Weekly Growler Fill | National Beer News

Chelsea, your noble beer news herder is out for the week doing the finals week thang, so she handed over the keys to the week‘s growler fill. You should … Read More

BREAKING | Ninkasi Brewing Comes to Colorado

Great news Coloradans, Eugene, Oregon based Ninkasi Brewing Company announced this morning that they have partnered with distributor C.R.Goodman Companies to bring it’s tremendous lineup of beers to Colorado beginning Monday, December 8th. Read More

Pop Culture WIR | Star Wars The Force Awakens Teaser Trailer Edition

I gave our team the week off to celebrate Thanksgiving with their families and friends, but I would be remiss if we didn’t have coverage of the release of the … Read More

Elevation Beer Company Official Brewery of Monarch Mountain

Earlier this morning our good friends over at Elevation Beer Company announced their partnership with local ski resort Monarch Mountain, also located in Chaffee County. Monarch will carry Elevation’s 8 … Read More

New Belgium Brewing | Frambozen

If you can’t already tell from yesterday’s post, I take Thanksgiving very seriously. My own personal ritual involves waking up early to prep food and while also screening the entire … Read More

Faking Adulthood | Preparing for Thanksgiving as a 20 Something

Thanksgiving is my second favorite holiday, ranking only slightly behind America Day (July 4). What makes these two holidays so great? Well they share several key elements that distinguish them from the rest of the pack; the general acceptance of consuming massive levels of food, celebrating the founding of this great country/continent (I like to think of Thanksgiving as the O.G. America Day), and beer… lots of beer. And what Thanksgiving lacks in fireworks, it makes up in turkey, pie and football. However, the combination of family, friends, and gluttony can always yield potentially volatile results, so I thought I’d help you navigate the somewhat treacherous aspects of this time honored holiday with five tips for preparing for Thanksgiving as a 20 something.

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Upcoming Flury of Crooked Stave Bottle Releases

Sometimes it takes sacrificing a little, to create a lot. Such is the case with Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project’s recently discontinued Cellar Reserve project, which had the … Read More

Beer Tech | Drizly Colorado Expansion

We live in a bizarre time. It’s a digital world where money is exchanged between friends at the click of a button, a world where you can have entire outfits curated and delivered to … Read More

PorchDrinking Hibernation Playlist | Bear Bands

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In honor of this past weekend’s transition into Daylight Savings time (ok Arizona, we get it, you’re on Team NF), we thought we’d put together a little … Read More

Breaking | Green Flash Acquires Alpine Beer Company

Recently the craft beer world has seen it’s share of acquisitions and consolidations stem from Big Beer, but today Green Flash Brewing Company announced the acquisition of fellow San Diego … Read More

Happy Hour Post | Anheueser-Busch Acquiring 10 Barrel Brewing

Well it was one of those crazy craft beer news days yesterday where everything seemed the happen at once, which brings us to another edition of the Happy Hour Post … Read More

Upslope Brewing Anniversary Party Not Fiddling Around

What: Upslope Brewing 6th Anniversary Party

When: Saturday, November 8, 2014 from 2 – 8 p.m.

Where: 1898 S. Flatiron Court Boulder, CO 80301

When it comes to Anniversary Parties, you … Read More

Election Day Drinking Game

Special thanks to the entire PD staff for contributions to this post.

Can you hear it? That’s the sweet sweet sound of silence on the horizon. We’ve finally arrived at … Read More

Avery Brewing Company | Rumpkin

In honor of Halloween, we revisit one of our favorite Pumpkin beers on the market, a doozy cuz it’s boozy, Avery’s Rumpkin.

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Rekorderlig Cider Colorado Launch

Sometimes the best things in life come from unexpected places. Really it’s these simple surprises that make life worth living. For Rekorderlig Cider, their story actually began in Sweden’s largest brewery Abro … Read More

Tour Tasters | Run River North at Avery Brewing Company

Video and Photos Courtesy of Sam Pike.

While craft beer has always been the focal point on Porch Drinking, no porch drink would be complete without the perfect soundtrack to … Read More

Happy Hour Post | Shakey Graves and Esme Patterson

Have you ever been a part of that magical moment when you witness someone reach super stardom right before your eyes? Whether it’s dropping back-to-back buzzer beating daggers like Aaron … Read More

Happy Hour Post | Doe Bay Music Festival with NBB

If you haven’t learned by now, I get no greater joy in life than great music, great beer, and Kentucky Basketball. And while I try to make as many references … Read More

2014 GABF Recap

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Glass Is Life for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine.

Well folks the 2014 Great American Beer Festival is … Read More

2014 GABF Fantasy Brewery League Results

It’s officially time to crown a new champion to this year’s 2014 Fantasy Brewery League. This year’s league faced challenges due to new limitations on the number of entries a brewery could … Read More