Firkin Rendezvous Beer List Update!
About a month ago I posted info about the upcoming Firkin Rendezvous at Bristol Brewing. The festival is coming up (Feb 19th!) and there are limited tickets this year. I've just received the list of participating breweries and the beers they're making and boy oh boy am I excited about this event. Let's have a look:
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| Using John Foyston's image again. Soon I'll my own Firkin images though... |
Firkin Rendezvous Brewers and Beers:
San Luis Valley Brewing Company - Saddle Up Strong Scotch Ale
Three Barrel Brewing Company - TBD
Odell Brewing Company - Red Ale Hopped with Chinook
Dry Dock Brewing - Green Chili Seven Seas
Tommyknocker Brewery - Hop Strike! Black Rye IPA
Phantom Canyon Brewing - King Mixer Barrel Aged Strong Ale
Bristol Brewing - Imperial IPA
Black Fox Brewing - Wanna Be Manor (dry hopped w/ East Kent Goldings, aged on cherries)
Trinity Brewing - Slap Your Mammy Oak Aged Double IPA
Carver Brewing - Belgian IPA
Pagosa Brewing - Powder Day IPA
Left Hand Brewing - Stranger Pale Ale
Steamworks Brewing - Belgian Chocolate and Strawberry
Great Divide Brewing - Rocky's Real Ale (GD Denver Pale Ale dry hopped w/ Amarillo hops)
Colorado Boy Brewery - Pale Ale
Ska Brewing - Nefertiti's Fuggly Nibs
Rockyard Brewing - Two In The Bush Porter
Wynkoop Brewing - Hop To Conclusions Double IPA
Glenwood Canyon Brewing - Deep Lake Scotch Ale, aged 1 year
New Belgium - Le Terroir
Boulder Beer - Mojo Risin' Double IPA
Kannah Creek Brewing - Broken Oar IPA
Durango Brewing - Purgatory Ale
All I can say is this is very very impressive. I'll be trying each beer but at first glance what I'm most excited about is the Black Fox Manor aged on cherries, Ska's Fuggly Nibs (not sure what kind of beer this is, but I studied Nerfertiti in school so I'm into it), Dry Dock's Green Chili (never had a chili cask beer before), Phantom Canyon's Strong Ale (their casks are sooo good) and Tommyknocker's Black Rye IPA. I've actually never had any Double IPA's on cask before, and to be honest it seems like a strange move to have such heavy beers on cask, but I'm definitely looking forward to trying it out. During the event I hope to post to twitter with updates using the tag #firkinfest and I will of course have a review of the event eventually.
More pertinent information about the festival:
Food is coming from Blue Sage Catering, Trinity Brewing Company, Old Chicago, Front Range BBQ, McCabe's Tavern, Cabot Creamery and Great Harvest Bread Company. I'm not sure if food is included in the price or not.
Feb. 19th, 1-5pm
Bristol Brewing Co. (1647 S. Tejon St., Colorado Springs)
Tickets: $35 advance/ $40 at the door
Please visit here for ordering tickets.