2015
Event Guide June 27-28, 2015 For Up To The Minute Beer, Music, and Event Updates Please Visit ColoradoBrewFest.com
Welcome!
Welcome to the 26th edition of the Colorado Brewers’ Festival. Founded in 1990, Fort Collins’ iconic showcase of Colorado-brewed beer is one of the five oldest beer festivals in America. Like the innovative beer we celebrate, our pioneering fest embraces the importance of fresh ideas in an ever-changing beer landscape. What’s new? For starters, the 16-ounce govino “go-anywhere” glass replaces the tiny taster mugs of the past. This novel, unbreakable, green-minded vessel allows all attendees to enjoy tasters and full pours of their fave CO beer at COBF. We’ve also repurposed our beer-serving system to ensure that our 50-plus stellar beer brands are poured in fast fashion. To bring you face-to-face with your beloved local brewers, we’ve added “The Neighborhood,” where Fort Collins’ beer heroes will provide goose-bumping beer and insider info on their beers and breweries. We’ve brought back last year’s popular Beer School and are presenting a connoisseur-minded, COBF kick-off event -- The Summit -- in conjunction with the mighty Colorado Brewers Guild, the premier promotion arm for brewers that strives to make Colorado “The State of Craft Beer.” Of course, we’re also honoring COBF tradition with dynamic Colorado bands, tasty fare from local food vendors, and a weekend of fun in the sun (and the shade!) of beautiful Washington and Civic Center Parks. Thank you for joining us as we raise another toast to the beery wonders of Colorado. Have a great time!
Special Thanks To: DBA Staff: James Yearling Event Manager Andrew Williams Beverage Manager Hayley Gomoll Logisitics Coordinator Torre Wilkinson Volunteer Coordinator Erica Vander Sande Marketing Manager Megan Hyatt Marketing Coordinator Robert Zigman Sponsorship Director Tyler Brooks Operations Manager Jason Dennison Executive Director Tamara Odell Membership Manager
And: Steve Kurowski Colorado Brewers Guild Marty Jones COBF Publicist A very special thanks to our vendors, interns, volunteers, brewers, musicians, service providers, and DBA Board of Directors for making this another successful year!
Weekend Line-Up
Music
Located in The Neighborhood at the Main Stage
Saturday, June 27
Sunday, June 28
11am: Cary Morin 12:15pm: Shaley Scott Band 1:30pm: Pete Pidgeon & Arcoda 2:45pm: Taylor Scott Band 4pm: ATOMGA
11am: Elise Wunder 12:15pm: The 14ers 1:30pm: Grant Farm 2:45pm: Wasteland Hop 4:00pm: The Afrosippi Band featuring Erica Brown
Education
Learn Something New at Beer School! Located in Miner’s Alley
Broaden your beery knowledge over the weekend! View our school schedule online or on-site.
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Meet the Brewers Neighborhood Sessions Saturday & Sunday 1-4pm Join us for Specialty Beer Tastings in “The Neighborhood” at COBF. Fort Collins brewers will be onsite in Washington Park to answer questions and share their latest specialty brew!
16oz govino Beer Glass-Just Say No To Tiny Taster Mugs! Bottoms Up! Every tasting package this year will include a 16oz govino “Go-Anywhere” Beer Glass. It’s made of a clear BPA-free polymer that is recyclable, reusable, hand-washable, shatterproof, does not taint aroma or taste and features an “ergonomic thumb notch.” Remember to bring it back on Sunday!
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The Insider’s Guide:
Beating the Lines at COBF Lines happen! Reduce the wait with our staff recomendations:
#1: Purchase Your Tasting Package in Advance Enjoy a separate entrance at the festival
#2: Leave Your Bags & Purses At Home And skip the bag-check line
#3: Find the “Backcountry Beer Stations”
Not everyone knows about these zones, it can save some time
#4: Fill Up That Cup!
Lines getting long? Utilize the full 16oz. capability!
2015 Tasting Guide
*View our day-of insert for the most upto-date beer information
1933 Brewing Company 1933Brewing.com Fort Collins, CO TBD-View our day-of guide. TBD-View our day-of guide. 300 Suns Brewing 300SunsBrewing.com Longmont, CO Sun Wortshipper Brown Ale-Toasted pumpernickel and cocoa aromas meet nutty flavors in a smooth, chocolatey beer. ABV 5.5% AC Golden Brewing Company ColoradoNative.com Golden, CO Colorado Native India Pale Lager-A hybrid beer built from a pale lager recipe that’s amply hopped in IPA fashion.ABV 6.5% Avery Brewing Co. AveryBrewing.com Boulder, CO
Neighborhood Sessions Beer Available 1-4pm, Meet the Brewers at specialty tappings!
crisp rye saison with spicy notes, a complex maltiness and pronounced yeast characteristics. ABV 6.7% Blue Moon Brewing Co. BlueMoonBrewing.com Loveland, CO Blue Moon White IPA-Citrus and fruity hop flavors are matched with wheat, coriander and orange peel in this unfiltered IPA. ABV 5.9% Blue Moon Cinnamon Horchata Ale-A Latin American-style ale spiced with cinnamon and brewed with long-grain rice for extra texture. ABV 5.5% Bonfire Brewing BonFireBrewing.com Eagle, CO Coloradler-A pale German-style beer & fruit combo crafted with US hops, mint, and lemon juice and zest. ABV 5.9%
White Rascal- A zesty and authentic Belgian-style white ale, it’s unfiltered and spiced with coriander and Curaçao Boulder Beer Company orange peel. ABV 6.5% BoulderBeer.com Boulder, CO Black Bottle Brewery Fort Collins, CO Kinda Blue-An American wheat BlackBottleBrewery.com with organic Oregon blueberry puree added during conditioning Floozy–A Belgium-meets-USA wheat for subtle fruit flavor. ABV 5.2% beer brewed with American malts and hops and fermented with a Belgian Breckenridge Brewery abbey yeast, it offers banana and clove BreckBrew.com esters with floral, citrus and spice Denver, CO flavors. ABV 5.9% Summerbright Ale-Wheat, US There Goes The Neighborhood-A hops, and pale and Munich malts
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create a quaffable ale suited for bright summer days. ABV 4.5% Bristol Brewing Company BristolBrewing.com Colorado Springs, CO
Laughing Lab-A Scottish ale with complex maltiness and a nutty roasted flavor that’s mildly sweet but not too rich. ABV 5% Crabtree Brewing Company www.CrabtreeBrewing.com Greeley, CO
Neighborhood Sessions Beer Available 1-4pm, Meet the Brewers at specialty tappings!
Berliner Weisse-A Colorado version of German-style sour wheat beer that’s sessionable and slightly tart. ABV 4.3% CooperSmith’s Pub and Brewing CooperSmithsPub.com Fort Collins, CO What a Melon-A light, blonde ale made with pale malts, wheat and Hallertau hops, fermented with an English yeast and aged with fresh watermelon juice. ABV 5% Sigda’s Ghost-Sigda's Green Chili Ale aged on fresh ghost peppers, habaneros and Santa Fe red peppers. Raw pepper aromatics, strong initial heat and lingering warmth. ABV 6.2%
Apricot Blonde-A very drinkable blonde ale with a clean finish and just enough apricot to make it a CO favorite. ABV 5.4% Durango Brewing Co. DurangoBrewing.com Durango, CO Durango Blueberry WheatMade with summer in mind, this unfiltered American wheat beer has just a hint of blueberry. ABV 5.3% Elevation Beer Co. ElevationBeerCo.com Poncha Springs, CO TBD-View our day-of guide. FATE Brewing Company Boulder, CO FateBrewing Company.com
Crow Hop Brewing Co. CrowHopBrewing.com Loveland, CO
Laimas Watermelon Kolsch Style Ale-A watermelon-enhanced summer seasonal that Rado’s Red-A malty Irish-style red ale puts a fruity twist on a German refresher. ABV 5% with caramel and toffee notes and a restrained bitterness from UK hops. The Fort Collins Brewery ABV 5.9% FortCollinsBrewery.com Fort Collins, CO Denver Beer Co. DenverBeerCo.com Denver, CO
Sun Drenched-A unique ale that’s part IPA/part American wheat beer, it’s straw colored, crisp and dry hopped. ABV 5% Dry Dock Brewing Co. DryDockBrewing.com Denver, CO
Major Tom's Pomegranate Wheat-A unique seasonal beer infused with real pomegranates and filtered to a bright finish. Blonde colored with tart notes. ABV 5.1% 1020 Pale Ale–A bold citrus aroma with underlying tones of pine and grapefruit zest, with a light body and clean bitterness. 5.3% ABV
Great Divide Brewing Co. GreatDivide.com Denver, CO Whitewater-A heartily hopped American wheat with bread and citrus notes and a satisfying hoppy finale. ABV 6.1% Grimm Brothers Brewhouse GrimmBrosBrewhouse.com Loveland, CO
Sawatch IPA-A firm hop bitterness balances sweet bread and caramel flavors. Brewed with Simcoe, Amarillo and other US hops. ABV 6.7% Loveland Aleworks LovelandAleworks.com Loveland, CO Single Hop Hefeweizen-Brewed with malted wheat, this German-style weissbier is unfiltered and low on bitterness. ABV 5%
3 Golden Hairs-A hoppy Czech-style beer, it features a Lost Highway Brewing Companybready pilsner aroma and flavor LostHighwayBrewing.com and a floral nose of hops. ABV 4.6% Aurora, CO High Hops Brewery HighHopsBrewery.com Windsor, CO
Longest Wicked Wit-A Belgian-style wheat made with Belgian barley, coriander and orange and tangerine peel. ABV 5%
Blueberry Wheat-This American-style wheat beer is brewed with MillerCoors a dose of blueberries added during MillerCoors.com carbonation. ABV 4.8% Loveland, CO Horse & Dragon Brewing Company HorseAndDragon Brewing.com Fort Collins, CO NoCO IPA-A balanced, copper-colored, hop-forward IPA with a fruity nose, plenty of malt backbone and a hoppy finish. ABV 7.4% Golden Ram-A Belgian-style strong ale with banana and clove aromas, fruit flavors, hints of spice and a bready finish. ABV 8.1% Jagged Mountain Craft Brewery JaggedMountain Brewery.com Denver, CO
Coors Banquet-A Colorado classic brewed in the Rockies with a crisp, clean and drinkable taste. ABV 4.9% Reds Apple Ale-An apple-flavored golden ale with light malts and bitterness to showcase its fruit flavor. ABV 5% New Belgium Brewing Company NewBelgium.com Fort Collins, CO Snapshot Wheat-An unfiltered and blended American wheat with fruit and spice aromas and notes of coriander and grains of paradise. A dose of sour wort provides sweetness-tempering tartness. ABV 5%
Hop Kitchen Series-Made with Belgian-style pale malt from Colorado and lactobacillus, its subtle sourness melds with tropical fruit flavors courtesy of Nelson Sauvin, Galaxy and experimental hops. ABV 5% Odell Brewing Co. OdellBrewing.com Fort Collins, CO Perle White IPA-A showcase for the Perle hop, it features an herbal and fruity hop character that mingles with delicate wheat for a crisp and refreshing finish. ABV 5.5%
ProstBrewing.com Denver, CO Kolsch-A session-style IPA with tropical hop notes and flavors of toasted bread and stone fruit. ABV 4.6% Pug Ryan’s Brewing Company PugRyans.com Dillon, CO Hideout Helles-A pale German-style bock with a sweet malty character, a subtle roasted accent and a delicate hop bite.ABV 6.9%
Brombeere-This tart, low-ABV and highly refreshing German-style sour Ratio Beerworks wheat beer is enhanced with an RatioBeerworks.com addition of blackberries for complexi- Denver, CO ty and fruity thrills. ABV 4.8% Dear You-Crafted with a French Oskar Blues Brewery yeast, wheat and acidulated malt, OskarBlues.com it’s a dry, tart, slighty earthy saison Longmont, CO with IPA-ish hops. ABV 5.5% Pinner Throwback IPA-A session-style IPA with tropical hop notes and flavors of toasted bread and stone fruit. ABV 4.9% www.oskarblues.com Pateros Creek Brewing Company PaterosCreekBrewing.com Fort Collins, CO Stimulator Rye Pale Ale-Made with 20% rye malt, this pale ale is a bit different than your average pale ale. The rye adds spice and lends to a dry finish to make this beer extremely refreshing. The malt sweetness balances the Cascade hops that round out the beer. ABV 5.3% TBD-Neighborhood Session Beer Prost Brewing Company
Shock Top Brewing Co. ShockTopBeer.com Fort Collins, CO Shock Top Belgian White-A Belgian-style wheat beer with a cloudy golden color and notes of citrus zest and coriander. ABV 5.2% Shock Top Lemon ShandyBelgian-style wheat beer brewed with spices and natural lemon flavor. ABV 4.2% Snowbank Brewing www.Snowbank.beer Fort Collins, CO Colorado Red-Ripe peach aroma and ribbon candy and caramelized flavors lead to a malty, smooth
finish. ABV 7% Cranknbrew-A grassy, honey‐like pale ale infused with 20 lbs of Cranknstein’s fresh-roasted Ethiopia Sidama coffee beans. ABV 5.5%
The Con Lima-Brewed with fresh lime zest, this pale ale’s citrus notes blend with a cereal-malt backbone and Cascade hops. ABV 5.3%
Telluride Brewing Co. TellurideBrewingCo.com Telluride, CO
Wynkoop Brewing Company Wynkoop.com Denver, CO
Face Down Brown-A hybrid English/American-style brown with medal-winning toffee, chocolate and nut flavors. ABV 5.7%
Orchard Wheat Ale-A refreshing yet complex beer with a creamy body, wheat flavors, restrained hops and peach aroma. ABV 5.5%.
Upslope Brewing Company UpslopeBrewing.com Boulder, CO
Zwei Brewing Co. ZweiBrewing.com Fort Collins, CO
Thai Style White IPA-Belgian yeast, American hops and Asian herbs make this a novel IPA with citrus and spice notes. ABV 4.8%
Zwei Weiβ-An unfiltered wheat beer with a creamy body, spicy/fruity yeast character and a gentle dose of traditional German hops. ABV 5.1%
Verboten Brewing VerbotenBrewing.com Loveland, CO
ZweiPils-Brewed with Hallertau and Mittlefueh hops, this European lager has a citrus/herbal hop aroma with light sweetness and a hoppy finish. ABV 5.1%
Thinking of Something Orange- A refreshing American-style wheat beer made with orange blossom honey and orange peel. ABV 5.2% WeldWerks Brewing Co. WeldWerksBrewing.com Greeley, CO WeldWerks IPA-Brewed with Citra, Amarillo and Simcoe hops, this IPA has juicy citrus notes and a gentle bitterness. ABV 7%
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