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. I thought it would be fun to share some of this geeky information with you. How […]
Colorado Brewery Class of 2025
Welcome to the 24 new Colorado brewery taprooms that opened in 2025! In 2025, 24 Colorado locations have opened their doors with brewing operations. 13 of those are brand new breweries, 11 are additional locations of currently opened breweries. 6 of these are in locations previously occupied by another brewery! For the latest information about more […]
Gone but Not Forgotten 2025
There were 44* Colorado brewery taprooms that had to close for various reasons in 2025. *Notes: There were 30 unique brewery closings. The other 14 were either additional locations of these breweries or an additional location of a brewery that remains open. The following list of breweries is a tribute to those that are Gone […]
Meet Toshi Ueta – Reaching for the stars and all the Colorado breweries
Congratulations to Toshi Ueta, the newest Colorado Brewery Master having completed “The Quest” of visiting every Colorado brewery! Sadly, I haven’t met Toshi in person yet, but I hope to share some beers with him soon. I am happy to welcome him to the Colorado Brewery Master family and, as I have done previously […]
Colorado Breweries and Cideries Win 40 Medals at GABF in 2025
Congratulations to the 26 Colorado Breweries that brought home 40 medals from the Great American Beer Festival in 2025! The biggest news was that three Colorado Breweries won the coveted brewery and brewer of the year for their size group! Congratulations to Cannonball Creek Brewing Co. who won three medals and the 501–1,000 Barrels […]
West Colorado Brewery Tours
Do you love craft beer? Want to get out and see the beautiful state of Colorado? Do you live along the Front Range and want to visit western Colorado breweries, but aren’t sure how to go about it? For those who answered “Yes!” to these questions, I wrote a series of Colorado Brewery Tours that […]
Meet Kevin & Andrea Kelly – Tasting Every Corner of Colorado
Congratulations to Kevin & Andrea Kelly, the newest Colorado Brewery Masters having completed “The Quest” of visiting every Colorado brewery! I met Kevin & Andrea at Kukaro Brewing in Fort Morgan soon after they released their first beers. I really enjoyed our brief visit and look forward to seeing them again soon. I […]
Central Western Colorado Brewery Tour
Do you love craft beer? Want to get out and see the beautiful state of Colorado? Do you live along the Front Range and want to visit western Colorado breweries, but aren’t sure how to go about it? For those who answered “Yes!” to these questions, this is the fourth article in a series of […]