2016
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Town of Vail artists and employees Jenna Oppenheimer, center, and Alee Germiller, left, paint christmas trees on a large canvas that will be used to cover a construction zone Friday in Vail.
Snowflake stencils sit on a canvas that has been freshly painted in preparation to be moved to a construction zone to ease the village eyesore Friday in Vail.
Andy Mitchell, of Ft. Collins, right, and Nathan Niclas, of Denver, left, check for the clarity of a scottish style home brew during the Big Beers Homebrew Competition Friday at the Cascade Resort in Vail.
Michael Lawinski, with Fate Brewing out of Boulder, smells the aroma and tastes the flavor of a beer competing in the spice, herb and vegetable division of the Big Beers Homebrew Competition Friday at the Cascade Resort in Vail.
A bucket of beers are chilled in an icy bath while judges determine the best of the best grading the brews on criteria including apperance, flavor, aroma, mouthfeel, and overall impression during the Big Beers Homebrew Competition Friday at the Cascade Resort in Vail.
National beer judge, John Landreman pours a baked pumpkin and mexican clove beer to be tasted during the Big Beers Homebrew Competition Friday at the Cascade Resort in Vail.