Durango Brewing Co.
Durango Brewing Co.’s 20th Anniversary Ale Release Party
This Saturday, March 20th, 2010, The Durango Brewing Co. will be holding a release party for their 20th Anniversary Ale at Lady Falconburgh’s Barley Exchange. The Soggy Coaster over at Beer at 6512 got a taste of this Belgian inspired ale a few weeks back when it wasn’t quite done. Lady Falconburgh’s will have some... »
Belgian Style Ales, A New Trend in American Craft Beer?
It’s impossible to say what the next “trend” in craft beer will be. For a while it seemed like every brewery was working to make the biggest, strongest most Imperial or Double style of whatever beer they chose. Some breweries, if they weren’t focusing on high ABV were trying to cram as much hops... »
Winter Seasonals in Durango
Seasonal beers are big business in the craft beer industry. According to Paul Gatza, director of the Brewers Association, seasonal beers passed pale ales as the top growing segment in the craft beer industry. “’What can I try that I haven’t tried before?’ is really driving a lot of the sales in the category,”... »
Durango Bootleggers Society – Insider Apple Ale
A little over a month ago, Sunday October 18th was the 2nd Annual Durango Home Grown Festival at Buckley Park. A big part of the Home Grown Festival was apples, there are so many apple trees in the area, producing so many apples that they can’t all be eaten or even given away (I’ve... »
Durango Brewing Co. Winter Ale Release Party
This Monday, November 23rd, the Durango Brewing Company is hosting a release party for their Winter Ale at their taproom on North Main Ave. They’ll tap the keg at 5pm and pints are only $1 until that first keg runs out. After that it’s $3 pints of Winter Ale for the rest of the... »
Durango Bootleggers Society Pint for a Pint Blood Drive
According to the Durango Herald this Friday is the annual Durango Bootleggers Society’s blood drive. It’s taking place from 11am to 6:30pm at the American Legion Hall, 878 E 2nd Ave. Sign up sheets are available at Carver Brewing Co., Durango Brewing Co., Ska Brewing Co., and Steamworks Brewing Co. If you donate a... »
Four Corners/Durango Mug Club
The Durango Mug Club is something I was super impressed with when I first heard about it. The local breweries get together and each sell mugs with memberships in the “Mug Club”, once a year one buys a mug and then enjoys cheaper beers every time they take that mug to one of the... »
2009 Great American Beer Festival Award Winners
Local breweries brought home a few awards from this past weekend’s 2009 Great American Beer Festival in Denver. Durango Brewing Company took the gold metal in the American Style Amber Lager for their fall seasonal Durango Colorfest. At 6.2% ABV and 21 IBU it’s not your typical lager. I drank it for the first time... »
Durango Breweries Selling More and More Beer
An article in yesterday’s Durango Herald by Chuck Slothower (the professional alter-ego of Beer at 6512’s Soggy Coaster) talks about beer sales rising at Durango Brewing Co., Ska Brewing Co., and Steamworks Brewing Co. The craft beer market has seen increased sales all around as people skip the expensive wine for the more moderately priced,... »
AHA Rally and Durango Brewing Co.’s New Brew: Motivator
Last Friday night I stopped by Ska Brewing Co. World HQ for the American Homebrewers Association Rally. I got there about 2 hours late but the party was in full effect. There were about 50 people there, local homebrewers, folks representing all the local breweries and a handful of homebrewers that had just finished an... »
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