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March of Brews

Who’s ready for a picture-bomb post with short blurbs? A lot has happened in the last month and once again I’ve failed to blog regularly. If you want to keep up with me follow me on my personal Instagram or on the brewery’s Instagram!
EndofDarkNightsMore Snowbank beer photography.
Grains2Pint o’ Barley.
am13One of my favorite regulars, Louie. He enjoys long walks on the beach, candelit dinners, trips to Home Depot and running into one prairie dog hole only to emerge from another over twenty feet away.
am14I spent a day in Denver with the parental unit visiting breweries…
am15And attending a kickass Colorado Avalanche game! We won. Obviously.
am16I’ve found time to sneak away from the brewery here and there to visit other local breweries, and I’ve rediscovered my love for my bike with the 70 degree temps we’ve been having lately.
am18Avery Brewing recently opened up their new facility which is absolutely stunning!
am19We spent a wonderfully long afternoon wandering the brewery and sipping some of the specialties on tap.
am21Our most recent managers meeting was atop a mountain.
am23The brewdogs were in attendance, of course.
am22And we rehydrated, as one would expect, with Moon Arete Wheat.
am24Afternoons and evenings have been spent on the porch, enjoying the lingering light of day…
am17And sunsets over the mountains.
am25I found my replacement coffee shop once my beloved Cranknstein closes it’s doors on April 18th. Pardon me while I quietly sob. I’ll write a full post on the new coffee shop later this week!
am26Our customers are ridiculously talented.
am27These were created by one half of my favorite couple. Chuck’s famous ceviche! I had seven spoons of these before he announced dinner. And then had another one for my actual dinner since I was so stuffed.
am28Every so often the Snowbank crew goes out to support our accounts. 47½ Stout at The Moot House in Fort Collins.
am29We’re repairing our patio so we can soon have beer outside! Obviously, photos don’t count as “outside”.
am30This kid came to visit for the weekend – one of my buddies from waaaay back at UCSB. I hadn’t seen him in over eight years!
thenAnd nine years ago at college. Feeling old starts… NOW!
am31Early mornings at the brewery are common. I always love watching the sunrise whilst sipping coffee and answering emails.
am32The brewery has been involved in a ton of collaboration brews in preparation for American Craft Beer Week.
am10Hanging with Linsey from Horse & Dragon and Kelly from New Belgium.
am8When great forces combine.
AMFresh can straight off the canning line. Because free beer.
Screen shot 2015-04-08 at 6.09.06 PMIt’s always a good day when you’re brewing at New Belgium.
am33I enjoyed a just-after-sunrise Easter service followed by a long bike ride on the trails and, of course…
am34Rehydration.

I make no promises for when the next post will be. Lesson learned.

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I’m healed! I’m healed!
Screen shot 2014-05-07 at 10.12.52 AMAll of the medication and comfort food worked!
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Some presents in the mail helped, too.
am1I finally got my seeds started for the garden outside! I planted these last Friday with my seed starter kit.
am13Just a few days later…
am17And two days ago! They’re three times as tall now. Now I just need to build me one of them outdoor garden things…
am2Since I was feeling so much better, I accepted an invite from my friend Kara for a Friday night on the town. Super sweet cognac sour with rosemary and champagne to celebrate her coworker’s last day.
am3We balanced out that goodness with a veggie burger and fries from Big Al’s. Next time I’ll be trying their 60-40 bacon burger. Mmmm, bacon.
am4On Saturday morning, I rose early, as usual, and biked down to Old Town to celebrate the opening of the MAX bus. This free (until August 25th) bus runs parallel to the main street for five miles, making it easy and safe for anyone to enjoy a night on the town and not have to worry about how to get home. I joined my bro and sis-in-law for the day to fill out our passports.
am5There were thirteen stops and we hit every single one. Plenty of swag (schwaaaag) was claimed and delicious free samples consumed.
am6Yes, that did include beer samples! The lines were packed for the opening day and we ended up waiting 40 minutes for our bus back to Old Town. I was lucky enough to get to bike home in the pouring rain. Lovely.
am7The next day was Mama Day! My mumsie got this wonderful fortune with her meal. I’ve had pretty weird luck with sushi/Chinese combo restaurant fortunes.
am8Monday night was the tapping of all of the Fort Collins collaboration brews for the start of American Craft Beer Week and Fort Collins Beer Week!
am9It was a long evening of networking and hanging out with all of the brewers around Fort Collins, and there are plenty!
am10Prepping for the brewers’ photo!
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And everyone together! Such a great group of good people!
am11I kept it safe and split all of my tastes with Kara before gorging at Noodles & Co and heading home.
am14My new favorite place. Paris in Longmont! We stumbled across this cheese shop/bistro/cafe/beautiful piece of heaven while meandering around and exploring this week. I’ll be back for a long afternoon, a cheese plate and a glass of prosecco soon enough!
am18And to cap it all off, a flight at Odell Brewing with my bestie Michelley.

I’m off to enjoy an art show and the beautiful spring weather we’ve been blessed with here in Colorado. Happy Friday!

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