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As you probably remember, March 17 — St. Patricks Day — was closing time in 2020, the day that bars, breweries and restaurants across Colorado were forced to curtail in-house service as a way to try to slow the spread of COVID-19. Many of these establishments have noted this sad anniversary while appreciating the fact that they can now be open at limited capacity indoors and with outdoor seating. But to keep things from getting out of hand this St. Patricks Day, the states Liquor Enforceme...

The six Grand County breweries that participated in the collaborative East Troublesome Pale Ale initiative were able to help raise $34,000 for the Grand Foundation, a nonprofit organization that helps people who were evacuated, displaced or lost their homes to the devastating East Troublesome wildfire last year. And 27 home brewers who entered the East Troublesome home-brew competition were also part of the fundraising effort. Root Shoot Malting, alongside Colorado Hop Company and Propagate La...

A new documentary about beer, which debuts this month on the Untappd social beer app, includes guest appearances by a few Colorado legends, such as Julia Herz, former craft beer director at the Brewers Association, and Peter Bouckaert, the former New Belgium brewmaster who now owns Purpose Brewing. The film, called BEER! A Love Story, "weaves together the stories of thirty international protagonists across multiple countries who speak the universal language of beer, the world’s most consum...

Claire Duncombe Thursday, December 24 Thursday, December 24, is a good time for everyone to either ask others for help or ask themselves what they can do for others. Either way, a good place to start is at one of three Denver Community Fridges scattered around the metro area. The functioning refrigerators are located outside and are accessible all day, every day. If you need a meal, show up and take what you need. If you can lend a hand, please donate quality food clearly marked with an expirat...

A pair of new beers from two different brewery partnerships will help raise money to support people affected by the devastating East Troublesome fire, which destroyed nearly 600 buildings over 200,000 acres on both sides of the Continental Divide in October and forced 35,000 people to evacuate their homes. The first beer is East Troublesome Pale Ale, which will be brewed by six different breweries in the Grand County area. All proceeds will be donated to the Grand Foundation, which supports pe...