Glenwood Springs, CO Two short whistle blasts followed by the screeching of metal brakes. I looked out the taproom window and saw the California Zephyr, the cross Western train come screeching into the Amtrak station just across the street. Moments later, passengers descended from the cars, some coming from as far afield as Sacramento, Reno,… [Read More]
Summer Beer Perfection: An Ode to Founders’ All Day IPA
The Fourth of July has long been the all-American de-facto summer celebration. From sea to shining sea the warmer months are finally in full swing and there’s no better celebratory atmosphere than being outside soaking up rays in the backyard, on a sandy coast, or out in the majestic mountains of America. No doubt this… [Read More]
Supporting Craft and the Beers That Got Us Through Lockdown
It has been a struggle these past couple months to uphold our titles as self proclaimed hop-heads. For the safety of our communities our favorite local breweries shuttered up, hunkered down, with some ceasing production to try and hamper down the effects of COVID-19. In proof that the craft beer community is a resilient and… [Read More]
3 Suburban Denver Breweries Rocking GABF Week
New Terrain Brewing Company Golden, Colorado While being only 15 minutes away from downtown Denver, New Terrain Brewing Company, nestled in the Rocky Mountain foothills of Golden seemed a world away from the big city. “It’s really the best of both worlds.” said, Michael Roberts, New Terrain’s Sales and Distribution Manager. “We’re close enough that… [Read More]
Holding Court with the Queen of Creative at King’s Court Brewing Co.
Poughkeepsie, New York It was a midsummer Thursday as Caroline Bergelin went through the usual routine preparing King’s Court Brewing Company for the daily opening. Having migrated from Oakland, California with her partner, co-founder and brewmaster Cortlandt Toczylowski they both fell in love with New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley and immediately put down craft beer… [Read More]
Star Spangled Brews: 3 Summer Beers for a Hoppy Fourth
Our July 4th patriotism has always been celebrated by surrounding ourselves with good people, good barbecue and a blissfully sunny summer day. But amongst all the hot dogs, fireworks, and cornhole we’d be remiss if there wasn’t a cooler full of some of the best craft beer we could get our hands on. For this… [Read More]
10 Beers for the Hoppiest National Beer Day
At Hoppy Thoughts we couldn’t be more excited to be attending the 2019 Craft Brewer’s Conference and the beer stars couldn’t have been more perfectly aligned to kick off this special week on National Beer Day. In honor of this auspicious occasion we’ve put together a list of some of our favorite brews across all… [Read More]
Hazys, Hops, and Tiki Bars: Picking the Brain Behind Cerebral Brewing Company
Denver, Colorado It was a cold and overcast winter afternoon in Denver as I crossed Monroe Street. The sidewalk was slick with fresh ice while the white vestiges of the city’s last snowstorm sat piled in solid heaps along the curb. But despite the weather it was an auspicious day, for at Cerebral Brewing Company… [Read More]
6 Pumpkin Beers Worthy of All the Autumn Hype
We now live in a world where come fall season everything under the sun seems to become flavored with pumpkin. From lattes to Cheerios to ice cream, that pumpkin flavor has snuck its way into facets of our existence it has no business being in. It’s inevitable if you are a craft beer loving hophead… [Read More]
Pouring a Tall Pint of Hoppy Thoughts at GABF 2018
With another Great American Beer Festival behind us we are looking back and couldn’t be happier to have been part of the action. There is always something magical about walking Denver’s 14th Street, seeing the iconic Blue Bear come into view and shuffling in among the biggest hop heads and craft beer lovers in the… [Read More]
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