Cheers to Our Summer Adventure & Recovery Guide

Life is an adventure. Get outside and taste it.

Getting outside, filling your lungs with fresh air and overwhelming your senses with the wilds of summer. Tell us you don’t live for it. Hell, we do. You can’t have adventures without summer. 

And we’ve got plenty of it, right here in and around Longmont, Colorado. Whether you’re blazing new trails, capturing unforgettable views or racing downstream—nothing but adrenaline highs for the homies. But when the day is done, your energy is spent and you just want to grab a drink with your peeps and take it all in—yes, some drinks are just better for certain adventures than others.

Here’s our Summer Adventure and Recovery Guide. Choose a duo and decide for yourself. You and your adventures are worth celebrating.

Hike a National Treasure

You just hiked 10.3 miles of the famed Hallett Peak at Rocky Mountain National Park. A strenuous 3,240-foot elevation climb with stunning mountain views that make each step worth the push. Dust off your hiking boots and crack open a cocktail that fits the celebratory moment and views. 

Turn up: Gina Tonic canned cocktail. Alpine dry gin blended with spruce tips and carbonation. As if the fresh, crisp air from the hike wasn’t enough, our Gina Tonic will get your boots ready for the next peak. 

Soak up summer adventures with cocktails that complement your favorite activities.

10-Miles of Singletrack

You’ve pushed yourself and your bike to the max through the gnarly Hall Ranch Trail in Lyons, Colo. and managed to avoid the monster-size boulders. You cruised down in true nirvana and it’s time to fuel up and celebrate the ride that kept you on your toes.

Turn up: Longtucky Julep canned cocktail, the Ascot Gold Medal Winner. Colorado whiskey, local mint, and maple syrup for a twist on the classic. We can’t think of a better way to refuel.

Ace the Rapids

Rafting on the wild Cache La Poudre River isn’t for the faint of heart. You push yourself, mentally and physically, and succeed even if your entire body is drenched from the cool whitewaters. It’s the experience you just survived that will be the talk of all the future monthly gatherings with the crew. 

Turn up: Caribbean Queen canned cocktail. Ginger beer and spiced rum with lemon, elderflower and hibiscus for a Caribbean-style mule to knock some sense into you after nearly drowning from a gnarly rapid.

Camp and Campfire Cocktails

What’s tougher: surviving the wilderness with a bunch of guys or actually setting up the camp? That’s for you to decide but it’s worth celebrating nonetheless. You’ve hiked to your campsite at Indian Peaks Wilderness along with every imaginable piece you purchased from REI, and maybe missing some crucial pieces for the tent. But now, you relax and enjoy the surroundings as you kick back around the campfire with your favorite drinks.

Turn up: La Chupacabra canned cocktail. Cobañero whiskey with apple, ginger, lime juices and carbonation. Drink one too many and you might spot an actual chupacabra lurking through the woods. 👀

Family Float Downstream

Sometimes you need a break from the crazy stress that life throws at you. Tubing down St. Vrain Creek in Longmont is a family favorite. After a day of family fun, a drink that mellows your mood is highly recommended.

Turn up: Miss Collins canned cocktail. The most refreshing drink of our canned cocktail lineup, just what’s needed after sitting in the sun for hours and breaking up fights with the kids. It’s a modern twist on a classic Tom Collins. Gin, lemon, sage and soda. She’ll keep you fresh all summer long.

—Your friends at Abbott & Wallace