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River North Brewery’s Super Stout Party Returns This January

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DENVER, Colorado – Every January, River North Brewery throws a party in celebration of stout connoisseurs everywhere. The brewery will be hosting Super Stout 2023 on January 28. This year’s celebration will feature TWELVE different stouts at its Washington Street taproom, as well as an additional half-dozen options at its RiNo taproom on Blake Street. Fan favorites such as Stout and About, Double Avarice, and the award-winning Mr. Sandman will be tapped, plus several new flavor variants created just for the celebration.

The elusive Anniversary 10 Triple-Barrel-Aged Stout, a 22% monstrosity, will be tapped at 1 pm. Other stouts rounding out the draft list will include the 2022 Barrel Aged Double Avarice, and vintage 2019 Shadowman, along with toasted marshmallow and blueberry Mr. Sandman variants.

There will also be a sneak preview of the Anniversary 11 Imperial Stout, which will be officially released next month on February 18th for the brewery’s 11th Anniversary Bash. This much-anticipated brew is not to be missed and is even more intense and complex than any previous stout River North’s mad scientist brewers have yet devised.

The brewery’s Blake Street taproom lineup includes half a dozen more rare and roasty varieties. Most notably, Barrel Aged Nightmare Fuel, the brewery’s beloved coffee stout – only released once a year – will be tapped right at opening.

Super Stout is a celebration of all the stouts River North crafts throughout the year and provides a unique opportunity to riff on a few classic stouts with new, experimental flavors, adding to the midnight malty mayhem. Both taprooms will have a food truck onsite for the event.

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Our Mutual Friend Brewing Announces New Beers for 2023

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DENVER, Colorado – Our Mutual Friend Brewing (OMF) is kicking off 2023 with the launch of a new rotating IPA series and the return of Thanatoid, the brewery’s revered Bourbon Barrel-Aged Stout that last made its appearance at OMF in 2020.

“Thanatoid is special to us because at the heart of it the beer is a simple but decadent whiskey barrel-aged stout, but with each release we try to improve on it,” says OMF Co-Owner and Head Brewer Jan Chodkowski. “This release is by far our best!”

Available on Saturday, Jan. 14

Thanatoid rested on Laws Whiskey Four Grain Barrels for 14 months and then was aged on a pound per barrel of Madagascar vanilla beans. The result is a slow sipper, with notes of vanilla, marshmallow, nugget, toffee, dark chocolate and whiskey-soaked oak, and clocks in at 15.3% ABV. To celebrate the release of Thanatoid, OMF will also have a limited-edition Thanatoid glow-in-the-dark tumbler available for purchase; stout lovers can get the beer and glass for $20. The Thanatoid release, and specialty glass, releases at 11 a.m. The beer will be available on draft and in 12-ounce cans.

Well-balanced and approachable, Spillover IPA, is a beer that one can enjoy throughout the day. At 5.1% ABV, this easy drinking IPA is hoppy and flavorful. Hopped with Citra, Mosaic and Strata, Spillover IPA has flavors and aromas of citrus, berries and tropical sweet fruit. This beer will be available on draft and in four-pack 16-ounce cans.

Available on Saturday, Jan. 28

Slow Tale, a collaboration with Trophy Brewing out of Raleigh, NC, is a Barrel-Fermented Saison brewed with Colorado malt and hops. The name and liquid is a nod to the older beer style and slower fermentation process. Barrel and bottle conditioned, Slow Tale has flavors of mango, passion fruit, peach, leather and light oak. Slow Tale will be available on draft and in 500-milliliter bottles.

“We’re excited to kick off Wave Motion, a new rotating IPA series where we will explore and experiment with new hops, new hopping methods, and new brewing techniques,” says Chodkowski. “This is an opportunity for us to explore IPA in a broader way!”

Wave Motion: Terre Verte is the first iteration coming out of the experimental IPA lineup. This Juicy and Hazy IPA is hopped with El Dorado and Citra hops, as well as NZ-214 hops which provide aromas and flavors of apricot, papaya, and stone fruits. This beer will be available on draft and in four-pack 16-ounce cans.

About Our Mutual Friend Brewing

Established in 2012, Our Mutual Friend is a relaxed brewery and taproom in Denver, CO whose goal is to create world-class beer using local ingredients whenever possible and serve as a gathering place for the Five Points neighborhood. This small but mighty brewery has earned acclaim and numerous awards with eight GABF medals, including a gold medal for Saison Trystero and silver medal for Biere Ovale in 2022, and a 2018 gold medal for Saison Trystero at World Beer Cup.

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