Denver distiller wants people to stop hoarding whiskey, and start drinking

Over the next couple years, he plans to release eight different whiskey expressions made by barrel-aging one of his original bourbon recipes in a variety of casks to invoke different flavor profiles. Though each will be a one-time offering, Norris is incentivizing drinkers to break the seal by hosting chef-driven pop-up dinners to celebrate each release and selling bottles with an accompanying zine.

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New Boulder brewery wants to reinvigorate craft beer with novel hop technology, low-ABV options

A new beer maker called Pattern Break Brewing will soon open in the space formerly home to Sanitas Brewing Co., at 3550 Frontier Ave. in Boulder, which closed in December. When it does not much will have changed about the physical space and its epic outdoor patio, save for some minor cosmetic construction. But co-founder Dean Eberhardt says what’s on the menu will have been overhauled significantly.

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