Many of Denver's hottest breweries are crafting to the season, and that means a plethora of high octane brews intended to warm, cheer, and share. Barley wines, winter warmers, barrel-aged delights, and the ever-ambiguous "strong ales" can be found -among other seasonal releases - on tap and in bottles at Denver's hottest breweries.
Did we miss an important winter beer release? Let us know in the comments section below.
Avery is known for big beers, and in that vein will be releasing the Vanilla Bean Stout - a 10.8% dark ale aged in fresh bourbon barrels with the addition of Tongan, Ugandan, and Mexican whole vanilla beans. The beer will be available for tap room enjoyment as well as bottles to go. Christmas shopping, anybody?
Golden's Cannonball Creek is a great place to cozy up and drink winter beers. As of right now, Cannonball recently released its winter seasonal Belgian-style Abbey ale. With dark fruit and spice notes, a considerably high ABV, and rich mahogany tone, this beer is worth the hype.
Casey Brewing in Glenwood Springs is Troy Casey's miraculous contribution to the world of sour and barrel-aged beers, and the one day it is open for the entire month is Saturday, December 5. Among the December release offerings is the highly anticipated Apricot Cut. Bottle-hunters be warned: in order to bring bottles home from the release party, a ticket must be purchased online in advance.
Comrade will be pouring its second-ever Belgian brew beginning Friday, December 4. This Belgian strong golden ale will knock your socks off - it's a high octane ale brewed with 100% Castle Pilsner malt from Belgium and fermented with Abbey ale yeast. Suffice to say, the brewery will also be releasing its Russian imperial stout sometime this month.
Copper Kettle Brewing will be doing a very limited release this Saturday, December 5 of its Snowed In imperial oatmeal stout aged in George Dickel barrels. The Cluck Truck will be providing chicken.
Uptown's shiny new Deep Draft Brewing just recently tapped its winter warmer - perfect to sip on by the fire while listening to the stylings of local bands.
This hip Uptown beer and coffee bar will serve as a satellite tap room for River North Brewery, which is tapping rare barrels of its acclaimed Barrel-Aged Avarice - a beast of a stout aged in bourbon barrels - on Thursday, December 17.
Come one, come all to the arrival of the Genius Wizard at Ratio. What is the Genius Wizard you ask? It's a Russian imperial stout brewed by Ratio and being released in the taproom on Saturday, December 12 at noon. There will also be a more limited, whiskey barrel-aged version of the Genius Wizard available. Bottles will be available for purchase to go.
Station 26 will be turning two this weekend, and in honor of its second birthday, what better way to celebrate than with a heady beer and bottle release? The Park Hill spot will release a doppelbock of epic proportions on Friday, December 3, and the party and beers will be flowing throughout the weekend. Bottles will be available to go as long as supplies last.
Avery is known for big beers, and in that vein will be releasing the Vanilla Bean Stout - a 10.8% dark ale aged in fresh bourbon barrels with the addition of Tongan, Ugandan, and Mexican whole vanilla beans. The beer will be available for tap room enjoyment as well as bottles to go. Christmas shopping, anybody?
Golden's Cannonball Creek is a great place to cozy up and drink winter beers. As of right now, Cannonball recently released its winter seasonal Belgian-style Abbey ale. With dark fruit and spice notes, a considerably high ABV, and rich mahogany tone, this beer is worth the hype.
Casey Brewing in Glenwood Springs is Troy Casey's miraculous contribution to the world of sour and barrel-aged beers, and the one day it is open for the entire month is Saturday, December 5. Among the December release offerings is the highly anticipated Apricot Cut. Bottle-hunters be warned: in order to bring bottles home from the release party, a ticket must be purchased online in advance.
Comrade will be pouring its second-ever Belgian brew beginning Friday, December 4. This Belgian strong golden ale will knock your socks off - it's a high octane ale brewed with 100% Castle Pilsner malt from Belgium and fermented with Abbey ale yeast. Suffice to say, the brewery will also be releasing its Russian imperial stout sometime this month.
Copper Kettle Brewing will be doing a very limited release this Saturday, December 5 of its Snowed In imperial oatmeal stout aged in George Dickel barrels. The Cluck Truck will be providing chicken.
Uptown's shiny new Deep Draft Brewing just recently tapped its winter warmer - perfect to sip on by the fire while listening to the stylings of local bands.
This hip Uptown beer and coffee bar will serve as a satellite tap room for River North Brewery, which is tapping rare barrels of its acclaimed Barrel-Aged Avarice - a beast of a stout aged in bourbon barrels - on Thursday, December 17.
Come one, come all to the arrival of the Genius Wizard at Ratio. What is the Genius Wizard you ask? It's a Russian imperial stout brewed by Ratio and being released in the taproom on Saturday, December 12 at noon. There will also be a more limited, whiskey barrel-aged version of the Genius Wizard available. Bottles will be available for purchase to go.
Station 26 will be turning two this weekend, and in honor of its second birthday, what better way to celebrate than with a heady beer and bottle release? The Park Hill spot will release a doppelbock of epic proportions on Friday, December 3, and the party and beers will be flowing throughout the weekend. Bottles will be available to go as long as supplies last.
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