Laporte Avenue and the residential streets towards the foothills, where a zero-waste roastery, a food co-op and garden taprooms hide in plain sight.
The Fox Den roasts in-house and runs a no-waste model on Laporte Avenue in Fort Collins: thrifted mugs, jar deposits and a bulk bean refill station.
Tip: Bring your own cup or jar; to-go pours carry a refundable deposit. Founder Patricia Acheson opened the room in March 2022.
The Fox Den roasts in-house and runs a no-waste model on Laporte Avenue in Fort Collins: thrifted mugs, jar deposits and a bulk bean refill station.
Tip: Bring your own cup or jar; to-go pours carry a refundable deposit. Founder Patricia Acheson opened the room in March 2022.
Sources from: Small-batch rotating origins
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Bulk bean refills
Stodgy Brewing pours beer made with Colorado-grown ingredients on Laporte Avenue in west Fort Collins and runs the DeTour de Stodgy ride each August.
Tip: There is no phone; the brewery answers email only. The DeTour de Stodgy on 29 August runs 09:00 to 20:00.
Intersect Brewing pours West Coast and East Coast IPAs, goses, lagers and stouts on West Drake Road in Fort Collins, a west-side taproom since 2016.
Tip: The taplist updates weekly on the site; west-side locals treat it as their default room, so parking is easier than Old Town.
Mythmaker Brewing keeps an ever-evolving small-batch taplist on South Taft Hill Road in west Fort Collins, a neighbourhood taproom open every day.
Tip: The small brew system means the board changes constantly; whatever you liked last visit is probably gone, which is the charm.
The Fort Collins Food Co-op, founded by CSU students in 1972, now runs Mountain Avenue Market with local groceries daily 07:00-21:00 in Fort Collins.
Tip: The co-op moved into the old Beavers Market building in 2026, tripling its floor; anyone can shop, members get the dividends.