50 Pub Pass Craft Breweries in 2023 – Breweries 1-5

Join us as we kick off the 2023 Pup Pass season! I won four passes to the Denver area and Northern Colorado area, thus we are going to visit 50 craft breweries in 2023! Please follow us along on this adventure as we share videos from each brewery by clicking on the subscribe button. If you are unfamiliar with Pub Pass, check the link below as we share some details about how it works. I also list all the breweries on these two passes.

BTW, if you are in the local area, let us know as we have 3 passes for Den and NoCo (we had bought two before I won four) and we would be glad to meet up and share a free beer with you. 🍻 Here are breweries 1-5 that we first visited in 2023.

PLATT PARK BREWING COMPANY

Breweries - Platt Park Beers

We had agreat time during our visit to Platt Park Brewing. We enjoyed some of their many different styles of beers and had a lively conversation with one of their wonderful employees, Christian. He is also from CA originally so we had some common interests. There is a list of some of the beers there were serving when we visited in Feb 2023, as wells as information about the brewery, in the description area of the video. 🍻

Address:

1875 S Pearl St Denver, CO

Phone:

303-993-4002

Hours:

Monday – 11AM – 10PM
Tuesday – 11AM – 10PM
Wednesday -11AM – 10PM
Thursday – 11AM – 10PM
Friday – 11AM – 12AM
Saturday – 11AM – 12AM
Sunday – 11AM – 10PM

A BIT TWISTED BREWPUB AND BBQ

Breweries - A Bit Twisted Brewing - Beers

The next place we visited is called A Bit Twisted Brewpub and BBQ in Aurora. We had a wonderful time during our visit, enjoyed some of their many different styles of beers and had a lively conversation with owner and BBQ pit master Matt. He shares a little history about A Bit Twisted Brewpub and their wonderful BBQ options. There is a list of some of the beers there were serving when we visited in Feb 2023, as wells as information about the brewery in the video description. 🍻

Address:

3095 S Peoria St Aurora, CO

Phone:

720-350-4905

Hours:

Monday thru Wednesday – 03:00pm – 09:00pm
Thursday – 12:00pm – 09:00pm
Friday – 12:00pm – 10:00pm
Saturday – 11:00am – 10:00pm
Sunday – 11:00am – 09:00pm

CRTSTAL SPRINGS BREWING COMPANY

Breweries - Crystal Springs Beers

The 3rd of our Pub Pass breweries we visited was Crystal Springs Brewing Company in Louisville, CO. We had an enjoyable time during our visit and enjoyed some of their many different styles of beers. We also had a fun conversation with one of the employees, Russo. He shares a little history about Crystal Springs Brewery and some of his favorites. Again, there is a list of some of the beers there were serving when we visited in Feb 2023, as wells as information about the brewery in the video description area. 🍻

Address:

604 Main Street. Louisville, CO 80027

Phone:

720-572-7975

Hours:

Mon-Tue: 3-8pm
Wed-Thu: 3-9pm
Fri: 2-9pm
Sat: 12-9pm
Sun: 12-7pm

MOUNTAN COWBOY BREWING COMPANY

Breweries - Mtn Cowboy Beers

Here we are at Mountain Cowboy Brewing Company in Loveland, CO. We had a wonderful time during our visit, enjoyed some of their many different styles of beers, had a blast playing games with our friends, and had a fun conversation with two of the employees. They shared a little about the location in Loveland, as well as their location further south in Frederick, CO. We will be making it to that one later this year. They also have a coffee roastery which was quite interesting. Anyway, there is a list of some of the beers there were serving when we visited in Feb 2023, as wells as information about the brewery in video description. 🍻

Address:

6402 Union Creek Dr, Loveland, CO 80538

Phone:

303-952-4433

Hours:

Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday: 7 am – 9 pm
Wednesday: 7 am – 9 pm
Thursday: 7 am – 9 pm
Friday: 7 am – 10 pm
Saturday: 7 am – 10 pm Sunday – 8 am – 8 pm

SIX CAPITAL BREWING COMPANY

Breweries - Six Capitol Brewing Beers

The sixth brewery I am sharing is Six Capital Brewing Company in Aurora, CO. We had an amazing time during our visit and enjoyed some of their many different styles of beers and good food. Spoke with a Six Capitol employee named Taylor who was energetic and fun to talk to. We look forward to visiting again one day in the future, and hope you can too. In the meantime, the list of some of the beers there were serving when we visited in Feb 2023, as wells as information about the brewery is in the video description. 🍻

Address:

16701 E. Iliff Ave Suite B Aurora CO 80013

Phone:

720-598-6816

Hours:

Sunday 12–8 PM
Monday 3–8 PM
Tuesday 3–8 PM
Wednesday 12–9 PM
Thursday 12–9 PM
Friday 12–9 PM
Saturday 12–9 PM

This is just the first five of 50 craft breweries we will be visiting with the Pub Pass during 2023! Each one is so unique and have different styles of beer, food, etc. Some are dog friendly, some are not. We always check before we visit if we want to bring our little fur baby.  Please come back soon as I will post 6-10 once I have posted all ten videos. In the meantime, enjoy the videos and plase hit the like button. Also, don’t forget to hit click the subscribe button if you want to follow along on our beer tour adventures on You Tube. Please let me know if you have been to any of these breweries and let me know your experience(s).  Cheers! (or as they say in Germany Prost!)

Stax Museum of American Soul Music – Memphis, Tennessee

Stax Museum - Bldg

While in Memphis in October of 2020, we did a lot of museums related to music such as the Rock n Soul Museum, Sun Studio, as well as seeing Elvis’ Graceland. We ended up buying a Backstage pass pilgrimage with included the three above, as well as the Stax Museum of American Soul Music.  I didn’t know much about this museum before we went, but I learned a lot while there and while working on this post Continue reading “Stax Museum of American Soul Music – Memphis, Tennessee”

Georgia O’Keeffe Museum – Santa Fe, New Mexico

Georgia O’Keeffe Museum - Bldg

Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum is something I had wanted to visit and explore for quite a while. I was very happy to be able to see it on our latest trip to the area. For those that may not know, the Georgia O’Keefe Museum is in honor and dedicated to the artistic legacy of none other than Georgia O’Keefe. More about her life throughout this post. For now I want to share more about the museum itself. Continue reading “Georgia O’Keeffe Museum – Santa Fe, New Mexico”

End of Summer Tour – 8-Days in NYC, Niagara Falls and Washington D C.

End of Summer Tour - Summer

I am happily looking for to saying GOODBYE to summer as I do not like the heat or humidity. I am gladly looking forward to the fall season and the crisp fall weather. However, I know I am not like everyone, and many or sad that summer is ending and want to extend it as long as they can. Why not do an end of summer tour right here in the US? I found this fun-looking 8-day tour through Trafalgar where you will spend time in NYC, Niagara Falls, and Washington DC. FYI, this trip does take you to Canada so you can see both sides of the falls, so you will need a passport. Here are the details. (from Trafalgars website) Continue reading “End of Summer Tour – 8-Days in NYC, Niagara Falls and Washington D C.”

Mackinac Island, Michigan – “The Big Turtle”

Mackinac Island - Horses

We had a great time in the upper Peninsula of Michigan in May of 2021 celebrating our anniversary, We saw the beautiful Mackinaw Bridge and saw two lighthouses, White Point and Mc Gulpin. We had a great time seeing these local attractions, but how can you be in the Upper Penisula (UP) and not go to Mackinac Island? Happily, we set aside a day to explore this beautiful little island and I want to share some of it with you all today. Continue reading “Mackinac Island, Michigan – “The Big Turtle””

Citi Field in Queens New York – Home to the NY Mets

We had a great time running around NYC in May of 2022. One thing we haven’t done was visit Yankee Stadium or Citi Field. During this trip, we made sure they were on the top of our to-do list.  The best part, was Citi Field was the 21st stadium I visited, thus I am officially on the last 3rd of my quest to visit all the MLB stadiums. We actually decided to attend a game here since we did a tour of Yankee Stadium earlier in the week. We had a wonderful time and everyone was nice even if I was wearing my Angels shirt, lol. I did get a hat while there, so that might have helped too, lol. Continue reading “Citi Field in Queens New York – Home to the NY Mets”

Phoenix Zoo Lights – An Annual Tradition in Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix Zoo Lights - Sign

Last year we were in Phoenix on Christmas and Gene and I went to the Phoenix Zoo Zoo Lights with my best friend’s sister and brother’s families. It was something I had never done even here in Colorado so I was so excited to experience it with my extended family.

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Albuquerque, New Mexico- 8 Fun Things To Do in Duke City

Albuquerque

Hi there everyone.  In a couple of weeks, Gene and I will be heading to Albuquerque so I did some more research on the area and check out some of the things we wanted to do while in New Mexico. We have actually been to Albuquerque quite a few times and have fond memories of the Balloon Fiesta, and our Breaking Bad tour. However, there are always more things to see and do, or explore in a different city.  Thus I did some research (so you don’t have to) and found 8 must-see attractions in the area. These are in no particular order.: Continue reading “Albuquerque, New Mexico- 8 Fun Things To Do in Duke City”

South Carolina State House in Columbia – The Palmetto State

South Carolina State House - 1

One our desire to see all US State Capitols we marked off the South Carolina State Capitol while in the Columbia area in June of 2012. We had just done a tour earlier of the Georgia State Capitol and I was looking forward to comparing the two. This capitol, most commonly known as The South Carolina State House, is located in the center of Columbia and lies at the confluence of the Saluda River and Broad River which merge at Columbia to form the Congaree River. It was there that in 1860, the South Carolina Secession Convention took place and their delegates voted for secession, making South Carolina the first state to leave the Union in the events leading up to the Civil War. I was looking forward to exploring this historic capitol building. Continue reading “South Carolina State House in Columbia – The Palmetto State”

Shoreline Architecture River Cruise – Chicago, Illinois

Shoreline Architecture River Cruise 8

On my first trip to Chicago by myself in September 2008 to see the Anaheim Angels play the White Sox and do a tour of Wrigley Field, I played around a little before and after work. One afternoon I was able to do the Shoreline Architecture River cruise in Downtown Chicago.  Tours depart from two docks, one at Michigan Avenue and the other at Navy Pier. I was already down by the Navy Pier, so it was easy for me to jump on the tour from that location. Continue reading “Shoreline Architecture River Cruise – Chicago, Illinois”