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Dining review: Wild Mountain Smokehouse and Brewery in Nederland
Every mountain town has one--a pub or locals' restaurant with wide-planked wood floors, a friendly bar serviced by a shaggy, bearded bartender, winter patrons with raccoon-eyed goggle tans and, in the summer, visor caps and Carhartts. Full Story

Refueling for finals: Five coffee spots to get that caffeine fix
Must stay awake. Coffee. Coffee. Coffee. The diet for the upcoming week of finals most will likely consist of substantial amounts of stimulants in the form of hot, 20-ounce beverages. Full Story

Fade To Black, Volume 1, released by Left Hand Brewing Co. (Longmont)
Six different malts create a mild, toffee-like sweetness, which is quickly subdued by bold flavors of black coffee, baker's chocolate, mixed nuts and slightly overcooked cookies. A haunting nip of black licorice lingers in the background, along with a healthy amount of hop bitterness. Full Story

Laudisio dining review: From classic to contemporary
The menu at Laudisio is as expansive as its vast dining room in the Twenty Ninth Street Mall, and depending on a person's mood, one could splurge on a fancy multi-course meal, grab a quick and cheap bite, or dabble in a few small plates for an Italian taste fest. Full Story

High quality, low on the food chain at Leaf
Food can be extraordinarily political, and Boulder is well known for healthy residents who strive to eat organic, locally produced, low-impact foods. Leaf helps that effort without smugness or a superiority complex. Leaf could grandstand on the philosophy of the "Omnivore's Dilemma" while patting itself on the back for its success. Instead, the restaurant simply cooks good food well. Full Story

DIA pub crawl!
"We should do a pub crawl," my wife suggested -- after we learned that our flight from Denver International Airport was delayed two hours. Full Story

duganA IPA from Avery Brewing: a more sessionable IPA
duganA IPA Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 8.5% International Bitterness Units (IBUs): 93 More information: averybrewing. Full Story

Some like it hot: Five drinks to warm your blood
It's chilly out. Spice things up by indulging in a tasty, hot beverage. Make it virgin. Make it boozy. Make it hot.Boulder has a yummy selection, so if you're looking for some hot stuff, check out these five. Full Story

7 Great American Beer Fest medal-winning Boulder beers
Among 3,308 judged beers, brewed by 495 breweries from across the country, Colorado received 45 medals, the most of any state. Full Story

Bacaro review: Pearl Street spot keeps climbing
Bacaro Venetian Tavern has gone to great lengths in recent years to remodel its interior, revamp its menu, and elevate its status. Full Story

Nepal Cuisine review: Left us energized and renewed
It was a sincere pleasure to rediscover Nepal Cuisine. On average, a dinner for two with drinks and plenty of food cost $40, with a tip. Better yet, the food was flavorful and healthful and left us energized and renewed. For too long, I imagine Nepal Cuisine has been a local favorite and remained lesser known to greater Boulder. Diners would be well-served to seek it out. Full Story

Twisted Pine Big Shot Espresso Stout review: Beer like a coffeehouse
I love coffee and I love stouts. And when they're combined correctly they lift one another to new heights that they couldn't on their own, taking palates to new heights with them. Full Story

Canned beer: Dispelling bad can-notations
Canned beer of today is nothing like the canned beer your father used to drink. Just ask Henry Wood, director of sales and marketing for Upslope Brewing Co. (Boulder's newest brewery), who will tell you why the can is "a fantastic vessel for beer." Full Story

Great American Beer Festival and beyond: Sizing up Colorado brew fests
Heads up. Tickets are selling out fast to next month's Great American Beer Festival in Denver, so get yours if you haven't already. Full Story

4 meals for $9.99 or less
W e took the KFC challenge, and we didn`t stop there. A recent KFC commercial, in case you haven`t seen it, challenged families to re-create a seven-piece fried chicken meal for $9.99. Full Story

Eat Out: Boulder restaurants and dining (July 23)
When chef Matthew Jansen opened Radda Trattoria in north Boulder's Ideal Market plaza in 2007, the bistro emerged as a trendy, hip place to get your farm-fresh melody of Tuscan-inspired, la carte cuisine at moderate prices. Full Story

Sushi Matsuri review: Lyons sushi spot won't replace your favorites
Perhaps the best part of the meal came at the end with the Mochi ($4.50), a serving of three small scoops of ice cream surrounded by rice cakes. Delivering a texture entirely new, and a light, sweet flavor (green tea and mango), this dessert was a wonderful portion with a refreshing taste. Full Story

Beer review: Great Divide's 15th Anniversary Wood Aged Double IPA
I was hooked after the first sip. The malt flavors and aromas were incredibly rich and complex, making me think of freshly baked bread, molasses, brown sugar, roasted nuts and chocolate-covered toffee.

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Eat Out: July 9
Murphy's Grill offers pub fare like burgers and nachos as well as more upscale dishes like the Murphy's pasta, which features a delicious roasted red pepper cream sauce. Another menu standout is the "Smallest Dessert in Town," which gives you a small brownie and ice cream for just 99 cents. Full Story

Radda Trattoria restaurant review
Even with a 10-person anchor obstructing the foot traffic, my party received diligent attention and service from the moment the first person (me) walked through the door. Full Story

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