“For the past five months, Curtis Park residents have likely seen changes taking place around the building that formerly housed Liberati Restaurant & Brewery. Most notable were the recent additions of an exterior coat of firehouse red paint and the application of a shiny new Left Hand Brewing sign affixed above the front door. … [Read more…]
“Craft breweries are one of Denver’s signature industries, but for many people, they also are also a symbol of gentrification — of mostly white-owned companies moving into lower-income neighborhoods and pushing out the businesses or residents who were already there. Taylor Rees was acutely aware of that when he and two partners opened Spangalang … [Read more…]
“An Arapahoe Square building that once primarily served as storage for Porsches and collectible cars is expected to get a brewery, an escape room and a restaurant later this year. Vanwest Partners shelled out $3 million for the nearly 102-year-old spot at 2200 California Street last May. The Denver-based developer is hoping the location … [Read more…]
“It started as a hobby and turned into an obsession,” A.J. Brinkerhoff, co-owner of what will soon be Silverthorne’s newest brewery — Angry James Brewing — explained between sips of coffee. He and Darcy Bender moved to Summit County last year in pursuit of a longtime goal to start their own business. The decision … [Read more…]
“Denver’s second-oldest commercial printer — the Golden Bell Press — will shutter its doors in early February. The printing company, located at 2403 Champa St. in Curtis Park, will be leased to an Italian brewer who plans to relocate his business near Denver’s River North neighborhood in the coming year, said owner Larry Bell. … [Read more…]
“Former Great Divide brewers Austin Wiley, Darren Boyd and Taylor Rees opened jazz-themed Spangalang Brewery last week in Five Points. The idea has been brewing for about a year, Boyd said, and started to gel once Spangalang’s bit of Welton Street real estate hit the market in 2014. “Austin and Taylor daydreamed in the … [Read more…]
“Spangalang Brewery will jazz up the Five Points neighborhood on Thursday when it opens inside the high-profile former Denver Motor Vehicles office. Founded by former Great Divide head brewer Taylor Rees and journeyman beer makers Austin Wiley and Darren Boyd, the brewery takes its name from a jazz term that refers to a cymbal … [Read more…]
“Spangalang is a jazz term referring specifically to percussion. Darren Boyd of the soon-to-come Spangalang Brewery, located in the former Department of Motor Vehicles in Five Points Plaza, shared that the name of the brewery is “a subtle nod to the history of the neighborhood.” Boyd and his business partners Taylor Rees and Austin … [Read more…]
“Like almost every driving adult in Denver, Great Divide head brewer Taylor Rees spent his fair share of time waiting in line at the drab Denver Motor Vehicles office on Welton Street in Five Points. Now, if his plans come to fruition, Rees, along with friends and business partners Austin Wiley and Darren Boyd, … [Read more…]