At this point in the COVID-19 pandemic, with vaccination rates going up and inoculations now available to anyone over fifteen, officials had hoped that case counts would be in serious decline. But no: This week s roundup of data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment shows infections and hospitalizations continuing to rise and the number of newly identified outbreaks has skyrocketed.
The 170 new outbreak sites in the state listed on the CDPHE s just-released April 28 survey represents a 13.166 percent increase in just seven days and the spike is paced by an explosion of outbreaks at schools in which the overwhelming majority of positive tests involve students. The 52 outbreaks at K-12 facilities account for well over a quarter of the new outbreaks.
DENVER – Denver Beer Co. today announced that Andy Parker will join the brewery’s leadership team as Director of Innovation beginning February 1, 2021. With more than 20 years experience in the craft beer industry, Parker will lead Denver Beer Co. and Cerveceria Colorado’s taproom brewing teams in recipe formulation, will manage the barrel aging program, and will act as the creative lead to produce unique, interesting and exciting beverages.
Parker joins Denver Beer Co. from Avery Brewing Company where he has spent the past 18 years. As one of the most senior members of Avery’s brewing team, Parker has been involved in the recipe development of nearly every beer the brewery has produced for the past fifteen years, from one-keg rarities to best sellers. In 2007, Parker launched their award-winning barrel aging program with a simple request to acquire 30 oak barrels for an experimental beer. Notably, he has earned four medals for Avery from the Festival of Wood and Barrel Ag