What happened to this beer? It used to be the gold standard for pumpkin beers in Colorado. This year it’s a cloying spicy mess.

Makes me sad.

I heard that Denver is the brewery capital of the US. I have 2 nights in Denver. Which breweries should I choose, or which should I not bother with. Oct 11 - 13. I’m a fan of IPAs, Hazies are my favorites.

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Thank you all for the input. It sounds like I’m going to be busy!!

Hi y'all I just moved to Denver and am really hoping to find a brewery job. I have 10 years of experience as a beertender, love the craft beer world, and am looking to work in a supportive brewery space that makes amazing beer - extra points for a fire west-coast pils or pale. I know the job market is tight at the moment, but hoping to get some helpful direction. thank you in advance!

Had a buddy come back from Kansas today, brought me some bootlegger stuff!

Paint by number was super easy, some people finished in 2 hours.

Hi fellow Colorado brewery goers. A friend and I went to an event called Stone Meets Clay that was marketed as a paint and sip event painting a pot and planting a succulent. It was $49. No instruction, everything could have been bought at the Dollar Store for $15 for two of us. No drink ticket. They're making the rounds at breweries. Say no. Planter is about 2", some of the succulents had bugs, paint was acrylic. Yes, it's my fault for going, don't make my mistake. Please spread the word.

Anyone in Denver want some fresh East Kent Golding hops? I’m going to harvest either tomorrow or Sunday and can already tell I’ll have way more than I can use

We had a great 2.5 hr meet up, were doing it again soon.

Come see us at Renegade Brewing. We’ve put a lot of work into making this place cool and we’ve got some awesome beers on tap. Along with the beers we have cider, seltzer, mead, and some NA options. If you find yourself on 9th and Santa Fe tonight, come say hi. We love Reddit people and friendly people here

Apologies if this isn’t the exactly the sub for this but figured I’d give it a shot.

Anyways, a brewery I worked for recently closed and I ended up with a used Centrifugal Sanitary Pump/motor/cart and VFD box unit. Just wondering if anyone here might have some insight on the best way to try and sell it would be since it’s more of a unique/industrial piece of equipment. Appreciate any help at all! Cheers!

15 breweries, all beers brewed with Troubadour Malting’s Yacht Rock malt. It’s going to be in the old axe-throwing space above Full Frame.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DbGZdIVBaeF/?igsh=MWV6dWFqcDNqNGxieQ==

Update: 23 breweries

What's going on? What's the whole story. I'm getting so many different results that are grim. And admittedly it was my favorite brewery for years.

Maybe had closed since? Not sure. But would love to know. It was awesome!

This store surprises me every time I come by. It looks like an unassuming craphole from the outside, you know, the kind of place you expect to only carry Voodoo Rangers and Coors Light for several dollars over retail price, and yet, they always have the most random beers

They’ve posted a few times about “uncertain circumstances” with their production. Does anyone have more details about what is going on? I was planning on heading up this weekend but am not sure if they’ll be open.

My son and I are flying in Friday morning early. We want to get to RR around 1 but I had really hoped to stop at Bierstadt, however I see they don't open until noon.

Are their cans available anywhere? Can anyone recommend a solid stop where we can grab some nice/fresh cans and also a Styrofoam cooler before heading to the Amphitheater?

Before I get roasted, this is a sincere question from someone who recently moved here.

Back in Texas, it was pretty normal to find local breweries on tap or in coolers at regular bars, restaurants, liquor stores, and even some gas stations. Whether it was St. Elmo, 512 are easily available in Austin, Martin House, Oak Cliff, are not too hard to find in the DFW, etc. The dozens of other local breweries in these big cities are relatively easy to find, you didn’t have to go to a brewery or a beer-focused establishment to find local beer.

When I moved to the Denver area, I expected that to be even more true given Colorado’s reputation as a beer state. Instead, I’ve had the opposite experience. Outside of breweries, beer bars, and specialty liquor stores, I mostly see macro brands and the big regional players. It’s surprisingly rare to walk into a random neighborhood restaurant and find beer from a nearby brewery.

For example, I recently went to a small brewery in Littleton. They had stopped serving food, so I went to a restaurant about 10 minutes away and assumed they’d have at least one or two beers from the brewery down the road. Nope. That’s happened enough times now that it feels like if I want local beer, I have to go directly to the brewery.

So what’s the reason for this? Is it Colorado’s distribution laws? In Texas, some breweries self-distribute. Are these breweries too small to get distribution into neighborhood restaurants and bars? Or am I just looking in the wrong places?

I’m not asking where the best beer bars or specialty bottle shops are. I know those exist. I’m genuinely curious why, in a state that’s famous for its beer scene, it feels harder than expected to find local breweries represented at ordinary restaurants and bars.

PS most liquor stores also don’t let you break 6 packs, is that a law here or what, I just want one of the ultra sour whatever’s not a 4-6 pack. anyways rant over, hope this can lead to a good discussion because it doesn’t make sense to me

Hey good people of Denver..
I'm stuck out by the airport for a couple of nights coming up and I saw there's a Danico Brewing Company nearby.
And not too far away is Cheluna Brewing and Second Dawn Brewing.

Are these breweries worth checking out? Anything else within, say, a 30 minute uber worth visiting?