Fun Facts about the Tap Room, pt. 2
For those of you that just loved my last blog about what the building that houses our tap room used to be, I thought I would regale you with more [...]
What did this place used to be?
"What did this place used to be?" It is a common question we get in the tap room. It’s funny how faulty our memories are. We can drive by [...]
Competition and American Light Lager – Round 2
Let me start by saying Renegade is part of the problem. It is often only after a problem exists that we can have the clarity to see how the [...]
To Glitter Beer…Or Not to Glitter Beer
In the 80’s, life centered around glitz and glam. The box office brought us Big, Working Girl, Wall Street and Glengarry Glen Ross, movies that put value on corporate [...]
God Bless Pearl Jam
God bless Pearl Jam. If you have read any of my blogs before, you probably know that I am hopelessly stuck in my college days of the 90’s. Sure, [...]
Memories Are Funny
Memories are funny. They are often buried… that is, until something digs them out. When I was a kid, living in the Albany area of New York, my mom [...]
Six Years of Beers and Community
Every year, like every other brewery on the planet, we toast the fact that we have managed to keep the fermenters full, the mill grinding, the glycol chiller humming [...]
O’Connell’s Lead Stout
I’m of Irish descent. If you couldn’t tell by my name perhaps my St. Patrick’s Day rant last year tipped you off. I’m proud of my heritage, so it [...]
1916 Colorado Lager: A History
I’m not a native. That’s right, I’m not entitled to put one of those bumper stickers on my car. Colorado has been my home for almost 9 years now. [...]
Exit Strategy
Let me start this by saying that every business owner needs an exit strategy. Most businesses will find themselves needing a cash injection from an investor and it can [...]