FICTION BEER

FROM PAGE 17 with part-owner and General Manager Mallory Gillette. e six-barrel system in Parker will be used for additional capacity and as a laboratory for experimenting with new recipes, Belila said.

Fiction Beer Company focuses on lagers, IPAs and a rotating selection of both classic styles and experimental beers, according to its website.

Belila became a regular at Fiction in Denver not long after it opened and then a part-time employee, working behind the bar, in 2017. Last fall, he registered his company, e Beer Bodega LLC, with the state, and by December he was contemplating the purchase of Welcome Home Brewery’s assets. In January, he left the corporate training world where

Seniors

Randall added nutrition is very important as we age, and the report’s data showed seniors saw signi cant improvements in food security during the pandemic. More people who were eligible signed up for SNAP bene ts, the program formerly known as food stamps, and other he had worked for two decades. Bringing Fiction beer to Parker has been his full-time vocation ever since. services designed to deliver food to homes. is Public News Story via e Associated Press’ Storyshare, of which Colorado Community Media is a member.

“ e ultimate goal for e Beer Bodega is to help take great breweries and help them expand to the suburbs,” Belila said.

Fiction in Parker has several events planned to draw in customers not already familiar with their beer. Its grand opening weekend begins June 1 with a ribbon-cutting and features a variety of live music over the next three days. On June 10, it’s hosting a book fair for adults in conjunction with local bookstore Books Are Awesome. Belila and Gillette are also working on a beer and shoe shine event for Father’s Day. Trivia and poker and other game nights may be coming as well.

“We’ve got all sorts of other fun stu that we’re working on that is designed to support Parker,” Belila said.

“Food insecurity decreased 6%,” Randall reported, noting fewer seniors are worried about getting access to nutritious food, more seniors got home-delivered meals, and more seniors got assistance with meals.