Bear Creek Embraces the Burgeoning Craft Booze Scene
While limelight has streamed over Colorado’s craft beer wonderland for the past decade, the state weighs in with the third most distilleries in the country. Tho...
Alex Buis
Briar Common Brewery and Eatery Tangles with the Norm
Last week, my refrigerator, bedazzled in brewery stickers, welcomed a new insignia—the vine tangled crest of Briar Common. Perhaps this pastoral symbol hearkens...
Best Denver Venues for Libations and Vibrations
Denver and the front range command an army of phenomenal live music venues — Red Rocks, 1st Bank Center and Fiddler’s Green to name a few — but perhaps some of ...
Queen Bee Brings Mead to the Mile High City
August 20 inaugurated Denver’s newest addition to the brewery scene, Queen Bee Brews. Contrary to popular assumption, this brewery doesn’t brew beer at all — th...
Black Project Brews Up Spontaneous and Wild Ales
Former Future recently rebranded as Black Project, Colorado’s first brewery to specialize in spontaneous and wild ales. “With 70 breweries in Denver alone, we w...
Best Parks For a Picnic in Denver and Beyond
Deciding on where to eat in Denver can often be a challenge. Swamped with restaurants, the Mile High City has become a maze of neighborhoods hiding great food i...
Denver’s Chefs Favorite Colorado Beers & Pairings
If your roommate’s beer recommendations aren’t quite cutting it, we’ve compiled an alternate source of craft suggestions, courtesy of some of Denver’s finest ch...
Review – What You Missed From UMS 2016
This past weekend, The Underground Music Showcase returned to South Broadway for its annual four-day festival. Hundreds of bands played up and down the main dra...
7 New Denver Breweries to Put on Your Radar
It would appear that if any new breweries were to make a home in Denver, they’d have to bunk with the rest of the tap rooms. Alas, through the power of remodeli...
Staff Pick – Lao Wang Lager by CAUTION: Brewing Company
Sipper be notified, the Lao Wang Lager pacifies the summer palate as the flagship among CAUTION: Brewing Company’s elite roster of beer. Unveiling their brews t...
13 Bloody Mary’s to Curb Your Headache
If you’re looking to build a healthy buzz before noon, this list of Denver's Best Bloody Mary's is liable to jazz you up. Featuring our categorical favorites of...
Staff Pick – Chicken & Waffles at Devil’s Food
As a native Southerner, I tend to keep my eyes peeled for good comfort food around Denver—bayou Creole grinds, fried fish joints, sopped biscuits and Memphis- o...
Alex Buis
Food + Booze Writer
Hailing from Connecticut, Alex is entering his senior year at the University of Denver studying Creative Writing and Spanish. Aside from his poetry, he focuses time on writing songs and playing gigs around the city. Passionate in hops and malt, he is a Food + Booze staff writer ritually appearing at beer tastings around the DU area.