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Ska Brewing Co.’s Snowdown 2010 Beer: Hyper Fierce Gnar Gnar Hefe

By Jeff

Every year Ska Brewing Co. creates a special, limited release, only available in Southwest Colorado beer for Durango’s Snowdown Festival. Snowdown 2010 is no different, and last week Ska release Hyper Fierce Gnar Gnar Hefe, a 5% ABV Hefeweizen with pineapple and toasted coconuts. The thermometer on the wall outside says it’s 10 degrees Fahrenheit... »

Winter Seasonals in Durango

By Jeff

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,”... »

Got Beer’d? Snowdown 2010 and Carver Brewing Co. Beard Growing Contest

By Jeff

Grab your razor and get yourself clean shaven, then head down to Carver Brewing Co. at 8pm this Friday to enter the 2010 Snowdown Beard Race. Full press release and flier below the break. »

Ska Brewing’s Local Series #12, “Merlo Stout”

By Jeff

This week Ska Brewing Co. is releasing the twelfth beer in their Local Series, Merlo Stout. Merlo Stout was brewed in collaboration with Chris Vest, a homebrewer from Cortez and the beer was the winner of the homebrew competition at this past year’s Snowdown Festival. As Beer at 6512 reports, Ska’s release isn’t identical to... »