The gold rush is over — it’s getting tougher for Denver breweries to survive

"To survive in craft beer moving forward, you’re going to be a high-quality brewer, be a good business, and be very visible in your community."

Meet Denver’s favorite coffee shops: Denver Bicycle Café

City Park West's combination coffee shop, bike shop and beer hall is among the final four in our Mile High Coffee Quest.

State report recommends allowing 3.2 beer sellers to automatically switch to full-strength brews

Lawmakers now get to decide how to handle the transition away from 3.2 beer.

Colorado brewers could benefit from GOP tax reform

Advocates say will the bill benefits alcohol producers nationwide and could create jobs in the craft brewing industry.

Plan to get beer into Colorado grocery stores and gas stations expected in coming weeks

Colorado officials are being encouraged not to do anything rash ahead of supermarkets and gas stations starting full-strength beer sales in 2019.

Strange Craft and Wit’s End blending taprooms and operations

Wit's End Brewing Co. announced Friday it's closing shop in west Denver and moving in with Strange Craft Beer Co. across town.

North Carolina-based Thirsty Monk announces expansion plans for Denver, will take over Deep Draft Brewing location

Thirsty Monk plans to be up and running in Deep Draft Brewing Co.'s space near the southeast corner of East 17th and Franklin streets around Thanksgiving Day

Craft brewers ready to buy Anheuser, just need $213 billion

The trade association representing craft brewers across the country launched the likely to fail crowdfunding goal Monday as part of its "Take Craft Back" campaign.

Wyoming’s Melvin Brewing wants to tap into Denver craft beer scene

The award-winning Melvin Brewing is looking expand into Denver.

GABF 2017 first night finds: Ten standout beers we discovered at the opening session of the Great American Beer Festival

Billed as “part imperial stout, part churro,” Dragon Mask is an imperial stout brewed with cinnamon, cacao nibs, salt and vanilla.

Is the Great American Beer Festival worth it — for brewers? Denver craft brewers are split

A half-dozen Denver breweries explain why they are embracing — or skipping — pouring beer at the 2017 Great American Beer Festival.

Andres Gil Zaldana, head of Colorado’s main craft brewery association, is going to his first Great American Beer Festival

GABF marks roughly the seven-month mark the new executive director of Colorado Brewers Guild and almost a year since state brewers settled their discrepancies.

Novel Strand Brewing Co. will replace Baker convenience store

A new brewery is on board to take over the former First Avenue Grocery Store in the heart of the Baker neighborhood.

No GABF tickets? No problem. 10 great Denver events to hit during GABF Week 2017

Check out the counterprogramming. You may even find it more to your liking.

Colorado breweries first in state to reduce, rebrew, recycle

Three Front Range breweries are entering uncharted waters this month, taking 330 gallons of previously used water and turning it into beer.

What will it take to diversify the craft beer industry?

Getting into growing, untapped minority markets could be one way to keep the maturing, $23.5 billion craft beer industry flourishing in the United States.

Great Divide Brewing Co. partners with musician GRiZ, bringing collabs to new level

Denver’s Goldspot Brewing to raise beer money for struggling Berkeley brewery

Goldspot plans to hold a fundraiser for Grateful Gnome on Aug. 30 at its taproom near the southeast corner of West 50th Avenue and Lowell Boulevard in the Regis.

Great American Beer Festival tickets sold out this year in hours not minutes

Tickets to the three-day event sold out Wednesday in four hours and 15 minutes.

Anheuser-Busch’s brewers are not happy with the “independent” competition’s latest move

The Brewers Association's new label promoting beers made by small, independently-owned craft breweries came as shot across the bow last week for beer makers who sold out to Anheuser-Busch.