Rackhouse Pub

Volunteer For Beer on May 20, 2012

Rackhouse Pub — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:21:21 +0000

On Sunday May 20th, the Rackhouse Pub is once again organizing a sidewalk cleanup on West Alameda between the Rackhouse and the Alameda Light Rail Station. Be one of the first 20 to sign up in person at the Rackhouse (and follow through in showing up on Sunday) and Oskar Blues will bring you up to their brewery for a VIP tour & beer sampling immediately after the cleanup.

PRESS RELEASE

RACKHOUSE PUB AND OSKAR BLUES BREWERY PARTNER FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENT

For the second straight year, two Colorado businesses take to the streets to clean-up areas neglected by the city rewarding volunteers with free beer.

DENVER, May 10, 2012 – Today, the Rackhouse Pub and Oskar Blues Brewery announced a community service effort to revamp a stretch of sidewalk largely ignored by the city of Denver. The event is slated to take place on Sunday May 20th. Volunteers will be rewarded with free bus ride up to Oskar Blues Brewery for a tour and beer tasting. Sign-up for the event begins today and runs through May 19th.

Being a partner in the community was always a goal of Chris Rippe’s when he opened the Rackhouse, one of Denver’s best gastro pubs. In that spirit, The Rackhouse Pub is adopting a heavily trafficked sidewalk stretch which runs parallel to the intersection of Santa Fe and Alameda. While Rippe is serious about the event, they also wanted to make it enjoyable and appealing for potential volunteers, so participants will be rewarded with a seat on a charter bus and all the beer they can drink.

“I am an avid light rail traveler and the City of Denver has not cleaned up this stretch of sidewalk in our neighborhood in the 30 months we’ve been open,” said Rippe. “The solution was obvious, and with the guys up at Oskar Blues it is a fun way to reward the volunteers who will help enhance our community.”

The cleaning effort begins and 9am sharp on May 20th, with the beer bus leaving at noon for Oskar Blues Brewery, and returning at 5pm. For those 21 and up, seating is limited on the beer bus, and sign-up must be done in person at the Rackhouse Pub, located at 208 South Kalamath St. Those who are not able to join the beer bus are also welcome to join the clean-up effort at the site.

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About Rackhouse Pub
Nestled in the bosom of Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey Distillery, the Rackhouse Pub tries to be as hardcore Colorado as our neighbors. Here you’ll find a hand-picked selection of Colorado beers, micro-distilled spirits, soda, meats, cheeses and local produce (when available). Our menu brings pub food to a completely different level with creative spins on old classics, as well as new creations that accentuate our unique bar selections. The Rackhouse Pub’s ”steampunk“ décor is created from used Stranahan’s barrels and the cedar beams from the original Stranahan’s rackhouse. Come hungry! For more information, visit us online at www.rackhousepub.com.

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About Oskar Blues Brewery
Founded by Dale Katechis in 1997 as a brewpub and grill, Oskar Blues Brewery launched their craft-brewed beer canning operations in 2002 in Lyons, Colo. They were the first American craft brewery to can their beer. Today more than 173 craft breweries are canning their beers. The original crew used a hand-canning line on a tabletop machine that sealed one can at a time. Oskar Blues Brewery in Longmont packaged 41,000 barrels in 2010 and grew to 59,000 in 2011. Visit www.oskarblues.com/ for more information.

Crazy Mountain Brewing Pint Night – May 11th

Rackhouse Pub — Mon, 07 May 2012 18:26:30 +0000

Join Crazy Mountain Brewing Company staff for a pint night on Friday May 11th. First 50 people in attendance receive a pint glass from a great brewery from Colorado’s high country.

BREWS ON TAP:

BOURBON BARREL HORSESHOES & HAND GRENADES

HOOKIEBOBB IPA

LAVA LAKE WIT

CARA DE LUNA BLACK ALE

Developing the AC Golden Rackhouse Pub Sour Blend Beers

Rackhouse Pub — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:41:56 +0000

Rackhouse Pub owner Chris Rippe spent some time at the AC Golden Brewery working with their brewers to formulate two special Rackhouse Pub Sour Blend Beers. It will debut on May 5th, 2012 during the AC Golden Tap Takeover at the Rackhouse Pub. Check out the tap list for this unique event.

Here’s a short video of Chris talking about his experience:

ALL DAY LONG, SATURDAY MAY 5, 2012

Derby Day AC Golden Tap Takeover – May 5, 2012

Rackhouse Pub — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:27:44 +0000

May 5 is a very special day. It’s Cinco de Mayo, the Kentucky Derby, a Saturday, and also an AC Golden Tap Takeover at the Rackhouse Pub. We’ll have a ton of rare AC Golden beers on tap, including two special Rackhouse Pub Sour Blends. Owner and all-around fun guy Chris Rippe went down and helped determine the blend from more than 20 barrels (more on that later this week). Here are all the sordid details of the tap takover. We hope you join us on Saturday to try some very unique brews!

Big hats encouraged.

RSVP on Facebook, too, if you’d like.

ALL DAY LONG, SATURDAY MAY 5, 2012

TAP LIST:

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BALTIC PORTER
BELGIAN STYLE SAISON
DRY-HOPPED BELGIAN STYLE SAISON
BARREL-AGED RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT
HIDDEN BARREL COLLECTION APRICOT SOUR
RACKHOUSE SOUR BLEND #1
RACKHOUSE SOUR BLEND #2
DRY HOPPED AMERICAN WILD ALE
DE LA VIGNE – BREWED WITH MERLOT GRAPES
COLORADO NATIVE
INDIA PALE LAGER
DUNKEL
SCHWARZBIER
GERMAN STYLE PILSNER
BOCK

Sour Hour.

Rackhouse Pub — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:45:27 +0000

Every Wednesday starting 4/18, the Rackhouse will have a special tapping of Avery Brewing Company beer from 4-6pm. Anyone in attendance can enter to win a pair of tickets each to Avery Brewing Co.’s 2012 Boulder SourFest on Saturday, June 2nd (12 total tickets to win!)*. Transportation will be provided to & from the festival from the Rackhouse Pub.

June at the Rackhouse is Sour Month! Stay tuned for details on our celebration of the pucker.

* Winners drawn at random each week. Must be present to fill out entry form. Winners will be notified via email. A total of 12 tickets will be given away over 6 weeks.

Easter Bunnies aren’t the only thing with hops this April

Rackhouse Pub — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:30:00 +0000

IPApril at the Rackhouse Pub

If you thought the Easter Bunny was the only thing that hopped in April, you haven’t heard about IPApril at the Rackhouse Pub. We’re celebrating the hop flower thorughout the month of April by featuring ten different Double IPAs from our great state of Colorado. If you love hoppy beers, swing by in April to sample some of the best Double IPAs that Colorado has to offer.

Here’s the lineup for IPApril.

In addition to satisfying your itch for hoppy brews, we’re running a Twitter promotion for the month of April, too. It’s easy to enter. Tweet about your favorite double IPA you had during IPApril by completing this tweet and posting it:

My favorite beer from the @rackhousepub during #IPApril is:

We’ll pick a winner at random to receive a $50 gift card to the Rackhouse at the end of IPApril. Good luck!

Welcome

Rackhouse Pub — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:24:15 +0000

Nestled in the bosom of Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey Distillery, The Rackhouse Pub prides itself on a mantra of whiskey, beer and food. Inspired by the world-class whiskey surrounding us and the Santa Fe Arts District we are luckily enough to call home, we strive to meet these high standards while proudly waving a Colorado-made flag.

Whiskey

Rackhouse Pub — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:53:21 +0000

It’s a poorly-kept secret that there’s no better place to sample the house-made Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey than the Rackhouse Pub. What is often overlooked is that the Rackhouse Pub also features more than 60 world-class whiskeys and has one of the state’s best selections of Colorado-made distilled spirits, collected from every corner of the state.

Beer

Rackhouse Pub — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 17:56:43 +0000

The Rackhouse Pub has a rotating tap list of 20 craft beers. Colorado has some of the best beer in the world, and we think it’s essential to promote Colorado-made products. That’s why we feature 19 taps of Colorado-made craft beers. We also have a specialty out-of-state tap, often a hard-to-get keg of something special.

Food

Rackhouse Pub — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 17:58:47 +0000

“Bar food, made better” is our gastronomic mission statement. We threw out the fryer and source as many local and fresh ingredients as we can. From the Rackhouse Pub’s nationally acclaimed beer-baked mac n’ cheese to our side salad, we strive to make food just as we would want someone to serve it to us.