Upcoming Events (Week of 1/10)

This looks like a huge week for beer drinkers in the Denver area with several great events.  It also looks like just about every brewer around has decided to release a new beer on Friday.   It'll be almost impossible to try them all, but two that I know I won't miss are Great Divide's Barrel-Aged Yeti and the latest in Avery's Barrel-Aged series, Black Tot.  Yeti is already one of my favorite Imperial Stouts and if this brew is anything like the Barrel-Aged Hibernation I had over Christmas, it'll be worth every penny of the $25 price tag.  Black Tot is also a barrel-aged imperial stout, but Avery aged the beer in Gosling's Old Rum barrels rather than the more common whiskey barrels.  I've never had a beer aged in rum barrels before, but the tasting notes say this adds "deep flavors of roasted dark malts, sweet rum, espresso and more subtle elements of brown sugar, molasses and vanilla." Can't wait to try it!

Beer events in the Denver area this week:

• 1st Annual Potluck Dinner @ Twisted Pine - 1/12, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
• Participants are to prepare dishes incorporating Twisted Pine. The dishes will then be judged by 3 local chefs with proceeds being donated to a local food organization.
• This event is free if you prepare a dish or a $5 donation if you prefer just to eat. Sign up early as it will be capped at 20 dishes and 50 participants.
• Barrel-Aged Yeti Release @ Great Divide, 1/15
• A special release of Great Divide's Yeti Imperial Stout that has been aged for 9 months in Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey barrels.  Like the brewery's two previous Barrel-Aged releases this will only be available at the tap room and select Colorado retailers in 750 ml bottles.
• Mojo Risin' Roll-Out Party @ Boulder Beer Company - 1/15, 4:00pm
• Boulder Beer is hosting a special tapping party for this year's batch of their Mojo Risin' Double IPA.
• Papa Legba Release Party @ Trinity Brewing Company - 1/15, 5:00pm
• Another new saison from this great brewpub in Colorado Springs.  Pappy Legba was brewed with flaked maize and aged on a grip of pie cherries.
• Firkin Friday @ Dry Dock Brewing - 1/15, 3:00pm - 11:00pm
• Black Tot Day @ Avery Brewing - 1/15, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
• A special party for the 3rd beer in Avery's Barrel-Aged series. This is a limited one-time release and only around 300 cases will be available with a very limited distribution.
• They'll also have 5 gallon kegs of unoaked, rye barrel, and bourbon barrel versions as well as Black Tot. $3 per taster
• Parade of the Darks @ Wynkoop Brewing Company - 1/16, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
• Featuring over 25 brown ales, porters, doppelbocks, stouts, dunkels, barleywines, dubbels, and other dark colored beers from Wynkoop and guest breweries including Lost Abbey, Left Hand, Stone, Boulder Beer, Great Divide, Back Country, Breckenridge, Bull & Bush, and New Belgium.
• Attendees can purchase $1 tokens for a 4 oz sample or a $25 wrist band for unlimited samples.

If you know of any events I've missed or would like your event added please e-mail me: denverbrew@gmail.com