Focus on the Beer

The New Kraft Beer, Smiling Toad

noreply@blogger.com (Brewers Broad) — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:12:00 +0000

A new brewery will be making its debut today at Feast of Saint Arnold. However, if you stop by their booth you will come across familiar beers and faces. Smiling Toad took over Kraft Beer's location on East Bijou the beginning of this month when former owner Kevin Beity's licensing was handed over...

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Elevating the Craft of Beer - New Look for Pikes Peak Brewing Co.

noreply@blogger.com (Brewers Broad) — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:58:00 +0000

PPBC's landmark tank awaited the reveal of sporting its new logo. Smoke from the Black Forest Fire eerily loomed during the night's celebrations. In the Midst of a Disaster Yesterday afternoon felt like the end of June 2012, an unwelcome fire-season repeating...

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Beer Celebrations and Happenings this week in our region!

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Steen) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:44:00 +0000

There are some great looking events coming up in Colorado Springs and the surrounding region this week. Looks like they'll all take place on Friday and Saturday, so get these onto your calendar now. Some of them require reservations. They include a bottle release, beer and fondue dinner, a cultural...

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Ale Apothecary's Breath of Fresh Air

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Steen) — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 20:08:00 +0000

Last weekend I was able to make the trip from Portland to Bend, Oregon, and spend some time visiting Isaac and some other friends. Isaac, who moved out there a couple months ago, has been quick to visit all the breweries in Bend and has established some friends in the industry. It was fun to visit...

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Three big stories in Colorado Springs Beer

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Steen) — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:51:00 +0000

Picture from the Phantom Canyon Brewhouse page Over the weekend I received a google notification for "Colorado Springs beer," opened up the email and saw three pretty extraordinary headlines that I'd like to share here. Usually, the headlines from that notification involve something like "A...

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Colorado Beer goes to Oregon

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Steen) — Thu, 30 May 2013 19:42:00 +0000

Focus on the Beer and Belmont Station are teaming up to bring a very special collaborative event to Portland for PDX Beer Week. We have worked with over ten breweries from our great state of Colorado to send their beer to Oregon. Many of the breweries have never distributed out of state before, so...

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Beers Made By Walking in Oregon for Portland Beer Week

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Steen) — Mon, 27 May 2013 19:50:00 +0000

Even though Focus on the Beer is a Colorado-forward blog we do mention Oregon quite a bit. The reason is because I'm originally from Oregon and I've been organizing beer events there since 2008. It's been fun tying the events together more and more through this blog and I hope our readers don't...

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Why Craft Beer?

noreply@blogger.com (Brewers Broad) — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:35:00 +0000

It's the Tuesday after American Craft Beer Week. Did you support your local craft breweries? American Craft Beer Week Thursday Night Toast I interviewed Julia Herz of Brewer's Association on Friday for the next More Than Pink Boots post. I had several questions regarding the growing industry...

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Out of town

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Steen) — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:42:00 +0000

Hi Everyone, Just a quick update - I'm teaching a travel class in Oregon right now and haven't had the ability to get to the blog and post anything. It may be a few days before I can. Just wanted to give you a head's up and explain my absence! Check back toward the end of the week. Cheers, Focus...

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Celebrate Elevation Beer Co.'s 1st Anniversary!

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Steen) — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:06:00 +0000

It's hard to believe it's already been a year since Elevation opened their doors in Poncha Springs. Also, it's hard to believe it's ONLY been a year considering the expansion and amount of beer Elevation is producing. The new brewery opened with a bang and things have not slowed down for a moment,...

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Focus on the Beer posters and BMBW in Portland

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Steen) — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:00:00 +0000

If, by chance, you happen to find yourself in Portland on May 17th and 18th (Fri. and Sat.) we are going to have a few things happening there as part of Focus on the Beer and Beers Made By Walking. If you're in Colorado Springs, you can head to the Deschutes Tap Takeover we helped organize at...

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Beer Photo of the Week #31

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Steen) — Sat, 11 May 2013 14:56:00 +0000

Photos of the Week by Daniel Flanders. Beer bottles, ready for pouring, at a beer festival - - - Stay updated with our email updates and like us on Facebook. We're also on Twitter and Instagram at @focusonthebeer.

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An inconclusive and meandering thought process on the question - Are Beer Reviews Bullshit?

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Steen) — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:02:00 +0000

My favorite science-fiction blog, io9, recently published a fun little article titled Wine Tasting is Bullshit. Here's Why. where they humorously point out a number of studies where wine tasting experts contradict themselves, or they fail to differentiate between red and white wine when white wine...

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Beer Events this week in Colorado Springs

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Steen) — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:19:00 +0000

There's a couple great looking beer events happening in the next couple days and we wanted to draw your attention to them. We've already mentioned one but wanted to make sure you saw them all. Cheers! Wednesday May 8th Hop Odyssey Beer Tapping / 6pm Front Range BBQ / 2330 W. Colorado...

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Deschutes Tap Takeover at Brewer's Republic on May 17th

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Steen) — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:57:00 +0000

Deschutes Brewery Tap Takeover Fri. May 17th / 5pm Brewer's Republic / 112 N. Nevada, Colorado Springs Facebook Event Seeing as how the director of Focus on the Beer is from Oregon, we figured our first "tourist tap takeover" at Brewer's Republic should be from an Oregon Brewery. In the...

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11 New Belgium Beers to kick off McCabe's Joy Ride

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Steen) — Sat, 04 May 2013 17:20:00 +0000

McCabe's Tavern and New Belgium are teaming up again for the annual, summer long, Joy Ride program. Bring your bike and make sure you're thirsty because this looks like it will be a great time. Every Wednesday at 6pm throughout the summer, bicyclists will enjoy a ride down to America the Beautiful...

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Reminder: Twisted Pine Meet the Brewer this Thursday!

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Steen) — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:46:00 +0000

We just wanted to remind you all that we have a fantastic Meet the Brewer with Twisted Pine this Thursday, May 2nd, at 7pm at Front Range BBQ. Twisted Pine is going to bring some wonderful and experimental beers with ingredients including Cucumber, Carrots, and Ghost Chilies. They'll also have...

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Your Photos, Our Photos, All Our Photos from Saison Fest

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Steen) — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:06:00 +0000

Another fantastic Saison Festival has come and gone. As the weather starts to get increasingly warm we look forward to the annual festival as it promises to have an assortment of beers that are refreshing, citrusy, and funky. This year Trinity hosted the event in their new barrel room, which is...

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More beer on campus please

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Steen) — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:02:00 +0000

Okay UCCS, it's your turn. It looks as if CSU Fort Collins is about to add a brewery to their campus that will provide hands-on training to university students. The news came from the Coloradoan this morning: There are plans for two, three-barrel systems that students would use several times...

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A Beer Worth Buying: Odell Brewing's Tree Shaker Imperial Peach IPA

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Steen) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:51:00 +0000

I was really happy to see Odell's latest 750ml bottle offering at the liquor store last week. It was warmer out, spring had sprung, unlike the last 24 hours, which have proved to some of the snowiest times of the entire year so far in Colorado Springs. The citrusy and peachy promises of this IPA...

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Craft In, Trash Out

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:47:00 +0000

Cans are perfect for getting beer into the wilderness & trash out. Float them, they stay cool.. Crush them, they pack out easily...Zero broken glass...No separate caps or corks. And now, some of the best beers that brewers offer get canned. All Hail Aluminum! BUT, before slipping that sexy...

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Bar Hopping for Good Beer - Back East Bar and Grill

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Steen) — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:57:00 +0000

As craft beer finds it's way into increasing amounts of liquor stores and bars, it gets hard to keep track of all the great places you can go for a quality craft beer. I've become a bit routine in my bar selection. I choose my spots mostly due to convenience and luckily I've got some great...

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Meet the Brewer: Twisted Pine Brewing on May 2nd

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Steen) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:24:00 +0000

Meet the Brewer: Twisted Pine Thurs. May 2nd / 7pm / pay per pint Front Range BBQ / 2330 W. Colorado Ave., Colorado Springs Facebook Event After a cold-weather-hiatus we are happy to announce that our monthly Meet the Brewer series is back up and running! We wanted to start back up with a...

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New Brewery Series: Lofty Brewing Co.

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Steen) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:42:00 +0000

The most recent addition to our New Brewery Series is Lofty Brewing, who will dethrone Great Storm Brewing as the smallest brewery in the region. Yes, this 1bbl nano-brewery is the same size brewery as GSB, but Lofty will operate out of a 150 square foot space and will sell their beer to different...

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New Brewery Series: Red Leg Brewing

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Steen) — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Want a sneak peek at the largest local brewery start-up coming to the Pikes Peak Region? We visited a couple local breweries-in-planning about a week ago. We wrote about Ute Pass and we've got a couple more to highlight as part of our New Brewery Series. Today we're focusing in on the biggest and...

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