Drink

Nathan Flatland taps his freshly made IPA, May 15 at his home in Aurora.  (Marla R. Keown/Aurora Sentinel)

A passion for suds

The plan, Flatland said, is for the IPA he is tinkering with this summer to be one of the new brewery’s flagship beers when Mu Brewery opens this fall.

Pages from a ruling by the Department of the Treasury's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau showing voluntary recommendations for labeling of wines, distilled spirits and malt liquor that were released on May 28, 2013.  New labels on alcohol could help drinkers know what they are consuming _ but only if the alcohol companies want them to. The Treasury Department, which regulates alcohol, is moving to allow companies to place labels on packages that include serving size, servings per container, calories, carbohydrates, protein, and fat per serving. The labels would be voluntary. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Are nutritional labels coming on alcoholic drinks?

The labeling regulation comes after a decade of lobbying by hard liquor companies and consumer groups, with clearly different goals.

In this image taken on April 22, 2013, summer cocktails, clockwise from top, Trashy Red Wine Sangria, Vodka Watermelon Slushie, Pisco Sour and Gin and Bitter Lemon are shown in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)

The careless art of the wonderful summer cocktail

The art of the summer cocktail is something I take most seriously. Because several years ago I realized what surely is obvious to most people… …

Growing crowd of celebrity wines take spotlight

Danny Brager, vice president for alcoholic beverages at market research firm Nielsen, says there's close to 100 on the market at the moment. "It keeps growing all the time," he said.

In this Wednesday, April 17, 2013 photo, Nicole Desmond examines a spiced rum during one of the Miami Rum Festival judging sessions.  Rum: It's not just the alcohol that made you queasy in college. And it's not all the same. Thousands of people are expected to attend the weeklong festival that begins April 15 in Miami to sample more than 200 kinds of rum and discuss industry trends. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

Rum plays up and ignores its Caribbean roots

While major companies like Pernod Ricard might acknowledge that its Malibu is a "Carribean rum" and has notes of coconut flavor, you won't find specifics beyond that.

Winemaker Jeff Morgan, samples Solomon grapes in the Covenant Wines vineyard in Napa Valley, Calif. (AP Photo)

For Passover, kosher wine evolves from cheap to collectible

The syrupy kosher wines of the past stemmed mainly from economics. Jewish immigrants to America needed wine, a crucial part of their religious traditions, but didn’t have access to high-quality grapes.

SEEING GREEN: Aurora pubs prepare for St. Patty’s Day festivities

SEEING GREEN: Aurora pubs prepare for St. Patty’s Day festivities

“This is our Super Bowl,” said McCabe's general manager Shawn Popp said. “We’re going to be as busy as all heck.”

A musician leads a polka dance near a B-52 at the 2012 Oktoberfest celebration at the Lowry Beer Garden in Denver. (Photo by Kim Long/American Forecaster)

Nibbles: Stellar beer gardening at Lowry, beer history in Boulder, pozole in Aurora

Tim Murphy suggests “over 110 recipes that guys will cook and eat” in camp such as Rasta Mon Squirrel.

Food Calendar: Prince of Porc brings home the bacon from Vail’s Cochon 555

This is the week of narrowly defined national food days such as National White Chocolate Cheesecake Day (March 6), National Crown Roast of Pork Day (March 7), and National Peanut Cluster Day (March 8).

Waiter Anson Olmos serves typical diner fare - blue corn crab enchiladas  - at Tom's Urban 24, the 24-7 eatery in Denver's Larimer Square, a project of Smashburger founder Tom Ryan and former Quiznos CEO Rick Schaden planned to expand to other cities. The menu includes pancakes, tacos, pizza and truffled lobster and shrimp pot pie. (AP Photo)

Colorado Food News: Vail beer spa treats dudes externally and internally

Treatments include an Amber Ale Foot Soak finished off with a foot rub using hops oil, the Luna Black Ale Wrap, and the Lava Lake Wit Pub Scrub.