Chris and I go waaaay back to when I first started going to the Great American Beer Festival, aka the GABF. I believe my first GABF was 1995, when Chris was just getting the project now known as The Falling Rock going, so we’ve covered some ground, not only in Denver, but Madison, Chicago, Philly - Chris gets around and is a huge part of our craft beer family. He’s a warm soul with a kind heart and I respect him a great deal. We had a great time hanging out at Big Beers in Breckenridge
The Details
The Drinks: Barrel Knickerbocker Old Fashioned, Zeppelin Bend Reserve Whiskey
The Music: “Wealthy Street” on intro and outro, © and courtesy of Drew Nelson
Guest Bio:
Chris is co-founder and proprietor of Falling Rock Tap House in Denver, Colorado. His beer career spans more than thirty years, and includes experience at wholesale, brewery and retail. He’s also served as beer judge and on the Board of Directors for the Brewers Association. Find out more and give him a visit at fallingrocktaphouse.com or @FallingRockTap
I got to know Mark a little bit at the Brewers Association’s beer dinner at The Salon with Chef Nicholas Balfe and Adam Dulye. We got to chatting and decided in short order that more beers and conversation were in order. We met at what we thought would be a quiet beer garden in his neighborhood, but as the London Craft Beer Festival let out a few blocks away, a post-fest party gathered around us, sharing our picnic table, beers and lively conversation well after the Mics were off.
The Details
The Drinks: Cloudwater DIPA v6 & v7, Five Points Pale Ale
The Music: “Wealthy Street” on intro and outro, © and courtesy of Drew Nelson
Guest Bio:
Mark Dredge is a beer, food and travel writer based in London, England. He's currently writing his fifth book and trying to complete his beer bucket list. Follow him on Instagram and Twitter @MarkDredge