A History of the Denver Beer Boom...Bust...Boom!

2020-09-06

The intersection where journalism meets beer is a great thing indeed, especially when it comes to a very specific beer man by the name of Jonathan Shikes, AKA the Colorado Beer Man. His passion for the Denver beer scene is evidenced in his decades long journalism career at Westword, Denver's alt newspaper, with a focus on beer. A self-proclaimed history buff, Jonathan took his love for beer and journalism a step further. He wrote a book.We sat down with Jonathan at one of the oldest known breweries in Denver, Tivoli Brewing ...

The intersection where journalism meets beer is a great thing indeed, especially when it comes to a very specific beer man by the name of Jonathan Shikes, AKA the Colorado Beer Man.

His passion for the Denver beer scene is evidenced in his decades long journalism career at Westword, Denver's alt newspaper, with a focus on beer. A self-proclaimed history buff, Jonathan took his love for beer and journalism a step further. He wrote a book.

We sat down with Jonathan at one of the oldest known breweries in Denver, Tivoli Brewing Company, to talk about his new book, Denver Beer: A History of Mile High Brewing and his foray into the craft beer scene from beginning to current day. You could say it started out as a beer boom...a bust (prohibition)...and another boom! Here's to hoping we're not heading into another bust.

Where to find the Colorado Beerman And where to purchase his book - Denver Beer: A History of Mile High Brewing

Facebook @ColoradoBeerman
Instagram @ColoBeerman
Westword Magazine
Westword Article on Colorado Beer Man's Book

Oh, the places we went!

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