Pilot Brewing System Officially Launched

After nearly a year of scheming, remodeling and patience, the Pilot System has officially launched at Altitude.  A big thanks to everyone who showed up for the official release party – if the amount of beer consumed is any indication, … Continue reading

Altitudes Pilot Brewery – Assistant Brewer, Jared Long

Brewing – first and foremost – is a science.  It is a craft honed through empirical observations and repeated procedure.  Brewing is not just about coming up with ideas, but being able to translate those ideas into a set of … Continue reading

Altitude’s Biggest Brewery Party Ever!

Join us on Saturday, May 4th when we will be celebrating beer ALL DAY. Pilot Brew LaunchWe’re tapping the inaugural brews fresh off of our new brewing system beginning at 11 a.m. New brews will be tapped all day! Mexican … Continue reading

Beer Training Class!

Nathan, our Brewmaster, is offering a Beer Training class to test and strengthen your “Beer IQ!” He will share some of his knowledge of principles of food & beer pairing and there will be beer drinking as he takes you … Continue reading

The Food and Beer Friendship

I am preparing for a presentation about beer and cheese pairings at the Big Beers Belgian and Barley Wines in Vail. This has been hard work involving drinking several brands from Altitude and from other breweries alongside several cheeses crafted by artisan cheese … Continue reading

Tumblewheat Takes Silver at Great American Beer Festival

Altitude’s commitment to quality was once again recognized at the largest commercial beer competition in the world, The Great American Beer Festival. Tumblewheat once again won a silver medal in the American Wheat With Yeast category, meaning Altitude was among … Continue reading

ACRES Pumpkin Ale – Brewing Collaboration

This week Altitude is teamed up with ACRES for the much anticipated production of ACRES Pumpkin Ale. ACRES stands for Agricultural Community Resoucres for Everyday Sustainability often just called the UW student farm. Mike Curran and I had a few … Continue reading

Brewing Collaborations

This summer Altitude participated in three brewing collaborations. Brewers gathering together to brew is nothing new, but this new wave of collaboration beers is changing the American craft beer scene in very good ways. In the same way that genetic … Continue reading

Distinguishing Ourselves From the Most Base Elements of the Alcohol Industry.

Three beer festivals in three weeks with another around the corner. One question that always comes up at festivals is, “Which of your beers has the most alcohol in it?” It is important to address this question for two reasons. One, nothing is … Continue reading

North American Beer Awards

Beginning Tuesday evening, I joined the forces of 80-some professional beer judges in the collaborative effort to award gold, silver and bronze medals in internationally recognized categories at the North American Beer Awards. We were split into groups of 6 … Continue reading

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