Lost Highway Brewing, which had been in the planning stages or under construction for three full years, finally opened on Colfax Boulevardin September 2014; the Lost Highway name came about because of Colfax Avenue’s designation as U.S. Route 40, once the gateway to the West. In June 2017, the brewery reopened in bigger, better digs […]
Breweries and Wineries in Denver
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Wit’s End’s time at its original taproom in west Denver came to an end at the end of last year – but luckily, owner Scott Witsoe didn’t give up the beer business. Instead, the brewery teamed up with Strange Craft Beer Company to share the latter’s newly renovated Lincoln Park taproom while continuing to produce […]
Lone Tree Brewing Company brought Denver’s craft beer revolution to the southeastern suburbs in 2011 when business partners Jason Wiedmaier and John Winter, who had met as homebrewing enthusiasts, opened their small, family-friendly taproom. Since then, they’ve developed a wide variety of beers and a a regular clientele who enjoy spending time at this craft […]
Kelly and Cary Floyd opened Arvada Beer Company in 2011 in a 95-year-old brick building that was gutted and restored. The airy spot now anchors a corner in Olde Town Arvada with a steady stream of regulars and newcomers who want to try the beers designed by Kelly, an award-winning homebrewer and one of the […]
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Copper Kettle Brewing opened in April 2011 on the border of Denver and Aurora, hoping to fill a geographic hole in the metro area’s craft-beer scene. But owners Jeremy Gobien and Kristen Kozik had no idea just how thirsty their neighbors would be: Within months, they expanded their brewing capacity by 166 percent. The taphouse […]
Strange Craft Beer Company opened in 2010 as the first beer-only taproom in Denver; it both pioneered and has withstood the taproom explosion that’s taken over the city since then. But the times, they are a-changin’, and so in December 2017, owner Tim Myers renovated the taproom and opened the doors to allow buddy Scott […]
Like a fresh beer poured quickly, Dry Dock’s tap room has foamed up and over the sides in the past few years, attracting a regular clientele from Aurora as well as a steady stream of beer pilgrims who make the journey from the city to the suburbs. The brewery and tap room now feature 170 […]
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Founded in Durango in 1995 by Dave Thibodeau and Bill Graham, Ska Brewing was the second Colorado beer-maker to being canning, and has grown rapidly. In 2008, the company built a four-story beer fortress, known as Ska Brewing World Headquarters, in a business park just outside town with the help of a third partner, Matt […]
It’s no surprise that Oskar Blues, one of the most beloved craft breweries in the state, is responsible for the Tasty Weasel Tap Room, one of the most beloved tap rooms in Colorado. Between the tournament-style Skee-Ball lanes (there are regular team sign-ups for tournaments), the frequent live music, free daily tours of the brewery […]
The Oskar Blues Brewery makes some of the best beers in the state, selling six of them in cans and another handful on tap. But this Longmont-based brewer doesn’t keep all the glory for itself. At Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, the company’s second restaurant in Boulder County, you’ll find thirty or so […]
Like many other Colorado craft brewers, Boulder’s Upslope Brewing grew exponentially after opening in 2008. The microbrewery is the second Colorado brewery to use cans exclusively in its packaging. Its large tap room features a stage and a garage door that can be opened to accommodate live bands, and a rotating schedule of food trucks.
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Formerly an at-home mead maker, David Myers turned his avocation into a vocation when he opened Redstone Meadery. The company’s website states that he started Redstone with the “natural philosophy” of producing “the highest quality honey wine on the market.” His not-too-sweet bottled and draft meads are making the elixir accessible to the masses while […]
