Category Archives: Food and drink

Great American Beer Festival in Denver

The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) will be held in Denver at the Colorado Convention Center from Oct 11-13. This is a little later in the year than last year. I went last year, with a group of co-workers, and had … Continue reading

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Dry Dock Brewing Company

The Sunday Denver Post had a nice article in the Business section about the Dry Dock Brewing Company in Aurora, CO. The article had a lot of information about home-brewing and how to make the leap from home brewing to … Continue reading

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Beware the Barley Wine

I drank a 22 ounce bottle of Stone Old Guardian 2007 Barley Wine Style Ale last night. Barley Wine can be as strong as a wine, but is actually a beer. This stuff is 11.27% alcohol by volume, so it packs … Continue reading

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Brewing with Mr. Beer

I noticed that Bed, Bath and Beyond was selling the Deluxe Mr. Beer kit for 50% off this weekend, so I decided to spend $15 and get one on Saturday. Then, I decided to get twelve Grolsch style swing-top bottles … Continue reading

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Great American Beer Festival Review

A group of five of us made it to the GABF on Friday night and had a great time. In some ways, it was reminiscent of a concert or sporting event, with seemingly desperate would-be beer tasters/drinkers looking for any … Continue reading

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