Tag: brewery
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Army veteran finds success with Red Leg Brewing Co.
2323 Garden of the Gods Roadredlegbrewing.com One year out of the Army, Todd Baldwin took out 18 credit cards in 20 minutes and started Red Leg Brewing Co. with the intention of making and distributing the craft beer of the military. His gamble continues to pay off. Red Leg, which started in 2013 with three…
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Craft brewery ups and downs around Colorado Springs: A closing, an opening, and a remake
It’s been a dramatic few months in the Colorado Springs-area craft-drink scene, to say the least. In May, beer fans began mourning the imminent departure of Metric Brewing, which marks its final day of business Friday at 1213 N. Circle Drive. On the heels of that news, came word that 1350 Distilling would be closing…
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Longtime brewery in Colorado Springs officially closing next week
Metric Brewing, a local brewery and community hot spot, announced that its last day of operation will be June 13. Roughly one month ago, the company announced that its landlord would not renew its lease at 1213 N. Circle Drive. This prompted community members to show up in support of the local brewery that first…
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Pikes Pick: Colorado Springs brewery expands to downtown
From its home on Colorado Springs’ south side, Urban Animal Beer Co. has expanded to downtown. Cheers on the hip, new spot at 521 S. Tejon St. Check hours at urbananimalbeerco.com — Seth Boster, The Gazette
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LIFE | Antelope Ridge Mead
Dan Kesterson opened Antelope Ridge Mead in 2021 as a family-friendly tasting room for his locally crafted honey wine.
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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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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
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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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NEWS | Red Leg Brewing Company set to open new location
Red Leg Brewing Company’s new 2.5-acre location opens to the public on July 28th. The veteran-owned brewery headquartered in Colorado Springs will include a taproom, a rooftop bar and deck, and an outdoor beer garden.
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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…