Things to do in Denver to Feel Alive!

Had a couple sets of visitors the last few weeks and have spent some time doing the tour guide thing. This last week, it was JW's turn to visit the mile high city and we did it up pretty well.
First up, the new New Belgium Brewery Tour. Now you can reserve a spot online and not worry about getting there way early to hope for tickets! We saw the behind the scenes with our tour guide, Tyler, who may be the coolest beer geek ever. You now get 5 tastings over the course of the tour and the choices are made by each guide. He started us out with a Fat Tire, standard issue, but a must have. Then he moved us into the crrrr-azy world of Lips of Faith beers: Biere de Mars and La Folie (cask-conditioned sour ale that most didn't love, but I rather did and had a smidge extra). I think Tyler liked that I had tried all these exotic (beer geek) beers. :) Then to the twisty slide that I did not take because I was wearing a skirt (boo!) and we got to try the Hoptober (hoppy, but dry and really well balanced so the hops don't stomp on your taste buds; website says it's made from a blend of 5 hops...might be the only hoppy beer I will drink from now on). But the piece de resistance was that we got to sample the Fall Wild Ale before it even was released! You can go to the website for the info - it claims to be "Fall in a Glass" and Joe and I thought it was just plain liquid happiness. Sadly, it was not to be released until Tuesday and will only be on draft so it was such a teaser. We were frantically making room in the schedule for another trip to Fort Collins on Tuesday to grab some more. In addition to the tour beers, you also get a token to taste one more from the taps at the Tasting Room. I had the Dandelion Ale (made with real dandelions!) and Joe tried the 1554 as well as a sip or two of some Mothership Wit. What a great time and this was only Day 1!!!
We also went to Boulder to go to Mesa Labs in the Foothills and then back over to have BeauJo's with Marisa, Sean and Owen. Nice long day.
Other highlights include riding to REI and the Tattered Cover, awesome piratey fun at the 1st Annual Deckhand Dave and Captain Kerri Talk Like a Pirate Party complete with giant pirate beer chest and grog, brunch with T&L (and kiddos), ultimate, the first real snow of the season in the mountains and that lovely Fall-time hail in the city, darts at the Cricket during MNF and a tour of the Mint. Also we went to the Rox game Tue night in the 50 degree drizzle and had a really great time with 10,000 of brave-hearted souls. 2 words...Crazy Nachos. It really wasn't that bad in the rain with the right gear on.... See the rain and the near empty rock pile? So close to the field I could have grabbed Tulo's ass.
The only downside of the week were losing at Scrabble and the Pats losing to the Jets. Guess I am starting Roethlisberger and benching sweet sweet Tom Brady now.
Between this and Rob & Beth's visit, I may be almost tapped out.