The Colorado Brewers’ Festival is always such a fun weekend
to celebrate great beer, and this year’s festival was record breaking in heat
as well!
Funkwerks kicked off the festivities on Friday evening at
the Connoisseur Beer Tasting Party, hosted by our friends at Choice City
Butcher and Deli. The event was a great way for us to showcase a new beer that
is normally only available in our taproom. I personally poured the beer to
partygoers, and I must say, our Belgium Double aged in red wine barrels was a
hit! It was also nice to visit the different brewery tables and catch up with
old friends while meeting new ones.
On to the big party … the Downtown Business Association
stepped up to the heat this year and made the triple digit days as comfortable
as possible. Starting with the kind greeting at the entrance from volunteers
with sunscreen, to the water stations to keep us hydrated, the DBA continues to
make each year better and better. The re-zoning of the grounds was a great help,
too, with added shade to sit and relax to some live music at Washington Park.
Busy both days with lines of beer lovers wrapping every-which-way
to try that next micro-creation, the festival maintained a vibe of happiness all
weekend. Fort Collins is full of wonderful people, and our guests were a joy to
have. With the new option to purchase a full glass of beer, if festival-goers
stumbled across that Golden Gem, it created a chance to take a break from
standing in line and check out the other booths, or simply stand in front of
the fan misters for a minute or two.
We decided to bring our ever-popular Tropic King to the
festival, and the Imperial Saison delighted the masses again this year. It’s
always a good sign when you don’t have to bring beer back home!
Well, we all made it through the weekend and got some nice
tans, too – another year at the Colorado Brewers’ Festival in the books full of
good, sud-soaked memories. Thank you to the DBA, our fellow Colorado brewers, and
you all who attended the festival for making it such a great event. We’re
already looking forward to fun times next year!
Enjoy,
Jean
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