Jonathan Shikes

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Jonathan Shikes

Jonathan Shikes is a Denver native with 25 years of experience at newspapers, magazines and websites. He joined The Denver Post in May 2022 as the editor of The Know after previously working at Westword. Jonathan is also the author of "Denver Beer: A History of Mile High Brewing." You can find him cooking green chile, drinking at breweries and eating dumplings.

Alpine Dog Brewing has reopened on 17th Avenue after an 18-month closure and move. (Alpine Dog Brewing)

Denver brewery reborn after 18-month closure

January 31, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

Reopening after an extended closure isn't something many breweries have attempted, in part because it is hard to sustain a business with no revenue.

Chipotle employees help out customer Sarah Stawarski with her order at Chipotle Mexican Grill on December 30, 2011, in the Highlands neighborhood. (Denver Post file)

Here’s why Chipotle calls March-May “burrito season”

January 27, 2023 at 11:06 a.m.

We like our seasons with a side of guac.

DENVER, CO - JUNE 15 : Harsha Maragh, left, and her husband Jesse Brown, the owners of Wah Gwaan Brewing Company pose for a portrait at the brewery in Denver, Colorado on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. The brewery brings Afro-Caribbean and Jamaican culture to Denver's beer scene. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

One of Colorado’s only Black-owned breweries is closing

January 19, 2023 at 9:47 a.m.

The brilliantly decorated brewery featured a Jamaican aesthetic, including numerous murals, inspired by co-owner Harsha Maragh's Jamaican and East Indian ancestry.

DENVER, CO - JANUARY 12 : Lauren Panzlau of Denver is having a red wine with Porron, traditional Spanish glass wine pitcher, at El Five restaurant in Denver, Colorado on Thursday, January 12, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Now isn’t the time to drink wine from a Spanish porron. Or is it? | 抖阴ap

February 7, 2023 at 8:53 a.m.

There is perhaps no vessel more fun to drink out of with friends -- but less friendly to the pandemic-era restaurant environment -- than the Spanish porron.

Aloy Modern Thai opens new fast-casual spot in Capitol Hill

January 23, 2023 at 11:57 a.m.

The restaurant: Aloy Thai Eatery, 211 E. Seventh Ave., Denver About: Aloy Thai Eatery is from the family that owns Aloy Thai Cuisine in Boulder and Aloy Modern Thai in...

Stephen Monahan is the head brewery at Kodiac Brewery in Centennial. (Kodiac Brewery Bar & Grill)

Kodiac Brewery Bar & Grill opens in Denver Tech Center area

March 24, 2023 at 8:00 a.m.

Some of the beers on tap right now include IPAs, a lager, an amber ale, a stout, a hefeweizen and a Berliner weisse.

Start the new year off right with six very Colorado ideas

December 30, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

So the following aren't exactly resolutions, but they are some suggestions of what you can do in the first few days of 2023 to kick things off in a positive...

Cohesion Brewing's V谩no膷n铆 Speci谩ln铆 Pivo was a special winter beer. (Staff photo by Jonathan Shikes)

The 10 best new Colorado craft beers we drank in 2022

December 29, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

Colorado is blessed not just by an immense variety of breweries that specialize in specific styles but by breweries that are able to produce multiple styles on an award-winning level.

The Know’s most-read stories of 2022, from a problematic Pikachu to long ski-lift lines

December 29, 2022 at 6:52 a.m.

At the end of every year, we take a look at our pageview data to see which stories were read the most online. Each time, there are some standard favorites,...

The Torchlight Parade at Winter Park Resort returns in 2022. (Provided by Winter Park Resort)

What to do this weekend: honky-tonk music at the Skylark, lager beers, Torchlight Parade at Winter Park

December 22, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

Bierstadt Lagerhaus isn鈥檛 going anywhere. And if you aren鈥檛 either, then head down to the brewery, restaurant and fun center for a variety of Orphan Christmas activities.

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