As a friend of mine states, I am a people collector. I like to think of it that I have friends everywhere. One of those amazing friends is Katie. She lives out in Denver after she spent many a year on the East Coast. I couldn’t come out to Colorado and not find a way to see her (in her ‘native’ habitat). What a better way than by visiting the second largest brewery in Golden? There’s a little house on Cheyenne street that contains a fun experience – Golden City Brewery. If you plan on going, come early. Last call is 6:30pm and they close at 7pm. They are surrounded by residential homes and like to be nice to the neighbors. The beer was great. The atmosphere was better. We sat out in side lawn enjoying our brew and the warm weather. To top it off, one of the ‘bartenders’ sang us two Irish drinking songs after last call to help us pass the time. Katie was able to enjoy a beer before last call. Unfortunately, she had work to do that evening (sheesh!) and couldn’t join us in our next location.
Dan and I traveled to downtown Denver and were joined by Tyler at another local favorite – Great Divide Brewing Co. Speaking of friends everywhere, this is a time when Facebook comes in handy. I love how I can search an area for people I know. Because of this, we were also joined by my friend Wendy and her boyfriend, Daniel. Amazingly, Wendy and I know each other all the way back from high school. So we all tried some Great Divide. They offer four free tastings. Between our free tastings and a couple of pints we drunk, Dan and I tasted another ten beers. It is safe to say Great Divide is good but not a top five contender. Their popular beers hit the spot but the more experimental ones were off. This evaluation is much to the chagrin of Tyler who rates them higher on his list. If you stick to the main beers, I can understand.
~J^3
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