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Why FoCo?  Nights like this one, for starters.

4/9/2016

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Y'all, last Thursday we had a firkin tapping and seafood boil at Jax Fish House.  It felt like a vacation on a beach right here in FoCo.  
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We love Jax for a lot of reasons, not least of which is that this case greets you when you walk through the door (along with a bunch of really awesome people).
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When we arrived, Linsey gave their Head Chef Ricky Myers a quick lesson on how to tap a firkin.  
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He seemed to get the hang of it.  
We've never seen such a clean tapping for getting the beer flowing -- usually there's a nice, dramatic fountain of beer before the spigot is fully in the firkin.  I keep re-watching this video trying to see if any spilled at all.
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Ricky & Linsey had the first samples. Diagnosis:  cumin-forward until the swirl, then the lemon comes out. This firkin used our Irish Red as a base beer recipe.  
Meanwhile, back at the seafood boil....
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Disproving the old adage, this pot had an audience and still boiled for all it was worth.
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Cooler full of deliciousness.
Sam spent his "night off" dousing bags of mussels, clams, shrimp, potatoes, onions & corn in this amazing broth.  As one 6-ish-aged youngster walking by noted to her mom, "Mmmmm.  I smell good spices!"
And here was the result:
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As with all the most exciting pairings
(and if you're not excited by great food + craft beer
you're probably not still reading),
both the beer and the food's flavors changed
​& blossomed when consumed together.
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It was finger-licking good, but just in case you didn't want to go that route, they served up o-shibori.
It was a night for relaxing with friends (and a chef or two -- thanks for sneaking out of the kitchen for a minute, Amy!).
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John didn't feel the need to avail himself of the blankets offered on the patio.  Carol did.
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We might have had an order or two of these.  
​Not boiled.
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Sit facing the restaurant and you get cool views
like this of the College Ave. buildings
reflected in the window as the sun sets.
Here're some of the awesome Jax peeps who rolled out a new menu the same night we invaded to do the seafood boil.  They were totally unflustered.
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Plus, they seem to have a 2-headed dragon as a kitchen mascot.  How can you not love this place?
We give the whole experience the big thumbs up.  This team knows how to throw a party.  Many thanks for inviting us to be a part of it, Jax FoCo!
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Spring in FoCo

4/2/2016

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Today is a gorgeous day in Fort Collins.  The birds I remember from ages ago are calling all over the neighborhood (they've been silent for the past few months). But last week there was a blizzard that knocked the power out at the brewery in the morning...
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...and sent us searching around Old Town for wifi and some active electrical plugs.  Here's what we found:
Many thanks to those of you who managed to find your way out far enough to join us for a #freshtastycraftbeer in the taproom that afternoon.  [And many thanks to the Downtown ARTery for letting us steal some power that morning!]

Love FoCo, even in foul weather!  ​
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