Six picks for enjoying Stout Month in February

Like most agricultural products, beer is seasonal, and historically, people have liked to drink dark stouts and porters during the cold winter months. Rich and malty, these beers are warming and comforting when there is a chill — or snow — in the air. That’s why Boulder’s Mountain Sun Pub started Stout Month some 30 years ago and brings it back each February.

That tradition continues at Mountain Sun’s Boulder and Longmont pubs, but not in Denver, where the company’s Vine Street Pub closed in 2020 and has yet to reopen. But Stout Month has also become a much-loved occasion for other breweries and beer bars in Denver. Here are six events or tappings to look forward to in February — several of which take place or begin this weekend.

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