draft free!!! On the 2nd Sunday of each month, we treat you to 50 cent select drafts.

Super Duper Dip Bowl @ Beryl’s Beer (Five Points/RiNo)

Time: 2:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
3120 Blake Street, Denver, CO 80205

Beer, dip and football? Yes please!! Join the blokes at Beryl’s for Super Bowl XLIX! Bring your best game day dip and receive your first beer on Beryl’s! Bring a winning dip and receive a prize!

Super Bowl Potluck @ Platt Park Brewing Co (Athmar Park)

Time: 4:00 p.m.
1875 S Pearl St, Denver, CO 80210

Bring an appetizer/dessert – pizza provided – beer extra – Denver, CO – No reservations needed.

Monday

Wing Hut Power Hour @ Dry Dock – South Dock (South Aurora)

Time: 6:00pm – 7:00pm
15120 E Hampden Ave Aurora, Colorado 80014

Join Wing Hut at South Dock for 50-cent wings from 6 to 7pm. Quell the heat with some delicious barleypops. Good Monday, huh?!

Elevation Beer Co. Take the Glass Night 2/2 @ Freshcraft (LoDo/Union Station)

Time: 7:00 p.m.
1530 Blake St, Denver, Colorado 80202

Elevation Beer Co. will be in house at 7pm Monday Feb 2nd to give away some cool glassware and raffle off some awesome shwag.
Don’t miss out!

On Tap:
Elevation Mustache Ride
Elevation Arete
Elevation False Summit
Frontier Mojo (Special collaboration beer with Wyoming Whiskey and Freshcraft)
Senorita

Tuesday

Special Stout Release for Stout Month @ Mountain Sun, Southern Sun, Under the Sun, Longs Peak Pub

Time: 11:00 a.m.

Chocolate Thunder Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Chocolate Milk Stout – Our Imperial version of a traditional Milk Stout is opaque and full-bodied with a soft, velvety texture from additions of milk chocolate, dark chocolate and milk sugar. Chocolate Thunder has assertive flavors of chocolate, vanilla and oak from several months aging in Maker’s Mark Bourbon Barrels. 10.0% ABV

PorchDrinking & Elite Brands Present: Nebraska Brewing Launch Party @ Cap City Tavern (Civic Center)

Time: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
1247 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204

Elite Brands distribution will carry Nebraska Brewing throughout the state in, draft, cans and a select few Reserve Series Bottles, yes folks that means there’s a good chance you’ll be seeing Melange A Trois, Black Betty, Sexy Betty, and more on store shelves starting this month.

PorchDrinking is also excited to announce our partnership with Elite Brands in welcoming Nebraska Brewing with a launch party at Cap City Grill on Tuesday, February 3rd. The event taking place from 5-7 p.m. is open to the public and will feature several of Nebraska’s core lineup including, Cardinal Pale Ale, India Pale Ale, and Brunette Nut Brown, as well as the aforementioned Melange a Trois Belgian Style Blonde aged in French Oak Chardonnay Barrels. Come out to meet with owners, Paul and Kim Kavulak, win free Nebraska Brewing swag, hang with the PorchDrinking crew, and try the brewery’s strong portfolio of beers!

Post Presents: A Pork & Beer Dinner @ Post Brewing (Lafayette)

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Post Brewing’s first beer dinner. It will feature Sous Chef Jimmy Giesler’s
take on pork, Post’s Anniversary IPA and their new Oatmeal Stout.
– Call 303.593.2066 for Reservations –

FIRST COURSE
PORK TERRINE
house pickles, spent grain flatbread
The Post Brewing Co East County Brown Ale

SECOND COURSE
ROTISSERIE CAULIFLOWER
pork butter, apricot mustard
The Post Brewing Co Anniversary IPA

THIRD COURSE
SLOW ROASTED PORCHETTA
wood oven plums, winter salad
The Post Brewing Co Oatmeal Stout

– price excludes tax and gratuity –

FREE BEER with a Growler Fill @ Odyssey Beerwerks (East Arvada)

Time: 3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
5535 W 56th Ave #107, Arvada, CO 80002

Get a FREE BEER from Odyssey Beerwerks when you buy a growler fill. Offer good all day on Tuesdays. Also enjoy Happy Hour 3pm to 5pm.

Keep the Glass Night! @ Our Mutual Friend (Five Points)

Time: 4:00pm
2810 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80205

Keep the Glass night! Every Tuesday for $10 you get an artist series glass (10oz) and three fills (under 8% abv). Every month (or while supplies last), Our Mutual Friend will feature a new artist. Support local art and local suds!

Double Stamp Tuesday @ Funkwerks (Ft. Collins)

Time: All day long every Tuesday
1900 E Lincoln Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524

Today is Double Stamp Tuesday! And their cooler is full of yummy beer. Plus Saison 4-packs! You can receive a stamp (or two on Tuesdays) for a 4-pack, but you can only redeem a full stamp card for a 750ml bottle.

Tap-It! Tuesdays @ Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project

Time: 6:00 p.m.
3350 Brighton Blvd, Denver, Colorado 80216

Each Tuesday, Crooked Stave will tap a specialty keg in their taproom. Look for whacky fruit combos, dry-hopping or special barrels with these gems.

Tuesday Night 23 @ Hops & Pie (Berkeley)

Time: 5:00 p.m. – Close
3920 Tennyson St. Denver, CO 80212

Swing in every Tuesday night for the ‘Tuesday Night 23.’ You get two drafts and a two topping 18″pie for $23 bucks. Fuck yeah.

Fermenting Future Events That Are Tapping Soon As All Get Out …

Feb 7^th – Lost in the Woods @ New Belgium (Fort Collins)
Feb 8^th – Lost in the Woods @ Terminal Bar (LoDo/Union Station)
Feb 8^th – Jagged Mountain Beer Pairing Dinner w/Bakin’ Bakery @ Jagged Mountain Craft Brewery (Five Points)
Feb 13^th – 16^th – Third Anniversary Party!!! @ River North Brewery (Five Points)
Feb 14^th – Four Course Food & Beer Pairing Valentine’s Dinner @ Mockery Brewing (RiNo/Five Points)
Feb 14^th – Barley & Hops Are For Lovers Beer Dinner @ Bru handbuilt ales and eats (Boulder)
Feb 16^th – Grand Opening Day! At the New Facility (THIS IS A BIG ONE!) @ Avery Brewing (Boulder)
Feb 22^nd – 4 Year Vertical Snowed In Brunch at Copper Kettle Brewing (Southeast’est Denver)
Mar 21^st – Collaboration Fest @ Sports Authority Field at Mile High (Sun Valley)

Did we miss any events in this week’s Denver Beer Beat? Let us know by emailing us at
Cory {at} PorchDrinking {dot} com.

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Cheers to ye and may eternity find us in as good company as this! Stay Thirsty and Keep Denver Beer’d!