Hard Kombucha Taproom Blind Tiger Is Opening at Backyard on Blake December 3

Do you remember the great prohibition panic of 2020 when, in the early days of the pandemic, everyone in Denver thought liquor stores were shutting down — for a few hours, at least? The incident sparked some great social media content and even a few T-shirts, but for Anna Zesbaugh, it inspired a business.

Originally from Minnesota, Zesbaugh had moved to Colorado in 2014 to study hospitality management at the University of Denver. When the pandemic hit, she was laid off from her corporate events job, but experiencing Denver’s mini-prohibition led to a new venture.

Last year, she launched Hooch Booch, a line of canned hard kombucha inspired by Prohibition-era cocktails. Over the past year, she’s expanded distribution to Minnesota and added two new flavors to the lineup, which includes…