Saturday, September 30, 2017
Mandatory Age Verification: A Game Changer for Adult
Since porn first appeared on the internet, a rousing chorus of voices has called for a workable way to ensure that this material could only be accessed by consenting adults rather than by curious children.
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Friday, September 29, 2017
Chef Frank Bonanno opening food hall at Dairy Block
Apparently opening just one restaurant at a time got boring for chef/restaurateur Frank Bonanno. His next project is opening an entire food hall.
Bonanno Concepts will open Milk Market at Dairy Block on the ground floor of 18th and Wazee streets. The 15,000-square-foot food hall will have a good-looking array of bars and restaurants, all of which will be operated by Bonanno’s group.
Among the concepts are a pastry shop (Morning Jones); a seafood restaurant (Albina by the Sea); a salad bar (Green Huntsman); an Asian bao bun joint (the awesomely-named Bao Chica Bao); a tap room (Stranded Pilgrim); and a wine bar (Cellar).
Bonanno will be reviving his Lou’s hot fried chicken at Lou’s Hot & Naked, and continuing his sandwich and pizza legacies with S&G Salumeri and Bonanno Brothers Pizzeria, respectively.
And because this is Denver and it might as well be written into law at this point, there will also be a poke bowl concept called MoPoke.
If that wasn’t enough, Bonanno also will be opening a separate, pizza-by-the-slice restaurant at Dairy Block, called Engine Room Pizza.
Milk Market at Dairy Block is expected to open in early 2018.
Milk Market at Dairy Block: 18th and Wazee streets, Denver; dairyblock.com; opening early 2018
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Bicycle-sharing coming to downtown Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs’ Downtown Partnership announced Thursday the addition of a bicycle-sharing program — to be called PikeCycle — that will allow local residents, tourists and others to pay a small fee to borrow bikes for use in downtown and elsewhere.
Bike sharing programs are popular in large metro areas, such as Denver, New York and Washington, D.C., college towns like Boulder, and midsize cities.
Downtown Ventures, a nonprofit arm of the Downtown Partnership, is targeting a spring launch for PikeCycle. Kaiser Permanente, the state’s largest nonprofit health care provider, will co-sponsor the program, although additional sponsors still are needed to make the project a reality, Edmondson said.
PikeCycle’s first phase is expected to serve 46,000 households within three miles of Legacy Loop, the 10-mile trail system that circles downtown. As envisioned, more than 200 bikes and 26 bike stations would be available as part of the program.
To read more of this story go to gazette.com
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GABF 2017: 50 must-taste breweries
The Great American Beer Festival in Denver is so huge you can get lost in a sea of beer.
This year, a record 800 breweries are pouring at a festival that covers the size of seven football fields inside the Colorado Convention Center.
GABF veterans know you need to enter with a plan — and a map — to guide you to the best beer. To help, we consulted with beer experts and brewers to compile a list of the must-taste breweries at GABF 2017.
The breweries on the list include veterans and newcomers and all styles to offer something for everyone, whether you’re hunting rare white whales or just trying all the best IPAs.—So get out your list: Here are the 50 must-try breweries, organized by section:
Meet the Brewer: Now located in the middle of the action, the most popular section of the festival expanded again to include 136 brewers. Spend time here talking to brewers about their beers.
Deschutes Brewery (Bend, Oregon): Endcap booth
Deschutes Brewery’s expansion to the East Coast makes it easy to find one of the nation’s premier brands. You can find all styles here, but the best beers to try are the “pub exclusives” that rarely leave the brewery, as well as the much-coveted Abyss and Dissident.
Fat Head’s Brewery (Cleveland, Ohio): Endcap
Fat Head’s won so many GABF medals in 2016 the crew didn’t have time to sit down between award presentations. The mid-size brewer of the year specializes in IPAs — the classic is Hop JuJu — and its a good place to stop to calibrate your palate to award-winning beers.
Short’s Brewing (Elk Rapids, Michigan): Endcap
The Short’s Brewing booth is a spectacle that befits its eclectic beers. Avoid the folks hopping around in green shorts and head for the big bar where you can try unique and often innovative beers.
Fremont Brewing (Seattle, Washington): Booth S27
Don’t let the Oktoberfests fool you — this is fresh hop season. And Fremont Brewing makes a series of them worth trying. Take an early taste of winter with the hard-to-find variations of their B-Bomb winter ale and Dark Start stouts.
Kuhnhenn Brewing (Warren, Michigan): T6
You will remember the first time you taste DRIPA (Double Rice IPA), so clean and hoppy. A recent pilgrimage to the brewery also showcased many good seasonals and traditional beer styles.
Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery (Goochland, Virginia): T2
A trip to Lickinghole Creek is a tour of the Virginia countryside. If you can’t make it, taste it while you can at GABF. The brewery’s chili beer is a medal winner.
Odd13 Brewing (Lafayette, Colorado): U21
A specialist in hazy IPAs and kettle sours, Odd13 is a go-to in Colorado. Let’s hope the brewery brings Hopperella, a new juicy IPA made for its third anniversary, so we can all celebrate together.
Prison City Pub and Brewery (Auburn, New York): V26
Prison City makes what Paste magazine calls the best IPA in the nation. The Mass Riot won the magazine’s blind taste test of 247 IPAs in 2016. And it previously took home a GABF medal for a Belgian pale ale.
Right Brain (Traverse City, Michigan): V21
When you visit Right Brain Brewery, you never know what you’re going to find. This is what makes it a must stop on the GABF journey. Wake up your palate with Thai flavors, peppers, pig heads, asparagus and more — the brewery made different beers with each in the last year.
Surly Brewing (Brooklyn Center, Minnesota): V5
Known for the bitter goodness of Todd the Axman IPA, Surly’s Darkness stout (often poured in multiple vintages) also will stand out from the crowd.
WeldWerks Brewing (Greeley, Colorado): U9
WeldWerks is one of the most-celebrated breweries in Colorado and just began packaging its Alpha Bits IPA in cans, only cementing its reputation as favorite among beer traders. But don’t miss variations of brewer Neil Fisher’s stouts, either.
Mountain Region: From the Meet the Brewers section, head toward the far wall in the back to find the massive Mountain Region, home to Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Montana and Utah breweries.
Melvin Brewing (Alpine, Wyoming): 174
Melvin Brewing is located at the far end of the section with its own booth where you can find some of the best IPAs in the nation, each more complex and hoppy than the last.
Avery Brewing (Boulder, Colorado): Endcap
Avery Brewing is hard to miss on the festival floor, but you want to time your visit for when the brewery taps its special boozy beers straight from the barrel, including Rumpkin at 17.5 percent and Tweak at 16 percent.
4 Noses Brewing (Broomfield, Colorado): W4
It’s October, so you’re forgiven if you want a pumpkin beer. Find a great one at 4 Noses. And make sure to try the IPA, ‘Bout Damn Time.
Black Project Spontaneous and Wild Ales (Denver, Colorado): W10
Look for the line to find Black Project, it’s worth the wait. The cult-status brewery specializes in beers made with yeast and bacteria derived from open-air fermentation and then carefully crafted in the barrel, often with local fruits. Get back in line a couple times — again, it’s worth it.
Comrade Brewing (Denver, Colorado): X3
Comrade Brewing owns the fresh hop category with its award-winning Superpower IPA, but its full lineup is strong, so fans of all types can find something to like. And if you want a fiery Mexican stout, stop at the next table for Copper Kettle Brewing.
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project (Denver, Colorado): X6
Keep the Denver beer love flowing down the row at Crooked Stave. A mainstay for sour beer lovers, the brewery’s new lineup of IPAs is now winning new fans.
New England Region: Head to the other side of the Meet the Brewer section, but don’t blink because you’ll miss the small New England section.
Two Roads Brewing (Stratford, Connecticut): Endcap
Once only a mirage for beer fans outside the region, Two Roads is now distributing its top-flight beers to a larger area, including its sell-out hazy IPA and nuanced sours.
Cambridge Brewing (Cambridge, Massachusetts): P27
A mainstay in the New England beer scene, CBC makes the standard beers, and some rave about the barleywine if they bring it.
Pacific Northwest Region: Nestled next to New England, the beers of the Pacific Northwest cover Oregon, Washington and Alaska.
Cascade Brewing (Portland, Oregon): P11
Cascade makes high-end barrel-aged sours that carry a steep price tag at the beer store. So GABF is a perfect time to try these inventive sours without breaking the bank.
Great Notion (Portland, Oregon): K9
The brewery’s slogan is “a passion for hops and the patience for sours” and its beer list reads like a dream tasting flight: a passion fruit gose, blueberry muffin sour, hazy IPAs and a coffee and maple syrup imperial stout. Let’s hope all those beers come to Denver.
pFriem Family Brewers (Hood River, Oregon): K28
The Belgian beers stand out, or you can just drink a lot of their pilsner. It’s hard to go wrong here.
Reuben’s Brews (Seattle, Washington): K26
The beer board at Reuben’s is stacked high with all types of beers and variations. It’s hard to taste them all when you visit, so stop by the booth to work down the list of award-winners and experimental brews.
Southeast Region: The explosion of craft beer in the Southeast, led by North Carolina, is evident at GABF with a huge presence this year. Even with Anheuser Busch’s Wicked Weed absent this year, there’s plenty to taste.
Foothills Brewing (Winston-Salem, North Carolina): J15
This is the place to find Sexual Chocolate. The stout — and its even tastier bourbon barrel-aged cousin — are divine. And the Jade IPA, showcasing unique hops, will stand out from the crowd.
Holy City Brewing (Charleston, South Carolina): J8
Holy City makes the best beach beer and it tastes like sunshine at GABF. The Washout Wheat is a traditional south German hefeweizen and it’s refreshing after all the boozy and hoppy beers at the festival.
NoDa Brewing (Charlotte, North Carolina): J28
NoDa landed on the scene with its award-winning Hop, Drop ‘n Roll IPA but now offers new takes on all sorts of styles, including a wheat beer with a mojito inspiration.
Southwest Region: The beers of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Louisiana are featured in this region and the beer runs the gamut.
La Cumbre (Albuquerque, New Mexico): Endcap
Colorado is full of great beer, but for more than a few of us our go-to IPA is made by La Cumbre in New Mexico. The Elevated IPA and the brewery’s Project Dank series are full of big hoppiness.
Austin Beerworks (Austin, Texas): N5
Seeking a diversion from hops and stouts? Austin Beerworks’ core beers include a schwarzbier and a pilsner. The brewery makes other traditional German styles that will please, too.
Saint Arnold Brewing (Houston, Texas): I21
Saint Arnold is typically a spectacle at GABF, as an impersonator of the patron saint of brewers holds faux marriage ceremonies (typically between a person and a beer). This year, stop and offer cheers for spearheading the #ReliefBeers campaign to raise money for hurricane victims.
Pacific Region: The largest region at the festival showcases beers from California with established pros and emerging favorites dominating the list.
Bagby Beer (Oceanside, California): G13
Owner Jeff Bagby scored top brewer awards at GABF for three years straight when he worked for Pizza Port brewpubs. His own brewery offers classic West Coast hopped beers and other surprises.
Beachwood Blendery (Long Beach, California): L5
The Beachwood BBQ and Brewery is worth a visit on its own, but its new sister is stealing the show. Beachwood Blendery is dedicated to barrel-aged, old-world sours. The first batches are winning rave reviews.
Bottle Logic (Anaheim, California): L11
The brewery likes to say it makes beer for those with curious minds and adventurous palates. Sounds good. And don’t miss the saison.
Cellarmaker Brewing (San Francisco, California): L20
On plenty of lists as one of the nation’s top new breweries, Cellarmaker continues to evolve with an ever-changing beer list to keep it fresh. Look for beers with unique hop profiles.
Highland Park Brewery (Los Angeles, California): G32
Highland Park lands on best-new-brewery lists and top-IPA lists like its other California brethren. And don’t miss the sours, either.
Libertine Brewing (San Luis Obispo, California): H14
Libertine is one of a cadre of breweries making coolship beers, which use large, open air containers to ferment wort and add an element of terroir. The resulting wild ales are dynamic and delicately crafted after months in barrels.
Modern Times Beer (San Diego, California): M9
This seems to be the year of Modern Times Beer. The San Diego brewery is expanding to Portland, Ore., and showcasing its beer all over Denver for GABF. See what all the tasty excitement is about.
Societe Brewing (San Diego, California): H25
The breadth and depth of Societe’s beer list will make you want to take laps in the line. From old-world Belgians to two medal-winning IPAs, the brewery offers quite a flavor journey. Brewmaster Travis Smith worked for years at the famed Russian River Brewing and The Bruery.
Russian River Brewing (Santa Rosa, California): M33
Make this the first stop on your journey to pay respects to the king of craft beer. Even in Denver, where Pliny the Elder pours from a tap, you can’t get enough of it. Get here fast — the keg will kick.
Great Lakes Region: Positioned closest to the entrance and exit, the Great Lakes region is probably either first or last on your journey. The breweries hail from Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota.
Bell’s Brewery (Galesburg, Michigan): Endcap
Bell’s Brewery is home to America’s top beer, Two Hearted Ale. The midwestern IPA — with its malty backbone to balance the bitterness — is a standard-bearer.
Dark Horse Brewing (Marshall, Michigan): D33
After a brief absence, Dark Horse is back. Expect the beer to go fast again — and not just because of its past TV show popularity (it landed a show on the History Channel in 2015). Its stout series and Smells Like a Safety Meeting IPA are not to be missed.
MadTree Brewing (Cincinnati, Ohio): E4
MadTree made a name for itself by canning its beer. And when the brewery opened its second location earlier this year, 15,000 people showed up and drank 385 kegs, or nearly 50,000 pints. Thankfully, they made more for GABF.
Scratch Brewing (Ava, Illinois): F13
Scratch’s mushroom-inspired beer series was one of the most memorable at GABF 2016. This year, the brewery is sure to do the same with five farmhouse ales made from trees and plants that surround the brewhouse, dubbed Leaves, Roots, Seeds, Bark and Flowers.
Speciation Artisan Ales (Comstock Park, Michigan): F9
Open only once a month for bottle releases, Speciation’s wild ales rank as some of the most interesting beers in Michigan right now. The Incipient golden sour and Genetic Drift wild ale variations are complex and quaffable.
Three Floyds Brewing (Munster, Indiana): F2
Three Floyds is back. Make this your first stop (or second after Russian River). The cult-favorite makes unapologetically bitter-bomb style IPAs that are unlike any other.
Midwest Region: The plains states didn’t send too many breweries this year. But make sure to put one on your list.
Toppling Goliath (Decorah, Iowa): C33
Psuedo Sue is a beer bucket-list item. And the brewery’s other hop gems and stout variants are worth the trip — and much easier than getting to the source in Northeast Iowa.
Mid-Atlantic Region: Don’t forget about this region near the Brewpub Pavilion. It holds masters of the craft and their acolytes.
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (Milton, Delaware): Endcap
Dogfish Head is not in the Mid-Atlantic region, but an endcap in the Pacific area, according to the map. But it’s worth the journey to find it. Founder Sam Calagione often slings beer samples from a mad-hatter list that never disappoints.
Adroit Theory (Purcellville, Virginia): A31
This nanobrewery knows no bounds, so naturally it has a huge following among adventurous beer fans. Adroit Theory’s gose series pushes the limits to interesting new places.
Kane Brewing (Ocean, New Jersey): A3
Kane Brewing created a lot of new fans with its beers at last year’s festival, so it makes this year’s list. Let’s hope the brewers bring plenty of their small batch experimental beers.
Union Craft (Baltimore, Maryland): B5
Union Craft understands that simple beer is often good beer. But why stop at traditional altbiers and lagers? The brewery keeps pushing into new tasty new styles. Stop to see what’s new this year.
*A disclaimer: The Brewers Association does not release the beer list until just before the festival opens, so references to beers above may not be available. This list represents wishful thinking for what breweries will pour.
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GABF 2017: 50 must-taste breweries
The Great American Beer Festival in Denver is so huge you can get lost in a sea of beer.
This year, a record 800 breweries are pouring at a festival that covers the size of seven football fields inside the Colorado Convention Center.
GABF veterans know you need to enter with a plan — and a map — to guide you to the best beer. To help, we consulted with beer experts and brewers to compile a list of the must-taste breweries at GABF 2017.
The breweries on the list include veterans and newcomers and all styles to offer something for everyone, whether you’re hunting rare white whales or just trying all the best IPAs.—So get out your list: Here are the 50 must-try breweries, organized by section:
Meet the Brewer: Now located in the middle of the action, the most popular section of the festival expanded again to include 136 brewers. Spend time here talking to brewers about their beers.
Deschutes Brewery (Bend, Oregon): Endcap booth
Deschutes Brewery’s expansion to the East Coast makes it easy to find one of the nation’s premier brands. You can find all styles here, but the best beers to try are the “pub exclusives” that rarely leave the brewery, as well as the much-coveted Abyss and Dissident.
Fat Head’s Brewery (Cleveland, Ohio): Endcap
Fat Head’s won so many GABF medals in 2016 the crew didn’t have time to sit down between award presentations. The mid-size brewer of the year specializes in IPAs — the classic is Hop JuJu — and its a good place to stop to calibrate your palate to award-winning beers.
Short’s Brewing (Elk Rapids, Michigan): Endcap
The Short’s Brewing booth is a spectacle that befits its eclectic beers. Avoid the folks hopping around in green shorts and head for the big bar where you can try unique and often innovative beers.
Fremont Brewing (Seattle, Washington): Booth S27
Don’t let the Oktoberfests fool you — this is fresh hop season. And Fremont Brewing makes a series of them worth trying. Take an early taste of winter with the hard-to-find variations of their B-Bomb winter ale and Dark Start stouts.
Kuhnhenn Brewing (Warren, Michigan): T6
You will remember the first time you taste DRIPA (Double Rice IPA), so clean and hoppy. A recent pilgrimage to the brewery also showcased many good seasonals and traditional beer styles.
Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery (Goochland, Virginia): T2
A trip to Lickinghole Creek is a tour of the Virginia countryside. If you can’t make it, taste it while you can at GABF. The brewery’s chili beer is a medal winner.
Odd13 Brewing (Lafayette, Colorado): U21
A specialist in hazy IPAs and kettle sours, Odd13 is a go-to in Colorado. Let’s hope the brewery brings Hopperella, a new juicy IPA made for its third anniversary, so we can all celebrate together.
Prison City Pub and Brewery (Auburn, New York): V26
Prison City makes what Paste magazine calls the best IPA in the nation. The Mass Riot won the magazine’s blind taste test of 247 IPAs in 2016. And it previously took home a GABF medal for a Belgian pale ale.
Right Brain (Traverse City, Michigan): V21
When you visit Right Brain Brewery, you never know what you’re going to find. This is what makes it a must stop on the GABF journey. Wake up your palate with Thai flavors, peppers, pig heads, asparagus and more — the brewery made different beers with each in the last year.
Surly Brewing (Brooklyn Center, Minnesota): V5
Known for the bitter goodness of Todd the Axman IPA, Surly’s Darkness stout (often poured in multiple vintages) also will stand out from the crowd.
WeldWerks Brewing (Greeley, Colorado): U9
WeldWerks is one of the most-celebrated breweries in Colorado and just began packaging its Alpha Bits IPA in cans, only cementing its reputation as favorite among beer traders. But don’t miss variations of brewer Neil Fisher’s stouts, either.
Mountain Region: From the Meet the Brewers section, head toward the far wall in the back to find the massive Mountain Region, home to Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Montana and Utah breweries.
Melvin Brewing (Alpine, Wyoming): 174
Melvin Brewing is located at the far end of the section with its own booth where you can find some of the best IPAs in the nation, each more complex and hoppy than the last.
Avery Brewing (Boulder, Colorado): Endcap
Avery Brewing is hard to miss on the festival floor, but you want to time your visit for when the brewery taps its special boozy beers straight from the barrel, including Rumpkin at 17.5 percent and Tweak at 16 percent.
4 Noses Brewing (Broomfield, Colorado): W4
It’s October, so you’re forgiven if you want a pumpkin beer. Find a great one at 4 Noses. And make sure to try the IPA, ‘Bout Damn Time.
Black Project Spontaneous and Wild Ales (Denver, Colorado): W10
Look for the line to find Black Project, it’s worth the wait. The cult-status brewery specializes in beers made with yeast and bacteria derived from open-air fermentation and then carefully crafted in the barrel, often with local fruits. Get back in line a couple times — again, it’s worth it.
Comrade Brewing (Denver, Colorado): X3
Comrade Brewing owns the fresh hop category with its award-winning Superpower IPA, but its full lineup is strong, so fans of all types can find something to like. And if you want a fiery Mexican stout, stop at the next table for Copper Kettle Brewing.
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project (Denver, Colorado): X6
Keep the Denver beer love flowing down the row at Crooked Stave. A mainstay for sour beer lovers, the brewery’s new lineup of IPAs is now winning new fans.
New England Region: Head to the other side of the Meet the Brewer section, but don’t blink because you’ll miss the small New England section.
Two Roads Brewing (Stratford, Connecticut): Endcap
Once only a mirage for beer fans outside the region, Two Roads is now distributing its top-flight beers to a larger area, including its sell-out hazy IPA and nuanced sours.
Cambridge Brewing (Cambridge, Massachusetts): P27
A mainstay in the New England beer scene, CBC makes the standard beers, and some rave about the barleywine if they bring it.
Pacific Northwest Region: Nestled next to New England, the beers of the Pacific Northwest cover Oregon, Washington and Alaska.
Cascade Brewing (Portland, Oregon): P11
Cascade makes high-end barrel-aged sours that carry a steep price tag at the beer store. So GABF is a perfect time to try these inventive sours without breaking the bank.
Great Notion (Portland, Oregon): K9
The brewery’s slogan is “a passion for hops and the patience for sours” and its beer list reads like a dream tasting flight: a passion fruit gose, blueberry muffin sour, hazy IPAs and a coffee and maple syrup imperial stout. Let’s hope all those beers come to Denver.
pFriem Family Brewers (Hood River, Oregon): K28
The Belgian beers stand out, or you can just drink a lot of their pilsner. It’s hard to go wrong here.
Reuben’s Brews (Seattle, Washington): K26
The beer board at Reuben’s is stacked high with all types of beers and variations. It’s hard to taste them all when you visit, so stop by the booth to work down the list of award-winners and experimental brews.
Southeast Region: The explosion of craft beer in the Southeast, led by North Carolina, is evident at GABF with a huge presence this year. Even with Anheuser Busch’s Wicked Weed absent this year, there’s plenty to taste.
Foothills Brewing (Winston-Salem, North Carolina): J15
This is the place to find Sexual Chocolate. The stout — and its even tastier bourbon barrel-aged cousin — are divine. And the Jade IPA, showcasing unique hops, will stand out from the crowd.
Holy City Brewing (Charleston, South Carolina): J8
Holy City makes the best beach beer and it tastes like sunshine at GABF. The Washout Wheat is a traditional south German hefeweizen and it’s refreshing after all the boozy and hoppy beers at the festival.
NoDa Brewing (Charlotte, North Carolina): J28
NoDa landed on the scene with its award-winning Hop, Drop ‘n Roll IPA but now offers new takes on all sorts of styles, including a wheat beer with a mojito inspiration.
Southwest Region: The beers of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Louisiana are featured in this region and the beer runs the gamut.
La Cumbre (Albuquerque, New Mexico): Endcap
Colorado is full of great beer, but for more than a few of us our go-to IPA is made by La Cumbre in New Mexico. The Elevated IPA and the brewery’s Project Dank series are full of big hoppiness.
Austin Beerworks (Austin, Texas): N5
Seeking a diversion from hops and stouts? Austin Beerworks’ core beers include a schwarzbier and a pilsner. The brewery makes other traditional German styles that will please, too.
Saint Arnold Brewing (Houston, Texas): I21
Saint Arnold is typically a spectacle at GABF, as an impersonator of the patron saint of brewers holds faux marriage ceremonies (typically between a person and a beer). This year, stop and offer cheers for spearheading the #ReliefBeers campaign to raise money for hurricane victims.
Pacific Region: The largest region at the festival showcases beers from California with established pros and emerging favorites dominating the list.
Bagby Beer (Oceanside, California): G13
Owner Jeff Bagby scored top brewer awards at GABF for three years straight when he worked for Pizza Port brewpubs. His own brewery offers classic West Coast hopped beers and other surprises.
Beachwood Blendery (Long Beach, California): L5
The Beachwood BBQ and Brewery is worth a visit on its own, but its new sister is stealing the show. Beachwood Blendery is dedicated to barrel-aged, old-world sours. The first batches are winning rave reviews.
Bottle Logic (Anaheim, California): L11
The brewery likes to say it makes beer for those with curious minds and adventurous palates. Sounds good. And don’t miss the saison.
Cellarmaker Brewing (San Francisco, California): L20
On plenty of lists as one of the nation’s top new breweries, Cellarmaker continues to evolve with an ever-changing beer list to keep it fresh. Look for beers with unique hop profiles.
Highland Park Brewery (Los Angeles, California): G32
Highland Park lands on best-new-brewery lists and top-IPA lists like its other California brethren. And don’t miss the sours, either.
Libertine Brewing (San Luis Obispo, California): H14
Libertine is one of a cadre of breweries making coolship beers, which use large, open air containers to ferment wort and add an element of terroir. The resulting wild ales are dynamic and delicately crafted after months in barrels.
Modern Times Beer (San Diego, California): M9
This seems to be the year of Modern Times Beer. The San Diego brewery is expanding to Portland, Ore., and showcasing its beer all over Denver for GABF. See what all the tasty excitement is about.
Societe Brewing (San Diego, California): H25
The breadth and depth of Societe’s beer list will make you want to take laps in the line. From old-world Belgians to two medal-winning IPAs, the brewery offers quite a flavor journey. Brewmaster Travis Smith worked for years at the famed Russian River Brewing and The Bruery.
Russian River Brewing (Santa Rosa, California): M33
Make this the first stop on your journey to pay respects to the king of craft beer. Even in Denver, where Pliny the Elder pours from a tap, you can’t get enough of it. Get here fast — the keg will kick.
Great Lakes Region: Positioned closest to the entrance and exit, the Great Lakes region is probably either first or last on your journey. The breweries hail from Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota.
Bell’s Brewery (Galesburg, Michigan): Endcap
Bell’s Brewery is home to America’s top beer, Two Hearted Ale. The midwestern IPA — with its malty backbone to balance the bitterness — is a standard-bearer.
Dark Horse Brewing (Marshall, Michigan): D33
After a brief absence, Dark Horse is back. Expect the beer to go fast again — and not just because of its past TV show popularity (it landed a show on the History Channel in 2015). Its stout series and Smells Like a Safety Meeting IPA are not to be missed.
MadTree Brewing (Cincinnati, Ohio): E4
MadTree made a name for itself by canning its beer. And when the brewery opened its second location earlier this year, 15,000 people showed up and drank 385 kegs, or nearly 50,000 pints. Thankfully, they made more for GABF.
Scratch Brewing (Ava, Illinois): F13
Scratch’s mushroom-inspired beer series was one of the most memorable at GABF 2016. This year, the brewery is sure to do the same with five farmhouse ales made from trees and plants that surround the brewhouse, dubbed Leaves, Roots, Seeds, Bark and Flowers.
Speciation Artisan Ales (Comstock Park, Michigan): F9
Open only once a month for bottle releases, Speciation’s wild ales rank as some of the most interesting beers in Michigan right now. The Incipient golden sour and Genetic Drift wild ale variations are complex and quaffable.
Three Floyds Brewing (Munster, Indiana): F2
Three Floyds is back. Make this your first stop (or second after Russian River). The cult-favorite makes unapologetically bitter-bomb style IPAs that are unlike any other.
Midwest Region: The plains states didn’t send too many breweries this year. But make sure to put one on your list.
Toppling Goliath (Decorah, Iowa): C33
Psuedo Sue is a beer bucket-list item. And the brewery’s other hop gems and stout variants are worth the trip — and much easier than getting to the source in Northeast Iowa.
Mid-Atlantic Region: Don’t forget about this region near the Brewpub Pavilion. It holds masters of the craft and their acolytes.
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (Milton, Delaware): Endcap
Dogfish Head is not in the Mid-Atlantic region, but an endcap in the Pacific area, according to the map. But it’s worth the journey to find it. Founder Sam Calagione often slings beer samples from a mad-hatter list that never disappoints.
Adroit Theory (Purcellville, Virginia): A31
This nanobrewery knows no bounds, so naturally it has a huge following among adventurous beer fans. Adroit Theory’s gose series pushes the limits to interesting new places.
Kane Brewing (Ocean, New Jersey): A3
Kane Brewing created a lot of new fans with its beers at last year’s festival, so it makes this year’s list. Let’s hope the brewers bring plenty of their small batch experimental beers.
Union Craft (Baltimore, Maryland): B5
Union Craft understands that simple beer is often good beer. But why stop at traditional altbiers and lagers? The brewery keeps pushing into new tasty new styles. Stop to see what’s new this year.
*A disclaimer: The Brewers Association does not release the beer list until just before the festival opens, so references to beers above may not be available. This list represents wishful thinking for what breweries will pour.
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Online Porn Consumption Grows With Expanding Digital Media Platforms
In many ways, the sex acts that occur in front of the camera in porn have remained relatively static over the years. What has changed is how viewers are accessing these images on computers, TVs, cellphones and now VR headsets that support ever-greater resolution and processing power.
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National Coffee Day: Where to get discounted (and free!) java around Denver
It’s the perkiest day of the year! Friday, Sept. 29 we all come together — no matter our political leanings, race, religion, gender or creed — to give thanks for and celebrate the magical beans that help us beat the daily grind. Here, a few places around town offering discounted or even free coffee for National Coffee Day:
It’s not like you’re going to walk into Hotbox Roasters and not get a doughnut, right? The Oskar Blues coffee-and-doughnut outpost is giving away a free drip coffee with the purchase of a doughnut. 3450 Larimer St., Denver, 720-668-9167; hotboxroasters.com
Olive & Finch is celebrating by offering 12 oz. specialty coffee drinks for just $2 at both locations. While you’re there, pick up a java-inspired mocha-almond cake. Because coffee is so much more than a beverage. 1552 E. 17th St., Denver, 303-832-8663 and 3390 E. 1st Ave., Denver, 303-955-0455; oliveandfincheatery.com
The two Denver International Airport Einstein Bros. Bagels locations will brew you a free drip coffee with any food purchase. DIA main terminal and concourse C; einsteinbros.com
Ain’t no party like a coffee party because a coffee party don’t stop. Boyer’s Coffee is hosting a coffee block party from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Get free drip coffee and discounted specialty drinks while listening to live music and eating from local food trucks. Bonus: Bring a non-perishable food item to help fill a truck for the Denver Rescue Mission. 7295 Washington St., Denver, 303-289-3345; boyerscoffee.com
Krispy Kreme will jump-start your day with a free small coffee with any purchase. Various locations; krispykreme.com
Buy any medium, large or extra large coffee and get a free medium coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts. Various locations; dunkindonuts.com
Buy any coffee beans from Peet’s Coffee and get a free drip coffee. Need more incentive? All coffee beans are 25% off. Various locations; peets.com
The doughnut spots really get into coffee day! LaMar’s is selling its small refillable travel mug for only $1.19 (coffee included). Bring it back any time for $1.19 refills. Various locations; lamars.com
The only thing better than Corvus Coffee is a buck off Corvus Coffee drinks. That and $2 off bags of Corvus coffee. 1740 S. Broadway, Denver, 303-715-1740;—Corvuscoffee.com
If you have the car2go app, head down to The Molecule Effect to grab your free brew. 1201 Santa Fe Dr., Denver, 720-502-6966;—themoleculeeffect.com
Skip the caf— and just grab a Lyft. Get a free can of High Brew Cold Brew Coffee with any Lyft ride on Friday. lyft.com
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National Coffee Day: Where to get discounted (and free!) java around Denver
It’s the perkiest day of the year! Friday, Sept. 29 we all come together — no matter our political leanings, race, religion, gender or creed — to give thanks for and celebrate the magical beans that help us beat the daily grind. Here, a few places around town offering discounted or even free coffee for National Coffee Day:
It’s not like you’re going to walk into Hotbox Roasters and not get a doughnut, right? The Oskar Blues coffee-and-doughnut outpost is giving away a free drip coffee with the purchase of a doughnut. 3450 Larimer St., Denver, 720-668-9167; hotboxroasters.com
Olive & Finch is celebrating by offering 12 oz. specialty coffee drinks for just $2 at both locations. While you’re there, pick up a java-inspired mocha-almond cake. Because coffee is so much more than a beverage. 1552 E. 17th St., Denver, 303-832-8663 and 3390 E. 1st Ave., Denver, 303-955-0455; oliveandfincheatery.com
The two Denver International Airport Einstein Bros. Bagels locations will brew you a free drip coffee with any food purchase. DIA main terminal and concourse C; einsteinbros.com
Ain’t no party like a coffee party because a coffee party don’t stop. Boyer’s Coffee is hosting a coffee block party from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Get free drip coffee and discounted specialty drinks while listening to live music and eating from local food trucks. Bonus: Bring a non-perishable food item to help fill a truck for the Denver Rescue Mission. 7295 Washington St., Denver, 303-289-3345; boyerscoffee.com
Krispy Kreme will jump-start your day with a free small coffee with any purchase. Various locations; krispykreme.com
Buy any medium, large or extra large coffee and get a free medium coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts. Various locations; dunkindonuts.com
Buy any coffee beans from Peet’s Coffee and get a free drip coffee. Need more incentive? All coffee beans are 25% off. Various locations; peets.com
The doughnut spots really get into coffee day! LaMar’s is selling its small refillable travel mug for only $1.19 (coffee included). Bring it back any time for $1.19 refills. Various locations; lamars.com
The only thing better than Corvus Coffee is a buck off Corvus Coffee drinks. That and $2 off bags of Corvus coffee. 1740 S. Broadway, Denver, 303-715-1740;—Corvuscoffee.com
If you have the car2go app, head down to The Molecule Effect to grab your free brew. 1201 Santa Fe Dr., Denver, 720-502-6966;—themoleculeeffect.com
Skip the caf— and just grab a Lyft. Get a free can of High Brew Cold Brew Coffee with any Lyft ride on Friday. lyft.com
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Thursday, September 28, 2017
The European Legal Scene: Challenges, Opportunities in 2017
Europe is at the forefront of evolving legislation targeting the internet, privacy and commerce, and as such serves as a bellwether and compliance challenge for front-line operators everywhere.
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Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Adult Filmmakers Talk Latest Trends, Innovations in Video Production
The only thing that changes faster than the faces in front of cameras in porn is the technology behind those cameras. The craft of video production is an invisible one. Content creators often strive to produce a seamless product that further blurs the division between fantasy and reality.
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Tuesday, September 26, 2017
The ultimate ranking of the best “Star Trek” captains
By Frank Ahrens
Special To The Washington Post
After a 12-year television drought, “Star Trek” fans welcome a new series, “Discovery,” which premieres on CBS Sunday night. So as a new crew goes boldly, we examine the canon to rank “Star Trek’s” best captains.
The franchise launched with the original series, “Star Trek” (1966-1969), with the iconic Capt. James T. Kirk (William Shatner) at the helm after the series pilot. That was followed by: an animated version of the original (1973-1974); “The Next Generation” (1987-1994); “Deep Space 9” (1993-1999); “Voyager” (1995-2001); and a prequel, “Enterprise” (2001-2005). The franchise has spawned 13 movies — including the three most recent, which reboot the story.
Surveying them all, we rank not on talent of actors or quality of shows, but rather on their fitness as captains. They are judged here on the greatness of their achievements, the impact of their mistakes, the resources they had and the obstacles they faced — the commander in full.
7. Jonathan Archer, “Enterprise”: A century before James T. Kirk, Archer faced a task that had no playbook: commanding the first deep-space Federation vessel. He stopped an alien superweapon meant to destroy Earth. But heroics aside, Archer wilted from command presence on the Enterprise, spending more time sulking and grousing than leading and inspiring. Archer’s folksy Southern chief engineer with the “Right Stuff” swagger would have made a superior captain. His best character trait? Bringing his beagle on board.
6. Christopher Pike, “Star Trek” (original series): Pike is the Enterprise captain in the series pilot and shows up in the reboot films as Star Fleet brass. In the pilot, Pike was captured by aliens who imprisoned species to study them, using their big brains to manipulate the reality of their prisoners. Pike withstood mental torture, intuited he was experiencing an illusion and turned the tables on his captors. Jeffrey Hunter, who played Pike, refused to commit to the TV series. William Shatner was then cast as the Enterprise captain, and the rest is Trek history.
5. James T. Kirk, “Star Trek” (original series film reboot): All of the good traits of the original Kirk – an intense loyalty to crew and warp-speed decision-making – are balanced against a juvenile disregard for the Prime Directive, which forbids interference in alien civilizations. He turned an entire developing species into spaceship-worshiping cultists by raising the USS Enterprise out of the ocean right in front of them. The small sample size (only three movies) harms this Kirk’s ranking; we need to see how he handles a Gorn.
4. Jean-Luc Picard, “The Next Generation”: Surprised to see him this low? Picard is intelligent, courageous and commanding, but has a fatal flaw: an arrogant belief in human ability. Consider: In his third encounter with “Q,” an apparently omnipotent and clearly unpredictable being, Picard, who is not omnipotent, makes the catastrophic misjudgment of insulting him, telling Q humans don’t need his help. Q petulantly slings the Enterprise across the galaxy and into first contact with a species they could not handle – the Borg, an advanced, pitiless drone collective that would become the Federation’s greatest enemy. Make it d’oh!
3. Kathryn Janeway, “Voyager”: Janeway, Star Trek’s only major female captain, was forced into an impossible situation: An alien transported her ship and crew 75 years away from Earth while they were chasing an anti-Federation rebel group. Then she had to integrate the two crews … and then persuade them not to mutiny and toss her out of an airlock when she destroyed their shortcut home. (Those high-minded Star Fleet values …) On the long voyage back to Earth, Janeway had to scavenge her way across the quadrant for resources to literally keep the ship’s lights on and battle hostile aliens at every turn. She also had to overcome the most laconic bridge crew in Federation history.
2. Benjamin Sisko, “Deep Space Nine”: Unlike Star Fleet captains who went to space in Federation ships with crews duty-bound to follow orders, Sisko took command of a booby-trapped alien space station with an alien first officer who hated him. There was also a range of alien civilians with their own agendas, from a grifting Ferengi bartender to a scheming Cardassian tailor, all of whom made running the station tougher than herding targs. Bonus: The local religion thought Sisko was a holy man, so there was that diplomatic land mine to deal with, and he was a widower raising a son. Sisko’s integrity and ingenuity turned the haters into loyalists and welded his crew to him. Sisko was the Eisenhower of captains — the Federation’s greatest massed-forces military commander — and led the battles that protected the quadrant from alien takeover.
1. James T. Kirk, “Star Trek”: The predictable but correct choice. Kirk commanded with brains, heart and brio. He is the Federation’s greatest one-on-one tactical commander in battle and could even destroy malevolent talking computers by arguing them into logical suicide-spirals. He began his career battling Klingons and lost his son to Klingons, yet ended up sealing the Federation peace with the Klingons. He had two substantial flaws: He treated the Prime Directive like dental floss and looked at many alien species as child-races in need of education, enlightenment or a good spanking. But his sometimes-cavalier attitude never imperiled the entire Federation like some captains (cough cough — Picard — cough cough). Also, Kirk was smart enough to lean on the Federation’s finest first officer. With Spock, the superego to Kirk’s id, they were a nearly flawless pair.
Bonus: The greatest alien captain: Unnamed Romulan commander in the original series episode, “Balance of Terror,” who wages a white-knuckles cat-and-mouse game with Kirk worthy of any great submarine film duel. The noble and morally tortured Romulan captain was played by the late Mark Lenard, who went on to play Spock’s father in later Treks, which is cool, because Vulcans and Romulans are cousins.
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Closing: Beau Jo’s leaves Boulder, R.I.P. Espresso Americano and 730 South says so long
No more mountain-style pizza in Boulder
We said goodbye to the Denver Beau Jo’s at the end of July, and now the Boulder location is closing, too, as The Daily Camera first reported. The restaurant posted the following message on its website:
“We look forward to serving our Boulder friends again at our new Longmont location, which is scheduled to open in late 2017. Our Boulder location will be closing on September 27 at 9 p.m. Thank you, Boulder!”
A call to Beau Jo’s corporate office has yet to be returned. The Longmont Beau Jo’s will be at 2033 Ken Pratt Blvd. 2690 Baseline Rd., Boulder, 303-554-5312; beaujos.com
There goes the neighborhood
After 18 years, 730 South Bar & Grill closed after brunch on Sept. 24. The restaurant epitomized the neighborhood eatery, feeding its Bonnie Brae friends’ bodies and souls since it opened in 1999. 730 posted this message on its Facebook page:
“I’m sorry but we will be closing permanently after brunch on Sunday the 24th. Thank you for all your support over the years.”
730 South Bar & Grill has disconnected its phone line, and couldn’t be reached for comment. 730 S. University Blvd., Denver, 303-744-1888; 730south.net
Coffee closures
Downtown Denverites and DTCers were even less perky this past Monday morning than usual — Espresso Americano closed all of its United States locations (including the 16th St. and DTC Blvd. outposts) on Sunday, Sept. 24, a manager at the Greenwood Village cafe confirmed. 216 16th St., Denver, 303-534-5385 and 5322 DTC Blvd., Greenwood Village, 303-953-9085
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Closing: Beau Jo’s leaves Boulder, R.I.P. Espresso Americano and 730 South says so long
No more mountain-style pizza in Boulder
We said goodbye to the Denver Beau Jo’s at the end of July, and now the Boulder location is closing, too, as The Daily Camera first reported. The restaurant posted the following message on its website:
“We look forward to serving our Boulder friends again at our new Longmont location, which is scheduled to open in late 2017. Our Boulder location will be closing on September 27 at 9 p.m. Thank you, Boulder!”
A call to Beau Jo’s corporate office has yet to be returned. The Longmont Beau Jo’s will be at 2033 Ken Pratt Blvd. 2690 Baseline Rd., Boulder, 303-554-5312; beaujos.com
There goes the neighborhood
After 18 years, 730 South Bar & Grill closed after brunch on Sept. 24. The restaurant epitomized the neighborhood eatery, feeding its Bonnie Brae friends’ bodies and souls since it opened in 1999. 730 posted this message on its Facebook page:
“I’m sorry but we will be closing permanently after brunch on Sunday the 24th. Thank you for all your support over the years.”
730 South Bar & Grill has disconnected its phone line, and couldn’t be reached for comment. 730 S. University Blvd., Denver, 303-744-1888; 730south.net
Coffee closures
Downtown Denverites and DTCers were even less perky this past Monday morning than usual — Espresso Americano closed all of its United States locations (including the 16th St. and DTC Blvd. outposts) on Sunday, Sept. 24, a manager at the Greenwood Village cafe confirmed. 216 16th St., Denver, 303-534-5385 and 5322 DTC Blvd., Greenwood Village, 303-953-9085
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Europe’s Gelato Festival makes its U.S. debut in Boulder this weekend
Henry James famously said that “summer afternoon” were the two most beautiful words in the English language, but I don’t think he heard these two together: gelato festival.
This weekend, the Europe-based Gelato Festival is coming to America for the first time ever, and Boulder is its first stop. From Sept. 29-Oct. 1, Gelato Festival America will take over the Twenty Ninth Street Outdoor Mall with gelato makers from around the world. This is pretty much the biggest cream-centric thing to hit Boulder in years.
There will be gelato competitions (including a gelato-eating contest!), activities and of course tastings. If you can think of anything better than this going on this weekend, well then you must be in on some super-secret gelato and pizza festival, because this is pretty major.
Alas, gelato fest isn’t free, but can you even put a price on this level of happiness? Check out Gelato Festival America for ticket info and a full schedule of events.
Gelato Festival America: Twenty Ninth Street Outdoor Mall in Boulder; Sept. 29-Oct. 1; gelatofestivalamerica.com
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Euro Trends: Evolving a Unique Marketplace
For many Americans and other folks around the world, the word “Europe” is synonymous with style, trendiness and a distinct elegance and flair.
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Monday, September 25, 2017
A do-gooder’s guide to volunteering in Adams County
Choosing to volunteer in your community involves a lot of commitment. You’re clearing your schedule, offering your skills and taking a stand for what you believe in. Finding the right opportunity is just another item on your to-do list. Check out some diverse volunteer options around Adams County.
Wild Animal Sanctuary
Address: 1946 County Road 53, Keenesburg
Contact: 303-288-3294, wildanimalsanctuary.org
About: Love helping animals in need but want something a little more extreme than dogs and cats? Keenesburg’s Wild Animal Sanctuary has more than 400 rescued wild animals including lions, tigers, bears (oh my) and more. This organization is looking for dedicated volunteers to assist in cleaning the expansive facility, educating wide-eyed guests, building fences and habitats, fundraising and, yes, working with the animals.
Elmwood Cemetery Walk
Address: 14800 Old Brighton Road, Brighton
Contact: 303-655-2060, acorr@brightonco.gov
About: This opportunity is ideal for amateur local historians, wannabe witches and drama kids alike. The Elmwood Cemetery in Brighton is looking for residents to dress and act the parts of notable pioneers, farmers, soldiers, city leaders and more during its annual cemetery walk on from 1-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14. If your schedule doesn’t allow for more than a one-off volunteer afternoon, this is also a perfect match.
Thornton 55+ Organization
Address: 9471 Dorothy Blvd., Thornton
Contact: 303-255-7850
About: Just because your AARP card came in the mail a few years back doesn’t mean you can’t continue making a difference in your community. Create a direct impact in the lives of your peers by applying to join the 55+ Organization for Thornton’s Active Adult Center. Members meet once each month to determine activities and programs for the center such as craft groups, bingo night and parties. The organization also helps raise funds and gather equipment.
Northglenn Park and Trail Partners
Contact: 303-450-8904, jmurphy@northglenn.org
About: Can’t go a day without enjoying the outdoors? Hate the sight of litter and debris on trails and pathways? Own a small business and want to engage with the community more? If any of the above sound familiar, the city of Northglenn is looking for volunteers like you. As park and trail partners you’ll help clean and otherwise maintain the area’s parks and trails on a weekly or monthly basis. Both individuals and businesses are welcome to lend a hand.
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Birdcall coming to Union Station, second Ocean Prime headed for DTC
The Denver restaurant scene continues its frenetic pace, showing no regard for those of us struggling to keep up with all the new openings.
Two downtown restaurants announced second locations today, and it’s good news for seafood fans and people who prefer to eat fried chicken without any pesky human interaction.
Ocean Prime will be bringing its upscale seafood and steak menu to the Belleview Promenade Center in Greenwood Village. The DTC outpost will have the same menu as the Larimer Square restaurant and should open next summer. ocean-prime.com
Birdcall — the fast-casual chicken restaurant that uses high-tech ordering kiosks to improve efficiency, reduce labor costs and make agoraphobes’ dreams come true — will open a second location inside the Union Station Whole Foods Market. You’ll be able to get a fried chicken sandwich to go along with your spirulina come mid-November. eatbirdcall.com
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Birdcall coming to Union Station, second Ocean Prime headed for DTC
The Denver restaurant scene continues its frenetic pace, showing no regard for those of us struggling to keep up with all the new openings.
Two downtown restaurants announced second locations today, and it’s good news for seafood fans and people who prefer to eat fried chicken without any pesky human interaction.
Ocean Prime will be bringing its upscale seafood and steak menu to the Belleview Promenade Center in Greenwood Village. The DTC outpost will have the same menu as the Larimer Square restaurant and should open next summer. ocean-prime.com
Birdcall — the fast-casual chicken restaurant that uses high-tech ordering kiosks to improve efficiency, reduce labor costs and make agoraphobes’ dreams come true — will open a second location inside the Union Station Whole Foods Market. You’ll be able to get a fried chicken sandwich to go along with your spirulina come mid-November. eatbirdcall.com
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Fewer teens are drinking, but some are replacing it with marijuana
Bennett Wright tried vodka once, at a friend’s house, and it didn’t taste good.
Unlike legions of bygone teenagers who grimaced and took another swig figuring it was part of growing up and they’d get used to it, Wright stopped there.
“I just saw no fun in it,” said Wright, a North Bethesda, Maryland, resident who is 16 and doesn’t drink alcohol of any kind. “There’s just no appeal to me, and I just don’t understand why kids do it. All of my good friends don’t drink, and my girlfriend’s the same.”
If that sounds counterintuitive to those who were teenagers in the mid- to late-20th century, it fits right onto the curve of teenagers’ proclivities in recent years.
A study released last week in the journal Child Development found teens are increasingly delaying activities that had long been seen as rites of passage into adulthood, including alcohol consumption. Over the past four decades the portion of teenagers who have tried it has plunged from 93 percent to 67 percent, according to the study.
Read the full story at TheCannabist.co.
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Adult Stars Share Tips, Secrets for Career Success
So you wanna be a porn star, huh? You’ve got the hot body, the one-way ticket to Los Angeles and a top agent’s number on speed dial (don’t be tardy!). Yeah, you’re totally ready to conquer porn valley.
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Sunday, September 24, 2017
Q&A: Yanks.com Flourishes With Commander Todd Spaits
Saturday, September 23, 2017
After a Long Summer, It Is Back to Work
Summer vacation is over. It’s the beginning of a new work year for me. I’ve been in this industry for almost 20 years now. September has always felt like a new beginning. Of course, January is the traditional start but it is also an intense time of big sales — people trying out their new devices — and time seems to fly by.
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Friday, September 22, 2017
Kitchen fire closes brand new Union Station restaurant Tavernetta
A fire broke in Tavernetta, the brand-new restaurant from the Frasca team, around 9:15 p.m. on Thursday night, forcing the restaurant to evacuate and close for a few days, as 5280 first reported.
“This was not my first restaurant evacuation, unfortunately, but it was definitely the smoothest,” Tavernetta publicist Sarah Abell, who just happened to be at the restaurant eating dinner at the time of the fire, said.
The Denver Fire Department took care of the fire, which they believe to have started in the walls, very quickly. No one was hurt, and the kitchen equipment was unaffected. The restaurant was so impressed by the department’s swift reaction that it will be sending some Tavernetta eats to the DFD as a thank you when it’s back up and running.
Abell said that the team hopes to re-open early next week once it gets everything put back together.
Tavernetta by Frasca: 1889 16th St., Denver, 720-605-1889; tavernettadenver.com
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Kitchen fire closes brand new Union Station restaurant Tavernetta
A fire broke in Tavernetta, the brand-new restaurant from the Frasca team, around 9:15 p.m. on Thursday night, forcing the restaurant to evacuate and close for a few days, as 5280 first reported.
“This was not my first restaurant evacuation, unfortunately, but it was definitely the smoothest,” Tavernetta publicist Sarah Abell, who just happened to be at the restaurant eating dinner at the time of the fire, said.
The Denver Fire Department took care of the fire, which they believe to have started in the walls, very quickly. No one was hurt, and the kitchen equipment was unaffected. The restaurant was so impressed by the department’s swift reaction that it will be sending some Tavernetta eats to the DFD as a thank you when it’s back up and running.
Abell said that the team hopes to re-open early next week once it gets everything put back together.
Tavernetta by Frasca: 1889 16th St., Denver, 720-605-1889; tavernettadenver.com
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Morrissey plots fall tour, Denver concert
On Nov. 17, Morrissey will release “Low in High School,” his latest album of presumably biting, kiss-off anthems.
In support of that album, the English singer will embark on a 16-show tour of North America, including a date in Denver, his PR agency announced in a release.
Morrissey will play the Paramount Theatre on Nov. 20. Tickets are $65-$99.50 and go on sale Sept. 29 at 10 a.m. via altitudetickets.com.
That’s the plan, at least. The former Smiths frontman has become notorious for canceling concerts, often last-minute, to the extent that there is at least one (now outdated) article dedicated to rounding up his scratched show dates. Morrissey’s most recent show in Colorado was canceled minutes after showtime when it was announced that Gustavo Manzur, his keyboardist, had collapsed before the show. He would go on to cancel the tour’s final six dates.
Check out Morrissey’s full list of North American tour dates — and “Spent the Day in Bed,” the first single from Morrissey’s new album — below.
Morrissey 2017 North American tour dates
Oct 31 – Portland, OR – Schnitzer Concert Hall
Nov 2 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
Nov 4 – San Francisco, CA – Masonic Auditorium
Nov 5 – Paso Robles, CA – Vina Robles Amphitheatre
Nov 10 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl w/ Billy Idol (SOLD OUT)
Nov 11 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl w/ Billy Idol
Nov 16 – Phoenix, AZ – Marquee
Nov 18 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kingsbury Hall
Nov 20 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre
Nov 22 – St. Louis, MO – Peabody Opera House
Nov 25 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theater
Nov 28 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit
Nov 30 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
Dec 2 – New York, NY – Theatre at Madison Square Garden
Dec 4 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
Dec 7 – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre
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The Adult Industry Can No Longer Be an Island
I recently returned from the 2017 IAS Conference on HIV Science, where I had been invited to speak about adult industry’s testing protocols, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and the rights of sex workers.
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Thursday, September 21, 2017
Shop these local, trendy boutiques in West Jefferson County
Time will fly as you spend hours checking out what these three West Jeffco boutiques have to offer. Discover the latest trends in clothing, hats, bags, accessories and more. Shop small and support local places. You’ll find something unique and feel good about supporting the West Jeffco economy.
Period Six Studio
Address: 720 Golden Ridge Road, unit B, Golden
Hours: 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, closed Sunday and Wednesday
Contact: 303-278-2150, periodsix.com
What the owner says: “I buy with our customers in mind, and I find artists they will like. I try really hard to pair our customers with artists I think will speak to them. (The atmosphere) is really laid back and warm feeling. We’re open to kids, dogs, your coffee — we have a family living room kind of feel.” — Kiley Handy, owner
Truly BoHotique
Address: 801-B 14th St., Golden
Hours: noon-5 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday
Contact: 303-278-7084, trulybohotique.com
What the owner says: “Our age demographic — we carry Free People, and we carry work-style clothes — so our demographic is anywhere from 18 to 60 years old. We carry a lot of local jewelers, not even just from the U.S., but mainly from Colorado. Our jewelry is made of beads, silver, turquoise — it’s really the boho look. It’s delicate-looking jewelry.”
— Deena Weller, co-owner
Sweetwater Boutique
Address: 28125 CO-74, Evergreen
Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday
Contact: 303-670-7111, on Facebook at Sweetwater Boutique
What the manager says: “We carry a lot of one-of-a-kind, local artists. We have a lot of fun stuff and lot of accessories. We have skirts and a few dresses and blouses and tops — a little bit of everything.” — Nichole Gutzeit, manager
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Taco joints in Adams County for Taco Tuesday (and every other day)
Scene: The office, Tuesday afternoon. You’re at your desk. 11:58 a.m. The fluorescent bulbs flicker above. Your eyes fixate on the bottom right corner of your screen. 11:59 a.m. Tick, tock. It’s almost time. At last, the pixels on the tiny digital clock change: Noon. Lunch time on Taco Tuesday.
But where to go?
You’re in luck: there are so many taco joint options in Adams County — you’ll want to indulge every day of the week, not just on the alliterative ones.
Tacos Samy Food Truck
Address: Federal Boulevard and 92nd Avenue, Federal Heights
Hours: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-11 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, 5-9 p.m. Sunday
Contact: 720-461-1551
About: When on the hunt for the best taco in town, never shy away from an unusual locale or an unusual ingredient. You’ll find both at Tacos Samy Food Truck, a one-man operation on wheels. Choose from 10 kinds of tacos, all priced at either $2 or $2.50 each. Break away from the typical asada and carnitas to try more unusual varieties, such as cabesa (cow head) or cueritos (pork skin).
Spicy Tacos
Address: 965 Platte River Blvd., Brighton
Hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday
Contact: 303-659-3550
About: Don’t worry: Even if you’re sensitive to the flaming hot powers of peppers, Spicy Tacos still has plenty of taco possibilities open for you. The shop offers a to go “Taco Kit” menu option. For $9.35., you get a pound of ground beef, six taco shells and some fixings you can prepare wherever, whenever. Add on quarts of rice, beans and green chile for a real feast.
Beltran’s Meat Market
Address: 11920 Washington St., Northglenn
Hours: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. daily
Contact: 303-280-7293
About: Enjoy a taco lunch, and pick up a few groceries at Beltran’s Meat Market. Named for the family that owns and operates it, this little shop is worth a visit for its selection of traditional produce, treats, tortillas and meats. After cleaning your plate, shop for all the ingredients you’ll need to make tacos as good as the ones at Beltran’s.
Kikos Authentic Mexican Food
Address: 290 N. Main St., Brighton
Hours: 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday
Contact: 303-659-0262
About: Make time to visit Kikos Authentic Mexican Food on Tuesdays, so you can claim its all-day $1.25-per-taco deal. They’re also flexible when it comes to dietary restrictions, and the menu has an entire section devoted to paleo and gluten-free variations. Make sure to check out the avocado relleno and dessert nachos specialties too.
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Taco joints in Adams County for Taco Tuesday (and every other day)
Scene: The office, Tuesday afternoon. You’re at your desk. 11:58 a.m. The fluorescent bulbs flicker above. Your eyes fixate on the bottom right corner of your screen. 11:59 a.m. Tick, tock. It’s almost time. At last, the pixels on the tiny digital clock change: Noon. Lunch time on Taco Tuesday.
But where to go?
You’re in luck: there are so many taco joint options in Adams County — you’ll want to indulge every day of the week, not just on the alliterative ones.
Tacos Samy Food Truck
Address: Federal Boulevard and 92nd Avenue, Federal Heights
Hours: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-11 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, 5-9 p.m. Sunday
Contact: 720-461-1551
About: When on the hunt for the best taco in town, never shy away from an unusual locale or an unusual ingredient. You’ll find both at Tacos Samy Food Truck, a one-man operation on wheels. Choose from 10 kinds of tacos, all priced at either $2 or $2.50 each. Break away from the typical asada and carnitas to try more unusual varieties, such as cabesa (cow head) or cueritos (pork skin).
Spicy Tacos
Address: 965 Platte River Blvd., Brighton
Hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday
Contact: 303-659-3550
About: Don’t worry: Even if you’re sensitive to the flaming hot powers of peppers, Spicy Tacos still has plenty of taco possibilities open for you. The shop offers a to go “Taco Kit” menu option. For $9.35., you get a pound of ground beef, six taco shells and some fixings you can prepare wherever, whenever. Add on quarts of rice, beans and green chile for a real feast.
Beltran’s Meat Market
Address: 11920 Washington St., Northglenn
Hours: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. daily
Contact: 303-280-7293
About: Enjoy a taco lunch, and pick up a few groceries at Beltran’s Meat Market. Named for the family that owns and operates it, this little shop is worth a visit for its selection of traditional produce, treats, tortillas and meats. After cleaning your plate, shop for all the ingredients you’ll need to make tacos as good as the ones at Beltran’s.
Kikos Authentic Mexican Food
Address: 290 N. Main St., Brighton
Hours: 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday
Contact: 303-659-0262
About: Make time to visit Kikos Authentic Mexican Food on Tuesdays, so you can claim its all-day $1.25-per-taco deal. They’re also flexible when it comes to dietary restrictions, and the menu has an entire section devoted to paleo and gluten-free variations. Make sure to check out the avocado relleno and dessert nachos specialties too.
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Sandy Holland Discusses Inspiration for Lesbian Couples Toy Shi/Shi
The LGBTQ community has always brought an innovative approach to sex toys. When you’re simultaneously fighting for the right to your sexual identity and surrounded by pleasure products that consider your needs to be an afterthought, the resulting environment is ripe for revolution.
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Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Created in Breckenridge, Pumpkin Spice Latte beer goes national
Pumpkin Spice Latte is a stout beer made from dark roasted malts and cold brewed with roasted coffee beans from another Breckenridge-based business, the Cabin Coffee Co.
The additions of vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves compliment the beer’s pumpkin flavor, and the result is a highly approachable, velvety fall brew that’s 5.5 percent alcohol by volume and pairs nicely with doughnuts and other desserts.
Pumpkin Spice Latte also comes as part of the brewery’s Nitro Series, a lineup of beers infused with nitrogen gas, instead of purely carbon dioxide.
Read more about the beer at Summit Daily.
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Created in Breckenridge, Pumpkin Spice Latte beer goes national
Pumpkin Spice Latte is a stout beer made from dark roasted malts and cold brewed with roasted coffee beans from another Breckenridge-based business, the Cabin Coffee Co.
The additions of vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves compliment the beer’s pumpkin flavor, and the result is a highly approachable, velvety fall brew that’s 5.5 percent alcohol by volume and pairs nicely with doughnuts and other desserts.
Pumpkin Spice Latte also comes as part of the brewery’s Nitro Series, a lineup of beers infused with nitrogen gas, instead of purely carbon dioxide.
Read more about the beer at Summit Daily.
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Downtown’s Santa Fe Cookie Co. to reopen this fall
Debbie Kuehn — better known as “The Cookie Lady” in downtown Denver — liked to say that she changed the world one cookie at a time.
After her death on June 28, we mourned the loss of both Kuehn and her Santa Fe Cookie Co. treats. But the world still needs changing, so Kuehn’s niece Alexis McLean is taking up the call.
“It was a really big decision, but it just felt right,” McLean said of deciding to re-open her aunt’s Santa Fe Cookie Co. “There’s just something about what she created there, and I feel like I know a lot about what she wanted to create.”
McLean baked up Kuehn’s final batches of dough on July 17, in what was supposed to be the last chance for loyal customers to say goodbye to Kuehn and taste her cookies one final time.
But McLean couldn’t let her aunt’s legacy go.
And so the speakeasy of cookies will re-open in the Republic Plaza’s lower courtyard once again.
McLean said she won’t change Kuehn’s recipes (“Her cookies are already perfect”) nor honor-system payment method, where cookie-lovers fold up their dollar bills, drop them into an old plastic jug and grab their bag of cookies.
Lest you fear that the cookies won’t be the same without Kuehn pulling them from the oven, rest assured that McLean has done her time as her aunt’s apprentice. She first started helping out as a kid, but she really learned the techniques while working for Kuehn during summers off from college.
“Debbie was a real perfectionist with her recipes,” McLean said. “It took years for her to let me bake or mix on my own. She was the boss, for sure.”
There will be some changes, though. McLean, who worked as an artist before deciding earlier this month to continue her aunt’s legacy in the cookie world, will do some sprucing up of the space.
“I did all the original murals and signage, so I’m going to put my artistic touch into the place. She (Kuehn) always wanted a little French café, so I’m going to get that vibe in there. It’ll have a little bit of a different feel, but the root of it will stay the same,” she said.
McLean will also add more of Kuehn’s recipes to the menu, goodies like scones, coffee cake and other cookie varieties. She’ll serve coffee, too (also on the honor system).
Another change, unfortunately, will be the price: Instead of three-for-$1 cookies, McLean will do two-for-$1. (To be fair, Kuehn told me back in May that she was considering a price hike as well.)
Your Santa Fe cookie withdrawals come to an end on Oct. 2, when McLean will set out her aunt’s jug and bake up those iconic cookies once again, with a grand opening to follow on Oct. 19.
Santa Fe Cookie Co.: 303 16th St. #12A, Denver, 303-623-0919; Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Opening Oct. 2
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Downtown’s Santa Fe Cookie Co. to reopen this fall
Debbie Kuehn — better known as “The Cookie Lady” in downtown Denver — liked to say that she changed the world one cookie at a time.
After her death on June 28, we mourned the loss of both Kuehn and her Santa Fe Cookie Co. treats. But the world still needs changing, so Kuehn’s niece Alexis McLean is taking up the call.
“It was a really big decision, but it just felt right,” McLean said of deciding to re-open her aunt’s Santa Fe Cookie Co. “There’s just something about what she created there, and I feel like I know a lot about what she wanted to create.”
McLean baked up Kuehn’s final batches of dough on July 17, in what was supposed to be the last chance for loyal customers to say goodbye to Kuehn and taste her cookies one final time.
But McLean couldn’t let her aunt’s legacy go.
And so the speakeasy of cookies will re-open in the Republic Plaza’s lower courtyard once again.
McLean said she won’t change Kuehn’s recipes (“Her cookies are already perfect”) nor honor-system payment method, where cookie-lovers fold up their dollar bills, drop them into an old plastic jug and grab their bag of cookies.
Lest you fear that the cookies won’t be the same without Kuehn pulling them from the oven, rest assured that McLean has done her time as her aunt’s apprentice. She first started helping out as a kid, but she really learned the techniques while working for Kuehn during summers off from college.
“Debbie was a real perfectionist with her recipes,” McLean said. “It took years for her to let me bake or mix on my own. She was the boss, for sure.”
There will be some changes, though. McLean, who worked as an artist before deciding earlier this month to continue her aunt’s legacy in the cookie world, will do some sprucing up of the space.
“I did all the original murals and signage, so I’m going to put my artistic touch into the place. She (Kuehn) always wanted a little French café, so I’m going to get that vibe in there. It’ll have a little bit of a different feel, but the root of it will stay the same,” she said.
McLean will also add more of Kuehn’s recipes to the menu, goodies like scones, coffee cake and other cookie varieties. She’ll serve coffee, too (also on the honor system).
Another change, unfortunately, will be the price: Instead of three-for-$1 cookies, McLean will do two-for-$1. (To be fair, Kuehn told me back in May that she was considering a price hike as well.)
Your Santa Fe cookie withdrawals come to an end on Oct. 2, when McLean will set out her aunt’s jug and bake up those iconic cookies once again, with a grand opening to follow on Oct. 19.
Santa Fe Cookie Co.: 303 16th St. #12A, Denver, 303-623-0919; Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Opening Oct. 2
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Is Stale Blog Content Hurting Your SEO?
If your site has a blog, whether it’s used to announce site updates or if you use it to attract NSFW traffic to adult, revising your old stale posts may be more effective than simply continuing to add new content in the form of frequent, short, posts.
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Tuesday, September 19, 2017
The Spicy Pickle is back, plus more sandwiches in this week’s restaurant openings
The return of Spicy Pickle
If you’ve lived in the Denver area for long, you probably remember the Spicy Pickle sandwich shop. After a rapid franchise expansion, the Pickle found itself in, well, a pickle, and closed the last of its Colorado restaurants in 2014. But you can’t keep a good pickle down, and I’m happy to report that the Pickle is back! The official grand opening is Friday, Sept. 22, but it’s open and serving most of the menu right now. 1875 Lawrence, Denver, 720-550-6614; spicypickle.com
Another sandwich
Rebel Restaurant has one of the city’s most creative (and delicious) dinner menus. Now, it’s letting lunch get in on the fun with the Monday, Sept. 18 launch of Obey Sandwitchery, a sandwich restaurant-within-a-restaurant open Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sandwiches span the globe, from the Kimchi Cheese Steak to the Country Fried Short Rib with pimento cheese. 3763 Wynkoop St., Denver, 303-297-3902
Still more sandwiches
Stack Subs charmed Lakewood with its loaded subs. Now it’s coming for downtown Denver with the same menu of stacked sandwiches (including some made on pretzel rolls!), plus new breakfast subs to fuel the morning office crowd. Stack starts serving Sept. 20. 1331 17th St., Denver; stacksubs.com
Not a sandwich
Can’t get enough of the dynamic fried duo of fish and potatoes? Live in or near Arvada? Then you’re in luck, because GB Fish & Chips opened a fourth location in Arvada. Eat your little battered and fried heart out tonight; GB opened Sept. 11. 7401 Ralston Rd., Arvada, 303-420-9897; gbfishandchips.com
A chicken coup
Raising Cane’s continues its chicken finger conquest of Colorado. On Tuesday, Sept. 19 the chicken chain opened its third Denver-area restaurant in as many months in Castle Rock. And because this is a major affair, the Denver Nuggets mascot and a high school band were on-hand for the opening festivities. Of course they were. 5012 Founders Parkway, Castle Rock; raisingcanes.com
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