Smoking River Brewing Company

Description

Raised in Meeker, brothers Kevin and Kristofer had made the most of the great outdoors surrounding their hometown. Hunting, fishing, camping, snowmobiling, and biking they have done it all. In college, the brothers developed their love for Craft Beer. While living overseas, Kevin developed a deep connection with the farm-to-fermenter concept. In Italy, Kevin had a unique experience seeing the grape farmer’s process of field to fermenter to bottle. Watching one particular owner sit in a chair on a sunny day pondering his wine, Kevin watched and listened as the Vintner mused on his grape varieties and the wine-making process. It was a matter of pride and joy. Kevin knew that someday he wanted to run a brewery and take the same pride in the beer-making process.

At the same time, Kristofer was enjoying craft beer festivals, bikes, adventure races, and other craft beer-centered events and thought his hometown would be a great place to have a brewery for similar activities and be a true public house.

Years later Kevin and Kristofer moved back to their hometown of Meeker Colorado.  With families of their own, they wanted to create a family fun place to sip cool refreshing beer with Meeker-grown hops. Kevin, and his long-time friend Dan, began Smoking River Hops to produce a multitude of hop varieties on the verdant riverbanks of the White River (historically referred to as Smoking River by the local Ute population).

In the Summer of 2021, the brothers opened the Smoking River Brewing Company to the public with an emphasis on quality craft beers, family fun, and community service. Western Slope Brewer Tyler Frye cranks away on their 3.5 BBL system trying to keep up with public demand! Our locally grown hops are fresh and full of flavor which gives the beer a nice hop pop! With 12 taps and more to come, there is a beer for everyone.

We hope to see you and your family at our brewery on the way to your next adventure. Please come meet ours!