Happy Pride 2021!

The LGBTQ+ community has had a longtime friend in the Colorado brewing industry.  Here are some of the Colorado breweries that are proudly showing their support through events, rainbow-themed merch, special beer releases, and an outpouring of love for the entire LGBTQ+ community.

This is a living article in which I will add more information throughout Pride month as I find out about it.

************* Queer Owned Colorado Breweries *************

Goldspot Brewing

Goldspot is a fabulous craft brewery in Denver’s Berkeley/Regis neighborhood with traditional ales and lagers and some not so much.

They strive to create a sense of community, a place to be known, to gather, to celebrate and to feel at home.

They hope their eclectic, balanced, and lovingly-crafted beer will bring people together to share in this wild adventure of living, and living well.

Kelissa Herber is their head brewer and sole-owner.

From Bartender to Owner: How Kelissa Hieber Made Goldspot Her Own by Jonathan “Colorado Beer Man” Shikes

Lady Justice Brewing

The Lady Justice Brewing Company was dreamed up by Betsy Lay, Kate Power, and Jen Cuesta during their 2010 service in AmeriCorps – asking the question “why can’t we brew beer and give back to our community?” What began as a small operation on a custom-built homebrew system in a tiny storage space has grown into a flourishing taproom and movement.

Today, Lady Justice Brewing is a community-focused brewery dedicating time, space, and money to nonprofits and community partners that support and empower women and girls in the state of Colorado. Our giving is focused in two direct ways: through our Community-Supported Beer (CSB) memberships with 100% of profits over cost going directly to nonprofit partners, and through the fabric of the taproom community, highlighting opportunities to volunteer, collaboration brews, and more.

Betsy Lay is their co-owner and head brewer.

Lady Justice Takes Over Longtime Brewery Space on East Colfax in Aurora by Jonathan Shikes

Mountain Toad Brewing

Mountain Toad Brewing is a small microbrewery specializing in handcrafted, creative beers.

Their focus is on providing a place for the community to gather and unwind.  The taproom offers a quaint and comfortable atmosphere for locals and visitors alike to grab a pint and make a new friend.

Good vibes and high fives are always on tap.

Mountain Toad is owned by Thad Briggs & his partner Brian Vialpando

All in the (Chosen) Family by Holly Regan

************* Pride Beers *************

Atrevida Beer Co – Hibis-Kiss Whoever You Want!

tapping today is our all new pride beer this year: Hibis-Kiss Whoever You Want! It’s been a minute but @makinnoisebeer is back and we are excited to be a part of this special, woman-led non profit organization once again! This year the focus was on giving back to a local BIPOC or LGBTQIA+ non profit of our choice where $1/pint goes directly back to them and we have chosen to work with Inside Out Youth Services an amazing organization that aids, supports and celebrates our LGBTQIA+ community! Please be sure to come out and support for a great cause. Not to mention this sangria-style blonde ale made with hibiscus, spices, citrus and a splash of honey is not only drop dead gorgeous but will leave your taste buds dancing! Come out and support amig@s!!

Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales  – Turbofan

Call to Arms Brewing – My Favorite Color is You

The day is finally here! After a good long lager and dry hop with Citra and Riwaka hops, MY FAVORITE COLOR IS YOU is back! Come grab it on draft or in 4 packs.

We have sent 100 cases out to liquor stores so keep and eye out!

Cerebral Brewing – Authentic Expression Progressive Pale Ale & Superior Mirage Contemporary Pilsner

Keep your eyes peeled for more information on this year’s Pride shirt pre-order and our first ever Pride Month Kick-Off Party on Saturday!

Comrade Brewing – Foam Party IPA

Foam Party is a sessionable IPA, brewed with Root Shoot Malting Genie Pale, grown and malted in Loveland, CO. Hopped with Mosaic in the kettle and dry-hopped with Simcoe. 4.9% ABV

Denver Beer Company – Berry Proud Sour Ale

We raise our glasses in support of the LGBTQ+ community near and far with our refreshing new release: Berry Proud Sour Ale. Now available at our taprooms with limited edition crowlers and on draft. ⠀

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15% of sales of every Berry Proud pint, 32 Oz. Crowler, and Denver Beer Co. Pride merchandise during June will go directly to One Colorado, the state’s leading advocacy organization dedicated to advancing equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) Coloradans and their families.⠀

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Berry Proud is a refreshing fruity kettle sour brewed in honor of #Pride Month! Cranberries and raspberries were added during fermentation for a berry duo that is both flavorful and fun.⠀

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Together we are strong and berry proud! Crowlers are now available for pre-order at shop.denverbeerco.com. #BeDenverProud #CommittedToColorado

 

Diebolt Brewing – Rainbow Lightning, Mandarin Orange Ale

Rainbow Lightning, Mandarin Orange Ale: Release this Saturday (6/5).

It’s officially Pride Month and for our Pride Beer release we partnered up with TYES to donate a portion of all draft sales to help advance equality for LGBTQ Coloradans.

Trans Youth Education and Support (TYES) is an organization that empowers and supports families and caregivers of gender expansive youth by providing resources, education, outreach, and advocacy, in order to create supportive environments that allow youth to experience the joy of authenticity.

Rainbow Lightning is a Mandarin Orange Ale brewed with a Norweigan Farmhouse yeast, Wakatu and First Gold hops, a touch of honey malt, and 200 pounds of Madarin Orange Purée. It’s big and bold orange character is rounded out by a touch of sweetness, and tons of expressivity.

We’ll be releasing cans and tapping kegs this Saturday at noon.

Cheers.

Fiction Beer Company – “I am …” Hazy IPA

“I am …” New England Style IPA is our collaboration beer with the Matthew Shepard Foundation. It releases in cans and draft in the taproom on Saturday, June 5th at noon as a part of our 2021 PRIDE kick-off event with the Matthew Shepard Foundation.

I Am … Hazy IPA was brewed using locally grown barley, wheat and oats; creating a velvety smooth and full bodied beer. Hopped with Zamba, Mosaic, and Citra you’ll experience a huge tropical punch,

tangerine and stone fruit character with a mellow and balanced bitterness.

•$16.99 / 4 pack

•Cans will be available for online purchase starting on Saturday. http://www.fictionbeer.com/order-online.

The beer’s name, “I am … was inspired by a poem from Matthew’s journal. We encourage all of you to generate your own “I am …” statements and be inspired to make this world a more loving and accepting place.

In October 1998, Matthew Shepard became the victim of one of the most notorious anti-gay hate crimes in our nation’s history. His parents, Judy and Dennis, have dedicated their lives to changing hearts and minds in an effort to erase hate.

The Matthew Shepard Foundation’s mission is to amplify Matt’s story to inspire individuals, organizations, and communities to embrace the dignity and equality of all people. Our work is an extension of Matt’s passion to foster a more caring and just world. A portion of proceeds from

each purchase of this beer will go to the Matthew Shepherd Foundation.

The QR code on the can label will take you directly to the MSF website for more info and the opportunity to donate directly to the foundation.

Odell Five Points Brewhouse – Brewed This Way

Happy Pride Month!!

This year our brewhouse is partnering with One Colorado whose organization is dedicated to advancing equality to the LGBTQ community and their families. We are donating proceeds from shirt sales and $1 of each pint sold of our newest beer, Brewed This Way, in support of them.

Brewed This Way is a sour ale brewed with raspberry and lemon enjoy!

River North Brewery – Colorful Clouds Session Hazy IPA

COLORFUL CLOUDS

Session Hazy IPA

4.7% ABV

Six Capital Brewing & BBQ – Y’all Means All IPA

PRIDE BEER RELEASE

Ursula Brewery – “All for Love, Love for All” Lime Kolsch

Wah Gwaan Brewing & Goldspot Brewing – Pon De Floor, a Piña Colada Pale Ale

We’re incredibly excited that Pon De Floor, a Piña Colada Pale Ale brewed in collaboration with our dear friends at Wah Gwaan Brewing Co is now on tap!

A dollar for every pour of Pon De Floor goes directly to The National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network. They’re doing phenomenal work for QTPOC communities. This Pride, give your money to organizations like this one, y’all. In the market for a rainbow t-shirt? Please make sure you do a little research to ensure you know where your dollars are going!

************* Brewery Pride Shirts (and other merch) *************

4 Noses Brewing

4Love T-Shirt

$15 from each shirt sold is donated to the Trevor Project, providing 24/7 crisis intervention for LGBTQ youth. Read more HERE.

https://www.4nosesbrewing.com/merchandise/4-love-t-shirt

Baere Brewing

And pride shirts are in! 100% of proceeds ($6 per shirt) will help our friends at Transformative Freedom Fund make their magical mission come to fruition. It’s another fun tweak on @itscalleddesign party time artwork they conjured up for us a while back.  .

Bierstadt Lagerhaus

Pride Shirts are in! We do things a little bit different for these awesome USA made shirts designed by Paul Vismara and printed by Go West T-Shirt Co – we have a limited number of shirts but we want to give them to you for FREE All you have to do is show a bartender a receipt for a donation of $30 or more made in the month of June 2021 to any Colorado or National based LGBTQ charity such as One Colorado, The Center on Colfax, or The Trevor Project (just to name a few) and it is yours.

Sizes xs-xxl 50 of each color.

**Limit One per person per donation, sizes and quantities are limited, pick up at Brewery only, no online requests or shipping, not available for purchase**

#lagerhard #pridemonth

Chain Reaction Brewing

Chain Reaction Brewing Company has these stickers and will be donating the proceeds to the Matthew Shepard Foundation.

Cerebral Brewing

— 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗧 𝗣𝗥𝗘-𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥 —

Comrade Brewing

Pride tanks are in!

As usual, limited quantity.

Counter Culture Brewery & Grille

Pride tanks have arrived, and our new Vienna Lager is tasting especially excellent today!

Jagged Mountain Craft Brewery

Pride Shirts are in

 Joyride Brewing

We’re super stoked to once again be participating in the Edgewater Pride Parade, this year on Saturday, June 5th. To help celebrate and show our support, we have new limited edition pride shirts available for pre-order from now until Tuesday the 1st with pickups starting the 2nd. A small amount of shirts will then become available in the taproom on the 2nd. We’ll be donating $5 from the sale of each shirt to The Center on Colfax so they can continue to engage, empower, enrich, and advance the LGBTQ+ community of Colorado. Visit the link below for the online store.

Lady Justice Brewing & Goldspot Brewing

Buying rainbow merch from corporations: 😵‍💫

Buying rainbow merch from queer-owned businesses that give back:

Left Hand Brewing

#PRIDE

Outworld Brewing

Check out our Rainbow Armillary t-shirts!

(Last year’s post but “The shirts are back!”)

Ratio Beerworks 

We teamed up with local artist Koko Bayer on a special glassware collaboration in honor of pride! Starting today, you can snag a limited edition Love glass in our taproom for only $7.00! Come enjoy a colorful pint in one of these insanely beautiful glasses or just snag one to take home for anyone in the family to enjoy! Either way, 10% of all proceeds will be donated to The Center on Colfax on behalf of Koko.

Station 26 Brewing

2021 Pride Merch is IN!

Upslope Brewing

Happy Pride Month!

Happy Pride y’all… Let your freak flags fly and be excellent to each other

#LGBTQ #Equality #PrideMonth #LoveIsLove

Ursula Brewery

Woods Boss Brewing

I’ve heard rumors of many more breweries planning Pride shirts (but no official post yet)…

Check back later for more updates and let me know if you see an announcement that I may have missed!

************* Pride Support *************

Copper Kettle Brewing

Happy Pride month! For the month of a June we are celebrating Pride with these awesome rainbow 32 oz crowlers! Come get some draft beer to go and get one of these babies to take home.

Dead Hippie Brewing

Pride month holds a special place to a lot of us here at the Hippie, and continues on to everyday of the year. Kicking it off with a much requested 10th tap Tuesday. Strawberry blonde is back and may or may not have enough for all of June, catch it while you can! Stay tuned to our social media for this months fun! Hope to pour ya one.

Dos Luces Brewery

At Dos Luces Brewery we will be choosing an LGBTQ+ charity for our Black is Beautiful proceeds for the month.

Dry Dock Brewing

Love is love.

No matter your sexual orientation, your gender identity, or whether you’ve got it all figured or not, WE SUPPORT YOU. Be proud of who you are, and know that you always have a place in our community.

FlyteCo Brewing

Holidaily Brewing

Happy Pride month! At Holidaily we strive to provide an inclusive and comfortable environment where everyone and anyone can enjoy delicious Gluten Free beer.

Peculier Ales

At Peculier Ales everyone is welcome. We wish you a very happy #pridemonth2021

Ratio Beerworks

“A rainbow on the first day of pride month!!” -shot in our back yard by our very own @cletuscorncobjones

Love being part of such a bold community year round, bust especially in June! A big huge HAPPY PRIDE MONTH from all of us here at Ratio!

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Do you know of any other Colorado breweries supporting the LGBTQ+ community in 2021?

If so, please let me (Colorado Beer Geek) know and I’ll add them to this article.

************* Past Events *************

These are the events that were held by Colorado breweries during Pride month 2021

5 June:  Cerebral Brewing: Pride Month Kick-Off Party

5 June:  Fiction Beer Company: 2021 PRIDE Kick-Off Event with the Matthew Shepard Foundation

5 June:  Left Hand Brewing – Brew for Drew:  Druicy Fruit!

Join The Dru Project & Left Hand Brewing for a Pride kick-off in Longmont, CO!

Left Hand is opening up their brewery, painting their parking lot rainbow, and tapping a beer in honor of Drew — DRUICY FRUIT! Come drink for a good cause, enjoy live entertainment, and help us celebrate with open hands and hearts! 

Hosted by:  Jessica L’Whor

Drag Performances by:  Lulu Alnite, Coco Bardot, & Lala Shearz

Music Performances by: Grace DeVine & Blankslate

13 June – Burns Family Artisan Ales: Non-Binary Release & Beer Dinner

25 June:  Bruz off Fax:  Pride Weekend at Bruz Off Fax

Join us for Pride Weekend at Bruz Off Fax!!!

Anyone wearing Pride swag will get Happy Hour Pricing on full pour beers all weekend. Show up in Drag and get a free entry level beer!

Chocolatina Pie Queen will be selling pies and performing a live set on Friday from 6-8PM.

DJ blake britton will be spinning great tunes from 6-close on Saturday!

Swimsuit Sunday!!! Wear your best swimwear to the party and get $2.50 TBA cans!

Come celebrate with us!!!

 

25 June:  Factotum Brewhouse: Super PRIDE IPA release

To celebrate Denver’s PRIDE weekend, we brewed a Super Pride hopped IPA, a hop so rare, that we believe we literally got our hands on the small remaining supply in the US. It is an Australian varietal similar in flavor and aroma to traditional American west coast hops. And it has a really cool name!

Proceeds from every beer sold will benefit Denver’s own  Rainbow Alley: a safe, brave space where LGBTQ youth (ages 11-21) and their allies find support and acceptance.

Additionally, each beer will be served with a rainbow lollipop garnish, just for fun  *until supplies run out

 

27 June:  Goldspot Brewing & Lady Justice Brewing:

BIG QUEER BEERFEST

Goldspot Brewing x Lady Justice Brewing are extremely excited to present the inaugural **Big Queer Beerfest!**

Join us Sunday, June 27th on the Goldspot patio, where breweries from all over Denver will be slingin’ their pride-specific. A dollar per every pour will go to an organization (selected by the individual brewery) that supports LGBTQIA and/or BIPOC communities. All money raised will be matched by the hosts.

Participating Colorado breweries (so far) include:

Goldspot Brewing Company
Lady Justice Brewing Company

Atrevida Beer Company

Baere Brewing Company

Barrels & Bottles Brewery
Bruz Beers
Call to Arms Brewing Company

Cerebral Brewing Company
Comrade Brewing Company

Diebolt Brewing Company
The Empourium Brewing Company
Jagged Mountain Craft Brewery

Novel Strand Brewing
Ursula Brewery

Wah Gwann Bewing Co.
Woods Boss Brewing

Odell Brewing Company
New Belgium Brewing

 

27 June:  Raices Brewing – Vive Tu Orgullo – Charla LGBTQ+

La Charla LGBTQ+, una conversación con lideres de nuestra comunidad LGBTQ+.

Trataremos los siguientes temas:

– Ambiente LGBTQ+
– Amor
– Unión