World Cup and Ft Collins Brew Fest

The fever was “brewing” at the Dry Dock brewery in Aurora, CO on Saturday. The US was going to battle Ghana for the chance to move on from the top 16 to the top 8. Dry Dock brewery opened at noon. We (and a few others) were there by 11:45am. We found our seats at the bar, the TVs came to life and the beer was poured. I ordered a sampler flight which was six beers of my choosing. At 12:30pm, the game started. I don’t think I need to replay the rest of the game for you since you probably watched it. Dan and I only watched it to half-time because we had to get up to Ft Collins. But I will tell you that I tried 9 beers in total and was very happy with the choices. Dry Dock knows their stuff.

I don’t know if you (the reader) have ever been to a Brewer’s Fest. I had not. This one was setup so that for $25 you received a small plastic 4oz mug and could taste about 50 beers from over 30 local breweries. The setup was pretty good. We would get in a quick moving line to get a taste, receive said taste, and hop into another line while finishing our beer. I did this about four times when I made a better effort to find food. While you could get drunk pretty quick, I was not looking to do so. I started taking a few sips when I received my pour and tossing the rest. I got smarter and started asking for just a half pour (2oz). By the end of the three-hour tasting period, I had tried beer from 16 breweries. Not bad. I hit half. I captured a picture of each tent to track where I went. I’ll document in a later post.

The rest of that evening was interesting. Dan and I had joined his brother-in-law’s bachelor party group. Toby, the groom, was pretty lit and in need of food. About an hour later we strolled up on Big City Burrito, which according to Toby, is a local must. Though he also said DP Dough was a must. I like DP Dough but whatever. The burrito at Big City was good – potato burrito, no rice or beans, carnitas, green sauce, tomatillo, cheese. After dinner and taking the group back to the hotel, Dan and I departed and went back to Colorado Springs. It was another good day.

~J^3