Crooked Stave Barrel Cellar opened in a warehouse business park in September 5, 2012, as an outlet for Chad Yakobson’s Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project, which he moved from Fort Collins to Denver. Although Yakobson, doesn’t actually brew his beer on site, he does ferment it in wooden barrels with various yeasts and souring agents. […]
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Nikki Harwood and Dave Lotierzo made lemonade out of lemons, so to speak, when they ran into COVID-related delays in opening their new brewery. The additional planning time allowed them to find their ideal builder, and after a smooth construction process, Danico Brewing opened in late 2022. The pair brought on veteran brewmaster, launching Danico […]
Like its name, Denver Beer Co. is simple and straightforward. The owners, Charlie Berger and Patrick Crawford, aren’t trying to reinvent the wheel; they just want to make great beer. But you’ll rarely find the same beer there twice, as Berger and Crawford are constantly coming up with new recipes for a wide variety of […]
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 […]
When he opened FATE Brewing in January 2013, Mike Lawinski had a hunch that his two patios might be ideal for watching July 4 fireworks blasting off over Boulder’s Folsom Field. “We almost marketed it last year, but we wanted to test our theory first,” he says. The theory turned out to be correct. FATE’s […]
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Since opening in a hundred-year-old building between Berkeley and Sunnyside in 2019, FlyteCo Brewing’s aviation theme has really taken off – and includes not just a salvaged plane wing at the entrance, runway striping on the floor and other aeronautical details, but a custom-built replica of the fuselage of a plane. Inside are jump seats, […]
Warm season is Kölsch season. No, not the spiced and/or fruited ales that too often unnecessarily use the name, but the delicate, clean, crisp, slightly hoppy pale beers served in 200-milliliter (6.7-ounce) cylindrical glasses called stanges. In Cologne, servers (or köbes) will pour an endless stream of these fresh beers, one after another, while marking […]
Founded in 1993 by geologists Charlie and Janine Sturdavant, the Golden City Brewery is a classic mountain town business: the brewery was in a carriage house in the backyard of the couple’s home, while the tasting area was in the living room. Two decades later, Golden’s “second largest brewery” is still in the Sturdavant’s backyard […]
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In 2018, Daniel and Talia Haykin opened Haykin Family Cider, complete with a simple tasting room, in an industrial part of Aurora. Here, Haykin produces single-variety ciders from apples (many of them grown in Colorado) that are picked, pressed and fermented in season, allowing the distinct flavor of each to shine through. Crisp, clean, complex […]
Since beer is made from grain and hops, it makes sense that Christine Wares picked Kokopelli, the Hopi god of agriculture and fertility, as the inspiration for her new brewery, Kokopelli Beer Company. The 4,000-square-foot Westminster-based brewpub, which seats nearly 100 people, specializes in lower-alcohol session beers, which are around 5 percent ABV or less, […]
With a dog park, bike park, major hiking trails and a mountain out its back door, it’s no wonder New Terrain is the busiest brewery in the area. Jokes will be made about children and dogs, but the vibe is very much about outdoor fun. If you don’t mind a crowd, even on weekdays, you […]
Novel Strand specializes in excellent hop-focused and European beers, and the brewery’s building, a corner unit with tall ceilings and windows that make you feel connected to the outside neighborhood, offers a lovely place to drink it all in, day or night.
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We would rather brew for our neighbors than notoriety, so our beers are personal expressions that stay faithful to classic styles.
Coloradans are fortunate to have quite a few high-quality producers of specialized beers, from makers of barrel-aged stouts and Belgian, English, German or Czech-style brews to South American and Mexican-focused breweries and, of course, IPA houses. Some of the most dedicated to the craft are Brandon and Lisa Boldt, who built a real gem at […]
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