Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems). 2023 was the year I fell in love with the mocktail. Until last year … Read more
Guanella Pass Brewing, which has locations in Georgetown and Empire, is bankrupt. The 7-year-old brewery filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Dec. 30. It has $2.3 million in debt, far more than the $860,000 in gross revenue that it earned in 2023. Guanella Pass became Georgetown’s first brewery since Prohibition when it opened in May 2017 at … Read more
Beer drinkers will find a new brewery in a familiar location this spring when Milieu Fermentation opens in the former Ursula Brewery space at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora. Founded by Rob Bessett — the award-winning former head brewer at both Ursula and Loveland’s Verboten Brewing — and Andrew Bergeron, who works as a … Read more
As the craft beer industry in Colorado has matured and settled in the two years since the end of the pandemic, there has been a spate of small buyouts, closures and consolidations. For some, this has meant difficult times. For others, it has created opportunities to expand. On Dec. 20. Prost Brewing, which was founded … Read more
“Our kitchen is a witness to God’s love to those outside,” said Sister Abigail, one of the 10 cloistered nuns of the Perpetual Adorers of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Mexico City, the capital of Mexico. Customers buy marmalade jams and cakes made by cloistered nuns at a market in the Reales Alcázares in Seville, … Read more
Oasis Brewing, a small taproom located inside a former church in Denver’s Highland Square, said Wednesday on Facebook that it will close for good on Dec. 23. “It is with a heavy heart that we are closing Oasis after a final day of serving amazing beer on December 23rd. Words cannot express how grateful we … Read more
As the founder of a local billiards league, Patrick McNally has spent innumerable hours in bars shooting pool and drinking beer. So much so, that he noticed a niche of consumers that could use a space dedicated to their interests – namely, fans of newgrass music. “We go out to these places and these jukeboxes … Read more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is all set to make a significant milestone with the opening of a first-of-its-kind microbrewery and gastropub in Abu Dhabi by the end of this month. The license has been granted to Abu Dhabi-based craft beer manufacturer Craft by Side Hustle to sell beer that has been produced on-site. It will … Read more
It is the latest in a series of moves to loosen socially conservative laws in the UAE and the surrounding Gulf region, as countries open up their economies and focus on industries other than oil. A little-noticed rule change published in Abu Dhabi in 2021 allows licence holders to ferment alcoholic beverages for consumption on … Read more
In a one-two move in Denver’s southern suburbs, Grist Brew Co. said Wednesday it will close its 12-year-old Highlands Ranch taphouse, at 9150 Commerce Center Circle, at the end of the year, while Littleton’s Living the Dream Brewing will take Grist’s place in January. Living the Dream is also moving into the small bar that … Read more
