Wynkoop Brewing Company

All About Beer magazine's 2010 travel issue, Beer Traveler, is now out. The cover story is 150 Perfect Places to Have a Beer, it chronicles the best places (breweries, brewpubs, beer bars and beer fests) in the world to enjoy a cool one. Wynkoop Brewing Company is number 38 on the list. Wonderful! Thank you AAB editors and writers.

This article originally appeared on the Huffington Post The competition was held at the same time as the Winter Olympics, involving an activity in which many spectators and TV viewers of the Olympics indulge in while watching the games: beer drinking. It was the prestigious (in some quarters, at least), 14th annual "Beerdrinker of the Year" contest. However, no beer bongs or quarters were utilized at this match-up; this wasn't supposed to be merely high jinks aimed at "average drinkers," as the event's MC, Marty Jones, explained it. In playful fashion, three competing finalists were asked questions by a panel…

Denverbrewpub boosts gorilla marketing with hand-canned fundraiser for Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund (Denver, Colorado) – Wynkoop Brewing Company -- Colorado's first brewpub -- is releasing a second packaged beer, Silverback Pale Ale. The hand-canned beer (named after the male leaders among Mountain Gorillas) is a unique version of American-style pale ale made with grains of paradise. Fifty-percent of all profits from the sale of Silverback Pale Ale go tothe Denver-based Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund (MGCF). "In today's economy," says MGCF's Frank Keesling, "private donations are hard to come by. Silverback will provide much-needed funds for our projects to survive, and…

It's official, we've now released our second, small-batch, hand-canned treat, Silverback Pale Ale. It's an artfully balanced beer with a citrusy aroma, crisp pale malt flavors and a satisfying hop character throughout. It has a refreshing hoppy finish, 40 International Bittering Units, and a comfortable 5.5% ABV. Hoppy but highly sessionable, Silverback Pale Ale is made with grains of paradise for a unique spiciness and a novel twist on the American pale ale style. The beer also allows us to ramp up the "gorilla marketing" we've been doing for years for the Denver-based Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund.  Fifty percent of all profits from the sale of…