Beer, Wine & Spirits

Eat. Drink. Shine. It's more than a restaurant, it's a place for healing potions, live music, dance, yoga and celebrations. Shine Restaurant & Gathering Place is a place for people from all over to stop and have an experience to remember and within these walls has also come some magical Shine Potions. Shine was founded by triplets Jill, Jessica and Jennifer Emich, also nicknamed "The...

The craft brewery world has welcomed another new addition into Longmont, Colorado this past year with the opening of Wibby Brewing. Our neighbors from across town are busy crafting lagers for year round enjoyment and a growing line up of seasonal brews. "Using traditional German brewing methods, craft lagers are brewed with malted German barley and American hops. These brews are then cold ...

Thinking of a cold, craft brew, usually inspires visions of river streams and the mountains. However, we turn our beer focus to the wonderful, winter getaway of Hawaii where Mehana Brewing Company and Hawaii Nui Brewing have come together to make colorful variations of great beer in a tropical setting. Mehana Brewing has a very unique history having gone from making soda to making beer i...

A tale as old as time, beer. Brewing is more than just making beer, it is a lifestyle. It is a craft that drives brewers to create amazing tastes, just like a musician inspires a crowd with song. Four String Brewing Co is born out of love for craft beer and music. It should be no surprise that Four String Brewing was founded by a bassist. Dan Cochran plays bass guitar and brews craft bee...

Pure water, a secret recipe and hard work go a long way when it comes to crafting a nice whiskey. Deerhammer Distilling puts them all together to craft great single malt whiskey with their own hands. The American Craft Brewing industry has seen a huge rise in the last decade and Colorado has been at the fore front of this rise. Now, American Craft Distilling is spreading like wildfire. D...

Workouts and activities keep us feeling good and fit. However, there is always the call for a refreshing beer. Mighty Squirrel has brewed up a beer that is flavorful and refreshing without the fat to way you down. Back in 2011, Naveen and Henry got together and created Mighty Squirrel. They play a lot of tennis and after matches would always celebrate with a beer, but they wanted somethi...

Starting tomorrow begins The Great American Beer Festival (GABF). It is an amazing event where 60,000 beer aficionados descend on hop-soaked downtown Denver. Attendees roam the cavernous conference grounds, while clinging to their precious sampler glass and munching on pretzel necklaces, all the while negotiating the crowds. Safe to say, for the beer lover, GABF is one of the most cathar...

For the love of spirits, comes a craft distillery based in Lyons, Colorado. Spirit Hound Distillers is distilling gin, vodka, moonshine, whisky, and one of our favorites, Richardo's Coffee Liqueur. Richardo's Coffee Liqueur started twenty years ago in small batches made for friends. It is still the only decaffeinated coffee liqueur out there. It is the creation of Rick "Richardo" England...

In New York, Empire Brewing is spreading across the state with sweet malts and hoppy tastes that are building an Empire of beer. Empire Brew is dedicated to providing all natural, local ingredients and putting forth excellence in all they do. Empire has been around since 1994 and has won awards for their hand-crafted ales and lagers.  They have a great selection of brews with their most ...