BreweryGerman-style lagers, weissbier, helles$midtownMon-Sat 11:00-21:00; Sun 11:00-19:00Mon-Sat 11:00-21:00; Sun 11:00-19:00
Zwei Brewing brews Fort Collins' German-style lagers, weissbier and helles on South Mason Street, open daily with Vienna lager usually on the board.
Tip: The name means two in German. Order the helles first; the lager programme is the whole point of the place.
BreweryColorado ales and lagers, science-led brewing$midtownMon-Thu 13:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-21:00; Sun 12:00-19:00Mon-Thu 13:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-21:00; Sun 12:00-19:00
Gilded Goat Brewing runs a Midtown taproom and an Old Town satellite on Mountain Avenue in Fort Collins; the head brewer holds a CSU microbiology PhD.
Tip: The Old Town satellite at 132 West Mountain Avenue keeps its own shorter week: closed Mondays, open from 15:00 Tuesday and Wednesday.
BreweryColorado-sourced ales, 2026 Brewers Cup medallist$old-townMon-Wed 12:00-21:00; Thu-Sat 12:00-22:00; Sun 12:00-20:00Mon-Wed 12:00-21:00; Thu-Sat 12:00-22:00; Sun 12:00-20:00
Salt Road Brewing opened in 2023 in Old Firehouse Alley in Fort Collins, brewing from Colorado-grown ingredients with a 2026 Brewers Cup medal already.
Tip: Tucked behind Illegal Pete's off Old Town Square; the beer garden is dog friendly and Young Dukinfield, its UK-style amber, took 2026 gold.
BreweryColorado-grown ingredients, west-side taproom$west-sideMon-Thu 13:00-21:00; Fri 12:00-22:00; Sat 11:00-22:00; Sun 11:00-21:00Mon-Thu 13:00-21:00; Fri 12:00-22:00; Sat 11:00-22:00; Sun 11:00-21:00
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.
BreweryHomebrew-champion recipes, IPAs and fruit sours$midtownMon-Thu 14:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-22:00; Sun 12:00-20:00Mon-Thu 14:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-22:00; Sun 12:00-20:00
Rally King Brewing turns a founder's 80-plus homebrew competition awards into the taplist at this South Lemay Avenue taproom in Fort Collins, since 2015.
Tip: Surfer Girl IPA and the blood orange sour are the regulars' picks; the room is small, so weekends fill fast.
BreweryWest and East Coast IPAs, goses, lagers, stouts$west-sideMon-Thu 15:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 13:00-22:00; Sun 12:00-19:00Mon-Thu 15:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 13:00-22:00; Sun 12:00-19:00
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.