About- 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.BREAKING | America’s 2018 Top 50 Largest Breweries by Volume
March 12, 2019 | Tristan Chan
Every year the Brewers Association releases their list of the top 50 breweries by volume based on overall craft beer sales for the previous year.
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Event Preview | 2019 Wynkoop Day of Dorks Festival Pour List
March 8, 2019 | Tristan Chan
Celebrating uniqueness is a cornerstone of the American craft beer industry. From foraged ingredients to revived ancient ales, new pilot hop varieties, and yes even pastry stouts, American brewers have … Read More
Editorial | The Time for Women to Run the Beer Industry is Now
March 8, 2019 | Tristan Chan
The time for women to run this beer industry is now. Despite the efforts of stodgy scared obstinate old curmudgeons like Bill Metzger, the former co-publisher of the Great Lakes … Read More
The Big Reveal Tickets On Sale | Crown Colorado’s Best Traditional IPA
March 7, 2019 | Tristan Chan
The Colorado Brewers Guild has partnered with PorchDrinking.com and Union Station to launch the debut of The Big Reveal, taking place on Saturday, March 23, 2019, during the 2019 Colorado Craft Beer Week. Tickets are on sale NOW!
2019 Collaboration Fest Pour List Reveals Extreme Experimentation
March 6, 2019 | Tristan Chan
In an age when beer festivals have become a dime a dozen, Collaboration Fest remains a bastion of creativity and innovation. With 122 collaboration projects, uniting 195 breweries spanning 41 … Read More
Lady Justice Brewing Teams with Alamo Drafthouse on Astral Aviator
March 5, 2019 | Tristan Chan
The powerful women behind Denver’s Lady Justice Brewing (LJB) have teamed up with Alamo Drafthouse to support the powerful women behind Girls Rock Denver, and it seems only appropriate that they’re doing so during the week of International Women’s Day.
2019 WeldWerks Invitational Tickets Go on Sale Saturday
February 28, 2019 | Tristan Chan
How do you top perfection? I think we’re about to find out. WeldWerks Brewing, already one of the country’s hottest rising breweries, debuted one of the country’s most impressive beer festivals in last year’s inaugural WeldWerks Invitational. Allow me to reiterate, not just one of the best new beer festivals, one of the country’s best beer festivals period. And now we know a few details about 2019’s follow up performance.
Pour List | Win Tickets to Saturday’s Boulder Winter Craft Beer Festival
February 27, 2019 | Tristan Chan
Now in its fifth year, Winter Craft Beer Festival returns to Boulder this Saturday to once again showcase some of independent craft beer’s best winter seasonals. This year’s fest … Read More
The PorchCast Ep 58 | Goldspot Brewing’s Kelissa Hieber
February 21, 2019 | Tristan Chan
In episode 58 of The PorchCast, the full PorchCast crew reunited to speak with Kelissa Hieber, of Goldspot Brewing to talk about their big year of change and preview this weekend’s 4th Anniversary Party.
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Join PorchDrinking & Alamo Drafthouse for Founders CBS Tapping
February 21, 2019 | Tristan Chan
Have you had a chance to try one of the country’s most hyped beer releases? Next Tuesday, February 26, join PorchDrinking.com and Alamo Drafthouse Littleton for a special tapping of the 2019 vintage of Founders Brewing’s CBS, Canadian Breakfast Stout, along with a Founders tap takeover featuring more from the Grand Rapids-based brewery.
2019 Collaboration Fest Announces List of Collaborating Breweries
February 14, 2019 | Tristan Chan
Over the past six years, Denver’ Collaboration Fest has grown to represent the foundation of which this industry was built upon. Fostering a deep sense of community, pairing neighbors, friends from … Read More
Wynkoop’s Beer Drinker of the Year to Win Free Beer for Life
February 8, 2019 | Tristan Chan
It’s the ultimate test of endurance, fortitude, knowledge and charisma, we’re not talking about the Jeopardy, this isn’t Ultimate Ninja Warrior, and it certainly isn’t the Olympics, but combine all three and add a whole lot more beer and you just might be onto something. Tomorrow, Denver’s most historic craft brewery, Wynkoop Brewing, will once again crown one knowledgeable beer fan the title of Beer Drinker of the Year.
Where to Find 2019 Pliny the Younger in Colorado
February 6, 2019 | Tristan Chan 1
In an age when names like Assassin, CBS, Duck Duck Gooze, Hunahpu and Medianoche are uttered with extreme reverence among craft beer fanatics, Russian River Brewing‘s Pliny the Younger still manages … Read More
Denver’s FERMÆNTRA Brewery Announces Upcoming Closure
February 5, 2019 | Tristan Chan
2019 has already been an ugly year for craft breweries in Colorado. While we’re just over a month into the new year, four Colorado breweries have already announced their closure … Read More
Play Along with the 2019 Super Bowl Bingo Boards
February 2, 2019 | Tristan Chan 2
It’s time once again for PorchDrinking’s 2019 Super Bowl Bingo Cards for Super Bowl 53. In addition to the entertainment of seeing who can inhale the most combinations of cheese dips in one sitting, we’ve created bingo boards for your party-goers’ enjoyment. Each square should be crossed off as they occur. And sure, since this is PorchDrinking, take a drink each time you cross off a square.
February’s Looking Stout, Here’s the 2019 Mountain Sun Stout Month Lineup
January 24, 2019 | Tristan Chan
Ok, so 2019 didn’t exactly start off on the best note, with the government shut down, dumb people BirdBoxing the internet, more Kanye tweets, the whole Covington Catholic thing and another Patriots Super Bowl appearance, I think most of America is ready to move on to February.
Portland’s Widmer Brothers Brewing Announces Pub Closure
January 23, 2019 | Tristan Chan
One of America’s founding fathers of craft beer, Portland, OR’s Widmer Brothers Brewing, announced yesterday that they have closed their North Portland pub as of Sunday, January 20. First opened … Read More
2019 Ultimate Colorado Beer Events Calendar
January 22, 2019 | Tristan Chan 1
The state of Colorado currently holds the distinction as the state with 3rd most breweries in the country as well as the 5th most breweries per capita. Statistics aside, the Centennial State has quickly grown to become one of the best states for craft beer propelled by friendly legislation, a great foundation for industry growth established by legacy brands, and a population that’s literally thirsty for new brands and innovative approaches to a centuries-old craft.
The PorchCast Ep 57 | Outer Range Brewing – Lee & Emily Cleghorn
January 21, 2019 | Tristan Chan
The New Year doesn’t officially start for beer fans in Colorado, until Big Beers, Belgians, & Barleywines kicks off the party. And for the past two years, Big Beers, Belgians, … Read More
Breweries Offering Free Food & Beer to Furloughed Government Workers
January 18, 2019 | Tristan Chan
Putting aside one’s political party affiliation or beliefs, the government shutdown, which is now the longest in American history at 28 days, has impacted over 800,000 furloughed government workers and … Read More
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