Great Divide Brewing ★ 4.6
Great Divide Brewing in Denver is the Ballpark district pioneer since 1994, the brewery that put Yeti Imperial Stout on the national craft map.
Where Denver drinks local: brewpubs, taprooms and the new wave.
Taprooms, brewpubs and the local beer scene in Denver worth taking a tram to.
Great Divide Brewing in Denver is the Ballpark district pioneer since 1994, the brewery that put Yeti Imperial Stout on the national craft map.
Wynkoop Brewing Company in Denver is Colorado's oldest brewpub, opened by John Hickenlooper in 1988 in a historic LoDo warehouse near Union Station.
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project in Denver is Chad Yakobson's RiNo wild-ale brewery, a Brettanomyces specialist and a national craft benchmark.
Cerebral Brewing in Denver is the City Park neighborhood brewery on Monroe Street, a 2015 hazy-IPA specialist with rotating barrel-aged stouts and a tight taproom.
TRVE Brewing Company in Denver is the South Broadway dark-vibes brewery since 2012, a heavy-metal taproom with mixed-fermentation wild ales and house lagers.
Bierstadt Lagerhaus in Denver is the RiNo German-lager specialist in the Rackhouse, a decoction-mashed brewery with one of the country's best Slow Pour Pilsners.
Denver Beer Co in Denver is the Platte Street neighborhood brewery since 2011, a Highland-area beer-garden taproom with seasonal beers and a food-truck rotation.
Ratio Beerworks in Denver is the RiNo brewery on Larimer Street since 2015, a sessionable-beer focused taproom with rock-music programming and a long patio.
Spangalang Brewery in Denver is the Five Points jazz-quarter brewery on Welton Street since 2015, a Black-owned brewery with Belgian and English-style ales.
Black Project Spontaneous and Wild Ales in Denver is the South Broadway lambic-style coolship brewery, a national specialist in barrel-aged spontaneous ales.
Peak food season in Denver is year-round.
Local dining hours: lunch around 12:30, dinner from 19:30.
service is typically included; small extra is welcome but not expected.
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