A Firkin Revival, Folks!
Firkin is back and smaller than ever...Those words felt weird to write, but the size was perfect for the re-imagination of Bristol Brewing's legacy cask beer festival.
While we’ll probably never experience the shoulder to shoulder cattle call of past Firkin Rendezvous events in Bristol’s old Tejon space, utilizing other spaces in Ivywild for the event is a natural evolution that really fit the bill.
In year’s past, the proportion of COS breweries to Regional Colorado breweries has always been skewed away from our local establishments, but this year was the complete opposite. I missed places like Telluride, Paradox and others, but truly enjoyed the creativity that our local brewers brought to the table.
Here’s a “from the mouths of brewers” recap on what each brewery brought:
And here’s my photos from the event. Great meeting new and familiar faces alike, from Justin, the new Sales Manager at FH to the team from Old 121 up in Lakewood to the Whistle Pig crew who eerily seemed like brewers from Gold Camp and Smiling Toad. Looking forward to next year already!
Tap & Table Podcast
Have you checked out my collaboration with Matthew Schniper of Side Dish? Our first few episodes were very food-heavy, but we have some breweries lined up for some of the upcoming ones! Here’s our latest one with some members of the Pikes Peak State College Culinary Arts program, where some of the next generation of chefs and food purveyors are getting their education!
We’d really appreciate if you subscribed to that channel as we continue to feature more of the food and drink here in the Pikes Peak Region and beyond!
FH Goes Statewide
FH Beerworks has partnered with Colorado Craft Distributors to put beers like Sticky Paws, Good Day IPA and many others in stores across Colorado. They also launched a beer finder tool on their website to find all the outlets carrying FH beer: https://www.fhbeerworks.com/find-our-beer
Upcoming Featured Events
Been awhile since I included some upcoming events, and March is already slated to be a banger.
FH/Nano 108: Fight the Powers Double Hazy IPA Collaboration
This Double Hazy IPA will be released Friday at 5pm, so go get some!
JAKs Brewing 9th Anniversary - Saturday from Noon to 11pm
Mash Mechanix 3rd Anniversary - Starts Friday at 6pm
Hot off their People’s Choice award at Firkin, Leif and the Mash team will be celebrating their third birthday with a ton of activities this weekend. Stop in and congratulate them with a pint or three!
Beer Releases
Live Music
The Eternal Temples - Friday, March 8th | 7pm
Rafiel & The Roomshakers - Saturday, March 9th | 2-4:30pm
Shakin' Like Sammy - Saturday, March 9th | 6-9pm
Food Trucks:
Ciao Down
The Saucy Pig BBQ
The Original Dr. Taco.
Giveaways: Including a 2024 Mash Mechanix Brewing Mug Club Membership.
Hope to maybe see you all out and about at the various Anniversaries this weekend!
Here’s a parting shot from Metric this week:
Cheers,
Ryan