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CABIN FEVER SERIES

The cold weather has finally arrived and it’s a great time of year to drink beer!  We have been working hard to keep up with our six year round beers but also love to have fun creating small batch recipes … Continue reading

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Experience the Wild Woods

We got into backpacking just a few short years ago.  I can’t believe it took this long.  Always seemed intimidating to have all that gear on your back, far away from your car and the comforts of an actual campground.  Turns … Continue reading

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Homestretch

To compare where we are at in the process of opening Wild Woods to that of climbing Long’s Peak, we are on the Homestretch!  Those of you who live in Colorado may know that Long’s Peak is the only 14,000+ … Continue reading

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Vanilla-scented trees inspire our beer. Seriously.

This weekend we brewed our Ponderosa Porter.  This beer was inspired by Ponderosa Pine trees, which are abundant in the Western US and encompass one of my favorite senses of hiking…smell.  I honestly thought I was hallucinating the smell of vanilla … Continue reading

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Come together, right now.

Things are beginning to come together.  This past week was a big one for us.  Our shiny brewing equipment arrived and walk in cooler is up and ready to chill kegs of tasty Wild Woods beers!  We can actually start … Continue reading

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Colorado Brewers Rendezvous 2012

We just returned from the 16th annual Colorado Brewers Rendezvous in Salida, hosted by the Colorado Brewers Guild.  We didn’t attend as brewers this year, but rather supporters of over 60 breweries from the state of Colorado that were pouring!  Held in a … Continue reading

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Representing Wild Woods at 14,000 feet

What am I doing on the top of a mountain when we are getting ready to open a brewery soon?  Well…waiting on our brewing tanks to be delivered in a couple weeks, and enjoying being on top of a mountain while … Continue reading

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From age 5 I knew I wanted to be a Brewer.

A Milwaukee Brewer.  I thought I could make it as a shortstop, maybe an outfielder.  I spent many summers playing Little League and going to as many baseball games at County Stadium as possible.  We’d go as a family, but … Continue reading

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