Please don’t stop the beer
Think Denver has a lock on Oktoberfest? Think again. Greeley taps its own kegs (and grills its own brats and plays its own polka music) on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 25-26. Free admission.
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Cool beans
Pueblo hosts the annual Chile & Frijoles Festival this weekend to celebrate the harvest of the Mira Sol Chile. Join 100,000 other chile-lovers Sept. 25-27.
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Happy Birthday, F. Scott Fitzgerald
No American author epitomizes the golden age of cocktails quite like the author of “The Great Gatsby,” who would be 113 today. Cue manhattans.
Manhattan
From “Mr. Boston Official Bartender Guide.” Makes 1 drink.
Ingredients
1 1/2 ounce rye whiskey
1/2 ounce sweet vermouth
1 dash Angostura bitters
Directions
Stir with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a cherry or lemon twist.
