{"id":797997,"date":"2019-07-25T20:08:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T02:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/summit-suds-mohawk-lakes-and-mountain-beach\/"},"modified":"2019-07-25T20:08:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T02:08:00","slug":"summit-suds-mohawk-lakes-and-mountain-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/summit-suds-mohawk-lakes-and-mountain-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Summit Suds: Mohawk Lakes and Mountain Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.3788395904437\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-369218-442\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/SummitSuds-ESW-072619-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/SummitSuds-ESW-072619-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kim Fenske \/ Special to the Daily | Lower Mohawk Lake viewed from the miner's cabin ruins on the west shore.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Lower Mohawk Lake viewed from the miner&#8217;s cabin ruins on the west shore.<\/strong><br \/>Kim Fenske \/ Special to the Daily<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/SummitSuds-ESW-072619-1.jpg\" alt=\"Lower Mohawk Lake viewed from the miner's cabin ruins on the west shore.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/SummitSuds-ESW-072619-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/SummitSuds-ESW-072619-1-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kim Fenske \/ Special to the Daily | Lower Mohawk Lake viewed from the miner's cabin ruins on the west shore.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Lower Mohawk Lake viewed from the miner&#8217;s cabin ruins on the west shore.<\/strong><br \/>Kim Fenske \/ Special to the Daily<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/SummitSuds-ESW-072619-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Lower Mohawk Lake viewed from the miner's cabin ruins on the west shore.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/SummitSuds-ESW-072619-1-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/SummitSuds-ESW-072619-1-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | Jefferson Geiger\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>Jefferson Geiger<\/strong><br \/>Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/SummitSuds-ESW-072619-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"Jefferson Geiger\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/explore-summit\/summit-suds-mohawk-lakes-and-mountain-beach\/?#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/explore-summit\/summit-suds-mohawk-lakes-and-mountain-beach\/?#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText EdNote\">This excerpt was originally published in the summer 2019 edition of Explore Summit magazine. Pick one up or visit ExploreSummit.com for the full article.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText DropCap\">A fabulous way for locals and tourists alike to treat themselves in Summit County is sipping a beer after exercise, whether that be skiing, hiking, biking, paddleboarding or any other outdoor activity. As the snow finally melts and trails dry, now is a great time to explore the wilderness on foot and follow up with a celebratory beverage on a brewery patio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Being residents of this active community themselves, here are some favorite trails and craft concoctions combos handpicked by brewers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Almost all local breweries have canned four packs, crowlers (a growler in a can), or accept fills of more portable, non-glass growlers made of materials such as plastic. However, as public consumption is illegal, it is best to consume these beverages at your trailhead rental, other domicile or the brewery itself post-recovery stretching.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">Mohawk Lakes Trail System<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Head brewer of Breckenridge Brewery Jimmy Walker is a big fan of hiking around the county with his dog. One of his favorite sojourns is the scenic trek up Spruce Creek Trail to visit Mohawk Lakes and the Continental Falls. With ice melting and water flowing, now is the perfect time to see them along with aspens and lodgepole pines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThe view is just ridiculous,\u201d Walker said. \u201cThe higher cabin has an awesome view and is a great place to have lunch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cA lot of people stop at Mohawk Lake but you can hike around the lake and keep going up to other lakes as well. You can go as big or as little as you want.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">As you travel south through Breckenridge, turn right onto Spruce Creek Road, 2.1 miles past Boreas Pass Road. After .1 miles turn left and continue for 1.1 miles until reaching the trailhead. It\u2019s a moderate, 6.7-mile round-trip hike if you head to the upper Mohawk Lake, which is .3 miles past the lower lake.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">With an abundance of water features and mining ruins, the best beer to quench one\u2019s thirst is their Mountain Beach. It\u2019s a sessionable fruited gose \u2014 a tart wheat beer \u2014 made with salt, mango and lime juice. Breckenridge Brewery always tries to play with different flavor combinations for their funky fruit beers so, if it doesn\u2019t happen to be on tap, any of their sour beers would do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Walker jokes that the beer is essentially a health beverage. \u201cIt has a touch of salt so it has electrolytes. And you have your vitamin C from the fruit juices. Because it\u2019s beer you have a lot of vitamin B complex as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Walker also said that the subtle salt flavors complement beef jerky. \u201cWhen you\u2019re doing strenuous hikes you\u2019re going to need calories. You definitely don\u2019t want to bring carrots or celery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\">Jefferson Geiger is the arts &amp; entertainment editor for the Summit Daily News. Have a question about beer? Send him an email at <a href=\"mailto:jgeiger@summitdaily.com\">jgeiger@summitdaily.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/explore-summit\/summit-suds-mohawk-lakes-and-mountain-beach\/?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lower Mohawk Lake viewed from the miner&#8217;s cabin ruins on the west shore.Kim Fenske \/ Special to the Daily Lower Mohawk Lake viewed from the miner&#8217;s cabin ruins on the west shore.Kim Fenske \/ Special to the Daily Jefferson GeigerHugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com Show CaptionsHide Captions This excerpt was originally published in the summer 2019 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-797997","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-18 10:29:14","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSMT The Mountain","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/797997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=797997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/797997\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=797997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=797997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=797997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}