Lifestyle Travel: Beer Tour of Colorado
After returning from Colorado, we found ourselves daydreaming of when we could head back for a weekend trip. The mountains, the food, and the adventures were all great… but the beer was something we wanted needed in our daily lives. While buying a plane ticket to Colorado might not be in your budget right now- luckily you can experience some of Colorado’s beer from your local grocery store. Bob and I spent less than 15 dollars (a heck of a lot cheaper than the current price on Southwest) and transported ourselves back to Colorado for a beer tasting. And guess what? You can do it to- here’s how:
- Get on the Internet, put in your location and find the nearest store selling Colorado beer
- Buy a Folly 12 Pack to get a variety of beers for your tasting
- Invite 4 friends over
- You can get as creative as you want for the tasting- I printed out a quick tasting card so we could all rate the flavors. You could even make it a game by taking off the bottle labels and asking people to guess which beer is which based on flavor or alcohol content. (Might need one sober person for this one, as it could get too complicated for drunks to compute!)
- Have camera, take pictures!
In Colorado?
If you are heading to Carbondale (a short drive from Aspen), check out Carbondale Beer Works. We had the pleasure of meeting the owner and brew master, Jeff- great guy who wanted to improve his brew so much so that he went to the UK to learn from the pros. Great bar, wieners for food, and on weekends they have live music.
If you are heading to Fort Collins, make sure to check out the New Belgium Brewing Company and take a tour (free beer tastings)!
Where does your favorite beer come from? Would you try the home beer tour?
New Belgian makes some terrific beer. We can’t get Fat Tire in New York, so have to smuggle it home whenever we travel out west.
This sounds like fun! Really looking forward to the day we can get back to the States and check out the new brews on offer there – been six years since I’ve checked any out!
We L-O-V-E beer! And the best beer I’ve had in my entire life (and I’ve had a TON) is Dogfish Head My Antonia. It’s the best beer and the best pilsner (over and above what the Germans and Czechs can produce) I’ve ever had.
I am glad you enjoyed your visit the state in which I call home. Next time you make the trip out to CO… you should drop me a line and I’ll give you a definitive list of breweries you must see. Our roster of breweries is growing monthly. Cheers
Nate
Great idea! Gotta beat the summer heat somehow and I can’t afford to attend an upcoming local brew fest ($40+). Colorado is one of those places I most want to visit in the US.
i’d def try the home beer tour. what would you say is your favorite beer from colorado? do you prefer dark or lighter beers?
A post to my tase buds! When travel:Must drink. thats my moto…and heres a post I did when in LA recently, small pub crawl around LA old town. http://www.marcpassiontravel.com/on-the-down-low-photo-essay-of-downtown-los-angeles-pub-crawl-included/
Love the stout at Beer Works!