Oskar Blues

About:
Great canned beer? The term has been an oxymoron for craft beer lovers used to getting their full-flavored beers from bottles palonly. But in November of 2002, Oskar Blues Brewery (in tiny Lyons, Colorado, pop.1400) changed that by launching its “Canned Beer Apocalypse.”

The brewery began hand-canning its hoppy, assertive-but-elegant Dale’s Pale Ale on a table-top machine that sealed just one can at a time. The move made Oskar Blues the first US craft brewer to brew and can its own beer.

Why cans? “We thought the idea of our big, luscious pale ale in a can was hilarious,” recalls founder Dale Katechis. “And it made our beer immensely portable for outdoor enjoyment fun.” Katechis and his crew then discovered other bennies of aluminum cans. “Cans keep beer incredibly fresh by fully protecting it from light and oxygen.”

And unlike cans of old, the modern aluminum can is lined with a coating so beer and metal never touch. Cans are also easier to recycle, free of glass breakage issues, and less fuel-consuming to ship. (35% of the weight of a bottle of beer is the bottle itself.)

But it’s the beers inside of the Oskar Blues cans that have wowed beer experts and consumers. The many honors for Dale’s Pale Ale include Top American Pale Ale from the New York Times and World’s Best Canned Beer from Details magazine.

Honors for Oskar Blues’ Old Chub Scottish Style Ale — an 8% ABV, semi-sweet dark beer with luxurious flavors of coffee, chocolate and a kiss of smoke — include Top Rated Scottish Ale from Beeradvocate.com.

G’Knight is an imperial red ale (8.7% ABV) with an intense aroma, a rich middle of malts and hops, and a surprisingly comfy finish for a beer of its size. Its honors include a 2008 World Beer Cup medal, “Top 5 US Extreme Beers” from the New York Times and “Best in Show” at the 2009 International Canned Beer Festival.

The brewery’s new Mama’s Little Yella Pils is an all-malt pilsner (5.3% ABV) made with hearty amounts of pale malt, German specialty malts, and a blend of Bavarian hops.

“We’re in this to have fun and put some extra joy on the planet,” Katechis says. “We love the way people’s heads spin around after they try one of our four-dimensional canned beers. ‘That came out of a can?’ We hear it all the time.” Get more details at http://www.oskarblues.com

Contact:
Oskar Blues Brewery
1800 Pike Rd, Unit B
Longmont, Colorado 80501
Dale Katechis, dale@oskarblues.com
John Bryant, John@oskarblues.com
Chad Melis, Marketing chad@oskarblues.com
Wendy Weathers, Sales wendy@oskarblues.com
Tree Rogers, HR & Customer Service tree@oskarblues.com
Sam Vondra, Web Orders / Merchandise sami@oskarblues.com

Oskar Blues Grill & Brew
303 Main Street
Lyons, Colorado 80540
303-823-6685
Anita Gray, Manager anita@oskarblues.com
Hours of Operation:
Restaurant Hrs: Monday through Sunday 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Bar Hrs: Sunday through Thursday 11:00 AM to 12 Midnight
Friday and Saturday 11:00 AM to 2:00 AM

Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids
1555 S Hover Rd
Longmont, Colorado 80501
303-485-9400
Anita Gray, Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids Manager anita@oskarblues.com
Hours of Operation:
Restaurant – Monday through Sunday 11:00 AM to Close

Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel Tap Room
1800 Pike Rd, Unit B
Longmont, Colorado 80501
303-776-1914
Beth Daugherty, Manager beth@oskarblues.com
Hours of Operation:
Monday through Firkin Friday 3:00 PM to 8:00, Saturday & Sunday 12PM to 6PM

Dave McIntyre, All band bookings, dave@oskarblues.com

 

Medovina

About Us:
Medovina brings you artisan Colorado Honey Wine produced by our meadmaster, Mark Beran, and his dedicated work force of Buckfast bees, now over a half a million strong.

Mead, or honey wine, is perhaps the oldest of alcoholic beverages. Simply put, it is wine made from honey instead of grapes. Like grape wine, it can be crafted with either a dry or a sweet finish.

Medovina produces its own honey, from which it hand crafts its mead. Our beeyards are nestled in Old Town Niwot – in the shade of large cottonwoods planted nearly a century ago by early homesteaders.

Contact Information:
Medovina Website
P.O.Box 629
Niwot, CO 80544
mead@medovina.com
Office: 303.845.3090
Fax: 303.845.3091

 

Acli-Mate

About:
Acli-Mate® Mountain Sport Drink is a unique and energizing natural sport drink designed to aid in the prevention of altitude sickness AND assist mountain athletes in maximizing performance at elevation. The specific combination of natural ingredients including vitamins, minerals, electrolytes and select herbal extracts make Acli-Mate® Mountain Sport Drink ideal for mountain visitors and athletes!

Common symptoms of altitude sickness that may be prevented, decreased or eliminated by the use of Acli-Mate® Mountain Sport Drink include: fatigue, headaches, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, muscle cramping, insomnia, elevated blood pressure, shortness of breath, water retention and dehydration. Acli-Mate® Mountain Sport Drink is an excellent choice for travelers, recreationalists, athletes and all mountain and outdoor enthusiasts at any elevation. It may be used by mountain visitors and athletes of all ages and comes in two delicious flavors – Orange and Grape.

For more information on altitude sickness or a 100% Natural Altitude Aid that helps prevent altitude sickness and promotes hydration and energy at elevation visit Acli-Mate.com

Contact:
Acli-Mate Website
80 Camino Del Rio # 3
Gunnison, Colorado 81230
EMAIL:Info@acli-mate.com
PHONE: 1-866-641-5361

 

Colorado Cider Company

About:
The Colorado Cider Company was founded to produce a fresh hard cider for the discerning Colorado drinker. With a well-developed craft beer market and an educated populace Hard Cider has been a missing choice in the cacophony of craft drinks in local pubs and liquor stores. We hope to remedy that!

The Colorado Apple Industry has shrunk in the last 20 years due to global competition and the ever shrinking variety of apples demanded by the table fruit buying public. As with many things the future for Colorado Apple Growers might reside with the cultivation of heirloom varieties and niche market local produce. The Colorado Cider Company is dedicated to reviving these apples in Colorado and developing its cider to take advantage of all the wonderful flavors out there in the apple universe.

Contact:
Colorado Cider Company Website
2650 W. 2nd Ave #10
Denver, CO 80219
303-759-3560

 

Colorado Coffee Merchants

About:
Colorado Coffee Merchants roasts for the Ümpire Estate brand. We are a small batch specialty coffee roaster located in Colorado Springs. Our goal is to roast only the finest beans the world has to offer at fair prices and with superior service. Our commitment to coffee and customer service blends together the two finest ingredients for one incredible company. We have the passion and vision needed to give you the best cup of coffee you will ever experience.

Since our beginning, the Ümpire Estate coffee brand has been about the highest quality of coffee roasted by the highest standards. Carried with freshness and customer service we think that it gets no better. We stand by a personal pledge to be the best in the business, and a personal commitment to bring it to you consistently—every time.

Contact:
Colorado Coffee Merchants Website
302 East Fillmore Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
(719) 473-8878
(866) 473-8878
Name: Stephanie Willes
Email: stephanie@coloradocoffeemerchants.com

 

Downslope Distilling

About:
Downslope Distilling is the invention of Mitch Abate, Matt Causey and Andy Causey and is the result of their passion for quality adult beverages. They began their interest in the subject through home brewing; though typical home brewers they are not. While Andy was researching advanced wort production and home brewing technique, Mitch was traveling the country compiling mountains of information about how whiskey was made. Matt was perfecting the art of grain mashing and fermentation. Though they had known each other for a very long time, two years ago they decided to combine their talents and produce limited amounts of hand crafted spirits. The goal: Produce and sell the highest quality distilled spirits (rum, whiskey and vodka) available, to do so locally, and to make those products first available to the local community.

The next year was utilized to research how this could be done. Their energy turned to selecting an appropriate facility, selecting equipment suitable to their product-centered goals and meeting the extensive regulatory requirements to establish Centennials’ first craft distillery.

The still is custom designed, the wash production is more artisanal than state of the art and the space is limited. The principals believe that with the support of the many beverage enthusiasts met over the years, they have the means to delight the local community with spirits of incredibly high quality. Spirits made, whenever possible from local produce, by members of the community.

The Principals have climbed the mountain of establishing the facility and perfecting their techniques. It is now time to go Downslope to double diamond (expert) spirits.

Contact:
Downslope Distilling
6770 South Dawson Circle
Suite 400
Centennial, Colorado 80112
(303) 693-4300

 

Mystic Mountain Distillery

About:
Here at Mystic Mountain Distillery we hand craft spirits.

To bring you the highest quality, we build our own stills, on our plant floor. It is the only way we know to produce the finest quality spirits possible.

Typically, each still is used for only one product, thus we can ensure the quality you deserve. It is a more expensive way of doing business, but we believe in delivering quality. Quality that is difficult to achieve when flavors are mixed in a single still!

Contact:
Mystic Mountain Distillery Website
11505 Spring Valley Rd.
Larkspur, CO. 80118
Phone: 303 663-9375 (8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Mountain Time Zone)

 

Vuka – Intelligent Energy

About: What’s with the one-size-fits-all energy drink market?
You see, we realized that everyone has different energy needs, and different energy occasions. What’s the point of drinking the same energy drink that someone is using for an all night rave, when all you want to do is hit the gym? And are you really going to watch your kids’ soccer game with a mega lightening bolt energy drink in hand?

And where are the energy drinks for the grown-ups?
You know, the ones that don’t require you to light your hair on fire and skateboard off a building. Where are the energy drinks that won’t send you racing off into the night.

What’s with all the weird ingredients?
We don’t know about you, but we like to have an idea of what we’re putting in our bodies. What do we know about Brazilian fruit and unpronounceable herbs? Nothing! But we do know that caffeine can be a source of energy. And the kind of energy you can understand. We know what kind of energy we get from a cup of coffee, but we don’t know what happens after chewing on a berry from the swamps of Peru. We prefer pure sugar over high fructose corn syrup, and if you’re going to sweeten something, Stevia extract comes from the earth not an artificial compound. We like to pay a little more attention to our health, and we thought that you might like to, in a way we can all understand.

And so, we created Vuka.
Let’s face it. We’re not kids any more, and we like to take a little better care of ourselves. But at the same time, we need even more energy now than ever! So we decided to create a range of energy drinks that cater to different occasions, filled with nutrients and vitamins to help you get the right kind of energy for those events. We made Vuka with natural ingredients, no preservatives, and flavors that taste like the real drinks they are, not some kind of unnatural chemical concoction. And there you have Vuka – Intelligent Energy.

Go beyond the buzz, and drink Vuka.
We hope you like it! We certainly do.
Regards, Alexia and Darian

Contact:
Vuka
1338 S. Valentia St.
Suite 100
Denver, CO 80247
Tel: 720-535-1831
Fax: 720-535-1832

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Leopold Bros Distillery

About:
Leopold Bros. is a family owned and operated small batch distillery located in Denver, Colorado that produces world class liqueurs, flavored whiskeys, vodka, rum, gin and absinthe. All of our products are handcrafted, hand-numbered, small batch spirits.

Master Distiller Todd Leopold personally handcrafts every spirit we produce in a 40 gallon hand-hammered copper pot still that is so small you could literally wrap your arms around it. Each batch fills between only 30 and 50 6-pack cases, and each bottle is numbered by hand according to the batch from which it came. This small detail tells you that each spirit Leopold Bros. produces is truly unique and is crafted by an artisan distiller rather than an industrial giant.

The singular flavors of our spirits, together with the uniqueness of hand numbered bottles puts our spirits at the door of the very finest restaurants and spirits purveyors. Our spirits will be coming soon to a location near you, so ask for it at your favorite establishment.

If you live in Colorado, California, Georgia, Virginia, the United Kingdom, Washington DC, or Wyoming, just ask for it at your favorite store. If you do not, you can purchase it over the internet from one of our retail partners.

Contact:
Leopold Bros Distillery
Todd & Scott Leopold
scott@leopoldbros.com

 

Peach Street Distillers

About:
Who are we? Well, we’re three good friends (Rory, Bill, and Dave) with a penchant for hooch, and years of professional brewing and distilling experience between us, and why Palisade? It is where the finest fruits in Colorado are grown. Although Palisade enjoys cool nights during the growing season, it is located at 4700 feet in elevation, in a desert climate, and receives intense sunlight. Fruit that ripens in these conditions has a special concentration of sugars.

In other words, our brandies are made with the finest fruit available to us, and used at the peak of ripeness and freshness. Our Colorado Bourbon and our Goat Vodkas are made with sweet corn from the nearby town of Olathe.

Many of our products are produced in limited quantities and are only available in our tasting room, so it is well worth stopping by. You will you have the opportunity to taste some our fine spirits, as well, Rory is always worthy of some interesting conversation! So visit us soon!!

Contact:
Peach Street Distillers
144 South Kluge Ave, Building #2,
Palisade, Colorado 81526
T: 970-464-1128
E: info@peachstreetdistillers.com