Denver Beer Guide

Look no further, here is a beer guide to Denver that will put you in all the right places to sample the best of Denver's beer culture.  Are you a beer lover that just moved to Denver or are you just starting to really enjoy and understand beer but are unsure where to find some great beers and learn more about this ever evolving strange brew??  Maybe you are just visiting for a few days during the Great American Beer Festival and want to know the best places to sample and learn about local beer culture and taste some of Colorado's best craft beers.  Here is a compilation of some cool ideas to get your feet wet in the Colorado beer culture in short time. 

If you want to see a few breweries, taste lots of beers and see some cool sites without having to drive yourself, Brewery Buzz brewery tours is a cool option.

Denver Breweries

• Great Divide- 2201 Arapahoe St., Denver (303)-296-9460
• Breckenridge Brewing Company - 471 Kalamath St., Denver (303)-573-0431
• Wynkoop Brewery- 1634 18th St., Denver (303)-297-2700
• Del Norte Brewing Co.- 1390 West Evans Avenue, Denver (303) 935-3223
• Rock Bottom Brewery and Restaurant- 1001 16th Street Denver, CO (303) 534-7616
• Ironworks Brewery Pub- 12354 West Alameda Parkway, Lakewood, CO (303) 985-5818
• Sandlot Brewery 2161 Blake Street, Denver, CO (303) 298-1587
• Denver Chop House and Brewery 1735 19th Street (303)-296-0800
• Dry Dock Brewing Co. 15110 E. Hampden Ave. - Aurora (303)-400-5606

Boulder/ Longmont Breweries

• Avery Brewing Company- 5763 Arapahoe Dr., Boulder, CO (303)-440-4324
• Boulder Beer Co-2880 Wilderness Pl., Boulder, CO (303)-444-8448
• Redstone Meadery- 4700 Pearl St., Unit 2A - Boulder, CO (720)-406-1215
• Twisted Pine Brewing Co. 3201 Walnut St. - Boulder, CO (303)-786-9270
• Colorado Brewing Company 2027 13th St Boulder, CO (303) 440-5858
• Oskar Blues Brewery 1800 Pike Road, Longmont, CO - (303) 776-1914
• Left Hand Brewery 1265 Boston Ave. Longmont, CO (303)-772-0258
• Pumphouse Brewery 540 Main Street, Longmont, CO (303) 702-0881
• Medovina Colorado Honey Wine- 3rd St Niwot, CO (303)845-3090

Golden Breweries

• Coors Brewery-300 12th Street Golden, CO (303) 277-2337
• Golden City Brewery 920 12th Street, Golden, CO (303) 279-8092

Fort Collins Breweries

• Odell Brewing Co. 800 East Lincoln Avenue, Fort Collins, CO - (970) 482-2881
• New Belgium 500 Linden St., Fort Collins, CO (970)-221-0524
• Anheuser-Busch Brewery 2351 Busch Drive, Fort Collins, CO - (970) 221-0922
• The Fort Collins Brewery-1900 East Lincoln Avenue, Fort Collins, CO (970) 472-1499
• Old Colorado Brewing Company 320 South Link Lane, Fort Collins, CO (970) 493-2739

Beer Bars in Denver

• Falling Rock Tap House- 1919 Blake St. Denver, Colorado (303) 293-8338
• Euclid Hall Bar and Kitchen- 1317 14th St. Denver, Colorado (303) 595-4255
• FreshCraft -1530 Blake St, Denver, CO‎ - (303) 758-9608
• The Rackhouse Pub - 208 South Kalamath Street Denver, CO (720) 570-7824
• Bull and Bush Brewery- 4700 Cherry Creek South Drive Denver, CO (303) 759-0333
• Argyll Gastro Pub- 2700 E 3rd Ave Denver, CO (720) 382-1117
• Pints Pub 221 West- 13th Avenue, Denver, CO (303)-534-7543
• Star Bar- 2137 Larimer Street, Denver, CO (720) 328-2420
• Brasserie Rouge- 1801 Wynkoop Street Denver, CO 303-991-2242
• Old Chicago- 1415 Market Street, Denver, CO 303-893-1806
• Cheeky Monk Belgian Beer Pub- 534 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO (303) 861-0347
• Vine Street Pub- 1700 Vine St. Denver, CO (303) 388-2337
• City O' City- 206 East 13th Avenue, Denver, CO (303) 831-6443

Denver Fine Dining with great beer libraries

• Fruition- 1313 East 6th Avenue, Denver, CO (303) 831-1962
• Colt and Gray- 1553 Platte Street, Denver, CO (303) 477-1447
• TAG - 1441 Larimer Street Denver, CO (303) 996-9985
• Jonesy's Eatbar - 400 East 20th Avenue Denver, CO (303) 863-7473
• Argyll Gastro Pub- 2700 E 3rd Ave Denver, CO (720) 382-1117
• Denver Chophouse- 1735 19th Street, Denver, CO (303) 296-0800

Denver Bars with hard to find brews:

• Irish Rover- 54 South Broadway, Denver, CO (303) 282-4643
• Kingas Lounge- 1509 Marion Street, Denver, CO (Colfax and Marion) - (303) 830-6922
• Old Chicago- 1280 South Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO - (303) 753-0824

Irish Pubs

• Fado' Irish Pub- 1735 19th St, Denver, CO - (303) 297-0066
• Scruffy Murphy's Irish Pub- 2030 Larimer Street, Denver, CO - (303) 291-6992
• Irish Snug- 1201 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO - (303) 839-1394
• Irish Rover- 54 South Broadway, Denver, CO (303) 282-4643
• Irish Hound- 575 Saint Paul Street, Denver, CO (303) 996-0709
• The Squealing Pig- 2700 East 3rd Avenue, Denver, CO - (303) 388-4440
• Katie Mullens- 1550 Court Place, Denver, CO - (303) 573-0336

Denver Metro Beer Festivals:

• Festival Dates are approximations and the schedule depends on the year of the event.
• Big Beer Festival:  Vail, CO.  January 6-8, 2011
• Boulder Big Beer Festival February 18 &19, 2011 @ Avery Brewing Company Boulder, Colorado (303) 440-4324 
• Boulder Sour Fest  June 4, 2011 @ Avery Brewing Company Boulder, Colorado (303) 440-4324  
• Denver Beer Festival September 12-19
• Great American Beer Festival Sept 16-18

Great Liquor Stores to Shop for select bottles that are hard to find. 

• Morgan's Liquor (South Denver)- 1200 East Evans Avenue, Denver, CO  (303) 777-3981
• Total BEVerage (North Denver) - 9359 North Sheridan Boulevard Westminster, CO, (303) 426-4800
• Daveco Liquor (World's Largest) - 16434 N. Washington Street, Thorton, CO (303) 951-3820‎
• Total Beverage - 770 East 104th Avenue Northglenn, CO (303) 280-3800
• Argonaut Wine and Liquor- 700 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO - (303) 831-7788
• Apple Jack Liquor - 3320 Youngsfield St., Denver, CO- (303) 233.3331
• Colorado Liquor Mart- 865 South Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO - (303) 744-9500

Article and photography by Ryan Conklin