19 editor picks in Fort Collins.
19 brewery places in Fort Collins we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Fort Collins | Brewery across every city.
New Belgium Brewing pours Fat Tire and La Folie at its Linden Street mothership in Fort Collins, with tours, food trucks and the Tour de Fat bike parade.
TipBook the 90-minute brewery tour ahead; it ends in the foeder hall where the sour programme lives. Tour de Fat returns 29 August 2026.
Odell Brewing has anchored Fort Collins beer since 1989; 90 Shilling and Lagerado pour at the Lincoln Avenue taproom with live music every Wednesday.
TipThe OBC Wine Project shares a patio at 824 East Lincoln; run club meets there Tuesdays before discounted pints.
CooperSmith's Pub and Brewing opened on Old Town Square in 1989 as Fort Collins' first brewpub, pouring Punjabi Pale Ale beside its own billiards hall.
TipThe billiards room at 7 Old Town Square reopened in March 2026 with its own taps; pub food runs until close on the main side.
Equinox Brewing has poured balanced ales on Remington Street since 2010, a block off Old Town Square in Fort Collins, with Postcard Pan Pizza in the taproom.
TipPostcard Pan Pizza operates inside the taproom, so you can eat properly without leaving your pint. Beer garden out back.
Horse and Dragon Brewing pours small-batch beer on Racquette Drive in Fort Collins and hosts Ciao, Summer!, a festival where every beer stays sessionable.
TipCiao, Summer! lands 20 September 2026 with twelve session beers; the taproom closes early most weekdays, so check before a late run.
Purpose Brewing and Cellars is Peter Bouckaert's tiny Fort Collins taproom on South Mason Street: four or five new beers a weekend, barrels and sours first.
TipBouckaert spent 21 years as New Belgium's brewmaster; whatever barrel-aged beer is on this weekend is the order. Closed Monday to Wednesday.
Maxline Brewing keeps Midtown Fort Collins in West Coast IPA, Liquid Disco hazy and an award-winning Irish red, with food trucks and patio live music.
TipFood trucks rotate nightly, from The Schnitzel Wagon to Pig Pickin' BBQ; check the calendar to match dinner to your pint.
Zwei Brewing brews Fort Collins' German-style lagers, weissbier and helles on South Mason Street, open daily with Vienna lager usually on the board.
TipThe name means two in German. Order the helles first; the lager programme is the whole point of the place.
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.
TipThe Old Town satellite at 132 West Mountain Avenue keeps its own shorter week: closed Mondays, open from 15:00 Tuesday and Wednesday.
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.
TipTucked behind Illegal Pete's off Old Town Square; the beer garden is dog friendly and Young Dukinfield, its UK-style amber, took 2026 gold.
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.
TipThere is no phone; the brewery answers email only. The DeTour de Stodgy on 29 August runs 09:00 to 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.
TipSurfer Girl IPA and the blood orange sour are the regulars' picks; the room is small, so weekends fill fast.
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.
TipThe taplist updates weekly on the site; west-side locals treat it as their default room, so parking is easier than Old Town.
DC Oakes Brewhouse and Eatery brews its own IPA and Mexican lager on the Harmony corridor in Fort Collins, with burgers, brunch and a late kitchen.
TipWeekend brunch runs 09:00 to 12:00; the kitchen closes an hour before the bar, which stays open to midnight on Friday and Saturday.
Hello Brew Co pours Czech-style lagers and hazy IPAs from a 1904 bungalow on Linden Street in Fort Collins' River District, a 2022 arrival on the scene.
TipThe bungalow is tiny and the patio does the heavy lifting; no phone, so check the site for tap updates before you set out.
Mythmaker Brewing keeps an ever-evolving small-batch taplist on South Taft Hill Road in west Fort Collins, a neighbourhood taproom open every day.
TipThe small brew system means the board changes constantly; whatever you liked last visit is probably gone, which is the charm.
Purpose Brewing and Cellars is Peter Bouckaert's tiny Fort Collins taproom on South Mason Street: four or five new beers a weekend, barrels and sours first.
TipBouckaert spent 21 years as New Belgium's brewmaster; whatever barrel-aged beer is on this weekend is the order. Closed Monday to Wednesday.
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.
TipTucked behind Illegal Pete's off Old Town Square; the beer garden is dog friendly and Young Dukinfield, its UK-style amber, took 2026 gold.
Hello Brew Co pours Czech-style lagers and hazy IPAs from a 1904 bungalow on Linden Street in Fort Collins' River District, a 2022 arrival on the scene.
TipThe bungalow is tiny and the patio does the heavy lifting; no phone, so check the site for tap updates before you set out.
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