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Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival 2014 Preview
June 17, 2014 | Cory Pelc
What: Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival
Where: Omni Interlocken Resort – Broomfield, Colorado
When: Saturday, August 23, 2014 – 12pm-7pm
The Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival is located in the heart of the Colorado Rocky Mountain Front Range. For the first time, the RMCF will be held at the world renowned Omni Interlocken Resort in Broomfield Colorado! The festival attracts consumers that are geared toward premium high-end product – including premium cigars, hand-crafted brews, unique wine and spirits, fine automobiles, excellent food and everything encompassing the finer things in life.
Steel String Brewery | Hilliard
June 17, 2014 | Christopher Hilliard
There’s a new brewery in Carrboro, North Carolina. Well, “new.” It’s been around for about a year now, but I’ve only just gotten around to visiting it.
Carrboro, for those … Read More
Weekly Growler Fill | National Beer News Roundup
June 16, 2014 | Chelsea Mitchell
New beers, new locations and new ways to use hops. Also, drink the most popular beer from the country you’re cheering for in the World Cup. You can find all this and more in this edition of the Weekly Growler Fill.
Anchorage Brewing & Jolly Pumpkin | Calabaza Boreal
June 16, 2014 | Bob McGurgan
Anchorage Brewing & Jolly Pumpkin | Calabaza Boreal
ABV: 7.0%
In honor of our collaboration roundtable this week, I figured I’d showcase a recent collaboration from a pair of breweries that I love to death. Calabaza Boreal is a team-brew by Anchorage Brewing and Jolly Pumpkin, and I’ll spoil the article early to reveal that this beer is delicious. If you like sours, you were probably excited when you read the title.
World Cup Grapefruit Caipirinha Ale Popsicles
June 13, 2014 | Natalie Migliarini
The World Cup is starting this week and it is going to be a fabulous month of eventful soccer games, drinking games and fun Brazilian inspired cocktails. I decided to turn my favorite Brazilian cocktail the caipirinha into refreshing summer popsicles. The caipirinha is Brazil’s national cocktail and contains cachaca a liquor made from sugar cane. The classic caiprinha contains lime, sugar and cachaca.
Wine for Beer Lovers | Summer Edition
June 13, 2014 | Stacey Goers
(Feature photo courtesy of DCanter)
Beer lovers shouldn’t just drink just any regular glass of wine. House white or red? Nah. PorchDrinking.com readers like to keep it interesting and you do have sophisticated, mature palates. Michelle Lim Warner is the co-owner; along with her husband, Michael; of a wine and beer boutique in Washington, DC, DCanter. She gives us some exciting wines to try this summer based upon nothing less than specific beer styles, just so you know where to start.
(MORE: Wine for Beer Lovers | Fall Edition)
Indigo Imp Brewery | Summer Pale Ale
June 13, 2014 | Kevin Risner
ABV: 6.4%
Summer will be here in less than two weeks. My palate begins to water (as do most of my pores) when I think about the more humid, sunnier climes that have begun to take shape as May has ended and June has begun. As I dust off the porch seats and steel myself for the incessant weed trimmers humming next door and kids screaming across the street, I anticipate with great relish the moments sitting down with some friends and cooling off with a nice, bright, somewhat hoppy ale. Read More
The Official 2014 World Cup Drinking Game
June 12, 2014 | Danny King 3
It’s that time again. Thirty-two teams representing nations from across the world come together for one reason. To give us an excuse to drink for a month straight! Oh, and something about national pride and the glory of being crowned the greatest team in the world’s most popular sport. That too.
Elysian Brewery | Savant IPA
June 12, 2014 | Brady Akers
ABV: 6.30%
IBU: 66
I am not a scientist and I rarely claim to be, but there has to be research available that proves that people love monkeys. I was at Hugo’s, my local beer store, trying to judge a beer by its label and make the impossible decision: Elysian’s DayGlow IPA with a tiger shooting rainbow lasers out of its eyes or Elysian’s Savant IPA with a monkey in glasses painting a picture. My past experience with Elysian has revolved around their incredible fall pumpkin beers, which made me appoint Elysian my beer of the evening for a rainy Wednesday night.
2014 Bonnaroo Beer Lineup
June 11, 2014 | Tristan Chan
As we’ve mentioned before, we’re pretty stoked to be attending and covering Bonnaroo Music Festival which officially kicks off. And it wouldn’t be like us to cover a festival that … Read More
The Ultimate 6er | Bonnaroo Edition
June 11, 2014 | Scott Hoffman
So you’re on your way to Bonnaroo, and you’ve been tasked with the ever-important beer run. Do you just go with the cheapest options available that will likely make you hate life itself by the end of the weekend, or do you get creative? Obviously, PorchDrinking prefers the creative option.
Included below are 6 canned beers that you can purchase in Tennessee. If you’re traveling by car from another state, the options become more plentiful, but we’ll keep it restricted to Bonnaroo’s home state.
PorchDrinking’s Weekly Denver Beer Beat
June 11, 2014 | Cory Pelc
Hey there PorchDrinkers! Native to the city and looking for events to tide you over for the week? New to the city and looking for the best place to find tasty suds? Visiting and looking for events to hit while you are in town? Check out this week’s Denver Beer Beat . . . did we miss any events in this week’s? Let us know.
21st Amendment | Lower De Boom
June 11, 2014 | Andrew Sharp
ABV: 11.5%
IBU: 92
I normally do not drink things out of small cans. The only things that come in small cans are energy drinks and pineapple juice. I was, however intrigued when I spotted a four pack of 21st Amendment’s “Lower De Boom” Barleywine on an endcap. It was on sale – the deal was sealed. Read More
Madtree Brewing | Sol Drifter
June 10, 2014 | Spencer Mapes
4.3% ABV
It’s summertime! Sunshine, pool parties, cabrewing, and most importantly, delicious summer beer! Madtree’s Sol Drifter will take all of the great things of summer and put them in your mouth. A sessionable blonde ale brewed with strawberries that is a refreshing tasty beer that everyone can enjoy, and it comes in a pink can, so ladies, you got that going for you.
Powder Keg Brewing Company | Niwot, CO
June 9, 2014 | Tristan Chan
101 2nd Avenue, Niwot CO 80544
Estimated Open Date: Early July, 2014
Brewing System: 4 ½ Barrel Brewhouse
Food: Rincon Argentino out of Boulder for Argentinian empanadas as well … Read More
Weekly Growler Fill | National Beer News Roundup
June 9, 2014 | Chelsea Mitchell
This week, find out a little about yourself from the beer you drink. Also, be jealous (or lucky if you’re there) that Oregon has two craft beer weeks overlapping. Finally, there’s big news for Mikkeller, 3 Floyds, and The Bruery – all in this edition of the Growler Fill.
Rivertowne Brewing | Hala Kahiki Pineapple Beer
June 9, 2014 | Kyle Buchanan
Rivertowne Brewing Hala Kahiki Pineapple Beer – 4.8%ABV
Picture this…It is a b-e-a-u-tiful sunny day, let’s say 80 degrees or so, and you are floating down a river on the device … Read More
Beer Cocktails | Spicy Summer Ale Margarita
June 6, 2014 | Natalie Migliarini
Seattle is on the brink of summer and I am so excited to enjoy some summer beverages that will wipe out the rain for a couple of months. So, this … Read More
Beer and Food | Santa Fe Java Stout
June 5, 2014 | Alewise
Welcome back to the delicious world of beer and food. It’s been a nice day outdoors, we started the day with fresh fruit and sweet cream followed by Lobster salad to keep the food light while the workload is heavy. Now that the sun has gone down and we have finished dinner, the air is feeling crisp and it’s time for dessert. Read More
Crux Fermentation Project | Better Off Red
June 5, 2014 | Andy Hagemann
Since moving to the Pacific Northwest, Crux Fermentation Project has consistently been one of my favorite breweries. Not only are their core beers spot-on, but they also nail the small … Read More
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