Best of Summit 2017 Voting is Open!

Calling all Broken Compass friends, beer lovers and family! It's that time of year again, when you get to share your voice and opinions with the rest of Summit County in the 2017 Best of Summit awards! 

The 2016 awards were an unexpected success for Broken Compass, as we took home awards for Best Brewery, Best Beer Selection, Best Bar and Best Apres Ski! We're hoping to replicate that success in 2017, but we need your help! The brewery is nominated for six categories this year, including Best: Bar, Beers on Tap, Brewpub/Brewery (all three under the "Food" category), Apres Ski, Late Night Scene, and Place to Impress Out-of-Towners (all three under the "Arts and Entertainment" category)! We're a little upset (ok, more than a little) that we weren't nominated for "Best Card and Board Game Selection", or that in fact, there is no category for "Best Card and Board Game Selection", but we'll get over it eventually.

Please support our ongoing bid to be amazing by voting for us at summitdaily.com/bestofsummit. Voting is open through September 15th, so vote early and often! Follow the link and you'll have the chance to vote for any of the numerous Best Of categories all around Summit, and as always, please vote responsibly!

(just kidding, make sure you're voting as much as possible for Broken Compass)

Thanks for all the love and support! 

The Broken Compass Team

Great American Beer Fest Week

By golly, another year has passed and we're revving up for the largest beer festival in the world, Denver's own Great American Beer Festival. The fest is celebrating its 35th birthday this year, and is bigger and better than ever.

Broken Compass is also bigger and better than ever (we admit some bias) and we're thrilled to be pouring once again at the fest. We're stoked to be in the Meet the Brewer section of the fest, in the new wing the festival added a year ago, and we'll be pouring some of our most deliciousest brews so track us down. Here's what we're pouring at the fest!

Coconut Porter - This delicious, GABF award winning porter is loaded with so much coconut you'll think it's a liquid candy bar. Not just for breakfast anymore. 

Ginger Pale Ale - A classic pale ale spruced with fresh ginger and ginger tea, it's good for you - palate, body and soul. 

FDFH Brown - A delicious twist on your typical brown ales, extra earthy hops give this brew a harmonic balance between sweet, nutty and hoppy. 

Broken Compass IPA - The heart and soul of this intensely drinkable IPA is a heavy helping of Cascade and Centennial hops. The addition of Amarillo, Simcoe, Wilamette and Nugget in the dry hop makes for a smooth, balanced and refreshing IPA. 

Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Brown - This beer is a delightful near molasses malt flavor. The imperial brown spent nearly a year aging in bourbon barrels from Breckenridge Distillery and came out on the other side dark, intensely delicious and just plain beautiful. 

Come track us down to try all the delicious brews! We'll be pouring at booth W20 all four sessions, see you there! 

MNP Week 27: Buck Stardusky Steals The Show

We apologize for the lack of a Monday Night Potluck blog this week. The author's fat finger were too lazy to type after the heavy influx of potluck grub from last week's MNP. Congratulations to Buck Stardusky and his merry band of Coconut Curry Lentils which stole first place from the plethora of delicious desserts that created the sugar overload from which I am only now just crashing, and to Matt and Christine's cheesy Smoked Gouda & Pancetta Pizza (2nd place) and Jesse and Kate's Whiskey Chili (3rd place). See, that sentence was not even close to grammatically correct, this blog must end.

Shout out to all who brought delicious dishes! See you all this evening for German night! 

Don Wood - Green Chili
Maria Mattera - Maria's Not So Mexican Chicken Enchiladas
Marisa R. - Peanut Butter Block
Jesse and Kate - Whiskey Chili! (3rd Place)
Buck Stardusky - Coconut Curry Lentils (1st Place)
Katie Schroeder - Chocolate Eclair Cake
Brittany Wilson - Cookies & Cream Cookies
Heidi and James - Oreo Cheesecake
Tom Greiner - Jimmy Dean Dip
Jake Fockelman - Tipsy Mud Pie
Warren and Samantha - Collard Greens
Warren and Samantha - Jambalaya
Matt and Christine - Smoked Gouda & Pancetta Pizza (2nd Place)

The BC Patio Is Open!

Mountains. Sunshine. Wonderful, delicious, Broken Compass beer.

I know what you're thinking. That's heaven right? Nope. It's the brand new patio that's now open at Broken Compass (and probably heaven too, for most people).

That's right, you now have your long awaited chance to sip our beer in the beautiful Colorado sunshine with all the other charms you've grown to love about BC. 

This weekend will be our soft opening test run on the patio (weather allowing of course), so bear with us while we work out all of the kinks while we strive to provide you with the great service you expect. 

But for now, enjoy the outdoors and drink up!

Cheers!

MNP Week 25: Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars Delight On Way To Victory

After a steady and slow climb through the Monday Night Potluck rankings, Katie Schroeder finally secured a potluck victory last Monday evening at Broken Compass. 

On the first potluck of April, Schroeder's Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars cruised to a first place finish over 13 delightful dishes. Cheesecake Bars, using a delicious combination of sweets with a base of incredible graham cracker and buoyed by a veteran potluck placement near the front of the tables.

Richard and Jess's Pork Chili finished second with 30 points, a strong finish after the duo's first place win during MNP Week 24, while Mcintosh's Chicken Cheese Broccoli narrowly took third with 29 points. 

PB Cheesecake Bars win was not only for Schroeder, but for desserts all around, as some potluckers were beginning to speculate that desserts were unable to finish first. 

Desserts will look to continue their streak tonight at the Southern Cooking themed potluck, where cobblers and pies should flourish.

Thanks again to all who brought food for the potluck, here are the dishes and their makers:

Gus - Shrimp
Kathleen/Lisa - Pulled Pork Sliders w/ Coleslaw
Linda/Tom - Brussel Sprouts & Bacon
Kate/Jesse - Spring Berry Salad
Marisa - PB & Honey Mittens
Mcintosh - Jen's Chicken Cheese Broccoli (3rd Place)
Andrei - Jalapeno Potato & Rice Soup
Katie Schroeder - Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars (1st Place)
Tom Greiner - Buffalo Cheese Dip
Richard & Jess - Pork Chili (2nd Place)
Langleys - Chicken Tortellini w/ Cheese
Blair & Tain - Sweet Potato Curry
Hanna Holtzberg - Blackened Salmon

MNP Week 24: Saucy Meatballs Topple Desserts

In a devastating performance, Saucy Meatballs dominated the potluck competition Monday Night. 

In the season's 24th Monday Night Potluck, Sarah and Jack's Saucy Balls 49 points easily outpaced the excellent field, exceeding the point total of the second and third place finishers combined. 

The dominant dish clearly reflected a team effort. Jack credited Sarah with the majority of the effort, but Sarah reflected that credit back on Jack for "pattying the balls" and "stuffing the cheese."

Saucy Meatballs may have stolen the spotlight, but there was still plenty of room on potluckers plates and palates for other dishes to shine. Desserts followed up on the delightful Meatballs, taking the second and third place spots on the evening. Jess and Richard's Aunt Patti's Bread Pudding narrowly took second place, its 24 points edging out Team Sully's Cran Apple Crunch's 23. 

Thanks again to all who made delicious grub for the potluck! As always, here are the chefs and their dishes:

Angie Dorton - PB Banana Cups
Dave Sutton - Sweet & Sassy Pork Sliders
Brenda Kuznik - Olive Waf & Brie Cheeses
Brenda Kuznik - Skinny Pop Popcorn
Gina Parthum - Pasta w/ Pancetta Cauliflower, Broccoli & Olives
Sarah and Jack - Saucy Meatballs (1st Place)
Team Sully - Cran-Apple Crunch (3rd Place)
Kelly Schaller - Pork Green Chili
Jess and Richard - Aunt Patti's Bread Pudding (2nd Place)
T Jay - Pork on Pork on Pork
Jared - Bourbon Pecan Pie
Chris Hershey - Sloppy Joes

MNP Week 21: An Epic Pork Off

March Madness is truly upon us.

In the first Monday Night Potluck of this delightfully hectic month, Broken Compass played host to one of the best potlucks of the season to date.

A mere eight points separated the top four dishes, while 11 of the 18 finished with double digit points. The competition came down to two delicious pulled porks and one double chocolate cake, loaded with so much chocolate even your regular potluck blogger (a notorious sweet tooth) thought it was delightfully rich. 

The pork off pitted two dishes, The Dirty Duke BBQ and Pork Tacos against each other in a clash of styles. Dirty Dukes utilized a more traditional BBQ route, bolstered by the presence of Sweet Baby Ray himself to blow away palates and wow potluckers. Pork Tacos, meanwhile, brought a fresh take to pork, with a Mexican zest and delicious salsa to sprinkle on top of horribly cute mini tortillas (which had to be home made. Or at least, this blogger has never seen them in grocery stores or that's all that would be in my pantry. Stupid cute). 

When the votes were tallied, Dirty Duke came away with slight two point victory over Double Chocolate German Chocolate Cake and Pork Tacos. But upon further review, the Dirty Dukes were stripped of their first place victory due to likely voter collusion (and because the creators happened to be Monday Night Potluck emcee Daniel "Buckets" Miller-McLemore's family, who certainly don't need any more growlers). 

Anne Marie's German Chocolate Cake swooped in for the victory, while Sarah and Jack's Pork Tacos took second and claimed the Pork Off title. Seth Cohen's Coconut Porter Red Curry Chicken nailed down third place with 26 points. 

As always, we thank our amazing potluck chefs who supplied the grub for the evening. You rock.

Beth Groundwater - Kitchen Sink Slaw
Carolyn Magsson - Aussie Chicken And Rice
Chris Miller-McLemore - The Dirty Duke BBQ (1st Place/Disqualified)
Chantal and BIll Kirkhoff - Veggie Ranch Tortilla Pinwheels
Dave and Judy Sutton - Southwest Ranch Chicken & Bacon Salad
Bridget Cavanaugh - Pizza!!!
Loren Richardson - Spaghetti Pie
Sarah and Jack - Pork Tacos (3rd/2nd Place)
Katie Schroeder - Nutter Butter Butterfinger Cheesecake Bars
Tom Greiner - South O' Border Bean Dip
Seth Cohen - Coconut Porter Red Curry Chicken (4th/3rd Place)
Maria - Salad w/ Fennel Shaved Parm & Almonds
Vicki - Philly Chicken Cheese Dip
Amanda - DONUTS!
D... - Tortillas
Anne Marie - Double Chocolate German Chocolate Cake (2nd/1st Place)
Chris - (unreadable by this author)
Else - Scones

MNP Week 18: Love Is In The Potluck Air

With the residuals of love hanging in the air, Monday Night Potluck was up for grabs. 

A spread of three points separated the top three dishes last night during the Valentine's/President's Day potluck, as potluck chefs poured all their love into their dishes. 

Karlie McLaughlin's BLT Love Bites fought tooth and nail for the climactic one-point victory, finally claiming the top spot with a delightful presentation of the bacon, which was formed into mini hearts on top of the neatly packaged BLTs. 

Despite a mighty push from the superbly glazed Maple-Dijon Salmon, Bacon Mac managed to cling to second place, finishing two points ahead of the fish. 

Thanks as always to the chefs who whipped up delicious food for the potluck! You all are awesome. The chefs: 

Lana McLaughlin - Breck Bourbon Balls
Karlie McLaughlin - BLT Love Bites (1st Place)
Linda Ralston - Bernie's Spicy Deviled Eggs
Samantha Warren - Washington's Wieners (T-President's Day Wiener)
Team Sully - Bacon Mac (2nd Place)
Team Vargo - Toasty Turds
Tommy Peters - Washington's Favorite Buttery Garlic Cauliflower (T-President's Day Winner)
Lauren Parsons - Homemade Samoa Cookies
Chris Hershey - Maple-Dijon Salmon (3rd Place)
Anonymous - Chocolate Peanut Butter Bacon