Breckenridge BBQ & Brew Pub

Breckenridge BBQ & Brew PubBreckenridge BBQ & Brew Pub
Breckenridge BBQ & Brew PubBreckenridge BBQ & Brew Pub
Bar, Eatery, Beer-to-go

471 Kalamath Street
Denver, Colorado, 80204
United States

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PLACE STATS
Average:
4.09
Reviews:
27
Ratings:
51
pDev:
5.62%
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Ratings by jfcaa193:
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Rated by jfcaa193 from Canada (QC)

3.25/5  rDev -20.5%

Feb 09, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 2.96 by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

Oct 02, 2015
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

3.84/5  rDev -6.1%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 3.75 | service: 3.75 | selection: 4 | food: 4
interesting spot here, still going strong while the new one gets built. its quaint inside, a small tasting room with the forest of tanks visible through some windows to the brew house. it always smells awesome in here because its a bbq place. the food isnt amazing, it should be better really, you order at a window, no table service, and its better than okay but thats about it, seems a little uninspired. the beer is classic breck stuff with a couple of cool one offs usually thrown in. i like the lager they always have here that doesnt get packaged, and they often have a cool barrel aged beer on. friendly people always, and very fairly priced. i like the old school feel in here, and appreciate the place for being so genuine. a good spot for lunch, but have not been in to see the night scene here. breck still makes some good beers, i dont know why i seem to forget that.
Mar 04, 2015
 
Rated: 4.24 by ESEbrew from California

Jan 20, 2015
 
Rated: 3.79 by italianstallion from Wisconsin

Dec 21, 2014
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Reviewed by Canada_Dan from Colorado

3.73/5  rDev -8.8%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 3 | food: 4
Been here twice now and both times the service has been outstanding. The main bartender is super friendly and always on top of shit. The beer is good, not great although some of the limited releases may stand out more than what I've tried. Not a huge fan of nitro which seems to be a big focus here. The vast majority of their tap list consists of the regular Breck offerings that you can find at just about any liquor store. Bottles available to go with a few more selections (bombers of Christmas ale this time). BBQ is really tasty and well priced. I've had the brisket and pulled pork sandwich, both solid. Vibe is laid back with classic rock playing in the background.
Dec 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by Trythevealchild from Virginia

Sep 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by wstein70 from Florida

Jul 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Mebuzzard from Colorado

Jul 12, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by rxthree from Ohio

Jul 07, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Nate_M from Missouri

Jul 01, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Steve_Gonz from California

Jun 24, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by timlyon from Arizona

Jun 18, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by drdiesel9483 from Ohio

Jun 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3.7 by DenverHopHead from Colorado

Apr 15, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by WesMantooth from Ohio

Apr 15, 2014
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Reviewed by jellikit from Washington

4.22/5  rDev +3.2%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4
A: small pub within a gigantic brewery. We got the full tour. Impressive. I liked the feel and concept of the business.
Q: beer was good/great.
S: the service was stellar. An employee explained the beer well plus gave a great tour.
Selection: fairly standard 10 taps.
Apr 12, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by NordeastFan26 from Minnesota

Mar 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by coombski from Maine

Mar 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Caleb from Colorado

Feb 02, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by HattedClassic from Virginia

Dec 24, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by trytoketchup from Colorado

Dec 07, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by BillRoth from Maryland

Nov 18, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by mmulebarn from Minnesota

Nov 12, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by GRG1313 from California

Nov 02, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by jaydoc from Kansas

Oct 31, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by djrn2 from New Jersey

Oct 18, 2013
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Reviewed by JohnnyJam from Arizona

3.71/5  rDev -9.3%
vibe: 3.25 | quality: 3 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.25 | food: 3
We drove on over to Breckenridge BBQ after kenneling my pup. I wanted to go here but there isn't any patio so no pooches. It's south of Denver and we lost our GPS signal going there but were able to find it. There is plenty of free parking so getting a spot was not hard.

The first thing you notice is the full bar. Most of the action was at the bar, probably regulars. There are booths and tables for two of four. We were seated immediately and our server came over soon afterwards and we ordered a couple of beers and brought them over quickly.

We split a platter and since it was Thursday we get a free beer. The overall cost is reasonable and several employees came over to make sure everything is ok. A brewery tour started up and they came back all smiles. The place started to really get busy. We missed the rush.

I had the Lucky U IPA and a Summerbright Ale. Neither were my to my liking but the styles are usually what I prefer. The BBQ meats were good, the cole slaw was ok but the mac and cheese looked and tasted like it was the kind you buy and then the added bacon bits to the top. Overall, the food was just ok but not satisfying.
Jul 26, 2013
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Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts

4.15/5  rDev +1.5%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 4 | service: 5 | selection: 4 | food: 3.5
Located at the "World Headquarters" of Breckenridge Brewery, this is a small, no frills barbecue place with a full selection of Breckenridge beers (about 15 of them). When you enter, if you plan to eat, you are directed to a take out counter. The menu is limited to all things pork, except curiously ribs. Ribs are available with mixed offerings.

I had the Sampler which included three large spare ribs (well smoked), a spicy kielbasa-like sausage and chicken wings. The sausage and ribs were excellent. The wings were poor. I also ordered a bowl of chili which was superb. Although these two items were appetizers, the portions were huge.

The atmosphere was typical back-of-the-garage no frills BBQ joint. The bartender, however, was extraordinary. I would say he knew more than half of the patrons by their first names. Regardless, he kept speaking to me as if I were one of them.
Oct 23, 2012
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Reviewed by bradybeer from California

4.68/5  rDev +14.4%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 5
Our first brewery visit in Denver was to BBB. This location is located in the south side of Denver, near the Santa Fe arts district.

Walking into this establishment the food order window is to the left, bar straight ahead, and seating to the right. My wife and I had a large sampler that included; Lucky U IPA, Small Batch 471, 72 Imperial, Well Built ESB (our favorite), and a few more that I can’t recall. The Well Built was a beer that memories are made of; unfortunately we could score a bottle or two to bring home with us.

The atmosphere was laid back on a Thursday afternoon. A few beer geeks, and I assume a few workers from other breweries were there since they all wore the same brewery gear.

We had the Carolina BBQ and some kind of crazy good chicken and sausage sandwich. Both of these sandwiches were very good.

We really loved this place and the service was very good to match the other factors.
Jul 20, 2012
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Reviewed by airhyatt from South Dakota

5/5  rDev +22.2%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 5
This places rocks!
Great beer to go with the kick ass BBQ! i celebrated my 21st birthday here. the service has always been good. but i think it gets pretty busy. 471 is the place to be for lunch and a beer. the 471 ipa is one of my favorite beers. so much that i had one delivered to me in Germany well i was living there. thanks to my uncle! i always miss the delicious cascade hops in the American beers! cheers breck crew! wish i lived closer. Breckenridge brewery don't go a changing!! I am glad that i can find breck beer in South Dakota now, not just the avalanche.
Mar 04, 2012
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Reviewed by mccann51 from New York

4.05/5  rDev -1%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 4 | service: 4.5 | selection: 3.5 | food: 5
Though I like Breckenridge beers, I don't think they're exceptional, so we were more stopping for the food+beer experience. That said, I tried my first nitro-carbed beer (nitro-version of their flagship stout), which was a very novel and enjoyable experience.

The food was phenomenal! I got a bison burger and my girl got the turkey rueben; both were delicious and reasonably priced. Our waiter was satisfactorily informed about the beer, but more importantly was very friendly as well as informative about stuff to do while in Denver. I'd probably stop in again if I'm in town.
Sep 11, 2011
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Reviewed by MileHighShooter from Colorado

3.95/5  rDev -3.4%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 2.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.5
Tried this place out a few weeks ago while dropping off bottles for the NHC competition as this was a drop-off point (and also hosted the NHC judging, big thanks to you guys!!! You made us all right at home and provided excellent service to judges and stewards).

The BBQ is pretty dang good! I mean its not Kansas City or anywhere in Texas quality BBQ, but tasty. And cheap! 1 meat and a side was 5.50, and I didn't leave hungry. Heck I barely finished. The food is beyond reasonable in the price department, and through my 1st visit, as well as the catering for the NHC on both days I was able to sample even more of their food. All excellent!

The beer is, well, average for a BA, but a step above most other beers. I enjoy a few of the seasonals and some of the small batch (the address is 471....so when you see the 471 labeled bottles, those are the small batch/experimental) The CDA was pretty good, and I'm a huge fan of the Imp Pilsner. I missed Pandora's Bock by about a week they said, and thats one of my absolute favorite beers.

If you are in town, check it out. They have daily happy hour specials, monday was like 2.50 pours and cheap food. Give the locals some business and get away from the "beer scene" in LoDo for a change
Apr 13, 2011
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Reviewed by MilwaukeeCrusher from Wisconsin

4/5  rDev -2.2%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4
I need to get back to this place as one night during the week they have all you can eat BBQ ribs. But onto the brewpub itself. Stopped here in early afternoon and had a few pints. Place was very full and had good atmosphere, although seemed more like an Applebys or something like that... which is good but not great. It appeared that they had their standard line up plus a couple seasonals, but nothing too wild or crazy to get me excited. As I said, oddly their food seemed more appealing to me than their beer, which I'm not sure if it is good or not. As I said before I will stop again next time I'm in Denver and try to get the whole experience this time.
Jan 08, 2011
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Reviewed by Rayek from Colorado

4.15/5  rDev +1.5%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 4 | service: 5 | selection: 4 | food: 3.5
I finally made it here after a couple of years of meaning to go. To be honest, I'd almost forgotten this place existed until I happened to be in its part of town the other night. It's off the beaten path in an industrial area of the city near the planet's best Saab repair place (long story).

The brewpub itself is tucked inside the main Breckenridge brewery. The bar sits at an angle right by the front door and seats a dozen people at the most. To its right is a collection of booths and tables. The space itself sports the traditional dark wood and exposed brick theme. Along one wall are windows that look into the large brewing area. There was one TV showing sports, but the sound was turned down so it wouldn't intrude.

As the name implies, the food here is centered around BBQ fare. I had the beef brisket and found it fairly tasty.

To be honest, I'm not a huge fan of the regular Breckenridge lineup. However, the bar was serving some experimental brews that were quite interesting. I had their Belgian Pale and Imperial Pilsner. Both were a cut above the regular offerings and worthy of a return trip for a growler fill.

Service is hard for me to judge. The woman who runs the bar turned out to be a long lost friend of the buddy I was with. She paid us extra attention so that the two of them could catch up on lost time. Because of that, my numbers are most certainly skewed.

Overall, I was quite happy I stopped by. I'm positive that I'll be back.
Jun 16, 2010
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Reviewed by Domingo from Colorado

4/5  rDev -2.2%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 4.5
Another random Denver beer spot I'd never been into just because of it's relatively odd location.
When you walk in, there's a normal sized bar with a dozen or so taps behind it, but only 5-6 chairs. A quick glance reveals that they not only have the standard Breckenridge beers (Avalanche, Agave Wheat, etc.) but they also have all of the seasonals, all of the 471 brews, and a few random one-off beers like a Saison. While I'm not a huge fan of many of their everyday brews, I really do like their 471 line-up, most of their seasonals, and I love the oatmeal stout. Happy hour beers are only $2.50 (any of them), and pitchers were cheap, too. Those prices are pretty much unmatched if you like any Breck beers.
Service was surprisingly good considering it was a Friday night and there were really only 4 employees running the whole place.
BBQ is solid. I had the Carolina pork (which really did taste more authentic than I expected, even if it isn't my favorite), and the sausages with some mac & cheese and potato salad. All of the items would've been received well in the southeast, which is always a good reference point for BBQ.
It's still a little out of the way to get to, and parking is a little hit or miss...but I like this place. If I were closer I'd probably end up here a lot.

EDIT: Now that Breck and the Wynkoop are on the same team, they also have beers from the 'Koop, too. I've also found that the 10th and Osage light rail stop can make this place a little more approachable, but it's still a bit inconvenient. I'd guess that once Santa Fe starts to fill in a bit more, we might see the light rail path get an additional stop that's much closer to this area.
May 08, 2010
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Reviewed by PhillyStyle from Georgia

4.1/5  rDev +0.2%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 3.5
Visited on June 3, 2009:

What a great place, almost a dive really...not located in the best part of town, rather interesting part of town, kind of industrial, blue collar perhaps, south of downtown. Interesting place as well...seemed like they had the brewery in place and just decided to add on a little bar area. The bar seated maybe a dozen and a dozen tables. Good music playing and some interesting characters hanging around...they all looked like regulars and the bartender knew every one of them. 7 taps and 1 nitro, nice variety, they ranged from light to dark beers and high ABV to low ABV.

They had a "Test Batch No. 2" on tap, an IPA, a little lighter ABV that the 471, it was pretty solid. The bartender stated that they are going to release a new beer in the near future called "Lucky U", an IPA kind of the same at the "Test Batch No. 2" but slightly tweaked. They had what they believed to be the final label to be used for the bottle. They should have, what she called, "Test Batch No. 3" on tap next week, which is ultimately what is to be the new beer. I also tried the Oatmeal Stout on Nitro and thought that it was excellent.

Bartender was good, chatty, and very friendly. The atmosphere was very laid back. The food was good, but kind of typical pub grub. I tried the pulled pork sandwich. The food was very reasonable and since it was Wednesday, the beers were only $2.50 a pop, now that is value.

Overall, for the beer and entertainment value, it is a must stop.
Jun 04, 2009
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Reviewed by doppelmeup from North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4
Stopped here for dinner while on a business trip. Happened to hit "Happy Hour Wednesday" when all drafts were $2.50. Good selection of Breckenridge offerings.

Had a very attentive server, who was also the bartender. She never let our glasses get empty and promptly cleared our plates.

Food was good BBQ, nothing to fancy but good and the prices were very reasonable, about $10 a plate.

It wasn't a large place, really just a small pub attached to the brewery, but it had a comfy atmosphere none-the-less.

I'd recommend it to anyone in the area.
Apr 02, 2009
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Reviewed by skrib09 from Missouri

3.55/5  rDev -13.2%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 3 | selection: 3 | food: 4.5
the first thing that happened when we walked in was waiting for a few minutes while one greeter was answering stupid questions and a second greeter was behind the first staring into space. now that that's out of the way.

the atmosphere was great. we walked to our seating in the upstairs area and you could tell everyone there was happy or content. we sat down and ordered some beers. the porter was good.

we ordered the artichoke dip appetizer. we had more things to dip than dip itself... the food portions, however, were huge.

our server messed up our bill and mischarged us for something but she quickly fixed the problem.

in the end it was an ok dining experience.
Jan 20, 2009
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Reviewed by mentor from Colorado

3.8/5  rDev -7.1%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3.5 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 3.5
Located a fair bit south and west of the most of the beer 'action' in Denver. Not sure I'd walk the 10+ blocks from the Convention Center south the Breckenridge Brewing. Kalamath is a one-way street heading south, so you will need to approach from the north. Parking can be a bit tough during peak hours.

Upon entering, guests encounter a portion of the bar, the take-out portion of the restaurant (left), and cooler with bottles for sale (hard right). Turn right to enter the main dining area, which winds around a bit further to the right. Decor is wood with beerania and beer poster/pictures on the walls. Seating is cozy and the BBQ smell wonderful. In the back, past the bathrooms is a room for private parties. Menu offers a wide selection of BBQ and some typical pub fare. BBQ is decent, but this is not a place for vegetarians. Seeking a light bite one time, I ordered the red beans & rice and was disappointed. Service is knowledgeable, friendly, and timely.
Aug 02, 2008
Breckenridge BBQ & Brew Pub in Denver, CO
Place rating: 4.09 out of 5 with 51 ratings