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About- Tristan Chan

Tristan Chan

Tristan Chan

Tristan is a craft beer fanatic who originally hails from Kentucky, which used to be a veritable wasteland for craft beer. Since moving to Colorado, he discovered a passion for hops, malts, brett strains, tinctures, nitros, and all things craft brew. He created this blog as a means for his friends across the country to a virtual porch drink and he hopes that you’ll join the revolution.

Posts By Tristan Chan

Ratio + Crooked Stave + PorchDrinking TOMORROW at Avanti F&B

April 21, 2016 |

Game of Thrones Season 6 may be debuting Sunday, and the Rocky Mountain region might have gotten rocked last weekend by a late season snow storm, but don’t be fooled, … Read More

The PorchCast | Ep 19 Matt Hess & Patrick Annesty of River North Brewery

April 7, 2016 |

For episode 19 of The PorchCast we were joined by Matt Hess, Founder of River North Brewery and brewery Vice President Patrick Annesty to talk about the tenuous journey that … Read More

BREAKING | 2015 Top 50 Craft Breweries By Volume

April 5, 2016 |

Every year the Brewers Association releases lists of the top breweries based on beer sales volumes.

We took a quick look at last year’s list to compare some of the growth of some of our favorite breweries in the country and broke down some of the major changes. Read More

GIVEAWAY | Brewed Food Revolution Embarks on National Tour

April 4, 2016 |

A food and beer revolution is primed to sweep the nation. No I’m not talking about food and beer pairing dinners, nor am I referencing cooking with beer. This runs … Read More

BREAKING | Scientists Discover World’s Oldest Barrel-Aged Beer

April 1, 2016 |

Archaeologists in the Saqqarah necropolis of Egypt have just made a discovery of a lifetime. While excavating an newly unearthed cavern, within the Pyramid of Djoser, Dr. Benjamin Gates and his … Read More

River North Brewery Reopens This Weekend

March 31, 2016 |

Don’t call it a comeback, they’ve been here for years. This weekend, after a long overdue six month hiatus, River North Brewery will re-open its doors to a brand new … Read More

The PorchCast | Episode 18 Chad Melis – Oskar Blues Brewery

March 28, 2016 |

This weekend, our team sat down with Chad Melis, all around Marketing Guy at Oskar Blues Brewery to breakdown Oskar Blues Holding Corps’ acquisition of Cigar City Brewery, the real … Read More

The Unabridged Story of How I Started PorchDrinking

March 28, 2016 | 2

Over the past three and a half some years, I’ve been asked countless times about how PorchDrinking got its start. In most instances, I’ve re-hash the same elevator pitch for sake … Read More

TONIGHT’S New Kids on the Block Beer Festival Radical Pour List

March 24, 2016 |

If you didn’t think a combo 80’s dance party and new breweries beer festival was radular enough, wait till you get a whiff of this pour list. The fourth annual … Read More

Verboten Brewing Re-Opens in Downtown Loveland

March 22, 2016 |

When Verboten Brewing opened just over three years ago in the nondescript industrial alcove of Taurus Ct on the Eastern side of Loveland, CO, Co-Founders Josh and Angie Grenz had eyes firmly fixed on distribution. While Verboten has continued to grow its distribution across the Front Range, a new chapter is about to begin. Last week, Verboten Brewing ended its five month hiatus, with the grand opening of their new facility, now located in downtown Loveland, at the corner of E Fifth and South Roosevelt St.

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BREAKING | Deschutes Brewery Announces East Coast Location

March 22, 2016 |

While much of the beer industry has been obsessed over acquisitions and mergers over the past three years, an equally prevailing theme is the growth and expansion of mid-to-large sized breweries into brand new state of the art facilities to expand their national footprint.
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The PorchCast | Jensen Cummings Brewed Food & Mark Slattery First Draft

March 18, 2016 |

For Episode 17 of the PorchCast we stopped by our sponsor First Draft Taproom & Kitchen to chat with owner Mark Slattery and Jensen Cummings of Brewed Food about his … Read More

The PorchCast | Episode 16 – Nick Nunns TRVE Brewing

March 10, 2016 |

For Episode 16 of the PorchCast, we visited Nick Nunns, founder of TRVE Brewing at their Acid Templed production facility and barrel house. On this episode we touched on the … Read More

Event Recap | 14th Annual Avery Strong Ale Festival

March 8, 2016 |

Beers 8% and lower need not apply. Such was the tagline for this year’s 14th Annual Avery Strong Ale Festival. However, this grand celebration of exclusively high ABV beers, was about more … Read More

Inside the Tank | Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co.

March 7, 2016 | 1

Video Created by PorchDrinking Videographer Travis Weger

After a little over two years in operation, Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co. has quickly become one of the hottest new breweries in the country. … Read More

Event Preview | Cochon 555 Denver

March 6, 2016 |

Date: Sunday, March 6, 2016

Time: VIP at 4pm, General Admission at 5pm

Location: The Ritz-Carlton – 1881 Curtis Street, Denver, CO 80802

Sunday’s Cochon 555, is the ultimate exhibition of … Read More

2 Days, 2 Nights of Craft Beer in Denver

March 3, 2016 |

*Header photo by Kyle Cooper, on behalf of 303 Magazine*

Special thanks to Dustin Hall of The Brewtography Project for capturing such iconic photos of Denver’s beer scene.

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Event Preview | 14th Annual Avery Strong Ale Festival Lineup

February 26, 2016 |

 

Local fans of Avery Brewing Company can relate that over the past 14 years, Avery has been on the forefront of throwing niche mid-sized beer festivals with a mega … Read More

The PorchCast | Ep 15 Anthony Martuscello of WestFax Brewing

February 26, 2016 |

Episode 15 of the PorchCast features guest Anthony Martuscello, founder of WestFax Brewing, which opens it’s doors on March 4th next to Casa Bonita just off of West Colfax.

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First Draft Taproom & Kitchen Joins PorchDrinking Family

February 24, 2016 |

Location: 1309 26th St, Denver, CO 80205

When it comes to partnerships, we don’t work with just anyone. A few examples, Creed once offered to sponsor the intro of our podcast and pay us $50,000 to use it, we politely declined. We once had Donald Trump approach us about writing a sponsored post on the merits of building a wall around our breweries to keep big beer away from further acquisition, we considered it for a hot second but eventually had to pass as well.

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