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1 week ago | 
boulderreportinglab.org | Gabe Tóth |Stacy Feldman
After years spent mapping the remnants of Boulder County’s once-vibrant apple tree population, a local preservation project is now planting new orchards to help ensure rare and nearly forgotten varieties aren’t lost forever. The Boulder Apple Tree Project (BAPT) began in 2017, when CU Boulder ecology professor Katie Suding’s children spotted an old apple tree growing improbably in an open prairie near their home.
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2 weeks ago | 
boulderreportinglab.org | Gabe Tóth |Stacy Feldman
The Lyons-based craft brewery MainStage Brewing Company has expanded into Gunbarrel and established its own brewery, taking over the Beyond the Mountain brewing space that opened in 2017 and is now closed. The move builds on an existing partnership: MainStage founders Sam Scruby and Eric Kean had been contracting with the Gunbarrel brewery to have their beer brewed there since 2021. “We did a collaboration with the guys at Beyond the Mountain,” Scruby said.
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1 month ago | 
boulderreportinglab.org | Gabe Tóth |Stacy Feldman
Longtime friends Valerie Brotelande and Scott Waller did extensive neighborhood research before opening Duets Bistro & Deli in Longmont. They went so far as to live in the surrounding area off Airport Road for many years, raising families and embedding themselves in the community before starting their own restaurant. “He lives on that side of Airport,” Brotelande said, pointing in one direction, “and I live on that side of Airport,” pointing in the other.
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Mar 6, 2025 | 
westword.com | Gabe Tóth
Made by Boulder Spirits, it was among the Colorado winners at the World Whiskies Awards America where it beat out a Kentucky-made favorite.
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Feb 5, 2025 | 
boulderreportinglab.org | Gabe Tóth |Stacy Feldman
The Mountain Sun family of brewpubs is embracing the dark side once again with the return of Stout Month, its annual February tradition dedicated to bold, flavorful stouts. Now in its 30th year, Stout Month brings nearly two dozen versions of the style to the taps at Mountain Sun’s original Pearl Street location, Southern Sun on South Broadway, and the Long’s Peak Pub and Taphouse on Long’s Peak Ave. in Longmont.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
westword.com | Gabe Tóth
It's been nearly five years since Spice Trade Brewery & Kitchen opened at 8775 East Orchard Road in Greenwood Village, nabbing our pick for Best New Brewpub in the 2021 edition of Best of Denver. But now, some things are shifting. "The beer is going to be the same," assures Dol Bhattarai, owner of the Yak & Yeti restaurants and formerly a partner in Spice Trade who has taken full control of the brewery.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
montrosepress.com | Gabe Tóth
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
coloradosun.com | Gabe Tóth |Dana Coffield
In a state with a 150-year history of apple growing, there’s inevitably going to be 150 years of hard cider. But the good ol’ days? That’s right now. Colorado used to produce some of the best apples in the country, and southwest Colorado, in particular, was a powerhouse growing region, Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project cofounder Jude Schuenemeyer said.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
westword.com | Gabe Tóth
Stranahan’s Distillery has unveiled the newest iteration of its annual Snowflake special release, marking the 27th whiskey in a series that has grown into a tradition, a festival and for some, a pilgrimage. Snowflake began in 2007 when Stranahan’s co-founder Jesse Graber created an exclusive release that had whiskey aficionados buzzing. It evolved into an annual whiskey release and special occasion, with the task of designing and blending it passing to subsequent distillers over the years.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
spiritsanddistilling.com | Gabe Tóth
Not all remarkable spirits fit into neat, preexisting categories, nor are even born with intent. One such sui generis, “broke-the-mold” product—Warming Hut, from Hinterhaus Distilling in Arnold, California—is the result of a serendipitous combination of bourbon and too much port wine. The distillery, which opened (less serendipitously) in 2020, sources bourbon and finishes it in local wine barrels.
