Upcoming Events (Week of 1/3)

Happy New Year, everyone! It looks like 2010 is going to get off to a slow start beerwise in Denver, but this weekend also marks the 10th Annual Big Beers, Belgians, and Barleywines Festival out in Vail. This is a huge event that will feature some of the biggest names in brewing and several brand new beers made just for the festival. A full listing of the events are available below, and it looks like it's not to be missed.

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

Beer events in the Denver area this week:

• American Sign Language Night @ Avery Tap Room - 1/5, 4:00pm - 8:00pm
• Join Avery on the first Tuesday of each month for an ASL happy hour! Must be deaf or actively signing (or learning to sign!) to get the discount: $1 off pints.
• Tenth Annual Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines Festival @ Vail, CO - 1/7 - 1/9 (Tickets are $40 for the Saturday events pass and are available on their website)
• Thursday, 7:30pm - Adam Avery, Brewmaster/Founder of Avery Brewing, and Sam Calagione, Founder/President of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, start the weekend off right with some incredible beers at our Calibration Dinner
• Friday Late Morning, 8:30am - 12:00pm - The Cicerone Program with program creator Ray Daniels.
• Friday Afternoon, 12:00pm - Welcome Reception - All About Beer Magazine provides you with the opportunity to taste all Commemorative Tenth Anniversary beers that have been created for Big Beers Weekend.
• Friday Afternoon, 1:30pm - American Homebrewers Association-sanctioned Belgians, Barleywines and Strong Ales Homebrew Competition.
• Friday Afternoon, 2:30pm - Ray Daniels will be administering the Certified Cicerone Exam to interested parties who have passed the online Certified Beer Server exam
• Friday Evening, 8:00pm - Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Brewmasters’ Dinner
• Saturday Morning, 10:00am - 12:00pm - White Labs Yeast Company presents an Experimental Brewing Seminar, titled “Brewing Outside of the Box: Brewers Gone Wild!”
• Saturday Early Afternoon, 12:30pm - 1:30pm - International Featured Brewmaster, Lodewijk Swinkels of LaTrappe/ Bierbrouwerij Koningshoeven, will be speaking on a topic of his choice for an educational seminar
• Saturday Afternoon, 1:30pm - 2:30pm - Colorado Featured Brewmaster, Peter Bouckaert of New Belgium Brewing Co., will be speaking on a topic of his choice for an educational seminar
• Saturday Afternoon, 2:30pm - 7:00pm - Commercial Tasting portion of the Big Beers Festival featuring over 150 different commercially produced specialty beers from around the world.
• Dry Dock Brewing Firkin Friday - 1/8, 3:00pm - 11:00pm