Craft Lagerfest

We (Kate and I) attended the Craft Lagerfest yesterday and had a great time (not that it was hard to have good time while tasting beers from all over the state of Colorado).

While you can view the list of winners at the Craft Lagerfest web site, here are my comments:

• New Belgium Brewing Company - Based in Fort Collins I have generally not been fond of their beers. However, I tried their 1554 ale and enjoyed this chocolate malt.
• Phantom Canyon Brewing Company - Located in downtown Colorado Springs, it sports a nice restaurant experience with an upstairs billiard. They had a hefeveizen that was made from banana and clover. Wow! I’ll be planning to visit their establishment again soon.
• Wolf Rock Brewing Company - Located in Keystone, these guys made a really tasty beer called the “Montezuma Marzen” that is a toasty malt lager with a dash of spicy hops. It is summer still and I’m already planning on stopping in after skiing the slopes in the upcoming ski season.
• Trinity Brewing Company - These guys are new to the area and are opening their first brewery at the end of the month. They had no beers to taste but we remain hopeful as their establishment will be located on Garden of the Gods road and within easy walking distance to us.

While tasting beers and eating brauts, I saw a guy with this shirt in the crowd:

My sentiments exactly (the person in the picture, while hard to make out, is George W. Bush in airforce gear).

Cheers.

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