It's time to celebrate our 5-year anniversary! Thank you to everyone who has supported us - from our humble beginnings off the back alley, the to-go cocktails and alleyway seating during COVID, to helping us haul away broken concrete and brick from our new location, you've been there for us. Dry Land wouldn't be here without you, and we're forever grateful.
So we're throwing a party! Join us both Friday, August 25th and Saturday, August, 26th for food, drinks, and festivities. Our boozy popsicles will make a guest appearance, we'll have live music, delicious food from our beloved pop-up chefs, a community chalk mural, a special cocktail menu that celebrates the best recipes from our restaurant partners, guest mixologists - and most importantly, we're releasing our first 2-Year Straight Colorado Antero Wheat Whiskey.
As always, kids, families, well-behaved canines, and friends are welcome.
What a weekend! We hope you'll join us both days. The schedule of events is below.
Friday, August 25
3 pm - Close: Boozy Popsicles (Available while supplies last.)
AKA Dry Land Frozen Cocktails on a Stick - Back by popular demand, we'll be offering our spiked popsicles both Friday and Saturday! We created these frozen treats during our COVID shutdown, and it's time to bring them back for a guest appearance. Flavors have included Watermelon Margarita, Lavender Lemonade, Spiked Creamsicle and more. Anniversary flavors will be seasonal and delicious!
4 pm: Anniversary Whiskey Release
Dry Land Distillers Anniversary Release Straight Antero Wheat Whiskey - We're releasing our first 2-year Straight 100% Colorado Antero Wheat Whiskey starting Friday, August 25th at 4 pm. Dry Land Antero Wheat Whiskey is crafted from 100% native Colorado Antero wheat grown just east of the distillery by Marc Arnusch Farms. The grain is a true Colorado original. It was developed in the 1980s as a collaboration between local Colorado growers and Colorado State University to create a resilient and environmentally appropriate grain for the Colorado climate.
Today, we're the only distiller crafting a single grain whiskey from the Antero wheat. It's a 50-mile whiskey, with the grain being malted by Troubadour Maltings in Ft Collins and distilled on site at the distillery in Longmont. The Antero Wheat Whiskey is loaded with black cherry and plum notes, complex spices including cinnamon and pepper, and supported by a backbone of balanced tannins from the charred oak barrel.
The distillery will release 100 bottles of the Anniversary Whiskey - only available for purchase at the Distillery.
5 - 7 pm: Guest Chef - Daniel Gray Heirloom Grain Pizzas
6 - 7:30 pm: Live Music - Alison Dozar (Singer/Songwriter)
8 - 9:30 pm Live Music - Vic Dillahay and Friends (Jazz)
Saturday, August 26
2 pm - Close: Boozy Popsicles (Available while supplies last.)
AKA Dry Land Frozen Cocktails on a Stick - Back by popular demand, we'll be offering our spiked popsicles both Friday and Saturday! We created these frozen treats during our COVID shutdown, and it's time to bring them back for a guest appearance. Flavors have included Watermelon Margarita, Lavender Lemonade, Spiked Creamsicle and more. Anniversary flavors will be seasonal and delicious!
2 - 5 pm: Dog Days of Summer at Dry Land Distillers
Well-behaved canine guests are welcome in the breezeway! Bring your favorite canine and snap photos of your pooch in Oscar, the Dry Land Distillers classic Land Cruiser for the first ever Dry Land Distillers Guest Distillery Dog photo shoot. Send us your photos and we'll vote for the "Best Distillery Dog" - winners get a handmade leather Dry Land Dog Collar! (And every pooch gets treats.)
2 - 5pm: Collaboration Celebration/Open House
Collaboration/ Community Open House 2-5pm: We've invited some of our former and current collaborators to come together! Come see and meet or taste some of the creations of the people that make our community in the industry so special! Growers, Brewers, Malters, Restaurant Owners/Managers and more.
3 - 8pm: Community Chalk Mural
Collective Community Chalk Mural: Show us your creativity and kindness! We'll have a giant chalk mural for guests to create art, write poems, or share artistic memories of Dry Land. We'll take photos of the mural Friday and Saturday evening to showcase your art long after the event.
3 - 5 pm: Guest Mixologist: DJ Reimer of Grove Street Alchemy
4 - 6 pm: Special Collaboration Cocktail Menu
The Dry Land Mixology Team will be mixing, shaking and stirring cocktails from some of our favorite restaurant partners and collaborators: Sap Sua, Swaylo's, St Vrain Cidery, the Colorado Grain Chain, and Slow Food Boulder County! This is not to be missed - you'll have the chance to taste original cocktails from some of the best chefs and mixologists in Colorado.
