Living The Dream Brewing Turns Nine
Living The Dream Brewing will celebrate its 9th anniversary on July 22 and 23 with nine specialty beer releases, foodd trucks, dog friendly activities, and the return of their annual birthday cornhole tournament.
LITTLETON, CO— Living The Dream Brewing will celebrate its 9th anniversary on July 22 and 23 with nine specialty beer releases and the return of their annual birthday cornhole tournament. The South Metro Denver brewery invites beer lovers, kids, and dogs to join for this 90’s themed family-friendly weekend.
Among the anniversary beer releases will be some returning favorites like Belgian Quad and ROCKER Spirits Port Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout; variations on returning beers such as a 3-Speed Pale Ale; and brand new creations like Mojito Gose, Cranberry Lime Blonde, and a Mixed Barrel Sour Ale that’s been aging since 2016. Also included in this lineup will be a ROCKER Spirits Bourbon Barrel-Aged Tripel with Plum and Ginger, and two beers aged in barrels from Arvada’s Talnua Distillery: Barrel Aged Belgian Quad with Fig, and Barrel-Aged Barleywine. Sign up for Living The Dream’s weekly newsletter to receive more information about the beer list.
The largest Living The Dream cornhole tournament of the year will take place on Saturday, July 22 at 2pm. Guests can sign up when they arrive. Also on Saturday, Wag N' Wash will be set up with a doggy pool, treats, and giveaways for four-legged friends who join for the celebration.
Food vendors for the weekend include the Big Stuff Food Truck, Motor City B’s Pizza, Uptown & Humboldt, Luchador Food Truck, Savage Jerky, and Gelato & Co.
Tongue Tied Design will be printing t-shirts starting at noon each day. Customers can choose their color and one of four custom designs made exclusively for the anniversary.
It’s really amazing to think Living the Dream has been around for nine years,” says company Founder Jason Bell. “When we opened, we wanted to connect to the community and share our passion for brewing great beer. It has been immeasurably more than that. We have made so many great friends while getting to do what we love. It really doesn’t get any better than that!”
Media interested in attending Living The Dream’s 9th anniversary can contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com.
ABOUT LIVING THE DREAM BREWING CO.
Living the Dream Brewing is a craft brewery established in 2014 in Littleton, our home base for adventure in Colorado. Built on a foundation of brewing beer using only the finest ingredients, Living the Dream celebrates the people, places, and activities of the Centennial State. Live the life you have imagined. Visit Living The Dream online at livingthedreambrewing.com.
Living The Dream Brewing Continues To Increase Production and Community Engagement After Expanding Distribution Statewide in Colorado
Here is the 2022 Living The Dream Brewing Year in Review.
LITTLETON, CO— Living The Dream Brewing reported continued momentum in 2022 after their statewide distribution expansion. This past year brought new beers, several awards, and many philanthropic opportunities for the brewery, which donated more than $13,000 to local causes. Here is the 2022 Living The Dream Brewing Year in Review.
PRODUCTION & SALES
The installation of new equipment in 2020 for capacity and its increase in production in 2021 poised Living The Dream for a new distribution agreement with Colorado Craft Distributors in 2022. Since the companies announced their partnership last May, the brewery continues to increase production and sales.
Now Colorado residents and visitors can find cans of Living The Dream mainstay beers— Powder Run Vanilla Cream Ale and its variants, 7-Speed IPA, Mountain Drive American Ale, and Fly Reel Amber Ale— as well as canned seasonals across the Centennial State year round.
TEAM
The Living The Dream team continued to grow and is now up to 15 employees.
In 2022 the brewery promoted Michael Acerra to General Manager, hired Jayme Hillian to manage events and social media, and continued brewing operations under the leadership of Head Brewer Rob Meehan.
BEER
Living the Dream Brewing released an array of specialty beers in 2022, including Powder Run Vanilla Cream Ale variants Lemon Bar, Key Lime Pie, Tangerine, Horchata, and the famed holiday seasonal Gingerbread. Root Beer Float is the newest addition to this series, and currently available in cans and on tap while supplies last.
Living The Dream debuted the High Line Pilsner in cans over the summer, and released many experimental batches on draft throughout the year. These beers included Sunrise Tangerine Wheat, several dark and traditional German-style lagers, and the Port Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout made in collaboration with Littleton’s ROCKER Spirits.
ACCOLADES
Living the Dream received six awards in the 2022 Denver International Beer Competition: Gold for Velvet Imperial Stout and Port-Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout; Silver for 7 Speed IPA, Guava Mountain Gose, and Powder Run Cream Ale; and Bronze for Fly Reel Amber Ale. The brewery also took home a silver award in the American Style Fruit Beer – Tangerine category of the 2022 U.S. Beer Open Championship.
COMMUNITY
Living The Dream invested in its taproom experience in 2022 by adding pinball machines and a pool table, hosting numerous events and a variety of food trucks, and installing new heated patio tents for year-round, comfortable outdoor seating.
Living The Dream’s continued its partnership with the Highlands Ranch Community Association, which includes sponsoring the Highlands Ranch Race Series and hosting a monthly Beer For Bucks night, raised more than $2400 for the association in 2022. Among the brewery’s other philanthropic initiatives were the 2nd Annual Daniel Vogt Memorial in partnership with Proud Souls Barbecue & Provisions that raised more than $11,000 for the American Cancer Society.
Living The Dream also teamed up with Physio Racing, Runners Edge, and Fire Pit Runners on group runs and rides throughout the year.
Living The Dream collaborated with two fellow Colorado breweries– Base Camp Beer Works and Ska Brewing— for the 2022 Colorado Brewers Guild’s Collaboration Festival that took place in April. In October, the brewery continued its support of the beer community at large as a sponsor of the 40th annual Great American Beer Festival.
Living The Dream is proud to partner with RadCraft on its communications strategy, which in 2022 included a revamp of its website in collaboration with Midwest Coast Media.
MOVING FORWARD
The brewery is teaming up on brew days with New Terrain Brewing and Payette Brewing for the 2023 Collaboration Festival, and experimenting with fresh flavors for upcoming beer releases. Customers can look forward to Living The Dream’s 9th anniversary celebration this summer.
Media inquiring about Living The Dream can contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com.
ABOUT LIVING THE DREAM BREWING
Living the Dream Brewing is a craft brewery established in 2014 in Littleton, our home base for adventure in Colorado. Built on a foundation of brewing beer using only the finest ingredients, Living the Dream celebrates the people, places, and activities of the Centennial State. Live the life you have imagined, and join us at livingthedreambrewing.com.
Living The Dream Releases ROCKER Spirits Port Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout
Littleton, Colorado craft brewery and distillery team up on barrel-aged beer project.
LITTLETON, CO— Living The Dream Brewing is proud to present Port Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout, aged in ROCKER Spirits Whiskey barrels and finished in Port wine barrels.
Living The Dream has been experimenting with barrel projects for years now, and the brewing team is especially excited to work with such a local collaborator. ROCKER Spirits opened in Littleton in 2016, and has since been crafting whiskey, rum, and vodka. Their whiskey boasts sweet cereal aromas and notes of caramel, butterscotch, and honey, with a light citrus and moderate oak finish. This corn and wheat-based whiskey ages for a minimum of 3 years in 53-gallon virgin American oak barrels before finishing in Port wine barrels.
Enter Living The Dream Imperial Stout. This beer is brewed with a Root Shoot Genie Pale base with layered specialty malts to create its dark color and roasty complexity. Living The Dream’s brewing team filled freshly emptied ROCKER Spirits whiskey barrels with this full-bodied Stout, which took quickly to the oak, vanilla, and bourbon, and dark red fruit flavors of the original spirit.
The final product is a big-bodied 10% ABV Imperial Stout with aromas of caramel, toasted almonds and hints of red fruit. Its big chocolate and roasted flavors are complemented by red cherry, blackberry, and oak overtones.
“It’s always great to collaborate locally and help support the other small producers here in Colorado,” says Living The Dream Founder Jason Bell. “This is our first venture with a distillery, and ROCKER has really shown to make some fantastic spirits. We couldn’t be more excited to work with them on this project.”
Find Port Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout on draft and in cans at Living The Dream, and in limited quantities across the state via Colorado Craft Distributors, all while supplies last.
Contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com with media inquiries about this barrel collaboration. Download press assets here.
ABOUT LIVING THE DREAM BREWING CO.
Living the Dream Brewing is a craft brewery established in 2014 in Littleton, our home base for adventure in Colorado. Built on a foundation of brewing beer using only the finest ingredients, Living the Dream celebrates the people, places, and activities of the Centennial State. Live the life you've imagined, and join us at livingthedreambrewing.com.
ABOUT ROCKER SPIRITS
Founded in 2015 in Littleton, ROCKER Spirits was built to reflect a time when we manufactured things with our own hands. We want our spirits to evoke a reverence for the time-honored traditions of craftsmanship and commitment. We aim to provide a great line of products that speak of our passion and belief in forging your own path. We strive to build a loyal group of mavericks seeking an original look, feel, and experience.