Denver Beer Co. Hires Former Avery Barrel Expert
Before hazy IPAs and pastry stouts swept the nation, before sour ales went mainstream and bomber bottles were overwhelmed by cans from trendy new breweries, there was a single beer maker in Colorado with the most cachet, the longest lines and the geekiest fans: Avery Brewing. On rare but highly anticipated weekends beginning in 2009, Avery would host releases for the latest beer in its Barrel Aged Series — or “gold foils,” as they were called, because of the elegant little foil tops that Avery placed over the bottle caps — and they would draw hundreds of frenzied beer fans, who would...
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