This past weekend was the South Denver Beer Festival at Clement Park in Littleton. Though it was a little bit of a drive from downtown Denver it was set at a nice park. The festival was spread out and did not feel too crowded. If the weather was just a little warmer it would have been perfect!
As you know, we got to represent Wild Woods! It was the first beer festival for Wild Woods so we got to spread the word of this new brewery. On Saturday we poured the Ponderosa Porter and the Wildflower Pale Ale. Many people commented on the uniqueness of the porter with its unusually lighter body and how the pale ale was easy to drink. On Sunday we switched out the Wildflower Pale Ale with the Campfire Red. People enjoyed the subtle smokiness in this light red ale.
If you were lucky enough to enjoy the cheese and beer pairing presentation put on by Andy Sparhawk from the Brewers Association, you also got to pair Wild Woods S’mores Stout with Avalanche Cheese Midnight Blue. The Avalanche Cheese Company also sampled their Goat Cheddar and Cabra Blanca. The Cabra Blanca was my favorite!
There was a VIP section where local distilleries, cheese (from MouCo and Avalanche Cheese) and chocolate producers shared samples. I loved the Ashley and the Trufello from MouCo…YUMMM! The U.K. 5 Vodka was a memorable vodka. I can’t speak much about it except that it had ridiculous flavor and would be amazing in a dirty martini 😀
Many breweries came out to share their tasty brews. Since I was volunteering I did not have the time to write about all of them but I wanted to mention some of the ones that stuck out: American Sour Ale with Raspberries (Loveland Aleworks), Canniption Pale Ale (West Flanders), 8 Second Kolsch (Elevation), Watermelon Kolsch-Style Ale (Fate Brewing), and Organic Chocolate Stout (Samuel Smith).
Black Bottle Brewery
I hope everyone had a great Cinco De Mayo! Cheers!
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Loved the ‘bad-ass’ picture 😀 And mesmerized by your cute way of story telling 🙂
You are too sweet! Thanks so much! 🙂
These are really great pictures!
Oh thank you! I felt like I didn’t get many good ones because I was busy passing out beer or tasting it myself 😉
Looks like so much fun, I have to try that Vodka!! Great photo’s.
Yes, you should! It was so good 🙂
Glad you survived your crazy weekend. Looks like great fun. I love that cheese and beer is being recognized as a legit pairing. And s’more stout sounds amazing!!! Appreciate you covering the Denver beer scene for us out-of-staters 😉
ha ha so glad of your appreciation, Liz 😀 I hope I don’t make you too jealous! 😉 I love that cheese and beer is being recognized as well…so awesome!
That festival sounds like so much fun my friend:D
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
It was a lot of fun! Thanks! 🙂
Thanks for the mention. The pairings were well received, especially the Stout and Blue.
Oh you are welcome! Glad you saw the post 🙂 I wish I could have been a part of the pairing!
Holy cracker look at all that cheese. Looks like a fun day out.
ha ha I know isn’t it awesome?! Love cheese 🙂
What Fun – thanks for sharing! Loving the new header:) Have a Great One
Thank you! It is on a rotation so you must have just caught a different picture! 🙂
Looks like an awesome time!
It was! I have never had a bad time at a beer festival 🙂
You lucky! Looks so fun. How about that cheese presentation? Marvelous!
ha ha yes the cheese was awesome! 🙂 I want all of it!
Looks like the perfect weather for the festival, and such a fun event. All those tasters were lucky to have such a knowledgeable and charming person filling their cups!
You are so sweet! Thank you 😀
Those bad ass pants are freaking hilarious! Especially the mutt version!!! Love this post. Wish that we could get more US beers and spirits over here! xx
Ha ha I know so hilarious!