@ColoBeerMan

Entertainment Editor at the Denver Post. Former beer writer for Westword. Author of “Denver Beer: A History of Mile High Brewing.”

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Joined February 2009
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Your wings-eating guide to the NFL season in Denver trib.al/Gh6Z6NX

Your wings-eating guide to the NFL season in Denver

If there’s one thing you can count on, it’s that Denver residents have a lot of opinions when it comes to wings.

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Jon Murray@JonMurray24 Apr 2024
Fascinating look by @ColoBeerMan at the @DENAirport brewery that was such a big priority, spurred bid-rigging lawsuits -- and then only produced beer for just 16 months. It may not again. denverpost.com/2024/04/24/de… via @denverpost

Will DIA’s on-site brewery ever make beer again? The answer is up in the air.

“It’s a chance to be unique and do something that someone else hasn’t done.”

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Telluride Brewing moving majority of #beer production to Durango’s Ska; The brewery will keep both of its Telluride taprooms open, however denverpost.com/2024/04/08/te…

Telluride Brewing moving majority of beer production to Durango’s Ska

If you visit, you’ll still be able to get Telluride beer made in its namesake mountain town. Cans will come from Durango.

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Jon Murray@JonMurray20 Mar 2024
Denver’s best ramen: Vote now in the Final Four of our March Madness food bracket. You can also listen to @ColoBeerMan, whose brainchild this was, on @CityCastDenver here: denver.citycast.fm/podcasts/… denverpost.com/2024/03/20/de… via @denverpost

Denver’s Best Ramen: Inside the March Madness for Foodies - City Cast Denver

Over the past few years, ramen shops have proliferated across Colorado, as more and more Denverites hop on the broth-y, noodle-y hype train. So it...

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The Know@thknwco22 Jan 2024
Delaware brewery opening in former Mockery space in RiNo trib.al/gjdRVoJ

Delaware brewery opening in former Mockery space in RiNo

A small but popular Delaware craft brewery is taking the unusual step of opening a third location across the country — in Denver’s River North Art District.

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Beth Rankin@byBethRankin22 Dec 2023
Rounded up @denverpost's most-read stories of 2023. Some are a given (Casa Bonita and Lauren Boebert getting kicked out of "Beetlejuice"), but a few are always surprising. I, too, would like to avoid being attacked by a mountain lion in a hot tub. denverpost.com/2023/12/22/bi…

The most-read Colorado news of 2023, from Casa Bonita to Bigfoot and Boebert

The Denver Post’s most-read news stories of 2023, from Lauren Boebert at “Beetlejuice” to the reopening of Casa Bonita and the Nuggets winning the NBA championship.

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Jon Murray@JonMurray1 Dec 2023
Big news here: Westbound & Down Brewing buys two other Colorado beer makers denverpost.com/2023/12/01/we… via @ColoBeerMan

Westbound & Down Brewing buys two other Colorado beer makers

Westbound & Down Brewing has laid out a new roadmap for Colorado craft breweries over the past few years, and it will follow the directions on that map even further west beginning today.

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The Know@thknwco17 Nov 2023
Denver-area brewery files for bankruptcy; claims financial malfeasance trib.al/9bx5IHJ

Denver-area brewery files for bankruptcy; claims financial malfeasance

Brewery co-founder Dave Bergen said in a video on Facebook that he is making a very public announcement as a way to remain open and honest with customers.

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Jon Murray@JonMurray17 Nov 2023
Why does billionaire Robert F. Smith's family own a tiny craft brewery in Denver? Cool story that harnesses public records when folks won't talk. denverpost.com/2023/11/16/sp… via @denverpost

Why does billionaire Robert F. Smith’s family own a tiny craft brewery in Denver?

The ownership makes Spangalang one of just three known Black-owned breweries in Colorado.

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Dry Dock Brewing will close Aurora production brewery, join forces with Great Divide trib.al/M0ypZoE

Dry Dock Brewing will close Aurora production brewery, partner with Great Divide

The news marks a stunning change for the two breweries, both of which expanded extremely quickly during craft beer’s boom years in the 2010s.

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Sam’s No. 3 will close one of its locations at the end of the year trib.al/w9kpMtr

Sam’s No. 3 will close one of its locations at the end of the year

A popular diner in Aurora is preparing to serve its last plates of green chile and close up shop by year’s end.

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Meet the Denver chef behind Casa Bonita’s sopaipilla-scented candles. trib.al/qqN8oig

Meet the Denver chef behind Casa Bonita’s sopaipilla-scented candles

Eating sopaipillas is an essential part of the Casa Bonita experience for tens of thousands of Coloradans.

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Beth Rankin@byBethRankin22 Jun 2023
The @denverpost is eliminating commenting on DenverPost.com. Despite efforts at moderation, comments are filled with hate and vitriol - so we'll join other major American newspapers in eliminating comments altogether to make our site a safer place dpo.st/3JspPFx

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CPW NE Region@CPW_NE13 Jun 2023
We don't make the rules. NUGGETS WIN!!!!!!!!! #BRINGITIN
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Mitchell Byars@mitchellbyars12 Jun 2023
When life gives you free ice: A reader apparently made a Bloody Mary with all the hail. Because #Boulder
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So it's June 1 & @CasaBonita did not open to the public "in May" as promised. That makes it exactly like every other new restaurant debut. Most miss their target open dates by weeks or even months. But don't fret, I have a feeling it won't be long. denverpost.com/2023/05/30/ca…

Casa Bonita will open in stages, with a public lottery and then tickets

The first lucky locals to be able to dine at Casa Bonita in Lakewood will be selected via a lottery and invited to bring up to five family members with them during a soft opening period. The beloved...

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Tiney Ricciardi@tineywristwatch10 May 2023
The @WorldBeerCup awards will be announced in a few short minutes! This is the first time the awards have happened in consecutive years, though the impact of that decision remains to be seen. I'll be live-tweeting the results in 🧵 Good luck brewers 🍻 denverpost.com/2022/10/05/wo…

Big beer competitions like GABF could see a major shakeup this year

“I think that there is a great possibility of a decline in competition entries for GABF in upcoming years.”

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The @WorldBeerCup awards will be announced in a few short minutes! This is the first time the awards have happened in consecutive years, though the impact of that decision remains to be seen. I'll be live-tweeting the results in 🧵 Good luck brewers 🍻 denverpost.com/2022/10/05/wo…

Big beer competitions like GABF could see a major shakeup this year

“I think that there is a great possibility of a decline in competition entries for GABF in upcoming years.”

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Last day to vote for your favorite @CasaBonita attraction! denverpost.com/2023/04/25/ca…

Vote: What’s the best attraction at Casa Bonita?

What was your favorite thing to do at Casa Bonita?

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Jonathan Shikes retweeted
The Know@thknwco19 Apr 2023
The longtime owners of Pagosa Brewing in Pagosa Springs want to go out on top, which is why they're closing now. trib.al/XoQ1nBT

Mountain town brewery to close this summer, but its famous fish and chips are already gone

Pagosa Brewing Co. & Grill is just the latest in a recent wave of Colorado breweries announcing their closures.

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