ON TAP FOR SEPTEMBER: DENVER BEER FEST
September 17, 2009
First Annual Citywide Celebration of All Things Beer
Features 130 Beer-centric Events
DENVER (September 17, 2009) – No tickets
for the Great American Beer Festival? No worries. Although that event
is sold out, there are 130 other beer-related events taking place
throughout the Mile High City during Denver Beer Fest, September 18-27,
2009. Sponsored by VISIT DENVER, The Convention and Visitors Bureau,
Denver Beer Fest includes beer-pairing dinners, meet the brewer nights,
tappings of special new beers, beer tastings, and a variety of fun
events at top restaurants, brew pubs, and nightclubs.
A full list of events can be found at:
www.DenverBeerFest.com.
Just a few of the events include:
Beer, Brats and Burlesque at Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret
For just $25, taste a variety of beers from
Colorado’s own Avery Brewery, and then watch Denver’s most famous
burlesque and comedy revue! September 19-20.
250th Anniversary of Guinness at Katie Mullen’s Irish Pub and Restaurant
Denver Beer Fest coincides with the 250th anniversary of this beloved Irish stout, and to celebrate, Katie Mullen’s on the 16th Street Mall offers both Guinness and Guinness 250 for only $2.50 for a 20 oz. September
24-26.
Denver Microbrew Tour
Take a two-hour, $20 guided walking tour in
Downtown Denver’s historic LoDo district – an area packed with
brewpubs, microbreweries, and tap houses. Learn about the history of
beer and how it is made in the Mile High City. There will be plenty of
samples offered, of course. September 25-26.
Beer Trivia at Cheeky Monk Belgian Beer Café
Calling all beer geeks! Come test your beer knowledge and be rewarded for your expertise with fun beer prizes. September 18-27.
“Hoppy Hour” Tapping of 12 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) Beers at Govnr’s Park Restaurant
Govnr’s Park will be tapping 12 GABF beers, some
of which are exclusive to Gov’s for the week. September 18 will be the
first time the Blue Moon Brewers have ever released their beer pre-GABF.
Boulder County Brews Cruise
This popular $55 tour includes transportation,
breakfast at Boulder Beer, lunch at Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and
Solids, a commemorative T-shirt and tasting glass, and 15 percent off
merchandise at each stop. September 23.
Boulder Beer Keg Tapping at Rialto Café
Rialto Café hosts the brewer from Boulder Beers
as he taps Boulder Beer’s Mojo IPA, aged in a Stranahan’s Whiskey
barrel. September 22.
Cheeky Monk’s Cheek to Cheek Beer Trip
Enjoy a day of Belgian beer from the city to the
mountains. Board the bus at 9 a.m. in Denver and arrive at Cheeky
Monk, Winter Park for lunch and a beer. Bus departs Winter Park at 3
p.m. to return to Cheeky Monk, Denver. The $60 Package includes a
light breakfast, lunch, transportation and a gift bag. Each meal is
served with a Belgian beer. September 19.
40th Annual Oktoberfest Denver
Grab your stein, throw on your lederhosen and get ready for Denver's 40th annual Oktoberfest! The 2009 event marks the final
celebration of the Oktoberfest Denver legacy, as this is the fine “fest.”
To mark the final celebration, Oktoberfest
Denver is calling all previous event volunteers, event guests and fans
to enjoy German music from national touring groups, performances by
international dancers, children's activities, and heritage booths
selling German goods, splendid decor, an accordion concert and
authentic cuisine.
September 18-20, September 25-27.
Denver Brewery Tours
Enjoy a five-hour pub-crawl style tour to three
Denver Breweries for $52.80, including beer, transportation, food
(snacks in van and appetizers at one of the breweries), and play a
version of “Cash Cab” with trivia questions about Denver and beer.
September 18-26.
Prohibition-Style Beer at the Ship Tavern at the Brown Palace Hotel
Ship
Tavern at The Brown Palace Hotel opened in 1934 in celebration of
prohibition’s repeal. For Denver Beer Fest, the tavern is offering
“prohibition style beer” served in a teapot – the way the hotel used to
disguise alcohol during the Prohibition Era. September 18-27.
Wide Open Adventure’s Rocky Mountain Fly Fishing Sampler
Guests will be picked up in Denver for
transportation to Clear Creek, where you spend four hours fly fishing
on the river. Afterwards stop at Tommy Knockers Brewery for a sampler,
included in the trip. September 18-27.
Meet the Brewer Happy Hours at Duo
One of the Highland’s hippest restaurants is
hosting three all you can eat and drink “meet the brewer nights,”
featuring the masterminds behind some of the most beloved Colorado
breweries: and Oskar Blues Brewery (September 21); Left Hand Brewery
(September 22); and Great Divide Brewery (September 23).
Special Beer-Inspired Meals at Two Dozen of Denver’s Top Restaurants, including:
Watercourse Foods, Osteria Marco, Steuben’s,
Vesta Dipping Grill, Appaloosa Grill, Tag Restaurant, Dixons Downtown
Grill, The Oceanaire Seafood Room, Panzano, Rock Bottom Restaurant and
Brewery, Bistro Vendome, Simms Steakhouse, Sonoma’z Wine Bar and Grill,
Parallel Seventeen, Paramount Café, Elway’s Downtown, Culinary School
of the Rockies, The Brown Palace, Vine Street Pub, Chad’s Grill,
Altitude Restaurant, City, ‘O City, Jax Fish House Denver and Garrity’s
Sports Bar.
Denver
Beer Fest promotes responsible enjoyment and consumption, with special
transportation coupons and additional unique beer hotel packages found
at
www.denverbeerfest.com.
Denver Beer Fest is presented by VISIT DENVER, The Convention & Visitors Bureau, and by media sponsor,
Westword. Additional sponsors and supporters include Boelter
Beverage Company, Downtown Denver Partnership and Denver Business
Improvement District, Colorado Brewers Guild, Great American Beer
Festival, Karsh/Hagan, Oktoberfest, RTD and Yellow Cab.
About VISIT DENVER, The Convention & Visitors Bureau
Celebrating 100 years of promoting the Mile High
City, VISIT DENVER is a nonprofit trade association that contracts with
the City of Denver to market Denver as a convention and leisure
destination, increasing economic development in the city, creating jobs
and generating taxes. Tourism is the second largest industry in
Denver, generating $3.1 billion in annual spending in 2008, while
supporting 65,000 jobs. For more information on Denver call
800-2-DENVER or visit Denver’s official Web site at
VISITDENVER.com.
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With press or photo inquiries, please contact:
Rich Grant: (303) 907-8289 or rgrant@visitdenver.com
Jen Elving: (303) 927-9398 or jelving@visitdenver.com