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This spring’s limited-release bottle from Atost. The aperitif company started in Golden in 2020. (Provided by Atost)
Whether you’ve become an expert home mixologist or are more focused on healthful drinking this season, there is a bevy of new options to add to your bar cart and they’re made right here in Colorado.
From aperitifs to adaptonics, the latest in local craft beverages is less straightforward than just your typical beer and wine styles. Here are five new drinks to try, including alcohol-free, low-ABV and some that are slightly stronger.
Atost aperitifs (21% ABV)
Cindy and Kyle Pressman launched their aperitif brand Atost (pronounced uh-toast) in late 2020, with three flagship bottles ($35 each) to appeal to different drinkers. Roots is an earthy and herbaceous spirit that mixes well with ginger beer; Bloom is sweet and floral and pairs nicely with tonic; and Citrus combines lemon and orange and makes for a boozier mimosa. All of the aperitifs a
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 5, 2021
COLORADO (February 5) – One of America’s oldest and most storied craft beer brands is ready to reintroduce itself. Starting this week, Boulder Beer’s new look and reimagined brand will officially hit store shelves and draft lines this week.
Founded in 1979, Boulder Beer was not just the first small and independent craft brewery in Colorado, but one of the very first in the nation. Despite many firsts such as Hazed & Infused a hazy ale launched a decade before the hazy craze Boulder Beer and its 40-year history was in jeopardy when it was announced that the brewery had planned to end distribution in October 2019 and close its brewpub last January 2020.
Boulder Beer Companyshocked Colorado just over a year ago by closing its taproom, laying off its entire staff and ending its forty-year legacy as the state s oldest craft brewery. But a handful of the brewery s most iconic beer brands have lived on, thanks to a contract brewery in Denver, which had agreed in late 2019 to brew, package and distribute those beer for Boulder Beer s majority owner, Gina Day.
Now that company, Sleeping Giant Brewing, is ready to unveil a major rebranding of those beers, along with some name changes, a dramatic new look and a handful of recipe adjustments. Right away when we took over, we said we were going to do this, that Boulder Beer was due for a refresh, says Sleeping Giant founder and president Matthew Osterman. We wanted to put our stamp on it.
Editor’s note: A more recent interview with the current managers of Boulder Beer Co. say they now intend to open a taproom in the city in either 2021 or 2022. BOULDER Boulder Beer Co. is rolling out a new image and a new style as it seeks to reinvigorate itself as a staple in liquor stores and in bar and restaurant taps, but the brand won’t be bringing its brewing or taproom presence back to Boulder. In a statement Friday, the state’s first craft brewing company said it will restart distribution to 28 states and five different countries as part of an effort to rebrand the state’s first craft brewery after a hiatus that lasted longer than a year. The company will bring back its original standbys of Hazed & Infused India Pale Ale, Mojo- High Altitude IPA and Shake Dark Chocolate Porter, along with an updated version of Buffalo Gold that will be distributed only in Colorado and a new IPA called Bubbly By Nature that’s described as a cross between an IPA, a dry lager and a