The Bar Towel

kinguy · Joined: 04 Jun 2006 Posts: 282 Location: Mississauga

I'll be driving to Colorado, primarily the Denver area, for a vacation. I've got a list of micros and brew pubs along the way and while we're there, but I'm looking for some opinions on which ones I should make an extra effort to visit.

Thanks.

emjay · Joined: 31 Aug 2006 Posts: 84

Probably obvious but as long as you're in Denver, check out Great Divide.

Cass · Joined: 17 Jun 2001 Posts: 2500

Be sure to go to Falling Rock, which has boatloads of taps. Drink half pints so you can get through lots of beers

El Pinguino · Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 11:09 pm Post subject:

Hey folks....
Did a search on Denver and saw a few old threads come up, thsi was the most recent.
I'm flying in/out of Denver in early July. Have about 26 hours at the end of the trip to 'explore' the city and sample some food and brews and pick some up to bring home.
Looks like the stops I'll make are:
For sure - Great Divide, Falling Rock Tap House, Total Beverage
Possibly - Wynkoop, Avery (outside denver)

Anyone have other tips? Is Total Beverage the 'spot' to pick up some bottles for bringing back home? Any other gems to visit?

I'll visit New Belgium on way way north to Wyoming at the start of my roadtrip.

(Will also be driving through Wyoming and, ummm, Utah, if anyone has beer tips there too)

kinguy · Joined: 04 Jun 2006 Posts: 282 Location: Mississauga

El Pinguino · Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 2:58 pm Post subject:

Thanks kinguy...
Ya the trip is for other purposes, but I figured I'd take advantage of Denver area at the end of my trip. Hence also wanting to hit up a bottle shop for bringing back some local goodies.
Fort Collins I'll hit up on my way 'out' of Denver....so may visit Odells or Coopersmith as well as the planned New Belgium visit.
Boulder...might be a tough one. No DD for that day, so I won't havethe ability to really 'get into it'. Thanks for the tip on Twisted Pine.

Hopefully I'll be able to sample many of these locals at the Falling Rock Tap House, since I won't be able to visit them all.

Cheers!

Queef · Joined: 02 Nov 2007 Posts: 255 Location: Ontario

Tommyknockers in Idaho Springs on the way up to Loveland Pass is a really good brewpub. And worth the drive. You can't really go all the way to Denver and not head in towards Loveland. And if you do, and go dow nthe other side a bit there is a really good brewpub in Breckenridge. I just can't remember the name of it.
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PubQuestJulie · Joined: 08 Jun 2008 Posts: 2

Check out www.pubquest.com to find and map all the craft breweries and brewpubs on your travels.

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El Pinguino · Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:09 pm Post subject:

Just to follow up on my recent trip in the US.

My first stop was to pick up some brews at the Liquor Max in Loveland, CO after leaving Denver. WOW. This place had way too much stuff, it was glorious. Since I was driving around and camping for 10 days to some places that were hitting 100 degrees I only grabbed a dozen bottles. A nice selection of glassware there too, small but some rare local selections.

Some pickups included DH 120, Hazed and Infused, Arrogant Bastard, St Bernadus 12, Stone Imperial IPA, New Belgium La Folie and some kind of brewdog beer.

The brewdog beer was great, but as the special silvery nonpaper label disintegrated in my cooler after 1.5 days I couldn't recall exactly which one I bought ; )

After that I hit Fort Collins and visited Odell's and New Belgium. Very close to eachother - 3 minutes drive, 10 minutes bike ride (love that city....everyone on bikes...) Tried some Levity on Nitro, which was tasty at Odell and sampled a few at New Belgium including the Mothership Wit.

Then enjoyed a few beers around the Yellowstone / Teton area including Rogue Morimoto Soba Ale and a special Rogue Yellowstone (which apparently is the Dead Guy Ale with proceeds supporting the park). Also had some local stuff like Big Sky Moose Drool Ale.

After that headed down to Utah, with not much going on in most places (especially on Navajo land....where only alcohol free stuff was available).

Stopped at Moab Brewery though. Nice spot. had the scorpion pale ale, belgian wit and raven oatmeal stout. The stout was quite nice and I was told won 2nd place at the last 'GABF'.

Final beer stop in denver was a crazy night at Fallign Rock, where we sampled way too many devilish brews on tap including Avery Maharaja, GD Hercules, SKA Decadent IPA, Urthel Hop-it (different, good!), Greenflash west coast IPA and hop head red and a number of others. They had Trois Pistoles on tap too!!!

I have a copy of the beer menu from Falling Rock and can scan it if anyone is interested, but I don't think BT allows attachments.

Cheers!

tupalev · Joined: 05 Jan 2004 Posts: 1010

I am heading to Denver in a few weeks - mostly for a family trip, but I'll get a night or two out. Thanks for all the posts here guys, I feel like I am all set. If anyone knows of any "new" Denver news, pass it along.

I cannot wait for a Falling Rock session - I think there is a ball game in the afternoon on the Thursday I am there and I think Falling Rock is close to Coors Field, so that will make for one fun day and night (and busy too with the ball game walk in traffic).

El Pinguino · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:07 pm Post subject:

Ya, Falling Rock was fantastic, and it is 1 block from the field....a 2 minute walk.
Therer is an actual brewery at Coors Field...Sandlot I think. Worth visiting and stopping at for a beer while you stroll around inside the park.