Looking for something cool to do next weekend? Want to head to one of the most awesome secrets in Wyoming and see a FREE music festival? Look no further than Whatfest. This year’s line up is a who’s who of Wyoming and Colorado bands. Some of our favorites include Patti Fiasco, Musketeer Gripweed, Mama Lenny … Continued
Yeah, yeah we know it is July, but we are in Colorado and deep down we are winter people. Right now the shop is working on the new Winter Seasonal, Accumulation, from New Belgium Brewing. Every couple years New Belgium changes up their seasonal beers. Changing up the recipes keeps things interesting for the brewers … Continued
Summer is fast upon us and things are heating up here at the shop! For real, the shop is super hot because the dryers are 400 degrees and no AC unit in the world can keep up with that. Summer is always a busy time for us here because most people buy t-shirts during the … Continued
Next week is Max’s favorite week of the year. Not only is it his birthday, but it is American Craft Beer Week. In Northern Colorado we celebrate Craft Beer Week by playing Brewery Bingo. The rules are simple, visit one of the participating breweries to get a Bingo card, hit the breweries on the card … Continued
The 2013 Fort Collins Music eXperiment (or FoCoMX for short) is coming up on April 19th and 20th. During FoCoMX there is music all over Fort Collins and one wrist band gets you into all of it. This year is the 5th edition and it is poised to be the best one yet with over … Continued
Have you always wanted to try 56 different beers from one brewery? April 1st, head on down to the Tap N Handle in Fort Collins for a chance to taste more Sierra Nevada beers than you’ve ever dreamed of. Today we printed the shirts for the 1st annual celebration taking place at 307 S. College … Continued
Here in Fort Collins we have a really awesome organization called SpokesBuzz. According to their site, “SpokesBUZZ raises global awareness of Fort Collins sound and culture by bringing worldwide attention to local bands.” Every year they take a bunch of up-and-coming Fort Collins bands to Austin for the South By Southwest Music Festival. It is … Continued
Our friends at Oskar Blues are opening a new burger joint called CHUBurger. The idea is to keep the food simple, and as local as possible. The beef comes from Oskar’s Hops and Heifers farm outside Longmont, Colorado. The farmers use the spent grain from the brewing process to supplement the cows diet. Win … Continued
By now, I’m sure you have heard about the latest debacle in the trademark infringement world. Long story short, Strange Brewing Company (in Denver, Colorado) has received a request to change their name so consumers don’t get confused between them and a homebrew shop in Massachusetts (Strange Brew Beer & Wine Making Supplies). This whole thing seems strange because … Continued
It has been a while since our last blog entry, sorry about the delay. Since the last time we wrote Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years have all come and gone. Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year from the folks at Go West! We hope your holidays were awesome! 2012 was one of our … Continued