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Keep reading for beer tappings and events into through March 13.
Denver Beer Co s newest beer has Love This City art on the label from muralist Pat Milbery.
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Wednesday, March 3 It s 303 day (March 3), and you can celebrate Colorado s OG area code with $3.03 beers at Factotum Brewhouse starting at 4 p.m. But you have to buy tickets in advance on the brewery s website.
Denver Beer Co. hosts the release of new year-round beer called Love This City American Pilsner, which will feature artwork by muralist Pat Milbery on the cans. Milbery’s Love This City mural art, which has become a symbol of the Mile High City, can be found in almost every neighborhood, DBC says. His iconic hearts represent the many layers of love and the City of Denver s loving energy for those who call it home. The release is being held on 303 Day, and Milbery will paint a new mural at DBC s Platte Street taproom.
Oskar Blues Brewing Americans stopped heading to their favorite breweries, bars and restaurants in 2020, and instead started buying their booze to go. As a result, the demand for aluminum cans went through the roof, creating a massive capacity shortage. Breweries which were now relying on cans as a lifeline to stay in business scrambled to keep them in stock. One of the most creative ways was simply to wrap unused cans in new labels, something that a few of the state s bigger breweries, including Oskar Blues and Ska, began doing right way. Talk about re-gifting! A few others followed, creating a strange-looking but brilliant way of making do in a pandemic economy.