The Colorado Beer Man, Jonathan Colobeerman Shikes joins us to talk all things BEER! Recently publishing a book called, Denver Beer: A History of Mile High Brewing - Jonathan is a Denver native and a graduate of East High School. His love of history comes from his parents, who were both teachers and amateur historians, while his love of beer comes from his friends and co-workers. Although he has lived or worked in all four major time zones in the United States, Jonathan always returned to Denver because of its unique vibe and Western feel, not to mention its amazing breweries.

A 1994 Master’s Degree graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Jonathan Shikes has spent more than 25 years as a journalist, covering almost every beat there is. Most recently, he was the managing editor of Westword, Denver’s storied alt-weekly newspaper. While he was there, he began covering the craft beer industry in 2007 and still writes about it today for Westword and other publications. Jonathan hopes that readers of his brand new book, "Denver Beer: A History of Mile High Brewing," will be able to better understand Denver’s fascinating history using beer as a lens. Although the time period covers 160 years, the past is much closer to the present than we sometimes think.