Congratulations to the 35 Colorado Breweries that brought home 41 medals from the Great American Beer Festival in 2024! This was the first time that cideries were awarded medals at GABF, and for this inaugural competition, two Colorado cideries brought home a total of three medals. There were six breweries (and a cidery) that won […]
Colorado Brewery Pride 2024
Happy Pride 2024! The LGBTQ+ community has had a longtime friend in the Colorado brewing industry. Here are some of the Colorado breweries that are proudly showing their support through events, rainbow-themed merch, special beer releases, and an outpouring of love for the entire LGBTQ+ community. This is a living article in which I will […]
CBL Staff Year in Review: 2023
After another great year of beer in Colorado, the CBL team wanted to recap our thoughts and experiences in this year-end retrospective. You can read more about the team here. We all answered these three questions: 1. What was your favorite beer this year? 2. What was your favorite beer event or experience this year? […]
Colorado Breweries by the Numbers in 2023
Hello Fellow Beer Geeks! As Colorado Beer Geek, my main focus is keeping track of upcoming breweries for Colorado Brewery List (CBL). In doing so, I live up to my “Geek” moniker with my collection of data, (you should see my spreadsheet!). I thought it would be fun to share some of this geeky […]
Gone but Not Forgotten in 2023
There were 25 Colorado breweries that had to close for various reasons in 2023. The following list of breweries is a tribute to those that are Gone But Not Forgotten. Wah Gwaan Brewing (Denver) 19 Jun 21 – 31 Jan 23 Closure Announcement: It is with the heaviest heart that we’re announcing the […]
Colorado Brewery Class of 2023
So far this year, 25 Colorado breweries have opened their doors. With 16 of those being brand new breweries, and 9 being additional locations of currently opened breweries. For the latest information about more breweries coming to Colorado in 2024, check out our Upcoming Breweries Page and follow Colorado Beer Geek on Facebook. The following list summarizes the openings […]
Colorado Brewery Pride 2023
Happy Pride 2023! The LGBTQ+ community has had a longtime friend in the Colorado brewing industry. Here are some of the Colorado breweries that are proudly showing their support through events, rainbow-themed merch, special beer releases, and an outpouring of love for the entire LGBTQ+ community. This is a living article in which I will […]
CBL Staff Year in Review: 2022
For our year-end retrospective article this year, I asked our Colorado Brewery List staff about our favorites. (You can read about us here.) The three questions are: 1. What was your favorite brewery this year? 2. Which was your favorite beer this year? 3. Wild Card: What do you want to highlight about CO beer […]