The First Post

The first post on a blog always has the most pressure. It's a good thing that I'm drunk, because that really makes me not stress out about what I need to write in this damn thing. I guess the first thing to do is tell you all what this blog is and will be about. Caleb and Jason, the two authors, have made it their mission to visit every brewery in Colorado. Why? First, because we both believe, deep down, that Colorado totally kicks ass, and we want to have an excuse to explore the state that we grew up in. Second, because beer also kicks ass. There is little in this world that most people agree on, but one of those things is beer. This ambrosia has been around since ancient Egypt, and is a regular part of the life of most people in the world. In the United States in the last decade or so, Colorado has become the center of a microbrewing revolution. As of this post, Colorado is home to 142 breweries.
Long gone are the days of Americans drinking horse piss and calling it beer. We're experimenting with international recipes that have been around for a thousand years or more, twisting and blending hops and malt, wheat and fruit, to make some of the best beer ever created. And we're doing so because we're tired of drinking swill and calling it beer. Since Caleb and Jason were young, small breweries have been cropping up nationwide that all have their own dreams of the perfect beer and a distinctive way to get there. No place exemplifies this beer revolution more than Colorado.
Sure, we both grew up here, but this state really feels like the center of a beer movement. The first Colorado microbreweries opened up about 20 years ago, and have been leading the pack in brewing ever since. They have changed the landscape of beer. No longer do you have to walk into a liquor store and choose the lesser of evils among watery, bitter, 3.2% pilsners. You can walk into a liquor store nearly anywhere in the US and find ales, loggers, stouts and wiesens brewed within 50 miles of the store. You can see a renewed emphasis on American ingenuity and quality, a pride in craftsmanship that we've always been taught should be present in everything American made.
We, the authors of this blog, are trying to sample a slice of this revolution. We're trying to visit the brewers that are leading this change in American consciousness. We want to find that pride in the final product and send time touring the most beautiful state in the union as we do it. And we want to share that journey with you.
So come along with us. Pour yourself a beer and snuggle up to your computer. We're about to take you on a journey of all the best and worst that Colorado beer has to offer. Hopefully, we'll learn something along the way. Or we may just get drunk, who knows?