By The Thirst Team

Seven top-shelf Colorado distilleries collaborated to produce a whiskey made with Colorado wheat in 2018. After 5 years of aging, the whiskey is ready for release. The collaborators are Laws Whiskey House, 291 Colorado Whiskey, Bear Creek Distillery, Woody Creek Distillers, State 38 Distilling, Wood’s High Mountain Distillery and Old Elk Distillery.

Each distillery will sell only 105 bottles starting Friday, with 100 percent of sales going toward charitable causes selected by the distillery.

13 years of Strange Craft

Strange Craft Beer Company near Empower Field celebrates 13 years of craft beer with new collaboration beers, food trucks and live music from James and the Giant Peach. Brewing collaborators include Westbound & Down (West Coast pilsner), Freetail and Brieux Carre (hoppy lager), Black Sky and Chain Reaction (blonde farmhouse), Cannonball Creek (hoppy pale), Joyride (Czech pilsner) and Guanella Pass (malt liquor).

A 10-year Odyssey

Arvada’s Odyssey Beerwerks celebrates its 10th anniversary all weekend, with beer releases, live music on Friday and Saturday, a drag show on Sunday, and anniversary merch (including live t-shirt screen printing).

“Ten years is a huge milestone,” says co-owner Chris Hill. “I think we were the 190th-ish brewery to open in Colorado and that seemed like a lot in 2013. In some ways it feels like we’ve been around forever. And yet I can’t believe it’s been ten years – they’ve just flown by.”

Friday beer releases include a lemon marshmallow cream ale, a helles, a barrel-aged quintuple collaboration with Woods Boss Brewing and an experimental lager collaboration with LaunchPad Brewery. Live music from The Barlow and Hawk Attack is also on tap Friday.

Saturday brings a Mexican lager, an Imperial Cold IPA and a rose saison crafted in an all-women brewing collaboration with Big Choice Brewing. Also, Jim Jamm Jimmy and The Raygunomics will perform.

Tree Festival in Golden

New Terrain Brewing Co. in Golden hosts the Rocky Mountain Tree Festival from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday. The free event is a fundraiser to help plant trees in Colorado areas affected by fires and floods, and includes art vendors, food trucks and live music from Extra Gold, Cashmere Sweater, Hunker Down and the Fretliners.

New Terrain also hosts Dave Abear & Friends tomorrow night, and a spring market on Sunday.

Getdown at Upslope

The 8th annual Upslope Get Down is coming to the Boulder brewery’s Flatiron Park taproom on Saturday, with food trucks, art, a silent disco and live music from The Main Squeeze, Shakedown Street, Guerilla Fanfare, Jane and Matthews, Boot Gun, The Good Kind, Lady Romeo and Acoustic Ambush.

Sutcliffe opens new tasting room

Sutcliffe Vineyards in Cortez opens a tasting room in Durango tomorrow. Photos have been trickling out on the winery’s social media with beautiful artwork in a historic downtown building.

Fox Fire season opening

The Fox Fire Farms winery in Ignacio opens for the season tomorrow. Regular tasting room hours are 1 to 6 p.m. Thursday to Sunday, with free concerts on Friday nights.

Beer Pairing and Coffee

Jagged Mountain Brewery in Denver’s ballpark neighborhood hosts a five-course beer pairing dinner at 5 p.m. Sunday, curated by chef Jared at Thistle & Mint. Reservations are required. The brewery also recently opened the Slackline Coffee Shop inside the taproom, with coffee, breakfast burritos and local pastries from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. every day but Tuesdays. They are already collaborating, too. The newly tapped “This Beer Really Ties the Room Together” blonde milk stout was brewed with Slackline coffee and cacao.

Mythology on the move

Mythology Distillery is moving from north Denver to Steamboat Springs, but will throw a goodbye party from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, with tacos, cocktail specials, raffles and live music from Random Temple and Roma Ransom.

Car show in Colorado Springs

Mash Mechanix Brewing in Colorado Springs hosts a car show at 10 a.m. Saturday, with live music starting at 11. The event supports Victory Service Dogs and Green Beret Racing. Entrants can register here and get a commemorative Mash Mechanix Glass and a fill of their choice. The show is free for spectators, and trophies will be awarded in various categories.

The brewery also hosts a show by the Springstown Shakers at 6 p.m. Friday.

Mac & Cheese cookoff

Chain Reaction Brewing in Denver hosts a mac & cheese cookoff from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, and they are looking for entries with creative recipes.

Cask Thief returns

Stranahan’s Distillery in Denver hosts its annual Cask Thief event at noon Saturday. The ticketed event includes rare barrel tastings, whiskey cocktails, live music, a catered BBQ dinner and more.

As always, please send us your events and announcements. We’re happy to share them. And enjoy your Colorado craft libations responsibly.