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How beer is born

Who doesn’t love beer? And with four local breweries cranking out exceptional varieties of the bubbly beverage, Durango connoisseurs
are at a distinct advantage. But just how does the malted nectar we all know and love go from bags of grain into the glass? To find out, the Telegraph sent one if its intrepid photojournalists to shed some light on this miraculous process of fermentation. So, join us on a tour of the brewing room, and the next time you sit down to an icy cold, local beer, don’t forget to tip your glass to the proud men and women who brought it to you.

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Carvers brewmaster Erik Maxson stirs up what’s going to be a raucous Friday night at the Carver brew room on Monday.

Doing it the old-fashioned way: Durango Brewing's Nick Meyer, left, and Paul Wright, right, fill the bottles...then cap them.  Then you drink them.

Steamworks' Glen Shoemaker bleeds off a little Steam to be filtered.

Not meant for public consumption: Some sort of byproduct fills Rubbermaids with bubble goo.

Beer is put into tanks, like these at Durango Brewing, so the sugar may ferment, giving the end product the warm and fuzzy effect we all know and love.

Where’s Laverne? Bottles make their way through Ska’s mechanized bottler en route to a 12-pack and your refrigerator.

Carvers brewmaster Erik Maxson stirs up what’s going to be a raucous Friday night at the Carver brew room on Monday.


 

 

 

 


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