Tag: beer
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NEWS | Update on Club Q hero Rich Fierro and Atrevida Beer Co
Rich Fierro, the army vet who tackled the Club Q mass shooter, and his wife Jessica, give an update on life after the shooting and business at their Colorado Springs brewery, Atrevida Beer Co.
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NEWS | Richard Fierro honored Tuesday at Atrevida
Richard Fierro, the Army veteran who helped stop the gunman during the Club Q shooting, was honored at the brewery he and his wife operate, Atrevida Beer Company, on Tuesday. Ent Credit Union presented Fierro with a check for $50,000.
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LIFE | Brewability
Tiffany Fixter founded Brewability, a brewery in Englewood, as an inclusive brewery & pizzeria that employs adults with disabilities. More than two dozen here are navigating work and life with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and visual and hearing impairments, to name a few conditions represented behind the bar and in the kitchen. (Video by…
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Great American Beer Festival celebrates 40th anniversary
The Great American Beer Festival kicked off this Thursday in the Colorado Convention Center. Beer lovers were treated to over 2,000 beers from 500 brewers in the 40th anniversary of the original festival.
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Learn about the Crafts and Drafts drink passport
Jack Hebert, marketing coordinator for Visit Colorado Springs, talks about the bureau’s sixth annual Crafts and Drafts drink passport program to coincide with American Craft Beer Week. (Video: Stephanie Earls/The Gazette)
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Pikes Pub | An overdue goodbye to plastic rings
Beginning this year, Coors Light in the U.S. will join the global movement, shifting to a cardboard wrap-style packaging that’s “recyclable and sustainably sourced,” according to the company, which announced the change in early March. (Video by Stephanie Earls)
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LIFE | New Give Back Mix Pack at Bristol Brewing
Bristol Brewing Company’s annual Give Back Mix Pack now features a 12-pack containing 12-oz bottles (4 each) of the fundraising beers Bristol releases annually to help support local nonprofits, such as Friends of Cheyenne Canyon, the Smokebrush Foundation, and Venetucci Farm. (Video by Stephanie Earls)
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8 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs and beyond: Whitewater festival, bed races, vintage cars and BBQ
The Royal Gorge Whitewater Festival, a bed race, Vintage Market, Knob Hill street art, car shows and Beer Quest await this weekend around Colorado Springs and beyond. THIS WEEKEND through AUG.1 Beer, Theatre and Slay the Dragon. The Beer Quest portal is open in Denver. Teams of ages 21+. Drinkledore’s 2D Pixel, immersive and filled with games…
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NEWS | How “beer detectives” solved a local brewery’s beer complications
When Biff Morehead, of Smiling Toad Brewery, suddenly began encountering a persistent issue with one of his flagship beers not turning out right, he bought new ingredients and tried again. When that didn’t do the trick, he considered pausing the taps and breaking down the system. Before he could do that, though, he learned about…
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VIDEO | Pikes Pub: How to shotgun a beer
Gazette editor Tom Roeder teaches reporter Stephanie Earls the proper technique when shotgunning a beer.