FIRKIN Fort Collins

Today at Cafe Vino we embark on a mission to perpetuate a tradition mounted in the pages of New Belgium history as Firkin Friday, whereupon the last Friday of each month we, the connoisseurs of great beer, meet and consume in it’s entirety a full firkin of beer. Now this isn’t just any ordinary beer. It is always a surprise beer crafted in a very small batch for such occasions. Now, technically, in English tradition, a firkin is a unit of measurement equal to no less than half a kilderkin, of course, which is roughly 72 pints, or 9 imperial gallons… but what we’re concerned about is not the semantics of quantity, or the aesthetics of copping a stark British pose to hand-tap your sideways barrel, it’s about what’s inside the firkin that matters. And that my friends is where the fun is at. We honestly just don’t know what to expect, except that all of it will be gone before the night is up. So get ye jar and let’s get faced! 5:00 sharp laddies and lassies!