Colorado now has 313 currently open unique breweries along with 26 additional locations but we aren’t stopping there! As Colorado Beer Geek, I’m currently tracking over 50 brand new breweries and another 10 additional locations actually under construction not to mention the multitude in various stages of planning that have yet to find an address. […]
2017 Colorado Brewers’ Favorite Breweries
With a total of 313 currently open and unique breweries in the state of Colorado, determining which ones stand out from the crowd can be daunting. But, who better to help choose the top five than Colorado’s own professional brewers and brewery staff? We emailed all of the breweries in Colorado with a list of […]
Gone But Not Forgotten: 2017
2017 brought copious growth to the Colorado craft beer scene with 30 new breweries opening their doors. To say the least, it was an exciting year with plenty of events to celebrate. Unfortunately, with growth there is sometimes reduction and 15 breweries across our great state were liquidated, sold and closed shop for various reasons, […]
Favorite New Brewery of 2017
As of the final days of 2017, there are now 312 currently open unique breweries in the state of Colorado. We at Colorado Brewery List emailed all of them, along with many of those currently under construction, with a list of questions about their favorites and over 100 breweries responded. Thirty new breweries opened in […]
Colorado Brewery Class of 2017
Congratulations to Colorado Brewery Class of 2017! The following 30 Colorado breweries opened this year. There were 25 brand new breweries with 5 new additions from current breweries. The breakdown by region is 11 in the Denver metro, 9 in Boulder country, 5 in North Colorado, 4 scattered through the mountains, and 1 in […]
Thirsty Monk Opening Mid-January
Soon to occupy the former Deep Draft Brewing space on 17th Avenue at Franklin, Thirsty Monk, the revered beer bar and brewery based in North Carolina, is about to bring its “Belgian-rooted modern ales” a mile high. With plans to open the doors this fall and start serving mid-to-late January, the opening will conveniently coincide […]
On The Trail with Woods Boss Brewing
The trails taken on the way to opening a brewery are as varied as the people who open one: doctors, scientists, teachers, students, counselors, and now, a woods boss. Jordan Fink, co-founder and head brewer of Woods Boss Brewing in the Arapahoe Square neighborhood of downtown Denver, has held several jobs across the years, but […]
Mother Tucker Brewery
Mother Tucker Brewery opened its doors on May 14th 2017 which, not by coincidence, happened to be…you guessed it, Mother’s Day. Owners Deb and Scott Tucker, married for 43 years and counting, started building their dream brewery from eight perfected home brews made in the couple’s kitchen and then in the garage at their home in Thornton […]