Week Long Beer Fest Events

As if all the one-off events going on during the Denver Beer Fest were not enough, there are also several places running beer pairing menus and offering special deals all week. One of the highlights is Dixon's beer inspired menu. I can only imagine how good Guinness maple syrup tastes and, having already tried them at Great Divide's 15 anniversary party, I can assure you DPA brats are delicious. However, the most important "event" all week could be the free recovery coffee at the Corner Bakery. I know I'll be needing all the help I can get to fight off my week-long hangover.

• Prohibition Style Beer @ Brown Palace
• During Prohibition the hotel would mix up tea-colored alcohol disguised in teapots to serve to hotel guests and that’s how they’ll be serving beer all week.
• GABF Preview @ West End Tavern
• They’ll be pouring 6 specialty beers from Dogfish Head, Oskar Blues, Avery, Russian River, Victory and Stone.
• A Bucket of Microbrews @ Racines
• Each bucket includes a 12 oz. bottle of the following New Belgium beers: 1554, Hoptober, Transatlantique Kriek, Fat Tire, and Mothership Wheat. ($18 per bucket)
• Beer Fest Menu @ Dixon's Downtown Grill
• Dixon's is offering 3 beer inspired meals this week.
• Breakfast – buttermilk pancakes served with Guinness maple syrup and Irish Cream Liqueur infused whipped cream.
• Lunch - tender veal sausages slow cooked in Denver Pale Ale served with mashed potatoes, sauerkraut, old world cabbage, and sweet & spicy mustard sauce.
• Dinner – a half chicken with Dixons 10 spice rub, slow roasted to perfection over a can of Mamas Little Yella Pils, served with mashed potatoes and asparagus.
• Breakfast, $6.99; Lunch, $9.99; Dinner, $13.99
• Famous Faces - Beer Inspired Menu Items @ Brown Palace
• Ship Tavern has created some special beer inspired menu items named after famous people who have frequented the restaurant. Items include Sunshine Wheat chicken wings, Chimay Grand Cru Beer cheese soup, panko crusted pacific cod with fried fingerling potatoes and Tavern Ale malt vinegar, and Lambic raspberry ice cream.
• Blind Flight Irish Taste Test @ Scruffy Murphy's Irish Pub
• For $5 you can do a blindfold taste test of 3 different beers. Guess which one is from Ireland and win a free pint.
• Colorado Beer Ice Cream Fest @ Sweet Action Ice Cream
• 6 Colorado beer ice cream flavors all week
• Denver Beer Fest Five-Course Tasting Menu @ Panzano
• Chef Elise Wiggins created a five-course tasting menu paired with local microbrews. ($60 per person)
• Denver Beer Fest Menu @ Steuben's
• They’ll be offering a beer-themed menu with items inspired by, and created with, Oskar Blues selections. Beer pairings will be available with the menu.
• Denver Beer Fest Pairing Menu @ Rock Bottom – Downtown
• Rock Bottom will be running a special menu pairing dishes with their handcrafted ales.
• Three-course Colorado Beer Dinner @ The Oceanaire Seafood Room
• All week long you’ll be able to get a special 3-course meal paired with 3 different 2008 GABF medal winners. ($38.10 per person)
• Wide Open Adventure's Rocky Mountain Fly Fishing Sampler
• Wide Open Adventure will pick you up in Denver then bring you to Clear Creek where you spend 3-4 hours on the river fly fishing. After fishing stop at Tommy Knockers Brewery for a sampler which is included in the trip. ($229 per person)
• Denver Beer Week menu @ Altitude Restaurant
• Altitude Restaurant at the Hyatt Regency Denver will be offering a four-course beer pairing menu throughout Denver Beer Fest. ($50 per person)
• Free Recovery Coffee with Breakfast Purchase @ Corner Bakery
• Mention ‘Denver Beer Fest’ and get a free medium coffee to help you recover from that hangover.