Sunday in Denver started out with breakfast and mimosas at Watercourse foods- the food was so amazing on Friday that we had to have it again on Sunday :) The mimosas were 2 for 1 and were very generously sized!
We headed straight to Tommyknocker Brewing and the drive from Denver to the brewery was incredibly scenic. As usual I could not stop from tearing up at the beauty of nature. Call me crazy but I am stunned every time I see such a beautiful view. The pictures barely sum up how amazing the sights are in Colorado
We planned to visit a few different breweries so at Tommyknocker we got the sampler platter instead of getting full size beers. My favorite was their cocoa porter ale which is seasonal and only available november-march.
After leaving Tommyknocker we headed to the Golden Gate Canyon State Park to hike the Blue Grouse Trail. The trail was only about 1.5 miles and was a very easy trail. We weren't sure how we would react to the altitude so this was the perfect start, I definitely could have done a longer trail though!
After a full day of driving and sampling beers we headed back to the hotel to relax and eat leftovers. We were too tuckered out to go out Sunday night. After spending a day driving through the mountains, I wish I had done that every day while in Colorado. Its truly the best part about the entire state :)
We headed straight to Tommyknocker Brewing and the drive from Denver to the brewery was incredibly scenic. As usual I could not stop from tearing up at the beauty of nature. Call me crazy but I am stunned every time I see such a beautiful view. The pictures barely sum up how amazing the sights are in Colorado
We planned to visit a few different breweries so at Tommyknocker we got the sampler platter instead of getting full size beers. My favorite was their cocoa porter ale which is seasonal and only available november-march.
After leaving Tommyknocker we headed to the Golden Gate Canyon State Park to hike the Blue Grouse Trail. The trail was only about 1.5 miles and was a very easy trail. We weren't sure how we would react to the altitude so this was the perfect start, I definitely could have done a longer trail though!
Next on the list was Avery Brewing which happened to be having a release party for their Tweak Beer which is a stout with coffee added and aged in bourbon barrells and is a whopping 17.01% alcohol. We had to try one but we split it and sipped it slowly, it was VERY intense but delicious.
After leaving Avery Brewing we headed to Oskar Blues and accidentally
ended up at the Oskar Blues restaurant not the actual brewery. We stayed
for a beer but didn't hangout for long because we were at the wrong
place! We skipped ahead to our next brewery on the list which was Left
Hand Brewing. This was our favorite of the day because for anyone that's a
fan of dark beers, they have a LOT of options. We got along great with
the bartender and he gave us a ton of samples so we tried every beer
they had on tap. The most interesting one was an IPA they had with
jalapenos in it.
