A hoppin’ good time
By David Josselyn
On Saturday, August 22, 2015, Central City hosted the 4th Annual Great Central City Beer Festival. Even with same day competition from the Boulder Craft Beer Festival, the Annual Brewer’s Alley in Denver, the Grand Opening Party of the Tivoli Brewing Company, and the Brews and Crews event in Grand Lake, Central City’s event attracted eighteen brewers, one hops supplier, and one malt and barley grower and distributor to line Main Street and show off their products. This was the biggest year yet for Central’s Beer Festival and it showed from the crowd gathered that day. Many came up from the Denver area for this popular event and although most of the day was beautifully partly cloudy, when the rains came, everyone squeezed underneath the tents of the vendors. As I walked down Main Street during the brief rainstorm, I listened as vendors and customers joyfully conversed about the beer and the weather. The bands playing on one end of the street were great as usual and the whole street exemplified the whole idea of festival… for adults. You just can’t expect a beer festival to have much for the younger crowd. This event was not just for brewers, though, as twelve other vendors advertised their services and sold their wares including Reliving the Past Studio, Mountain Goat Gallery, Simple Beauty, and Courtney Creations.
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