This is a random collection of images and photographs I’ve taken of libations I’ve particularly enjoyed. Some of the images are hyperlinked, some are not.
The world of beer has transformed so much, that it’s become something wholly different from past days of drinking Rainier, Hams or PBR. Now, craft breweries offer up selections that contain: cocoa nibs, Madagascar vanilla, cinnamon, lactose and even powdered grape skins. And some breweries will barrel-age their thick, black offerings in whiskey, bourbon or rum barrels for a truly unique flavor profile. And with over 120 different hop varieties, yeasts that run the gamut from wine, kveik & Belgian, beer is now paired at dinner much like wine.
I am Colorado-Based TIPS certified and studied for my own interest to become Cicerone-I certified to better understand the world of beer.
I hope you enjoy the following stills as much as I did!
So long Avalanche Brewery in Silverton. You had a great business, Austin. We'll all miss you.
Oil Man is a staple at Elevation Brewing.
Street art at RINO Left Hand Brewing (Denver)
A mixed culture Wild Ale at Wild Provisions (Boulder).
"My goodness, MY GUINNESS!"
Finally made it to Brewdog Denver after waiting a while. They did NOT disappoint.
Out of New York, Industrial Arts Brewing isn't something we find very often out here in the west. Pocket Wrench is a delicious Hazy Pale Ale.
Many thanks to Steven in Wisconsin for sending me this from New Glarus. Something I can't get in Colorado.
Mango, Passion Fruit Braaaaaaaaaains by Drekker (Fargo, ND).
Dino S'mores by Off Color Brewing out of Chicago is a great 10.5% Imperial Stout with graham cracker, cocoa nibs and vanilla.
Enjoying a 90 Schilling from Odell Brewing while writing & editing
Enjoying a Modus atop Blanca Peak (14,350') in February 2025. 12 hour day and just shy of 15 miles round trip. Trust me, this tasted AMAZING. Ska Brewing.
River North Brewery in Denver is known for amazing barrel-aged stouts. And their 10th Anniversary Stout delivered in Aces!
I absolutely LOVED this place.
Shark Punch by Drekker at Jakes Beer Bar in Littleton, Co.
Compliments of my good friend, Sergio in Sacramento, Ca. And fresh basil from my garden.
For gluten-free beers, Ghostfish makes some surprisingly good beers.
Luki Brewing in Arvada, Co.
Resolute Brewing
An Amber Ale at Sanitas Brewing in Arvada, Co.
An AMAZING IPA at Westbound & Down in Denver
'Jump Tart my Start' is a great Tropical Fruited Sour from Drekker Brewing. It tastes like a tropical Orange Julius!
The Association. A great, multi-use/business in Montrose.
A collaboration between Evil Twin Brewing (New York) & Equilibrium (New York), 'Even more straight outta' the Marshmallow Laboratory is a great 10.2% TIPA with generous amounts of citra hops & marshmallow.
Enjoying an experimental IPA at Left Hand Brewing in RINO Denver
An American IPA (NUMB) by New Terrain Brewing in Golden, Colorado
Nightmare Fuel by River North Brewing in RINO Denver
Enjoying a Dunkel at Luki Brewing in Arvada
Enjoying a RARE on draft, 2019 Bourbon County Stout from Goose Island at Alehouse in Grand Junction, Co.
Enjoying some deliciousness at Elevation Brewing in Poncha Springs, Colorado
A Czech- Styled Dark Lager at Wild Provisions Beer Project in Boulder, Colorado
I love Telluride Brewing and have never seen this one before. So naturally, I HAD to pick up a can. Took a break to enjoy, Strata from La Plate on the Crystal River outside Crystal, Colorado.
Enjoying a brew from Ratio out of Denver. King of Carrot Flowers (odd name, I know), but a delicious saison!
Welcome to, The Association! A great hangout in Montrose, Colorado
I'm a sucker for a good Belgian. And they don't come much better than Duvel.
Lindeman's makes one HELL of a good lambic. A fruited, low .abv sour. The cassis is one of their better offerings. But hard to find.
The framboise (raspberry) lambic from Lindeman's is a classic
Juicy Tiles from Weldwerks is a spin on their Juicy Bits...albeit with wildflower honey
Lindeman's Peche is a great compliment to hot, summer days
Darkness is a beer of fable and legend. Malty and intense, yet velvety smooth. This special edition of our massive Russian imperial stout matured in Elijah Craig 12-year bourbon barrels and brings waves of chocolate, vanilla, dried fruit, and cherry flavors, enhanced by the oaky spice the barrel and its previous occupant.
Another banger IPA from Equilibrium
One of mt all-time favorite beers from Avery Brewing. Old Jubilation is an English Strong Ale that clocks an impressive 8%
In my top-3 favorite breweries, Outer Range partnered with Bird Craft, an in-house wings restaurant in their Frisco, Colorado location. This was enjoyed at the Blue Mesa Reservoir on a particularly cold & gloomy afternoon.
A wonderful Irish creme whisky drink at Storm King Distillery in Montrose, Colorado.
The beer that out Three Floyds on the map. Zombie Dust. In this case, a lighter version called, Zombie Ice.
Enjoying a Yuengling atop Wildhorse Peak (13,271').
![Pumpk[y]n- Avery Brewing An 18% heavy hitter.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64c98b19ed911c77333a18fb/22b0519c-91bd-4874-8c06-d96b3060e178/Avery.jpg)
Pumpk[y]n- Avery Brewing An 18% heavy hitter.
Left Hand Brewing is a staple in Colorado. And their 30th Anniversary barrel-aged stout is a-MAZING. Clocking in at over 10%, this is a great barrel, Russian Imperial Stout.
Equilibrium Brewing
Bourbon County Brand Stout- Cafe de Olla
Howling Gourds from Trader Joes. I had no idea they had a brewery!
Black Forest Brewing- Black Forest, Co.
Bottle Shares are the best!
Yeah, I know. NOT Craft, but that snowline with the bottle was accidental!
Crow Hop Brewing (Loveland, Co.)
A newer beer from Avery that was PHENOMINAL! Tons of tropical notes & dry-hopped with azacca (my favorite) & experimental hops.
Smoothie Sour from Drekker (Fargo, ND)
Revision Beer Company crafts some delicious brews out of Sparks, Nevada.
Drekker Rocks!
The Drowned Lands (Warwick, NY)
Alt. version of Juicy Bits- Weldwerks
Equilibrium (Middletown, NY)
An amazing orange Pale from EQ
More Equilibrium
Faster you Fly- Servaes Brewing
Yup...MORE Equilibrium
High Hops Brewing- Windsor, Co.
My favorite- Outer Range Brewing
What better way than to celebrate turning 52 than good drinks and great company! At The Association in Montrose, Co.
Taster- Avery Brewing
Jessup Farms Brewery- Ft. Collins, Co.
Downstairs at Jessup Farms
Melvin Brewing- Jackson, Wy.
When in Rome! Or at 12,840'
Avery Brewing
Weldwerks, Brewing
Equilibrium via Bottle Trades
River North Brewery- Denver, Co.
Hands off my Hefeweizen!!! -Weldwerks Brewing from Greeley, Colorado
More River North
Southern Grist- Nashville, TN
A Trip in the Woods collection by Sierra Nevada (Chico, California)
A WONDERFUL thiolized IPA from Untitled Art (Waunakee, WI)
Something thick, dark and sweet from Weldwerks Brewing (Greeley, Co.)
Wildedge Brewing in Cortz makes some amazing sours & wild ales.
Hops at Odell Brewing- Ft. Collins
Juicy Bits at Weldwerks- Greeley, Co.
Dry-hopped Grand Cru
Speciation Artesian Ales- Grand Rapids, MI
Carmenere at Vina Veramonte Vineyards- Valpariso, Chile
Vina Veramonte Vineyards- Chile
Work trip in Chile
Enjoying an east coast classic, Yuengling while writing
Flight at Crushed by Giants- Chicago, ILL
Crushed by Giants- Chicago, ILL
Crushed by Giants Brewery- ILL
Another Weldwerks offering. Their classic, Juicy Bits hopped with Elani hops.
BCBS Blanton's Barrel Reserve- Goose Island Brewery- ILL
Hazy IPA- Citranomicon- Goose Island
Goose Island Taproom- Chicago
Enjoying an Italian bierra back at the hotel
Peroni at Eately- Chicago
Barrel room at Off Color
Off Color Brewing
Flight at Off Color
Selfie at Off Color
Mosaic IPA from BKS (Kansas City, MO)
Ska Brewing
A robust NEIPA and quaffable for 9.7%. Good notes of peach and some tropical fruits in this. Drinks thicker than expected. Good beer from Abomination Beer Company.
Drekker Brewing (Fargo, ND)
A classic out of Utah, Polygamy Porter
Bourbon County
A CLASSIC from Left Hand Brewing, Wake up Dead is a HOPPY Russian Imperial Stout. And did I mention HOPPY already??
River North- Bucket of Bolts, a Barleywine
Odd 13 Brewing out of Layafette, Co. One of my favorites
An especially coffee porter called, Fall, from Maine Brewing.
Pastry stout from Weldwerks. German Chocolate Cake!
The OG of the Bourbon County line up
Stripped down, no frills Big Bad Baptist. A classic from Epic Brewing
Carver Brewing- Durango, Co.
Fun times after skiing at a local classic, The Nugget.
Weldwerks- Medionoche Reserve. A SUPER thick whiskey & bourbon-barrel aged blended stout with chocolate & vanilla
More Weldwerks. LOVE, LOVE this place
A bee-dog!! At Big B's annual Fall Harvest Festival
Big B's Fall Harvest Festival- Paonia, Co.
Great American Beer Festival- 2022
Great friends!!
Outer Range Brewing
Great American Beer Festival- 2022
Who doesn't love pumpkin beers??!
Our annual pumpkin carving, pumpkin beer night!
Epic Brewing- Imperial Pumpkin Porter
Southern Tier Pumpking (Lakewood, NY)
IPA from Weldwerks
Great American Beer Festival- 2022
New Terrain Brewing in Golden, Colorado
Mash Mechanix Brewing in Colorado Springs, Co.
Voodoo Brewing in Colorado Springs
A WONDERFUL offering from Firestone Walker, Kentucky Mule 2021
An Imperial stout (12.2%) from Wiseacre Brewing that's aged for 11 months in Woodford Bourbon barrels. Cinnamon & vanilla also included.
A classic (In the Steep) have and staple beer from Outer Range Brewing in Frisco, Co. One that I actually like better than Juicy Bits.
A strawberry-cheesecake sour from Weldwerks that's actually quite delicious! the graham cracker in this is crazy!
A DIPA from Outer Range called, Sustenance. Hopped with Columbus & Nelson hops
A great Hazy DIPA from Abomination Brewing out of North Haven, Connecticut, Abomination actually brews in conjunction with Twelve Percent Beer Project. This "Fog" series is amazing.
There's NEVER a bad brew that comes out of Drekker- Fargo, North Dakota.
Since moving to Gunnison, Colorado, I've grown to be a fan of High Alpine Brewing. They craft a mean barrel-aged stout.
A classic Outer Range offering, In the Steep. A 6.7% NEIPA. A standard for ORB.
From Weldwerks Brewery in Greeley, Colorado, an ultra thick Vanilla Medionoche.
Parabola is a namesake beer at Firestone-Walker. A classic barrel-aged stout that hovers around 14%. Exceptionally smooth.
Coming out of Sparks, Nevada, Revision Brewing is known for their beers. Wooden Rose, now retired, is a smooth 13.5% stout.
I drove up to Grand Junction, Co. SPECIFICALLY for this 14th Anniversary barleywine from Fremont, Brewing (Seattle, WA).
A classic Pilsner from New Terrain Brewing
Greengate is a DANKY, SKUNKY IPA that is super resinous and yummy! Out of Gunnison, Colorado
Panning for an IPA from Weldwerks
A magnificent collaboration between Parish Brewing (Broussard, LA) & Weldwerks (Greeley, CO.). Extra Extra Ghosty Bits is a DDH Juicy DIPA. It's dry-hopped with El Dorado, Mosaic & Citra hops.