The Costs of Always Drinking Colorado

THE COSTS OF ALWAYS DRINKING COLORADO 2012 Colorado is a hotbed of craft-distilled spirits. We're breaking down a couple of excellent options for sampling locally-produced spirits. COLORADO DISTILLERS FESTIVAL OPTION #1: A COLORADO ROAD TRIP Here's a MapQuest driving map of the 14 distilleries participating in the 2012 Coloardo Distillers Festival (as of July 30, 2012). A road trip will take you to cities like Boulder, Fort Collins, Colorado Springs, Crested Butte, Buena Vista, Palisade and Telluride. olins Greeley NATIONA FOREST Craig ROCKY MOUNTAINM NATI PARK nton Bailey Castle Rock Bisck Forest Colorado Springs 1,020 Canen Cit Pueblo MILES OF DRIVING (round-trip from Denver) 20 TOTAL HOURS OF DRIVING (MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A DD!) in a 2009 Subaru Outback getting 27MPG highway, 1,020 miles equals 38 $132 5 DAY TRIP, IF YOU VISIT AN AVERAGE OF 3 DISTILLERIES EACH DAY GALLONS OF IN GAS COSTS (gas avg. in CO: $3.47) GASOLINE Don't forget to add 5 days worth of hotels, meals, snacks. And don't forget to buy your special Kenny Loggins road trip playlist on iTunes. You'll also need to take a few days off of work, get a babysitter, put your dog in a kennel, etc. OPTION #2: COME TO THE COLORADO DISTILLERS FESTVAL ON AUGUST 19 14 COLORADO DISTILLERIES UNDER 1 ROOF Distillery employees will be on hand and will be making custom cocktails. Also check out seminars from experts in Colorado's alcoholic beverage industry. (we hope to add more distilleries) ROB'SMTN GIN IMPERIAL SH 2011 photos from Sean Buchan, http://beertographer.tumblr.com TICKETS: $40 UNTIL 8-1, $45 UNTIL 8-18, $50 AT DOOR COLORADODISTILLERSFESTIVAL.COM SUNDAY, AUGUST RACKHOUSE PUB DENVER, COLORADO 1-5PM 2012 19 COLORADO DISTILLERS FESTIVAL SPONSORS RACKHOUSE PUB GUILD UBER