TRVE Brewing, which opened in Denver in 2012 with a tiny three-barrel brewing system and a big personality, said Wednesday that it will stop making beer at the large off-site production facility it added in 2015 — a non-public-facing building known as the Acid Temple — and shift all of its Colorado production to New … Read more
Coors Light measures in at 4.2% alcohol by volume. That’s about standard when it comes to standard beers, from the ales poured a English pubs to the lagers that are mass-produced around the world. It’s a little on the low end for craft beers, though. New Belgium Brewing’s Fat Tire, for instance comes in at … Read more
Lady Justice Brewing, which has been a fixture of the Front Range beer scene since 2016, will close its Aurora taproom at the end of the month in anticipation of moving. According to an announcement on social media, the brewery has outgrown its current home at 9735 E. Colfax Ave. and plans to relocate to … Read more
A minority owner of Joyride Brewing in Edgewater says accusations that he misappropriated $1 million from the brewery are frivolous, so he is countersuing it for $170,000. Grant Babb, who was the general manager at Joyride until resigning in October, has been blamed by managing co-owner Dave Bergen of bankrupting the brewery through theft. “This … Read more
As the craft beer industry has matured over the past few years, the local scene has lost some old friends and some rising stars. But, as with restaurants, when one closes, another typically opens, and that is what is happening in Denver and its surrounding suburbs. Last year, about a dozen breweries opened in the … Read more
Pinball is a nostalgic arcade game played all over the world. But the standard design of most machines makes it difficult, if not impossible, for people with mobility issues to get in on the fun. A group of Colorado entrepreneurs wants to change that. Six friends have invented a controller that can be hooked into … Read more
A small but popular Delaware craft brewery is taking the unusual step of opening a third location across the country — in Denver’s River North Art District. Dewey Beer Co., which was founded in Dewey Beach in 2015, plans to start pouring beer in Mockery Brewing’s former space at 3501 Delgany St. Mockery closed last … Read more
A 6-year-old brewery in Greenwood Village is getting new owners. Jake Minturn and Doug Hyndman, owners of Downhill Brewing in Parker, are acquiring Peak View Brewery at 9672 E. Arapahoe Road, public records show. According to a liquor license application submitted to Greenwood Village, which BusinessDen obtained in a records request, Downhill is purchasing the … Read more
There are a lot of beer drinkers in Colorado, but none has quite as much expertise as Patrick Combs — and now, he has the credentials to prove it. In November, Combs, who is the “director of liquids” at Stem Ciders, became a master cicerone, the highest level of certification a beer professional can achieve, … Read more
Guanella Pass Brewing, which has locations in Georgetown and Empire, is bankrupt. The 7-year-old brewery filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Dec. 30. It has $2.3 million in debt, far more than the $860,000 in gross revenue that it earned in 2023. Guanella Pass became Georgetown’s first brewery since Prohibition when it opened in May 2017 at … Read more
