Who can refuse a beer from Santa?
Rachel Cernansky
Christmas parties are great, local breweries are great—what's more exciting this time of year than bringing them together? Whether or not you celebrate the holiday, you can enjoy the festive spirit that puts smiles on people's faces and warmth in people's hearts. And there's nothing like drinking beer made just feet from where you're standing.
Especially when you can talk to the people who made it about their company...which I did, at the Upslope Brewing Company's recent Christmas bash. They recently made a pumpkin beer with pumpkins from a local farm—and with spices from a local provider. They give their spent grains to local farmers, and they are involved in all sorts of community efforts: on this particular night, the beneficiary was the Boulder Shelter for the Homeless, for which they were soliciting donations of canned food in exchange for a dollar off pints.
