Wild Woods Brewery’s Berry Patch Wheat

Wild Woods Brewery’s Berry Patch Wheat is exactly what I’ve been looking for. You see it’s a gateway beer.  It’s the perfect beer to convert any tepid beer novice. Whenever I hear people casually sputter out the phrase “I don’t like beer” it feels like a mini heart attack turned mega aneurism. It’s like saying I don’t like cheese, or ice cream or America.

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Fate Brewing Company

Fate Brewing Company– Boulder, CO

Have you ever had a situation where the stars just seemed to align? Perhaps it was an “epic night”. In my circle of friends, when just the right group of people gather for a momentous night out we call it the “dream team”. Sometimes amidst the cacophony and discord, things just end up coming together to hit just the right sonorous wavelength to create the perfect harmony. This is Fate Brewing Company.

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PorchDrinking Super Bowl Roundup

All week we’ve had your complete Super Bowl coverage, featuring game previews, recipes, bingo boards, and do’s and don’ts for the game. Here’s a complete Super Bowl round up of our entire week of coverage just in case you missed anything from earlier. Enjoy tonight’s game, go (insert team you’re rooting for), have an awesome Sunday Funday and be safe out there.

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Beginners Guide to Watching the Super Bowl

Lets face it, not everyone is an avid football fan. Heck even the most diehard football fanatics may not be fully into this game, and for good reason. For some, the Super Bowl can be considered a religious experience, and for most it’s an excuse for a Sunday Funday with mildy entertaining commercial breaks. But no matter what, you dont want to be that “guy” who ruins the party. I’ve comprised a list of do’s and don’ts to make sure you aren’t the odd one out while watching the Super Bowl.

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Mountain Sun Brewing’s Stout Month

Mountain Sun Brewing’s Stout Month is coming. And as the immortal Samuel L. Jackson once said, “Hold on to your butts.” Every year, amidst the cold bitter winter months shines a beacon of hope and happiness. This year marks the 20th anniversary of Stout Month for the Mountain Sun family and it promises to be bigger, bolder and more stout than ever (see what I did there?)

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Porch Sessions: Meet Your Brewer John Fiorilli Vine Street Pub and Brewery

Porch Sessions are meant to take you behind the scenes of your favorite breweries to meet the people who make your beer possible. This week we were lucky enough to hang with John Fiorilli the head brewer of Vine Street Pub and Brewery.

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Three Floyds Brewing Co. | Zombie Dust

ABV: 6.4 | IBU: 60

3 Floyds Brewing Co.’s Zombie Dust has become the only beer I MUST track down any time I’m back home in Kentucky, or fortuitously find myself … Read More

Roundtable Discussion: If I Were President…

With this week’s Presidential Inauguration we thought we’d task our writers to share what their first (non-political) act would be if they were elected president of the United States.  Of course this meant living out a number of ridiculous childhood dreams as well as the conversation spinning out of control into a West Wing love fest.  Let us know what your first presidential move would be in the comments section below!

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Vail Big Beers Belgians and Barleywines Festival Photo Gallery

As we mentioned on Monday the Vail Big Beers Belgians and Barleywines Festival was Legend… wait for it… dary it was LEGENDARY!  So we thought we’d share with you a few pictures that really helps to tell the full tale of exactly just how awesome it was.  These brilliant shots were taken by Erin Horn. Enjoy!

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PorchDrinking Playlist: Random New Music Roundup

This week’s playlist doesn’t really have a specific theme but is more so a collection of new music that I’ve come across over the recent months that have really resonated and found a recurring role in my consciousness. This week’s New Music (I use that term lightly) Roundup features several tracks from Bronze Radio Return, and the Oh Hellos. I’ve also really gotten into Aloe Blacc after being introduced by Danielle from Chicago.  And finally after attending the Father John Misty and Walkmen show last night I can attest that both are fantastic live. If you have any awesome somewhat indie/up and coming tunes that you’d like to contribute, feel free to comment below the post!

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Roundtable Discussion: Awards Season

Awards season is in full swing so we decided to ask our staff members if they had the opportunity to be recognized for an award, any award whatsoever, what would it be, why, and what would their acceptance speech sound like?  This is what our group of crazies came up with. What award would you want to win?  Share your thoughts in the comments section

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PorchDrinking Playlist: Amazing Female Vocals

I’m going to make a bold claim here by saying that we might be living in the most prolific age of female vocals in the history of music. Sure Motown had Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklin, The Supremes and all of the bands that ended in ‘ettes. The 80s had the immortal Whitney Houston and Madonna, Pat Benatar and Stevie Nix. And who could forget the 90s with the Christina, Mandy and Britney… well, perhaps we can forget the 90s. While this era may not have the star power of previous decades, I don’t think it should be counted out just yet. I’ve compiled a playlist showcase the awesome female vocals of the past 10 years… OK fine, we kicked things off with Aretha just because she is the original Queen.

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Justin Timberlake The 20/20 Experience and More

UPDATE* It was announced last night that JT will in fact be releasing a new album titled The 20/20 Experience, which is being produced by Timbaland.  To hear the just released single Suit & Tie featuring Jay-Z check out this post from Hip Hop n More.

Attention world. Justin Timberlake is ready. And now we wait.  The music world, no, the entirety of the internet, nay all of humanity came to a screeching halt Thursday morning when JT dropped a little nugget via Twitter, which hinted at his potential return to music.  In a video titled “I’m Ready”, the 21st century renaissance man agonizes that music means more to him than anyone else in the world, that he is obsessive over his craft, and general that he wouldn’t be proud to just put anything out, that you have to wait for it.  The dramatic voice over culminates with a solitary shot of our hero in a music studio announcing to the world “I’m Ready”.  While this doesn’t overtly indicate that a new album is nearby, one can assume what the world has been waiting for… Justin Timberlake is returning to music.

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Golden Globes Live Blog

Hey there folks! Join us tonight as we live blog the Golden Globes!  We’ll be joined by our PorchDrinking Pop Culture team who will bring the hilarity and snark! Blog starts at 8 Eastern on THIS thread.  Feel free to add your comments in the comments section. Read More

Great Divide- Orabelle

Generally speaking if you’re going to release a beer on New Year’s Eve, it better be pretty damn good. Great Divide’s Orabelle doesn’t disappoint. The spring seasonal Belgian Style Triple made it’s debut on New Years Eve in a tap room only release and for good reason.

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Odell Brewing Company- 5 Barrel Pale Ale

When I first moved to Colorado and discovered the wide world of craft beer, I fell into a dreamatorium universe of hops.  So it doesn’t come to any surprise that I wasn’t initially taken to Odell Brewing Company’s 5 Barrel Pale Ale, because simply put, I didn’t find it hoppy enough.   To be fair it is a Pale Ale, not an IPA and I was also comparing it to the likes of Odell’s IPA, New Belgium’s Ranger, and Ska’s Modus Hopperandi.  Apples to Oranges.

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We Want Your Beerstagrams!

Hey folks! As you probably noticed last week, we started a new series called Beerstagrams!  This series is meant to showcase a weekly round up of Instagrams that feature awesome shots of beer!  But we want YOU to get involved as well.  Starting this week we’ll be posting YOUR Beerstagrams along with some of ours. You can participate in one of two ways.  1. Follow PorchDrinking’s Instagram account: PorchDrinkingCO and send us your pics there.  ex: @PorchDrinkingCO or 2. Post your Beerstagrams on Twitter with #PDBeerstagram.

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Beerstagrams 12/28-1/4

Welcome to our newest weekly segment where we bring you our collection of our instagram’d beer pics, aka beerstagrams,to help get you ready for happy hour!  This week’s Beerstagrams feature a melange of beers that were acquired from trips back home, a trip to Copper Kettle, a sneak peak of Fate Brewing Company which will open at the end of the month and one of the coolest garages/breweries you’ll ever encounter when  Tom Horst of Crystal Springs brewing showed us around.

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Porchdrinking New Year’s Playlist

So we’re about a day or two late.  But hey NYE fell on a Monday so really the calendar was a little early because our playlists always go up on Wednesdays.  Come on calendar… you know better.  Plus we may or may not have been nursing a beer hangover just like the rest of you all.  Here’s a list of songs to help you ring in the New Year, just in case you didn’t get enough Auld Lang Syne.

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New Beers Resolutions

Drink more craft beer!

So much amazing beer… so little time.

Don’t become a snob.

Yes we love to promote Craft, but really it all starts with beer to begin with. When talking to our friend in Kentucky they mentioned that right now it’s all about getting people to enjoy beer first, then expanding their horizons. So drink beer. Whether it’s Coors or Westy 12.

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