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PLATTE PARK — Tucked in a brick building on South University, Fermaentra is pretty unassuming… until you step inside and taste their beers. As a DU student, I have been here a number of times during my school career, but typically to wash away my school woes, which are admittedly pretty deep. However, Fermaentra is […]
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Instead of keeping things morbid, we’re going to talk about something that almost everyone can get behind: beer.
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Ah, the Victorian Era. It truly must have been a paradise for those dealing with alcoholism.
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DENVER — The themes of this years’ Great American Beer Fest (GABF) was twofold: Celebration, and Reunification.
First, Celebration.
GABF is not just a place to try all the beer you can hold in three hours. It’s a world-renowned competition, where beers are blind tasted and essentially ranked by quality, on a number of distinct flavor, aroma and textural elements. There are 96 styles of beer, many with multiple subcategories. This year, the festival had a specific section pouring 2015 winners, offering a great chance to try some world class beers.
Breweries will often enter the competition but not host a table in the hall, or, will host a table but will not pour the specialty beers they have entered in the competition. Since entrants pay to host a table, they have substantial discretion on what beers they choose to pour. One might assume that brewers would choose to pour lower cost beers to a crowd of less discriminating palates, but this is not always the case.
Now, on to the winners!
I am proud to report that five North Denver breweries took home medals at the 2016 GABF! 2016 GABF was a blast and was made even sweeter by how well our local companies did in the competition.
Cerebral Brewing took the Gold medal in Brett Beer for its “Dreamy Thing” Brett farmhouse ale, a simple table beer that’s been inoculated with Brettanomyces to create a tangy beer. This beer is a collaboration between two North Denver breweries, Our Mutual Friend and Cerebral.
14er Brewing also took home the Gold for its Rocky Mountain Saison in the Chili beer category. 14er is so hardcore, they don’t even have a brick and mortar location, yet they’re obviously killing it. I’m very excited for them to open and I love the name and concept.
Denver Beer Company Canworks also took Gold for their “Drama Queen,” in the wood and barrel-aged beer category. Way to go guys!
Prost took home a Silver medal for their Weisbier, in the South German Hefeweizen style. Prost boasts some rock solid German beers and a view of the city that can’t be beat!
Fiction Beer Company also won a Silver medal for a German style lager, with their Alternate Present Schwarzbier. Regarding style, a Schwarzbier is simply a deep black lager.
Again, a million congrats to all the winners!
Now on to theme two, Reunification.
A great big deal that came out of the festival is the proposed reunification of the Colorado Brewers Guild. Back in June, the group fractured due to some major M&A action in the Colorado Beer Scene (a little company called AB InBev purchased Breckenridge Brewing and many were upset over the impact of voting rights and control in the guild due to AB InBev’s status as a multinational conglomerate).
Craft Beer Colorado spun off to form its own group. As a result of talks around GABF the Guild and Craft Beer Colorado have proposed a merger and may be on the verge of reuniting. As a consumer, I am cautiously supportive — the bifurcation only served to create confusion. I am also a realist. It’s no surprise that consolidation happens when a field is as profitable and growth oriented as the craft beer scene. But what will Anheuser-Busch InBev buy next?
Bacon and Beer Returns!
Saturday, November 5, 2016, 2:00pm – 5:30pm
Glitter Dome | 3600 Wynkoop Street, Denver
Two Parts hosts the fifth iteration of an outstanding festival pairing local brews with tasty bacon-inspired dishes. Not to be confused with the Bacon and Beer Classic, Two Part’s festival is a local Denver undertaking. Proceeds from the fest will benefit Project Angel Heart and Metro Caring, so you can fuel your love of pork and other cardiovascular challenges while giving back. You can expect beers from Alpine Dog Brewing Company, Call to Arms Brewing Co. Cerebral Brewing and Goldspot Brewing Company, as well as others from the surrounding metro area.
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DENVER — Ska Brewing’s Mexican Logger polished off another great summer season with a medal at the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) this past weekend. Mexican Logger clinched the bronze medal in the International Style Pilsner Category at GABF 2016.
Last year, Ska’s Mexican-style lager rendition won a Silver medal in the same category.
“We always knew Mexican Logger was a crowd pleaser, but to have it win a medal two years in a row at the Great American Beer Festival is super exciting for us,” said Kristen Muraro, Marketing Director at Ska.
Originally brewed in 1999 and first enclosed in cans in 2011, the Mexican Logger has been our top seller every summer. To keep up with demand for Mexican Logger this year; Ska Brewing increased production of the beer by twenty percent and anticipates increasing it another twenty percent in 2017. To answer the most frequently asked question, Mexican Logger will not be available year-round.
Mexican Logger offers a superhuman balance of sweet malt and mild bite. Crafted with fresh grains and Saaz hops, the Mexican Logger is a refreshing brew for warm weather days. At 5% ABV and 20 IBU’s this highly seasonable beer features a light to medium body and a clean, crisp finish.
Mexican Logger has just wrapped up its 17th thirst quenching summer to make way for its winter season sibling: Euphoria Winter Pale Ale. Look for Mexican Logger next spring in all of Ska’s regions of distribution, which are largely Colorado, Southern California, Chicago, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
About Ska Brewing
Based in Durango, Colorado, Ska Brewing was founded in 1995 and produces over a dozen award-winning beers. Pioneers in the canned craft beer movement, Ska Brewing is known for an array of styles in 12 oz cans including Modus Hoperandi, Mexican Logger, Euphoria and Pinstripe. For information (a lot of it), music, and a good time, visit www.skabrewing.com. Plug into the latest updates, beer releases and shenanigans at facebook.com/skabrew and twitter.com/skabrewing.
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