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LIBATIONS BEYOND Happy New Year!
From all of our staff, we’d like to wish you a happy New Year. Whatever your new year resolutions may be, we encourage you to stay thirsty and get after it. There is always another mountain to climb, destination to discover or hobby to revitalize. We look forward to seeing you around our beautiful state, out on the trail, over a pint or wherever our paths may cross. As always, live your passion and Thirst responsibly.
ADVISORY BOARD Jean Ditslear Owner, 300 Suns Brewing Bess Dougherty Head Brewer, Grateful Gnome Sandwich Shoppe and Brewery Sean Smiley State 38 Distilling
Kimberly Naslund Owner, Dancing Pines Distillery Alan Laws Owner, Laws Whiskey House Charlie Sturdavant Owner, Golden City Brewery
Publisher Paul Johnson paul@thirstcolorado.com Associate Publisher & Editor Joe Ross joe@thirstcolorado.com Vice President of Sales Tod Cavey Design & Layout Michele Garner, Stacey Krull, Sandy Birkey President & Founder Wilbur E. Flachman Marketing & Digital Coordinator Neill Pieper Editorial Assistant Dylan Hochstedler Contributors Mary Anderson, David Burke, Steve Graham, Josh Jacobsen, Kyle Kirves, Eric Peterson, Jay Prentiss, Aaron Sager, Gabe Toth, Teri Virbickis, Angie Wright For advertising and editorial information, please contact Joe Ross at 303.428.9529 Ext. 227 or email joe@thirstcolorado.com Proud member of Brewers Association and the Colorado Brewers Guild Thirst Colorado is produced by The Publishing House, a division of Colorado Word Works, Inc. The Publishing House also produces Colorado’s Performing Arts Publications, serving arts venues along the Front Range. 7380 Lowell Blvd., Westminster, Colorado 80030 303.428.9529
Drink up life in large amounts, but restrict your alcohol consumption. We do not endorse or support excessive drinking.
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Thirst Colorado is published six times a year by The Publishing House, 7380 Lowell Blvd., Westminster, CO 80030. © The Publishing House, 2018. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. Except where noted, the content of Thirst Colorado is the property of the magazine and should only be reprinted with permission. Thirst Colorado is not responsible for false or misleading claims made in advertising or editorial materials published herein.