Drink
From spite to success
It was Type 1 diabetes that turned Becca Schepps on to kombucha. And it was a joke that turned Schepps on to making kombucha.
“I...
The future of brewing in Boulder County
On March 16, 2020, Bart Watson, chief economist for the Brewers
Association (BA) — the Boulder-based trade group representing small and
independent breweries — posted a...
‘A whole different business model’
Aaron Uhl believes in excellent products and excellent service. A homebrewer for 10-plus years, Uhl hit the commercial scene in 2018 as a contract...
Putting the craft in cocktails
A staple of downtown Boulder, farm-to-table bar Bramble & Hare has reopened on 13th Street after a long, COVID-related absence. Rekindling a love for...
Sports and wine
About 50 million cases of beer were purchased on Super Bowl Sunday. It’s no wonder Anheuser-Busch, America’s largest brewer, purchased three and a half minutes of ad time during the big game...
From jam to whiskey
Among the things that drew Chad Staehly to Colorado in the early ’90s was good beer. Then a student at Colorado State University in...
‘The Water Knife’ and Dale’s Pale Ale
With the sun blaring, it is the perfect afternoon for reading, but not for sitting in the sun. I’m 60 pages away from finishing...
Tour de brew: 300 Suns Brewing
For years I worked a tasting counter at a winery in Los Angeles. It was a fairly sizable operation with a strong output, and...
Are modern sommeliers educators?
I was out past midnight one recent Wednesday, despite a meeting early the next morning. When I headed home, my route took me through Washington,...
Tour de brew: I HOP IPA
January marks I HOP IPA’s second anniversary of serving the drinking faithful of Broomfield, Colorado. That’s no small feat in a state crowded with...
Barley, hops and gluten
Late night host Jimmy Kimmel recently sent a camera crew out on the streets of LA to ask people who didn’t eat gluten just what it is...
