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For More Information Contact: John Georgis john@banjobilly.com 303-378-2011 Denver (May 24, 2012) – Banjo Billy’s Bus Tours, known for its memorable history, ghost and crime tours aboard an unforgettable “hillbilly shack on wheels” tour bus, is launching new Brewery Tours in Denver, starting May 31. “It’s only fitting that we expand our tour schedule to include brewery tours in Denver, considering Denver’s prominence in America’s beer industry, and considering that we’ve got the perfect bus for taking beer lovers around Denver, ” says John Georgis, founder and operator of Banjo Billy’s Bus Tours. The three-hour tours will depart every Thursday…
New beers will be featured in famed Denver theme park’s beer garden and select dining locations, and at Wynkoop (Denver, Colorado) – Wynkoop Brewing Company is releasing a pair of brand new beers brewed especially for Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park in Denver. The beers – Elitch Gardens Orchard Wheat and Elitch Gardens Fire Roasted Amber -- will go on tap at Wynkoop at 7 PM on May 15 as part of Wynkoop’s American Craft Beer Week festivities. The beers will go on tap at Elitch Gardens at 11 AM on May 19. They will be served in the…
Iowa writer, homebrewer and beer ambassador lands Wynkoop’s 16th crown for America’s ultimate beer nut (Denver, Colorado) – J. Wilson, a Prescott, Iowa writer, homebrewer, beer judge and beer blogger, is Wynkoop Brewing Company’s 2012 Beerdrinker of the Year. Wilson won the title at the Beerdrinker of the Year National Finals, held Saturday, February 25 at Wynkoop Brewing Company, Colorado’s first brewpub. Wilson’s astute beer knowledge, beer ambassadorship (from a town of just 283 people) and a 2011 beer & water fast helped him win the contest. “He’s a person who really understands and promotes beer,” said Andy Brown, Wynkoop’s…
(Denver, Colorado) – Since June of 2011, Wynkoop Brewing Company (Colorado’s first brewpub) has been at full brewing capacity and unable to pursue new accounts for its small-batch draft and hand-canned beers. Despite that scenario, the pioneering brewpub (founded by Colorado governor John Hickenlooper) boosted its annual sales for distributed beer by 33% over 2010. The brewery also produced 3870 barrels of beer in 2011, up from 3500 barrels in 2010. To help increase the supply of Rail Yard Ale, Silverback Pale Ale and its other beers, Wynkoop has just completed its first brewery expansion in 13 years. The company’s…
