How Colorado came to get an incredible IPA: Comrade Brewing's Superpower IPA
When Marks Lanham signed on as Comrade Brewing's head brewer, he knew he wanted one trick in his repertoire: an IPA that replicated one that won all sorts of glory during Lanham's tenure brewing in the...
View ArticleLeft Hand's "audible" to Peyton Manning tops most-read First Drafts posts of...
The marketing stunt is part of the craft beer playbook. With so many breweries competing, a well-timed and executed publicity grab can cast attention, however fleeting, on a business.
View ArticleBrewers get more adventurous with beers for beginners
At Denver's Goldspot Brewing, the “beer for beginners” on tap is a crisp, clean, kolsch-style ale with a pretty cool backstory.
View ArticleGreat American Beer Festival growing for 2015: ticket sales imminent
When organizers of the Great American Beer Festival let slip last year that they had secured more space at the Colorado Convention Center, the obvious questions arose. What to do with it?
View ArticleGreat American Beer Festival announces 2015 brewery lineup
Soak it all in, craft beer lovers: the Great American Beer Festival this morning official unveiled the roster of nearly 750 breweries pouring at this year's event.
View ArticleGABF sells out fast, even with more tickets this year
This year, the Great American Beer Festival in Denver offered more tickets than ever before, but it did little to ease demands as GABF sold out in just over an hour.
View ArticleA farewell to First Drafts
First Drafts began as a collective, a group of Denver Post journalists whose day jobs were as disparate as writing about courts, city hall or anything that needed doing.
View ArticleColorado lawmakers want your vote in GABF competition
For this year’s Hop the Vote competition at GABF, Colorado lawmakers brewed fan favorite IPA and stout to win bragging rights.
View ArticleGABF 2015: Tips to get the most out of the festival (and stay standing)
The Denver Post's staff offers GABF strategies and tips to get the most out of the Great American Beer Festival.
View ArticleSuper Bowl craft beer wagers, trash talking for Denver and Charlotte
Super Bowl 50 is inspiring friendly wagers -- and a good bit of trash talking -- between craft breweries in the hometowns of the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers.
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