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First Look: Liberati Launches Italian Brewery-Restaurant

By Danielle Lirette

Friday, October 26, 2018 at 11:51 a.m.

Danielle Lirette Liberati will open with about eight beers, but has room to pour dozens more. 1/34

Danielle Lirette Liberati is located in the former Golden Bell Press building on Champa Street. 2/34

Danielle Lirette Lasagna raviolata combines the best of two Italian dishes. 3/34

Danielle Lirette Liberati's employees get training before opening day. 4/34

Danielle Lirette Zuppa di ceci with smoked baby octopus and chickpeas. 5/34

Danielle Lirette Sample glasses of Liberati's grape-based beers. 6/34

Danielle Lirette Owner Alex Liberati tastes some of his new beers. 7/34

Danielle Lirette Head Brewer Bob Malone explains the pump-over tanks' purpose in oenobeer production. 8/34

Danielle Lirette Samples of Liberati's lighter beers made with white-wine grapes. 9/34

Danielle Lirette Executive chef Marta Biasotti demonstrates the various patterns inside the ravioli machine. 10/34

Danielle Lirette Housemade salumi aging in a temperature-controlled room. 11/34

Danielle Lirette Dough mixers, pasta extruders and a ravioli machine at Liberati. 12/34

Danielle Lirette A gelato machine imported from Italy. 13/34

Danielle Lirette Zeppole di San Giuseppe are a traditional Saint Joseph's Day dessert. 14/34

Danielle Lirette Head Brewer Bob Malone (right) and Ryan Mack change out the filtration system for the brewery. 15/34

Danielle Lirette Liberati specializes in grape-based beers dubbed "oenobeers." 16/34

Danielle Lirette Liberati cooks prepare eggplant parmigiana. 17/34

Danielle Lirette Inside the charcuterie cooler. 18/34

Danielle Lirette Liberati uses glassware made by Bormioli. 19/34

Danielle Lirette Head Brewer Bob Malone (right) and Ryan Mack change out the filtration system for the brewery. 20/34

Danielle Lirette One of Liberati's dining areas. 21/34

Danielle Lirette Owner Alex Liberati wanted comfortable seating with plenty of space between tables. 22/34

Danielle Lirette A view from the dining room to the beer bar. 23/34

Danielle Lirette Serving tanks are on display behind the bar. 24/34

Danielle Lirette The bread area, where the water profile is changed to match the area of origin for the recipe (Tuscany or Lazio). 25/34

Danielle Lirette Liberati's art is the work of creative director Paul Vismara. 26/34

Danielle Lirette Liberati's brewery has both wine and beer vessels. 27/34

Danielle Lirette Liberati's brewhouse. 28/34

Danielle Lirette Liberati's logoed glassware. 29/34

Danielle Lirette Paul Vismara created the art for Liberati. 30/34

Danielle Lirette Liberati will have cocktails on tap, including the Milano Torino, a 50 percent blend of vermouth and Campari. 31/34

Danielle Lirette Liberati's grape press and fermenters. 32/34

Danielle Lirette Liberati's spacious patio. 33/34

Danielle Lirette Liberati's patio fountain will soon be up and running. 34/34

First Look: Liberati Launches Italian Brewery-Restaurant

Liberati Osteria and Oenobeers opens its Italian restaurant and brewery on Monday, October 29, at 2403 Champa Street. The brewery-restaurant will serve traditional Italian cuisine and grape-based beers that owner Alex Liberati describes as beer-wine hybrids. Guest can enjoy housemade breads, pastas, charcuterie and other dishes along with a selection of beers made with wine grape varietals such as malbec, riesling and cabernet sauvignon. Here's a taste of the many things going on at one of Colorado's most adventurous breweries.

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