March 16th 2020, brought a total shutdown of the Colorado brewery, bar, entertainment, and dining industry. The shutdown lasted 72 painful days in many counties and added a level of insecurity that the entire industry felt to their core. We saw 32 breweries close in 2020; nine of which closed on March 16th and never […]
Gone But Not Forgotten in 2021
Here are the Colorado breweries that have closed in 2021… Peak to Peak Tap & Brew (Aurora) (20 May 2017 to 23 Feb 2021) In 2014, Peak to Peak Tap Room opened their doors to the Southeast Aurora community with 20 rotating taps and an attached kitchen that originally housed an independent chef and menu. […]
Gone But Not Forgotten: Peak to Peak Tap & Brew
On September 30th in 2015, I took my first picture of a beer and shared it to my Instagram. That post was a turning point in my otherwise uneventful feed. I became a Beer Instagrammer and started down my road of loving craft beer. The photo was of an unnamed Blueberry Wheat in a Peak […]
Two is Better Than One
Opening any business can be difficult. Then there’s the matter of making it successful. One measure of success can be the demand and desire for a second location. And while in Colorado Springs there are still new breweries opening, we are also seeing a number of established breweries open additional locations to better serve the […]
Colorado Brewery Class of 2021
This is an ongoing living article for all of the Colorado brewery openings in 2021… The Colorado Brewery Class of 2021 Red Swing Brewhouse (Colorado Springs) 05 Mar 2021 Our Roots run deep! Red Swing Brewhouse is about family, community, inspiration and innovation. Red Swing started from our own Red Swing, hung from our […]
Colorado Brewery Madness 2021
Congratulations to Launch Pad Brewery for winning Colorado Brewery Madness for the title of People’s Favorite Colorado Brewery 2021! How were they chosen… At the end of last year, Colorado Brewery List sent a survey to every Colorado Brewery asking them about their favorite breweries. With this survey we created our end of the […]
CO Style Guide: 10 Stouts to Try Before Stout Month is Over
February is Stout Month, when the below-freezing temperatures of winter call for the soft coziness of a nice stout beer. Defined by their dark color, thick body and malty flavor, stouts are a staple European style that has further developed stateside into a wide variety of sub-styles. There are coffee stouts, milk stouts, oatmeal stouts, […]
Most Anticipated Colorado Brewery for 2021
At the end of every year we send out a survey to all of the Colorado breweries inviting them to nominate a favorite New Colorado Brewery of the Year and an overall favorite Colorado Brewery of the Year. We also ask which Upcoming Breweries they are most anxious to see open. As Colorado Beer Geek, […]