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Fizz Fight, noon to 3 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at EXDO Event Center, 1399 35th St., Denver. Tickets are $33.45-$54.66; .
Hard seltzer is oh-so-hot right now. So hot, in fact, that there will soon be a 14% ABV Four Loko Sour Seltzer, prompting Esquire to surmise that “.” But the trend has really hit home in Colorado, where you can find locally produced hard seltzers by breweries like Upslope, Verboten and Elvtd at 5280, a dedicated seltzery in Olde Town Arvada.
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If you needed further proof that we’ve hit peak hard seltzer, here it is: Denver will soon host its firs hard seltzer festival and competition, marking the perfect end to the unofficial “summer of seltzer.” On Sept. 14, will bring 20 hard seltzer producers to EXDO Event Center, where two sessions of drinkers will sip their way through unlimited seltzer tastings. For , guests can sample spiked seltzers from local producers such as Wild Basin (from Oskar Blues), Snowmelt (from Upslope Brewing) and Elvtd at 5280, along with national brands Natural Light and Bon & Viv. A few indie hard seltzer brands from outside of Colorado have signed on, too, including Seattle’s San Juan Seltzer and Milwaukee’s Press Premium Alcohol Seltzer.
Along with a hard seltzer competition and awards ceremony, there will be “interactive art” and live painting from local artists, and drinkers can vote for a people’s choice award-winner.
The first session runs from noon to 3 p.m.; a second is 4 to 7 p.m. Round up the 15 bros who take up all the good seats at your apartment pool every weekend, sipping from a seemingly endless supply of White Claw Black Cherry, and show them that there’s more to that hard seltzer life than just the Claw.
