Focus on the Beer

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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Beer Photo of the Week #30

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Steen) — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:38:00 +0000

Photos of the Week by Daniel Flanders. Two people drinking beer at the Paradox Beer Co. taproom - - - Stay updated with our email updates and like us on Facebook. We're also on Twitter and Instagram at @focusonthebeer.

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Crooked Stave Tap Takeover: April 26th

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Steen) — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:56:00 +0000

Crooked Stave Tap Takeover At Brewer's Republic Fri. April 26th / 5pm-close Facebook Event Brewer's Republic has teamed up with Focus on the Beer to bring you another lovely Tap Takeover. This one comes from our wild wild friends up in Denver, Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project. Crooked Stave...

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Phantom Canyon Releases Two Headed Dog Imperial IPA

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Steen) — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 02:12:00 +0000

It's been a while since we've heard from Phantom Canyon about a new bottled beer. We know that they're very busy, in the middle of their expansion project, but that hasn't stopped them from looking at bottling up some new brews. As far as I remember, in the last three years Phantom has released the...

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New Brewery Series: Ute Pass Brewing

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Steen) — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:22:00 +0000

Over the next two weeks we plan to showcase a few new breweries that are opening up in the Pikes Peak Region. You can check out the whole series, including previous breweries featured in our New Brewery Series. We'd like to start the new batch off with Ute Pass Brewing in Woodland Park, which...

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Low ABV Sours, Session Beers, and Acidity Scales

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Steen) — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:27:00 +0000

I'd like to point out two "subjective qualities" that make up the defining characteristics of a session beer according to The Session Beer Project. Obviously these are not technical definitions and they're not set in stone but when I read them I realized I wasn't alone on a particular way of...

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Session Beer Day is Sunday!

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Steen) — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:02:00 +0000

A quote from @Fuggled on Twitter If I am drinking a delicious beer and I think it's balanced with drinkability, complexity, and subtlety and then I read that the beer is 9% I get a bit nervous. We talk about that beer as having a deceptive quality, "it will sneak up on you." I'm impressed by beers...

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Brewers Broads Event: The Role of Water in Beer

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Steen) — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:35:00 +0000

The new women's beer group Brewers Broads, seems to be picking up a lot of traction quickly. Their event last month sold out quickly and the newest one might be one of the more fascinating events in their four part series. We learned that each month they will have an educational presentation about...

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