Showing posts with label Tasting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tasting. Show all posts

8.30.2012

Denver Rare Beer Tasting IV Announces Participating Breweries

Denver, Colo. – Organizers of the Denver Rare Beer Tasting IV, which supports the mission of the Pints for Prostates campaign, have announced the list of 33 breweries for the sold out Oct. 12 event.

“The Denver Rare Beer Tasting is beer passion in its purest form. Brewers bring true works of art to this event and beer fans get the chance for an afternoon to remember of tasting rare beers,” said Daniel Bradford, publisher of All About Beer Magazine, which presents the event. “This event is a major highlight for beer lovers and brewers who are in Denver for the Great American Beer Festival.”

The Denver Rare Beer Tasting IV will feature 33 rare and exotic brews. The list of confirmed breweries includes: Alaskan Brewing, Juneau, Alaska; Allagash Brewing, Portland, Maine; Avery Brewing, Boulder, Colo.; Bear Republic Brewing, Healdsburg, Calif.; Big Sky Brewing, Missoula, Mont.; Boston Beer, Boston, Mass.; Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton, Del.; Elevation Beer, Poncha Springs, Colo.; Elysian Brewing, Seattle, Wash.; Epic Brewing, Salt Lake City, Utah; Firestone Walker Brewing, Paso Robles, Calif.; Founders Brewing, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Full Sail Brewing, Hood River, Ore.; Great Divide Brewing, Denver, Colo.; Jester King Craft Brewery, Austin, Texas; Laughing Dog Brewing, Ponderay, Idaho; Laurelwood Brewing, Portland, Ore.; Left Hand Brewery, Longmont, Colo.; The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, Calif.; New Belgium Brewing, Fort Collins, Colo.; Odell Brewing, Fort Collins, Colo.; Perennial Artisan Ales, St. Louis, Mo.; Portsmouth Brewing, Portsmouth, N.H.; Rogue Ales, Newport, Ore.; Sierra Nevada Brewing, Chico, Calif.; Short's Brewing, Bellaire, Mich.; Smuttynose Brewing, Portsmouth, N.H.; Stone Brewing, Escondido, Calif.; Stoudt’s Brewing, Adamstown, Pa.; Surly Brewing, Minneapolis, Minn.; Tröegs Brewing, Hershey, Pa,.; Uinta Brewing, Salt Lake City, Utah; and Wynkoop Brewing, Denver, Colo.

“We are really proud of the combined brewing talent that will be represented at the Denver Rare Beer Tasting IV. The breweries are the heart and soul of America’s craft beer movement and each will bring a rare, limited release brew to the Denver Rare Beer Tasting,” said Rick Lyke, a prostate cancer survivor, drinks journalist and founder of the Pints for Prostates campaign. “The event has a well-deserved reputation and the brewers respect it by pouring incredible, exotic brews. This is a special day for true beer fanatics.”

All of the tickets for the Denver Rare Beer Tasting IV have been snapped up prior to the announcement of this brewery list. The beer list for the afternoon is being finalized and will be announced shortly. The event takes place at Wynkoop Brewing on 18th Street in Denver on Oct. 12 from 1-4 p.m., during a relatively quiet period while the Brewers Association Great American Beer Festival is taking place in the city. Only 500 tickets were sold for the event.

About All About Beer Magazine
Now in its 33rd year, All About Beer Magazine has been the essential source for the evolving beer culture. Winner of numerous awards and recognitions, All About Beer Magazine publishes the best on beer — its history and culture, beer travel, entertaining, brewing and collecting — six times a year with one additional bonus issue annually. The magazine promotes the positive attributes of the growing beer culture by hosting the World Beer Festivals where guests have the opportunity to taste samples from a wide range of beers and to discuss the beer with brewers and knowledgeable servers. For more information, please visit http://www.allaboutbeer.com, follow @allboutbeer on Twitter and like the magazine on Facebook at http://facebook.com/allaboutbeermag.

About Pints for Prostates
Pints for Prostates is a 501(c)3 a campaign that reaches men through the universal language of beer to encourage them to take charge of their health. The group was founded by prostate cancer survivor and beer writer Rick Lyke in 2008. The grassroots effort raises awareness among men of the importance of regular health screenings and PSA testing by making appearances at beer festivals, social networking and pro bono advertising. More information is available at www.pintsforprostates.org. Pints for Prostates also has a presence on Facebook and Twitter (@pints4prostates).

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
RICK LYKE, APR                                                   
PINTS FOR PROSTATES INC.                                          
704-916-6152  or 704-340-2840    

Denver Brewery Tastings

Earlier in August we headed west to Denver for a friends wedding. We arrived mid-day Thursday which gave us plenty of time to take in the Rockies game and all-day Friday to explore the city. Of course in such a great beer town like Denver we made sure to hit up handful of local brew pubs.

Colorado Native beer at Coors Field
Thursday after the baseball game we walked a few blocks down to Wynkoop Brewing Co. for a late night snack and a few craft brews. They had a wide selection on tap of their beers and a few guest taps as well.

At Wynkoop

Having all day Friday proved to be good planning on our part. A group of 5 of us headed out to explore the city and take in a few tastings at the brew pubs. First stop was the Great Divide Brewing Company

Great Divide
They had a pretty sweet set-up with 20 taps available for tastings and even a short 20-30 minute behind the scenes tour if you wanted. We stuck to the beer, as I have been on a handful of tours and feel that they are mostly the same. We were able to check out the facilities from the windows inside the tasting room. Don't worry the 5 of us shared those samples!

The next and last stop was Breckenridge Brewery. This was the public house right down by Coors Field, a restaurant and not a brewery/tasting room. They had a handful of there beers on tap and a bunch of guest taps. I was a little dissapointed in the small sample size of their beers, but I was able to get a Small Batch 471 on draft.







Cheers and Happy Drinking!

8.31.2011

Big Band & Bigger Beer Tasting

We just bought our tickets for this event. I don't know what beers are going to be available, but I know that Dutch's has a huge selection. So if they are providing, I'm sure there will be some great beers to choose from.


Big Band & Bigger Beer
Ault Park, Sept. 1, 2011
Back again and better than ever! The amazing & talented 17-piece Jump n' Jive Show Band takes the stage at 7 p.m. Beer tasting (21 and over) is $20 per person in advance ($25 at the event if available) and includes 20 tastings from a selection of 75 different beers from 25 brewers.
Tickets can be purchased at http://www.aultparkac.org.
Additional food and drinks available for purchase, listening to the awesome music in the beautiful Ault Park -- free! Proceeds from this event benefit the care and maintenance of Ault Park as well as the Cincinnati Music Foundation.
WHAT: LIVE MUSIC & BEER TASTING
  • 17 piece Jump n' Jive Show Band (music and fun is free!)
  • Beer Tasting - Tickets are limited and include 20 tastings from a selection of 75 different beers from 25 brewers. Tickets are available for purchase at www.aultparkpac.org and are $20 in advance or $25 at the door if still available.
WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011,  6:30 to 10 p.m. (rain or shine!)
WHERE: Ault Park Pavilion
Special thanks to Dutch's Bar & Bottle Shop, Cavalier Distributing, Premium Beverage Supply, Avalanche Ice, and Aranzamendez Design for sponsoring this event. To purchase tickets, look at a full list of all APAC sponsored events and a list of "100 Things to Do in Ault Park," go to www.aultparkac.org.

Happy drinking! And I hope to see you there.

1.16.2009

Friday Night Flight

Gonna meet up with the Hoperatives tonight in Florence for a beer tasting. We will be able try out some incredible beers from the Rogue Brewery of Oregon.

1. Imperial India Pale Ale
2. Old Crustacean Barleywine Style Ale
3. Imperial Red Ale
4. Ten Thousand Brew Ale

Very excited to try these 4.

Check out their original post here: Hoperatives: Friday Night Flight

Happy Drinking!

9.30.2008

Morton's Taste of Tradition - Cincinnati

Got an email promoting a beer tasting event for a good cause. $5 will be donated to Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Morton's The Steakhouse - Cincinnati
Friday, October 24, 2008
$45 per guest

Featuring Chimay Premiere, Chimay Grand Reserve, Chimay Cinq Cents and Morton's Signature Hors d'oevres

"Enjoy tasting three of Belgium's finest brews."

Link: Morton's:: Chimay...A taste of tradition

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About the Make-A-Wish Foundation

The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life- threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Born in 1980 when a group of caring volunteers helped a young boy fulfill his dream of becoming a police officer, the Foundation is now the largest wish-granting charity in the world.