Beer and Food Pairings

America is celebrating American Craft Beer Week and with that breweries all over the country are helping to spread the word about craft beer and how well it goes with all kinds of food. The Boston Beer Company set out on a 10 city tour and partnered up with some great restaurants to showcase their ales and to share some great meals with the beer loving public. I was lucky enough to receive two complimentary tickets to the May 15th Denver beer dinner at the Rioja restaurant in downtown Denver. I wanted to share this experience with some friends so I brought along a ... Read Full Story

Anytime I get the chance to visit with some of my Internet beer friends I jump at the chance. I got a message from Dave Juart of Muckney Brewing the other day. He was on a business trip to Colorado and was headed up to Fort Collins on a beer trek and asked if I was available to meet him for lunch. Heck ya! I didn't need no other reason to break away for a long lunch. I suggested Choice City Butcher & Deli as a meeting spot. It wasn't more than a month ago or so when another friend Dave of Musings over ... Read Full Story

Normally I don't post entries about out of state beer dinners, but since this one highlights a Colorado brewery I thought it might be interesting to pass along. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - FEBRUARY 4, 2009 For further information, contact Kris Oyler, Steamworks Brewing Co., 970.375.9686, or Carrie Wunsch, Culinary School of the Rockies, 303.579.8198 Steamworks beers to be showcased Tickets now available for “Celebrating Colorado’s Bounty” at New York City’s James Beard House, March 6, 2009 DURANGO, Colo . – Tickets for the March 6 “all-Colorado” James Beard House dinner featuring Steamworks Brewing Co. craft beers, are now available at www.jamesbeard.org. Steamworks’ Co-Founder Kris ... Read Full Story

Living and working in a big beer town like Fort Collins is like living in a candy store. So many beers are brewed all within a few square miles. The local restaurants in the area can't help but highlight all of these local brews. The downtown Fort Collins area along College Avenue has a wide variety of restaurants and cafes and makes the perfect location to go grab some lunch. I had the pleasure of meeting up with a fellow beer blogger David from Musings Over a Pint who was out in Colorado on a business trip. He told me that he was headed ... Read Full Story

Being that it's the Friday before Labor Day Weekend, I felt it would be appropriate to do a piece partly about entertaining and well, beer. I've recently become accustomed to the taste of beer (I've only been 21 for a little less than a year now..) and I'm starting to crave the cold bubbles dancing on my taste buds following a bite of warm and gooey pizza. Ah, the joys of fine and healthy dining. That's already a great combo but add this glassware from Z Gallerie into the mix, and we officially have a nice party going. As well as a conversation piece. ... Read Full Story