Reader: I never thought there could be too much locally brewed beer, but...

At least ten new craft brewers hope to open their doors in the metro area before the Great American Beer Festival kicks off on October 11 -- eight within Denver city limits alone. And there are many more to come, with plans for breweries up and down the Front Range...

By Patricia Calhoun

August 23, 2013

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At least ten new craft brewers hope to open their doors in the metro area before the Great American Beer Festival kicks off on October 11 -- eight within Denver city limits alone. And there are many more to come, with plans for breweries up and down the Front Range. A river of beer runs through this town -- but can there be too much of a good thing? See also: Ten breweries that will open in metro Denver before the Great American Beer Festival

After reading Jonathan Shikes's post yesterday about the ten breweries trying to open before the GABF, Friendo writes:

I never thought there could be too much locally brewed beer and I always will root for small businesses, but this seems a little out of control. We shall see if there are enough thirsty beer drinkers to support this many offerings. My hunch is not everyone is going to make it.

If metro Denver's booming craft-beer industry goes through a bust, which breweries will survive? Which are your favorites in town?

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12's public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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