Jonathan Shikes

Denver

Entertainment Editor at The Denver Post

Entertainment Editor at the Denver Post. Former beer writer for Westword. Author of “Denver Beer: A History of Mile High Brewing.”

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Articles

End of an era: 30-year-old Durango brewery sells to new owners

3 weeks ago | denverpost.com | Jonathan Shikes

Colorado craft beer fans took another hit to the heart Friday when Dave Thibodeau, who co-founded Ska Brewing in Durango 30 years ago, said the company has been sold. The new owners are two longtime Durango families – the Arianos and the Wests – who have been involved in multiple businesses over the decades, including beer distribution.
Consulting chef from 'The Bear' planning two Denver restaurants

3 weeks ago | denverpost.com | Jonathan Shikes

A Colorado chef with a long pedigree of fine dining experience is teaming up with a national restaurant group to open two new concepts in a planned building in Cherry Creek.
Colorado Boulevard watering hole closing after 9 years

3 weeks ago | denverpost.com | Jonathan Shikes

It was hard to see in a row of businesses along Colorado Boulevard, especially if you’re keeping an eye on the clogged traffic in between 8th and 9th avenues, but the Congress Park Taproom has been serving beers, whiskey and trivia since 2016. But on Tuesday, the cozy bar at 833 Colorado Boulevard announced on social media that it is closing for good. “With heavy hearts, we announce our last day pouring will be Wednesday, June 11,” the post reads.
Find Colorado's state bird, lark buntings, at Rocky Mountain Arsenal

3 weeks ago | denverpost.com | Jonathan Shikes

(Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems.)Bison, elk, bighorn sheep, marmots, beaver and chipmunks are some of Colorado’s most familiar fauna. But there are a lot of birds that help give this state its distinctive feel as well.
Call Your Mother plans new pop-up location in Denver

1 month ago | denverpost.com | Jonathan Shikes

Ever-expanding bagel chain Call Your Mother Deli will open its newest mobile location in a neighborhood rich with houses and apartments. The company will set up shop with a bright pink pop-up at 3165 Central Park Blvd. in late May or early June. The location, in the high-profile parking lot that also serves Natural Grocers and FlyteCo Brewing, will serve bagels, sandwiches and its other menu items.
Denver losing another old-school diner — this one after 49 years

1 month ago | denverpost.com | Jonathan Shikes

Bright metro area mornings will be a little less sunny-side up beginning next month when the Breakfast Inn closes its doors for the last time on June 8. The south Denver diner, at 6135 E. Evans Ave., has been a staple favorite since it opened in 1976, serving breakfast and lunchtime classics, including its specialty, sweet cream pancakes. The restaurant is known for the model train that circles the dining room above customers’ heads.
Things to do: Sun Valley Night Market returns, gay pride at A-Basin

1 month ago | denverpost.com | John Wenzel |Jonathan Shikes

Grin and beer itFriday-Sunday. Fifteen years ago, there were fewer than 10 breweries in Denver, all of which packaged their beer and sold it in stores or served food like a restaurant. That’s when Tim Myers decided to do something different by opening a straightforward taproom. No bottles, no food. Just beer. What a difference 15 years make.
Burns Family brewery closes after 8 years on South Broadway

1 month ago | denverpost.com | Jonathan Shikes

Burns Family Artisan Ales has held a unique place in Colorado’s craft beer scene: the tiny brewery specializes in rich, high-alcohol beers and has been run, almost entirely for much of its existence, by husband-and-wife owners Wayne Burns and Laura Worley. Despite its family feeling, loyal followers and its highly-rated beers, though, Burns, at 1236 S. Broadway, said Tuesday that it will close its doors on May 31.
Knotted Root opens Circular Lounge dive bar on Colfax

1 month ago | denverpost.com | Jonathan Shikes

Colfax Avenue has inspired a lot of stories over the years, so much so that what’s real and what isn’t sometimes blend into one another. Chris Marchio is aiming for that feeling with the Circular Lounge – something that could be best described as a dive-bar-themed dive bar. One part brewery taproom, one part retro dive bar and two parts make-believe, the Circular Lounge, 5126 E.
Cellar West and MainStage breweries open new Boulder County locations

1 month ago | denverpost.com | Jonathan Shikes

While some of Colorado’s biggest craft brewers have been making moves lately, a few of the state’s smallest beer makers are also growing and changing in order to compete. The two latest, Cellar West Artisan Ales and MainStage, are both in Boulder County. Lafayette’s Cellar West, fresh off its latest medal at the World Beer Cup, plans to open a second taproom and cafe in August in a converted 100-year-old home in downtown Erie. “It’s a super cool space, not huge but lots of character.