The Golden Toad BBQ Team at the Smoke n Brew BBQ in Parker Colorado

The Denver Brew Fest is back! Taste your favorite beers and support the Arts!

Friday, January 28, 2011 at the Mile High Station

Great Brews at a Great Place for a Great Price and a Great Cause
Proceeds benefit the Swallow Hill Music Association

The Winter Brew Fest is expanding this year with additional space outside with a heated tent.

35+ Craft Breweries serving 75+ Brews

6-7 pm VIP Session (price included General Admission)
Get first taste of great brews with this exclusive, limited admittance VIP hour
Cabot cheese sampling and a special beer pairing.
$40 advance/ $45 at the door

7-10 pm General Admission
$30 advance/$35 at the door

Get your tickets now as this fest normally sells out. Beer makes people happy.

Get your tickets and more details at www.denverbrewfest.com

The tour was a ton of fun.. We got to see the vats they brewed the beer in and the brew masters quarters. John was very knowledgeable made you feel right at home when he spoke.

Got a tour of the Brewing area and a chance to talk to the Brew Master-John McClure..he has been the Brew Master at Rock Bottom Downtown for 11 years and been brewing for 17 years.

John does an incredible job putting together these brews four days a week. Rock Bottom has 18 brews on tap right now..oops! I mean 17 because the Cider brew he made disappeared so fast! ( I guess it was a little bit popular.)

Rock Bottom Downtown Denver was the 1st Rock Bottom restaurant..it was named this because it was the bottom of the Prudential building(slogan-you got a piece of the Rock) You Have Not Been To Denver Until You Have Been To ROCK BOTTOM!!

The Assistant Brew Master is Doug.. he created the New Brew called The American Dream..Crystal Malt and dry hopped..mmm, the brew was awesome!!

The Brew Masters choice was Deep Drought Stout.. it had a good coffee flavor and a smooth taste that went down good!!

Hearing about the different brews like the Saison brewed at 85 degrees and carbonated or the other brews and how they come up with the new ideas on the brews coming out.

We were quite the brew crew!

On July 23rd 2009, they are coming out with a Strawberry Blonde Ale..sounds like an awesome brew to me..count me in to check it out!!

This is the face of a happy brew dude with new microbrew logo glasses to chill in the freezer.  These glasses with the 6 pack of 22 oz bombers sell for $29.95.

Oh and…. go ahead and park in their garage… they validate parking…  No one told me!

Had a great meal the other day @ The Dusty Boot at Foxfield Colorado. Started out with the Steak Tips..yum! The marinate of teriyaki with the chimichuri salsa was incredible!!!

Then my wife had the Boot Burger..1/2 pound of beef, topped with jalapeno jack cheese, bacon, guac and fried onions. this will fill up even the hearty eater and the french fries are tasty and crisp!!!

I had the Ribs..the bbq sauce is made with Guiness Stout .. Awesome flavor and lots of meat! They even have a special on Tuesday Nights..BBQ Ribs and Chix for $16.99 (call and check the price for sure-but a great deal!!)

Finished out the night with a dessert, which was vanilla ice cream sandwiched between 2 large home made chocolate chip cookies .. so large it was big enough for 2 to 4 people!!

This place is a little tricky to find but worth the trip. It’s just South of the Mann Chinese Theaters off of Parker Road and just East of Arapaho Road in Centennial / Foxfield Colorado.

Grand Slam Sports Cafe will have the UFC 100 Fights on Saturday- July 11th..

There will be NO COVER.. the UFC Fights start at 7:00 pm, Get there early to get a seat!

They have great Appitizers, food and drinks. Should be a great night and alot of good fights!!!

Let them know their favorite US Foodservice Rep  sent you!

Map to Grand Slam Sports Cafe

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Was at Lodo’s and wanted a brew that I have never tried before. I had an Alaskan Red Ale. It was an awesome brew, smooth and very flavorful! It was almost like a Fat Tire but I thought tasted better. The flavor profile was so smooth and rich that you could drink alot of them…but it was lunch time.

My wife had the Aguave Wheat from the Breckenridge Brewery. It was really good, first wheat beer I could drink without having a slice of orange or lemon. The flavor profile already had  sweet agauve tones.

I would recomend either one of these beers to anyone!! Also, we had a great bartender, her name was Marin. She was the one that recommended these 2 brews, she was very knowledgable and she didn’t even drink beer! She asked everyone at the bar their names and then would check on you by name, that is what I call personal service!!

Go there, try the brews and while you are at it, say hi to Marin and look forward to a great visit!!!

Give me some feed back on your experience and what you would recommend as your drink of choice( I might give it a shot.)

It is always an adventure to try home brew. Sometimes you are wondering” how did it turn out like this”, other times, it’s like “this is the best stuff I’ve ever had!!!” I am glad my friends decided to brew their own beer because I can be one of the beneficiaries of their hard work!!!

Thought this was an entertaining article.

How to brew beer in a coffee maker, using only materials commonly found on a modestly sized oceanographic research vessel.

My favorite part of the article

Results

A cool, smooth brew, flavored with whatever you found. It may be very bad, it may be good. It will be beer.

She was the same as most women that the article below  talks about. She grew up here in Colorado so Coors Light in a keg that was warm and flat at Castlewood Canyon was her introduction to beer.  Que my bitter beer face Seriously.. THAT type of beer is only loved by hormone laced 15-18 high school boys … it does NOT taste good.. also the calorie content of the heavier brews was a worry.. what lady wants a beer gut? The whole persona of women that drink beer have to be Harley Chicks..   So here is how she came to enjoy beer.

The FLIGHT method!  We just finished up a Southwestern road trip where breweries abound!  We found this great Mainstreet Restaurant/Bar where you could just tell all the locals hang out.  She knows I like flights and she suggested it right off.  So the beer comes and one of them has a slice of lemon in it.  The one beer she does like is Blue Moon on Tap with the slice of orange so I asked her to taste it as see.  She LOVED it.. WOW… a shocker.. after this tiny bit of trust was built up she started tasting more… she found she liked the porter (she read it had chocolate in it)   The whole flight idea was a hit! I think this appealed to her because it’s the same way she learned to appreciate wine other than White Zin which now neither of us even consider WINE!

Instead of ordering us both a big glass of beer, we now get a flight with all of the offerings of the bar.  This seemed to make it fun and she didn’t have to feel guilty about ordering a glass, drinking one sip, hating it and having to finish it or pawn it off on me.  The little taster glasses are just perfect for the lady in my life.  Now she even SUGGESTS going to breweries she see’s to have a beer sampler and some nacho’s. The best part is, if we each get a flight, i get to drink all the brews she doesn’t like!!!  GOD I love my wife!

I Wish My Girlfriend Liked Beer
Getting your girlfriend to like beer may be easier than you think. You may just have to think about the problem a little differently.

I wish my girlfriend liked beer

Friday August 21, 6-10 p.m.  This was my first “taste” of brew festival last year and um… well, lets just say I tasted A BUNCH of beer!

The event site is great, it poured rain the entire time but  my wife, myself and our group of friends didn’t let that spoil our fun.  It’s not only brews but lots of food to sample, and 1 winery had samples (this made my wife happy). There are food and ale booths set up outside and in, and the atmosphere is just flat out fun!

If you are into the art side of it you can enjoy the large art exhibit along with the wildlife exhibit.  This gives you something to do while you are letting your beer settle so you can go and sample some more.

Here are the details for this year from their website

The Wildlife Experience will host its annual Art and Ale Festival on Friday, August 21. This event features a dazzling lineup of musical entertainment, bountiful brews and tantalizing treats. You will soak up good food and frosty beverages from some of our finest local breweries and restaurants, and you are welcome to peruse The Wildlife Experience’s galleries and exhibits. Ticket prices are $40 per person and $70 per couple. Members of The Wildlife Experience receive a discounted rate of $30 per person. Art and Ale will take place on August 21, rain or shine. This is a 21 and over only event.

If  you see me there, come and say Hi!  I’ll treat you to a brew!