Brewers from Gordon Biersch Brewery in Broomfiled, Colorado and Devils Backbone Brewery in Virgina join forces with SKA Brewing to create a beer for this year's Collaboration Fest held in Denver.
Ska Brewing Co. head brewer Thomas Larsen, right, discusses the brewing process of a collaboration beer he is making with Jason Oliver, brewmaster of Devils Backbone Brewing Co. in Roseland, Virginia, left, and Tom Dargen, director of brewing operations at Gordon Biersch Brewing Co. in Broomfield. The beer will be judged Saturday at the 2016 Collaboration Fest in Denver. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
David Thibodeau, co-founder of Ska Brewing Co., right, inspects hops with Jason Oliver, brewmaster of Devils Backbone Brewing Co. in Roseland, Virginia. The two were preparing to collaborate on a brew that will be judged Saturday at the third Collaboration Fest in Denver. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Tom Dargen, director of brewing operations at Gordon Biersch Brewing Company in Broomfield, heads up to observe the brewing of a beer at Ska Brewing that will be judged Saturday at this year’s Collaboration Fest in Denver. Shaun Stanley/ Durango Herald
Ska Brewing Co. head brewer Thomas Larsen, left, inspects hops that will be used in a collaboration beer he is making with Jason Oliver, brewmaster of Devils Backbone Brewing Co, in Roseland, Virginia, right and Tom Dargen, director of brewing operations at Gordon Biersch Brewing Co. in Broomfield, center. The beer will be judged Saturday at the 2016 Collaboration Fest in Denver. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Ska Brewing Co. head brewer Thomas Larsen, left, discusses the collaboration beer he is making with Jason Oliver, brewmaster of Devils Backbone Brewing Co. in Roseland, Virginia, right and Tom Dargen, director of brewing operations at Gordon Biersch Brewing Co. in Broomfield, center. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Ska Brewing Co. head brewer Thomas Larsen, center, goes over details of the brewing process of a collaboration beer he is making with Jason Oliver, brewmaster of Devils Backbone Brewing Co. in Roseland, Virginia, right, and Tom Dargen, director of brewing operations at Gordon Biersch Brewing Co. in Broomfield, left. The beer will be judged Saturday at this year’s Collaboration Fest in Denver. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Ska Brewing Co. head brewer Thomas Larsen, left, discusses the brewing of a collaboration beer he is making with Jason Oliver, brewmaster of Devils Backbone Brewing Co. in Roseland, Virginia, center and Tom Dargen, director of brewing operations at Gordon Biersch Brewing Co. in Broomfield, right. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Ska Brewing Co. head brewer Thomas Larsen, left, discusses the brewing of a collaboration beer he is making with Jason Oliver, brewmaster of Devils Backbone Brewing Co. in Roseland, Virginia, center and Tom Dargen, director of brewing operations at Gordon Biersch Brewing Co. in Broomfield, right. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Ska Brewing Co. head brewer Thomas Larsen, inspects the brewing process of a collaboration beer he is making with Jason Oliver, brewmaster of Devils Backbone Brewing Company and Tom Dargen, director of brewing operations at Gordon Biersch Brewing Company. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Hops are inspected at Ska Brewing Co. by Jason Oliver, brewmaster of Devils Backbone Brewing Co. in Roseland, Virginia during the brewing of a beer for 2016 Collaboration Fest in Denver. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Hops readied for the brewing process at Ska Brewing Co. ahead of this year’s Collaboration Fest in Denver. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald