{"id":667,"date":"2009-05-12T14:36:52","date_gmt":"2009-05-12T21:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eataspen.com\/blog\/?p=667"},"modified":"2026-10-25T13:59:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T13:59:15","slug":"blitzenbanged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eataspen.com\/blog\/blitzenbanged\/","title":{"rendered":"Blitzenbanged&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes the famed KSPN Blitzenbanger has passed.  Did you miss it?  Seems that perhaps a few people did. \u00a0I really should have posted this earlier this winter but I found it did not the bang it has had in the past but the new horizon is upon us.  Challenge Aspen was the non profit recipient for the new Highlands BrewFest.  Yes the beginnings of a BrewFest are taking shape at the base of Aspen Highlands.  For sure there wasn&#8217;t much, 10 breweries at most but do you all remember the humble back ground of the Chili Pepper &amp; Brew Festival.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-664\" title=\"brew fest\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.eataspen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/img_44871-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"brew fest\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-665\" title=\"Deschutes Brewery\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.eataspen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/img_44881-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"Deschutes Brewery\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-666\" title=\"Aspen Brewing Co.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.eataspen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/img_44911-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"Aspen Brewing Co.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes the famed KSPN Blitzenbanger has passed. 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