Denver Breweries

I came across my Beer Drinkers Guide to Colorado map the other day. If you are unfamiliar, it is much like the map they are selling here: http://www.beerdrinkersguidetocolorado.com . It is a real cool full-sized map which lists every brewery in Colorado.... or at least it listed every brewery in the state at the time the map went to the printer.

It also has a ton of information and lots of coupons. They say over $250 in value.

Mine is the 5th edition, and has significantly fewer breweries in it than the current 6th edition. Based on the ridiculous number of breweries that seem to be opening every month round here, I have to assume the 6th edition is woefully out-of-date already too. I know the couple who put it together tried to include breweries that were on their way .... but still ... there is no way a map like this can be up-to-date.

In case you didn't know, Colorado has lots of breweries. Lots of these breweries are in the Denver area, and I am sad to report that I have not been to most of them. Actually, I have been to a pitifully small proportion of them.

What kind of a craft beer fan am I?

I love the local small brewery. Most of the breweries around here get started as tiny little things. They usually either have limited distribution or no distribution at all and rely mostly on local craft beer fans coming into their tasting room. They usually have a huge variety of beer. Usually, their brewers are real accessible and geeks like me can talk beer with them.

As my Zymurgy Best Beer in America list is so small this year, I've decided I am going to make an effort to try to visit more of the local breweries.

Here is a list for Denver. NOTE ... this is in Denver city limits only. This doesn't include any of the many suburbs. I got this from http://www.beerdrinkersguidetocolorado.com/breweries_by_region.php . I don't know how often they update this, but I know off the top of my head at least one that is missing. I will be updating this list as I come up with more. Eventually, I will include more Denver-area suburbs as well.

For my latest on this list, follow the Denver Breweries "label" on this blog.

Black Shirt Brewing Co.
3719 Walnut Street
Denver, CO 80205

Blue Moon Brewing Co. at the SandLot
2145 Blake St.
Denver, CO 80205

Breckenridge Ball Park Pub - Denver
2220 Blake St.
Denver, CO 80205

Breckenridge Brewery BBQ - Denver
471 Kalamath St.
Denver, CO 80424

Bull and Bush Pub and Brewery
4700 Cherry Creek Dr. S.
Denver, CO 80246

Caution: Brewing Company
12445 E. 39th Ave. Unit 314
Denver, CO 80239

Crooked Stave Artisan  Beer Project
1441 W. 46th Ave. Unit 19
Denver, CO. 80211

Denver Brewing Company
1695 Platte St
Denver, CO 80202

DeSteeg Brewing 
4342 Tennyson St.
Denver, Colorado 80212

Great Divide Brewing Company
2201 Arapahoe St.
Denver, CO 80205

Hogshead Brewery
4460 West 29th Ave.
Denver, CO 80212

Our Mutual Friend Malt & Brew
2810 Larimer St.
Denver, CO 80205

Pints Pub Brewery & Freehouse
221 W. 13th Ave.
Denver, CO 80204

Prost Brewing Co.
2540 19th Ave.
Denver, CO 80211

Renegade Brewing Co.
925 W. 9th Ave.
Denver, CO 80204

River North Brewery
2401 Blake St., Unit 1
Denver, CO 80205

Rock Bottom - Denver
1001 16th St. # A-100
Denver, CO 80265

Strange Brewing Co.
1330 Zuni St., Unit M
Denver, CO 80204

TRVE Brewing Co.
227 Broadway, #101
Denver, CO 80203

Vine Street Pub & Brewery
1700 Vine St.
Denver, CO 80206

Wit's End Brewing Company
2505 W 2nd Ave, Unit 13
Denver, CO 80219

Wynkoop Brewing Co.
1634 18th St.
Denver, CO 80202


By the way ... if you know of any Denver area breweries I am missing, let me know in the comments below. I would also love to hear if you have any comments on any of the breweries I have listed.