Walk into Strange Brewery and chances are one of the owners will serve you. They may not boast it right away but they are sure to suggest a beer, chat it up and most likely tell a joke or two. Co-owners Tim Myers and John Fletcher say they stand behind the beers they brew. The […]
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The Apex Trail is similar to the ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ books many of us read as kids. On this trail, you have several trail options: Peel off to an “Enchanted Forest,” drop down to a valley or trek up the ridgeline for wide-open views of Denver and Golden. Getting bored, however, is notan option. Way
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By the end of the year one of Colorado’s most sought after breweries will have the capacity to brew 50,000 barrels of beer a year. Raise your glasses! Great Divide is adding three 300 barrel fermenters to it’s tank farm. The sound of construction outside the brewery at 2201 Arapahoe Street shows these guys are
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It’s not often that you will find the same menu chalked up at Denver Beer Company. The brewery has created 57 batches of beer and 54 of those have been different. Co-owner and brewer Charlie Berger knows what it takes to add creativity and flavor. Berger and his business partner Patrick Crawford opened the brewery
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Denver’s largest craft brewery is making moves. Breckenridge Brewery opened in 1990 producing about 3,000 barrels a year. Then jumping to 41,000 barrels in 2011, to meet the demand. The brewery still can’t keep up and has ordered four additional 300 barrel tanks. The brewery is also rocking around the clock with 24 hour shifts to supply
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Renegade Brewery is owned by a husband and wife team and is located in the Santa Fe Arts District.
Renegade Brewery is anything but traditional. The Great American Beer Festival brought husband and wife owners Brian and Khara O’Connell to Colorado. The duo of Razorbacks later made the trek to the mile high city with a faint idea of starting a brewery. With fresh hops and crisp ice cold Rocky Mountain water at their disposal a brewery was born.
Renegade Brewery opened its doors eight months ago but had been a product in the making for quite sometime. Brian admits, he worried he would ruin something he enjoyed in life. As a home brewer and a member of a brew club, beer occupied his free time. As he immersed his hobby with work, it’s clear beer is his passion. Khara has been a constant in the process as a self-described “home brewer’s assistant” and is still sitting shot gun.
Renegade sits in a building that was originally a Dr. Pepper plant more than 100 years ago. Staying true to form, original brick walls, cement floors, and a wooden ceiling are still in place. By splashing their touches to the old warehouse the brewery has a distinct industrial flare.
Renegade aims to steer clear from the mainstream in both atmosphere and taste. You won’t find TV’s on the walls by design. “This is a place you come for conversation. Our motto is bring a friend or meet one,” Brian told me. One friend you could meet is Rogue, the couple’s friendly dog, who isn’t shy about meeting strangers.
The beer is also unique. “It’s not traditional, it’s interesting. I wanted to make something I wanted to drink,” Brian explains. Turns out the taste Renegade creates is catching on. The Ryteous Rye IPA is the best seller and both Brian and Khara’s favorite. If they could win any award for their beer it would be the GABF Gold IPA, the most competitive category.
With any industry there will be competition but Khara says she feels more community than competition in the craft brewing world. “Before I felt like we were in Denver, now that Renegade is open I feel like we are a part of Denver,” Khara says.
To feel part of the Renegade community come for a pint, ten ounce or taster. The top three beers on the menu are permanent. Choose from the 5’oclock Blonde Ale, the Ryteous Rye IPA, or the Una Mas which is a Roasted Pablano Amber. Other beers come and go, depending on Brian’s craving and creativeness. The Black Gold is an Imperial Peanut Butter Stout and the flavor comes from legit peanut butter cups.
The beer at Renegade always seems to vanish, but the legacy of the brewery is still taking shape. Come drop by 925 W. 9th Ave. and jump in on a conversation, you’ll be glad you did.
For more on the company visit: http://www.craftbrewerydenver.com/
Matthews Winters Park is a haven for hiking. The trail extends from Dinosaur Ridge all the way to Red Rocks Park. Part of the beauty is you can pick up the trail at a few different spots and based on how far you feel like hiking. Regardless of the path you take you will be
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Time is running out to come eye to eye with the largest T-Rex ever discovered. Only two more days in Denver then T.Rex Encounter is packing up from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Sue is the most complete T-Rex skeleton discovered. Ninety percent of the fossil was uncovered by Sue Hendrickson and her
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Time is running out to come eye to eye with the largest T-Rex ever discovered. Only two more days in Denver then T.Rex Encounter is packing up from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Sue is the most complete T-Rex skeleton discovered. Ninety percent of the fossil was uncovered by Sue Hendrickson and her
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