Focus on the Beer

06/14/2026

The 2026 Feast of Saint Arnold winners are in! Congratulations to Manitou Brewing Company for their Gold medal in the technical category for their Passionada Gose!
Other winners included:
Technical -
2nd Place: Phantom Canyon Brewing Company - Bear vs Bison Hazy IPA
3rd Place: Urban Animal Beer Co - Primordial Pale (Czech Pale Lager)
What Would St. Arnold Brew -
1st Place: Peaks N Pines Brewing Company - Tutt
2nd Place: Phantom Canyon Brewing Company
3rd Place: Cerberus Brewing Co.

06/07/2026

Checked out Branch & Barrel distilling today. They had a fun Collab with Two22 Brewery. You all definitely need to check them out.

05/11/2026

Craft beer is amazing, but sometimes you gotta go with the classics, get back to the roots.

04/29/2026

One of the most wonderful days of the year - Colorado Pint Day! We got ours at this year. Where did you get yours?

04/23/2026

Congratulations to all the Colorado Brewers who brought home awards at the World Beer Cup!

2026 Colorado Craft Beer Award-Winning Winners:

Gold Medal Winners:

River North Brewery: Squirrels Just Want to Have Fun (Coffee Beer)

Bull & Bush Brewery: Ghoul Fuel-Rum Diaries Edition (Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer)

Ska Brewing: True Blonde (English-Style Pale Ale)

Cannonball Creek Brewing Co: Project Alpha 81 (West Coast-Style India Pale Ale )

Silver Medal Winners:

River North Brewery: Pumpkin Spice J. Marie (Pumpkin/Squash or Pumpkin Spice Beer)

River North Brewery: Espresso Hello Darkness (Coffee Stout or Porter)

Bull & Bush Brewery: Kauai Pie (Dessert or Pastry Beer)

Odell Brewing Company: Friek (Fruited American-Style Sour Ale)

Peculiar: Barenbrau Bock (German-Style Bock or Maibock)

Hideaway Park Brewery: Little Mac (Australian-Style Pale Ale)

Verboten Brewing: Grow Old With You (Barley Wine-Style Ale)

Westbound & Down - Westbound Mill: Trade Deficit (Export Stout)

Telluride Brewing: Face Down Brown (American-Style Brown Ale)

Cannonball Creek Brewing Co: Mindbender (American-Style Strong Pale Ale)

Crystal Springs Brewing Co: Mosaic Madness (West Coast-Style India Pale Ale)

Bronze Medal Winners:

Los Dos Portrillos Cerveceria: Agua Fresca (Fruit Beer)

Liquid Mechanics Brewing Company: El Poblano Borracho (Chili Beer)

The Empourium Brewing Company: Animals Strikes Curious Poses (Honey Beer)

The Post Brewing Co: East County Fine Malt Liquor (Other Strong Beer)

Ratio Beerworks: Dear You (American-Belgo-Style Ale)

Stodgy Brewing Company: Gin Barrel Sour Red (American-Style Sour or Wood & Barrel Aged Sour Beer)

Lone Tree Brewing Company: Mexican Lager (Mexican-Style Pale Lager)

12Degree Brewing: Cactus Juice (Berliner-Style Weisse)

For the full list of 2026 World Beer Cup award winners, visit

The Brewers Association developed the World Beer Cup Competition in 1996 to celebrate the art and science of brewing. Often referred to as “The Olympics of Beer Competitions,” the World Beer Cup is the most prestigious beer competition in the world.

03/11/2026

Collaboration Fest's full beer list is out! Tickets are still available for the fest on April 4th, where you can sample over 100 beers, including the collaborations we participated in: 'Above the Fold' the Colorado Beer Media collaboration in partnership with River North Brewery and Strange Craft Beer; and 'Council of Joshes: Episode V, Revenge of the Barleywine', another collaboration by an ever increasing tribe of goofballs named Josh.

Check out the 2026 brewery list & stay tuned for the official collaboration beer list coming in March! GET TICKETS

03/09/2026

We had a blast at River North Brewery this past weekend blending up a special beer for Collaboration Fest along with Strange Craft Beer Company and other members of the Colorado beer media. Come try our concoction 'Above the Fold' on April 4th at Collab Fest!

03/07/2026

Media collab for the 2026 Collaboration Beer Fest! Thanks to and for providing the beers!

02/17/2026

The brewery list for the Colorado Brewers Guild Collaboration Fest has just been published! Once again, we're involved with collaborations for the Colorado Beer Media and the Council of Joshes collab. Both beers are going to be awesome and we can't wait to share them with you!

02/07/2026

Attended Day of Darks at Wynkoop brewing today. Launchpad Brewing took home the peoples choice award this year.