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.PorchDrinking Gives Thanks for 2012
December 31, 2012 | Tristan Chan
It has been a crazy ride for us this past 6 months. In June of 2012 we set out to create a fun side project for our group of friends as an excuse to write again, and more importantly drink beer. What has transpired is a group of nearly 60 writers, editors, and staff members who have volunteered their time to create something truly amazing.
Merry Christmas from PorchDrinking!
December 25, 2012 | Tristan Chan
We here at PorchDrinking would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Thank you for being part of our family over the past 6 months and we hope that you are getting to spend time with your own! Here’s a recap of our 12 Beers of Christmas. May this next year be filled with great cheer and even better beer!
Crafting a Nation Kickstarter
December 19, 2012 | Tristan Chan
Recently we had the chance to sit down with Thomas Kolicko, the Director and one of the Producers of the upcoming documentary, Crafting a Nation. This is the story of the recent boom of the craft beer industry throughout the United States. Thomas’s mission much like ours here at PorchDrinking.com is to build a better beer community and he’s done so through this project.
PorchDrinking Playlist: Apocalypse Now
December 18, 2012 | Tristan Chan
So the Mayans think it’s the end of the world. Well I have news for you… that already happened back around the time when they stopped making Dunkaroos, cancelled Arrested Development, when Bob Barker retired, and Justin Timberlake stopped making music. Yes the alleged apocalypse is upon us this Friday and so we thought we’d round up a list of tunes to help ring in the end of days.
PorchDrinking and Country Boy Brewing God’s Pantry Food Bank Event
December 17, 2012 | Tristan Chan
We are extremely excited to announce our first of many future benefit events. Join us THIS Thursday, December 20, 2012 at Country Boy Brewing in Lexington, Kentucky for a night of special tappings with 10 percent of proceeds benefiting God’s Pantry Food Bank.
Roundtable Discussion: Eating the Same Meal or Going Vegan for a Year
December 12, 2012 | Tristan Chan
This week’s roundtable was a big random but we decided to ask our staff whether they would choose to eat the same exact meal for an entire year or go vegan. Here’s what they came up with…
PorchDrinking Playlist: Winter Edition Sans Xmas Music
December 11, 2012 | Tristan Chan 1
Christmas music is pretty hard to escape this time of year. At the grocery store, on the radio, on TV and, frankly, it’s kind of unfair. There are plenty of other winter related tunes that are forced to take a back seat to the merriment and jingle-jangling of this month’s carols. So I decided that I’d present a Christmas-free playlist to highlight 20 of winter’s best tunes, and don’t worry we’ll have a holly jolly playlist for you soon as well. This list includes several December themed songs and concludes with a few that just embody the feeling of winter. Feel free to share your own in the comments section below.
Winter Beers Poll
December 11, 2012 | Tristan Chan 1
I can tell by my heat blanket, the frost on my windshield, and the seasonal obsession with soups that winter is undeniably upon us. As such a host of winter beers have emerged once again. Whether they are winter warmers, variant IPAs, spiced delights or holiday themed treats, there’s something special about what winter beers bring to the table. We want to know your favorites so vote below in our Bitch Beer inspired poll!
Roundtable Discussion- Holiday Grinch Edition
December 5, 2012 | Tristan Chan
I love Christmas, I’m all about the jingle, the jangle, the cookies, the snow (please bring the snow), the churchin’ and of course the beer. But every now and then, hearing Oh Holy Night in the local grocery store a month before Christmas can get a little old. Oh and there are times when trying to drive within a mile of any retail store sitting bumper to bumper can start rubbing the wrong way. And having that one awkward encounter while back home on vacation, with that guy you met once in high school, doesn’t exactly rank at the top of my Facebook interests list, especially when that one encounter involved getting chewing tobacco spat on your new shoes. So hey the holidays aren’t entirely sugar plums and peppermint sticks. So we asked our staff what they dreaded most about the impending holiday season.
Parade of Darks Recap
December 4, 2012 | Tristan Chan
Every time we are fortunate enough to be invited to a beer event I am reminded of just how innovative, impressive, communal and delicious our beer community can be. Wynkoop’s Parade of Darks was no exception. With over 70 beers on tap ranging from amber to opaque colors, the benefit for MetroCareRing was the perfect way to usher in some fantastic winter warmers.
New Belgium Brewing- Imperial Coffee Chocolate Stout
December 4, 2012 | Tristan Chan
Lost in the shuffle in the more recent trends of sours, black IPAs, saisons, and old world recipes has been the foregone marriage of chocolate and coffee. Sure a few classic coffee beers are still hanging around shelves, or pop up infrequently from start up microbreweries, such as Renegade’s Sunday Morning. But it seems like those coffee flavored brews have lost some of the hype. New Belgium’s Imperial Coffee Stout definitely restores that swag.
Roundtable Discussion: If I Had 500 Million Dollars
November 29, 2012 | Tristan Chan 1
What would you do if you won the Powerball? 500 million dollars to be exact. What would you do with 500 MILLION dollars… well more likely 250-300 million after taxes but who’s counting? Well we decide pose this ridiculous scenario to our staff to see what would transpire.
Stone Brewing’s- Lukcy Basartd
November 29, 2012 | Tristan Chan
Pump the breaks on that spell checker, Stone’s Lukcy Basartd needs no correction. After initially noticing the devious yet iconic demonic image on the front, beer purveyors need flip the bomber over to notice a hefty description about Lukcy Basartd’s origins. Oh and it should be noted that the entire description is also written in that same disjointed misspelled jargon.
What to Watch This Week in College Basketball
November 27, 2012 | Tristan Chan
Yes, it’s only November but it’s never too early to begin obsessing over college basketball, especially when you’re a Kentucky fan. This week loaded with some truly epic match ups due to the ACC v Big Ten Challenge. And while it’s still quite early in the season many of these games can give you an idea of how much work will be needed for these teams to be prepped for a deep run in March.
Wynkoop’s Parade of Darks Welcomes Winter Dec 1st
November 26, 2012 | Tristan Chan
Every year after the departure of Halloween is right around the time that I begin my own transition from IPAs, Saisons, and Pilsners toward the darker, heartier stouts, holiday beers, and the occasional porter. Wynkoop Brewing looks to help usher in that same transition this weekend with their Parade of Darks beer holiday fundraiser.
Roundtable Discussion: Thanksgiving Edition
November 21, 2012 | Tristan Chan
Thanksgiving is the perfect excuse to eat and eat and eat and drink and eat some more. So we tasked our writers to share their favorite component of the Thanksgiving meal, as well as what they’ll be drinking at dinner this year!
Great Divide Brewing Company- Hibernation Ale
November 19, 2012 | Tristan Chan
There isn’t much that I like about winter. The days get dark earlier, the weather gets colder, up until this year, I wasn’t really into skiing or snowboarding, so my weekend social life was pretty dismal, and it was more often cloudy and dreary especially when I lived in the midwest. The only real positives were college basketball, holidays that revolved around eating, and dark, winter warmer beers.
Epic Brewing Company- Fermentation Without Representation Imperial Pumpkin Porter
November 16, 2012 | Tristan Chan
During the week of the Great American Beer Festival, Epic Brewing out of Salt Lake City, Utah made a splash by announcing that they would likely be opening up a second brewery in Denver.
Day 15 aka Day 3 A Month of Giving Thanks
November 15, 2012 | Tristan Chan
Thank goodness for big butts. About this, I cannot lie. I am so grateful for big booties because their either big enough to inspire the most ridiculous 90s pop/rap songs, … Read More
Roundtable Discussion: Dream Beer Buddy
November 15, 2012 | Tristan Chan
As we near Thanksgiving, a time of coming together to share food and drink I thought it would be neat to find out who our PD staff would most enjoy sharing a brew with. I set no parameters meaning the historical beer buddy could be living or dead, fictional or real. This is what transpired.
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