What are some local Brewery's you all like [Archive] - Colorado AR-15 Shooters Club Discussion Forums

Gunner

10-22-2014, 09:39

I like Grist down here in Highlands Ranch they have really good seasonal's, dark beers or IPA's if you like those. I am really enjoying all these little Micro brews popping up all over. [Beer]

wctriumph

10-22-2014, 09:45

When you want to come up to Ft. Collins, shoot me a PM and I will clue you in on some I like.

Gunner

10-22-2014, 09:51

When you want to come up to Ft. Collins, shoot me a PM and I will clue you in on some I like.

I need to make it up my girlfriend cousin owns black bottle so need to try that.

mcantar18c

10-22-2014, 10:09

Dillon Dam is a good stop on the way back from the slopes. Bull & Bush Pub is one of my favorites, in Cherry Creek... they claim their IPA as their trademark beer, but their coffee stout (maybe it was a porter?) is one of my absolute favorites and even the coffee used is local. Breckenridge Brewery in Denver makes a good Vanilla Porter. There's one in Castle Rock on the west side of I25, I don't recall the name but they weren't bad.
The liquor store off Main & Parker has a buttload of CO beer and you can build your own 6 packs.
There's a guy in Centennial or Englewood that makes a really good chocolate stout, I'll see if I can dig up his info.

beast556

10-22-2014, 11:04

I dont drink but I hear Odells is all the rage up here in the fort the food is suppose to be real good also. My nehibors seem to like ft collins brewery also.

spqrzilla

10-22-2014, 11:06

Has Bull & Bush gotten better? I stopped going there years ago when the beer was mediocre, availability was off/on and the service sucked.

thvigil11

10-22-2014, 11:09

+1 for Odells. Always liked that place. If anyone is ever down in my state. I highly recommend Santa Fe Brewing Company and Second Street Brewing in Santa Fe. Taos Brewing, Eskes and Blue Heron are good in the Taos Area. Only place I've tried in Albuquerque is Chama River Brewing, pretty good. Second Street in Santa Fe is by far my favorite for NM beers, great burgers too.

sniper7

10-22-2014, 11:15

Coors and Budweiser have some good ones[Coffee]

DeusExMachina

10-22-2014, 11:24

Comrade Brewing is a good one. As is Copper Kettle. And of course, Dry Dock. Those 3 I semi-frequent.

funkymonkey1111

10-22-2014, 11:30

Great Divide
Renegade
Denver Brewing Company
Avery (Boulder)
Odells (Ft. Collins)
Oscar Blues (Longmont)
Left Hand (Longmont)
Jagged Mountain
Copper Kettle
Prost
River North
Odyssey (Arvada)

Dave

10-22-2014, 12:26

ray1970

10-22-2014, 12:42

I like the beer at the Pumphouse up in Longmont. They have a Scottish ale that used to be called the "kilt lifter". They still have it but now they call it the "shockwave". I need to remember to bring my growlers next time I go and have them filled.

funkymonkey1111

10-22-2014, 12:43

Some good ones mentioned here, but for me I usually grab Odells and Breckenridge from the store or stop off for a pint at Dry Dock since it's under 2 miles from my house and on my route home from work.

sure, but one of the benefits of going to Odells is that they have beers there that aren't for sale in stores. it's certainly more of a tasting room than a true bar.

My three favorites are Great Divide, Jagged Mountain and Oskar Blues

funkymonkey1111

10-22-2014, 12:46

Longmont does have an amazing collection of breweries. for instance, at the oskar blues tasting room they also sell beer they don't put in stores. often just in a silver can with a sticker on it. There's a belgian quadrupel called "good game" they sell there--holy crap, it's good

Zundfolge

10-22-2014, 12:48

Down here in The Springs, Bristol (http://www.bristolbrewing.com/) has long been my favorite. Laughing Lab is one of those beers I could drink every day and never get tired of.

But recently I discovered a little brewery that is just a block from my office called Red Leg Brewery (http://www.redlegbrewing.com/) ... their Brown Ale is awesome and their Stout is better than most (and you can drink their beer without supporting lefty folk ... dunno for sure the politics of the folk at Bristol but my impression is that they're D's).

Irving

10-22-2014, 12:56

Big fan of Great Divide.

centrarchidae

10-22-2014, 12:58

I loves me some Avery IPA and Hog Heaven.

wyome

10-22-2014, 13:00

Miller High Life

mcantar18c

10-22-2014, 13:15

Has Bull & Bush gotten better? I stopped going there years ago when the beer was mediocre, availability was off/on and the service sucked.
I only discovered them a couple years ago, but I make a point to drop by there at least once per visit to CO. I've always had good service and great beer from them, and their food is pretty good too.

HoneyBadger

10-22-2014, 13:51

lowspeed_highdrag

10-22-2014, 13:58

Loveland:
Grimm Brothers
Verboten

Longmont:
Left Hand

Fort Collins:
New Belgium
Odells (Lugene Chocolate Milk Stout is my jam)

Zundfolge

10-22-2014, 14:10

HoneyBadger, you should really check out Red Leg (http://www.redlegbrewing.com/). On Forge just north of Garden of the Gods Rd.

HoneyBadger

10-22-2014, 14:15

HoneyBadger, you should really check out Red Leg (http://www.redlegbrewing.com/). On Forge just north of Garden of the Gods Rd.
My neighbor has been hounding me to go there for almost a year now. Maybe we'll check it out this weekend. [Beer]

Zundfolge

10-22-2014, 14:17

My neighbor has been hounding me to go there for almost a year now.
You don't live in Pleasant Valley do you? 'Cause I've been hounding several of my beer loving neighbors about the place for about that long :p

Tinelement

10-22-2014, 14:18

City Star in Berthoud is awesome.

HoneyBadger

10-22-2014, 14:26

You don't live in Pleasant Valley do you? 'Cause I've been hounding several of my beer loving neighbors about the place for about that long :p
That would be funny, but I'm up on the Northeast corner of town, just south of Black Forest.

If you're a regular there, you might know my neighbors though...

wyome

10-22-2014, 14:47

-Bristol Brewing (Makers of Laughing Lab)
-Colorado Mountain Brewery (Their Hefeweisen is great!)
-Rocky Mountain Brewery (Awesome little place with some picnic tables inside of an old warehouse. Great variety of brews. I don't think I've ever gotten a bad beer from these guys.)

All three are in Colorado Springs.

Is Rocky Mountain Brewery the one with the BBQ truck pulled up next to it all the time?? If so...that is some good stuff...BBQ and beer

funkymonkey1111

10-22-2014, 14:50

-Bristol Brewing (Makers of Laughing Lab)
-Colorado Mountain Brewery (Their Hefeweisen is great!)
-Rocky Mountain Brewery (Awesome little place with some picnic tables inside of an old warehouse. Great variety of brews. I don't think I've ever gotten a bad beer from these guys.)

All three are in Colorado Springs.

have you tried Trinity Brewing on Garden of the Gods road? good beer, good food. i like it alot

Zundfolge

10-22-2014, 15:00

Is Rocky Mountain Brewery the one with the BBQ truck pulled up next to it all the time?? If so...that is some good stuff...BBQ and beer
Dunno about Rocky Mountain Brewery but Red Leg has various food trucks (no kitchen).

have you tried Trinity Brewing on Garden of the Gods road? good beer, good food. i like it alot
Trinity ... good food good beer awful prices lots of yuppies :p

HoneyBadger

10-22-2014, 15:21

Is Rocky Mountain Brewery the one with the BBQ truck pulled up next to it all the time?? If so...that is some good stuff...BBQ and beer
Yep. Make sure you get the Fried Cheese Curds from the food truck!

have you tried Trinity Brewing on Garden of the Gods road? good beer, good food. i like it alot

Trinity ... good food good beer awful prices lots of yuppies :p
Yep. Decent beer, some interesting brews, decent (pricey) food, but lots of yuppies. I do really like the BBQ sauce they give with their sweet potato fries.

I considered mentioning this in my original post, but since I don't really go there any more, I decided not to.

Ronin13

10-22-2014, 15:29

I'm a big fan of Avery (despite it's location)... Some local brew pubs I've come to know and love recently are also pretty good, if you are ever in the Stapleton/Lowry area- there's the Copper Kettle, and Comrades. Despite Comrades logo being a hoppier version of the Soviet Communist symbol, they have a pretty decent selection of tasty libations.

DeusExMachina

10-22-2014, 15:39

Graves

10-22-2014, 15:58

Great Divide
Renegade
Denver Brewing Company
Avery (Boulder)
Odells (Ft. Collins)
Oscar Blues (Longmont)
Left Hand (Longmont)
Jagged Mountain
Copper Kettle
Prost
River North
Odyssey (Arvada)

This makes up most of my list, I'll add:
Station 26 (Stapleton)
Crazy Mountain (Edwards)
New Belgium (Ft Collins)
Epic (Denver)

jhood001

10-22-2014, 16:02

Big Choice Brewing

Type III IPA is the best I think I've ever had. Or go with the Hemlock Double IPA if you have a pair.

colorider

10-22-2014, 17:04

We really like 4 Noses in Westminster. Great beer, priced good, great food trucks for food. Also, they allow dogs inside and on the patio. They have board games and other things for kids to play with. Saturday afternoons it's a great place to hang with the dog, wife and kids. Kids seem to introduce themselves to each other and have fun.

Irving

10-22-2014, 17:16

I'll have to look that place up, sounds fun.

mcantar18c

10-22-2014, 18:23

Oh yeah there's Tommyknockers in Idaho Springs. Not the best but not bad beer, really good root beer, decent food.

fairrpe86

10-22-2014, 20:33

Living the Dream off of Santa Fe and Highlands Ranch Parkway has some mighty tasty beer. Tend to be my go to place.

Gunner

10-22-2014, 20:46

Living the Dream off of Santa Fe and Highlands Ranch Parkway has some mighty tasty beer. Tend to be my go to place.

Ive vey been there once it was really good

TheVath

10-22-2014, 21:13

Dry Dock in Aurora is awesome. New Belgium in Ft Collins has a really fun tour with lots of free brew

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Madeinhb

10-22-2014, 21:13

Anyone try Wonderland Brewing on 120th and Sheridan?

Jeffrey Lebowski

10-22-2014, 21:30

Big fan of Great Divide.

I've become a HUGE fan of their Colette. For some reason, I've been less about IPA and more about Saison and Farmhouse style.
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Twisted Pine has really, really upped their game with this one:
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And if you want something seriously interesting, go for the Ghost Face Killah!
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It is spicy. Embiggen that pic and read the sidebar on the left. $0.02

Local to me which I almost hate to share….
I love the Mtn Toad, especially their Saison in summer.
I also love Cannonball Creek, again their Rosemary Sourdough Saison. :)

Irving

10-22-2014, 21:34

I like the farmhouse ale. I don't like pale ales much, and I like IPA's even less. However, I totally dig every other type of ale. Great Divide stuff is my favorite. I wish I could afford to buy The Big Show 12 pack all the time.

mcantar18c

10-22-2014, 21:45

I've had that ghost chili one before. I expected it to be horrible, but it was actually surprisingly good. Not sure I'd try it again though.

kidicarus13

10-22-2014, 21:57

Oh yeah there's Tommyknockers in Idaho Springs.

O'Dells is one of my favorites also.

Danimal

10-22-2014, 21:58

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colorider

10-22-2014, 22:30

Anyone try Wonderland Brewing on 120th and Sheridan?

Yep, It's a great place. Even better when it is nice out and you can play outside. They have games outside! Cornhole and the like.

Eggysrun

10-22-2014, 22:56

Great breweries mentioned so far.

Horse and Dragon is fantastic, Equinox as well.

for german style beer Prost in my opinion makes the BEST in the country. Grimm Brothers is good, but less traditional in the sense of "german style"

I really like Pug Ryan's beer, but only tried a few of their beers from the stores. Dillon is a bit of a trip from Fort Collins, but their Dunkel is so good!

Eggysrun

10-22-2014, 22:58

And yeah O'Dells and I have had a great relationship this summer. I love St.Lupulin, I hope that O'dells pushes it from a seasonal into their main brewering beers.

jhood001

10-23-2014, 00:40

Yep, It's a great place. Even better when it is nice out and you can play outside. They have games outside! Cornhole and the like.

Wonderland is very nice and they make nice beer, but their take-home pricing is bullshit. They can things for you rather than fill growlers and you pay the same per ounce price you would if you were there and being waited on.

fj605

10-23-2014, 09:43

Odyssey
Caution
Copper Kettle
Dry Dock
Grand Lake Brewing

Not so local but also on my favorites list:

Second Street - Santa Fe, NM
Crow Peak - Spearfish, SD