Denver recommendations (4/8-4/12/2015)

If you're looking for both good beer and food in the same place - I'd recommend Euclid Hall, Vine St. Pub, Cheeky Monk, Freshcraft, & Lucky Pie. Those are all downtown'ish with the Cheeky Monk and Vine St. being a little bit east of the main downtown area. The Source (home to Crooked Stave) also has 2 restaurants within, although they aren't connected directly to the tasting room. Colt & Grey is a bit more high end, but won't disappoint. Avoid all of the breweries near there, although the Breckenridge Alehouse @ Amato's is excellent.

 

I 2nd FreshCraft!
great tap selection and solid food offerings just off the 16th Street Mall.

Go to Falling Rock or Starr Bar to see what a real beer bar has to offer as well.

and bring home some Odell from Fort Collins (Can be found at any front range beer/liquor store)

 

I'll handle your take home as the other two have handled your consumption while here

Here are my favorites bottle shops:

• Mile High: 15 min west of downtown
• Mondo Vino: 5 min west of downtown
• Mr. B's: Downtown
• Grapevine: 15 min SW of downtown (and go to Comrade if you visit this store)

I would also recommend trading a bit since the more sought-after beers tend to disappear from the shelves within a day or two.

Enjoy!

 

FTFY

 

1. I meant SE, so thanks.
2. I agree 100% so, double thanks!

 

And take the trek out to Hops & Pie too!

Or The B-Side, great tap list and best fried chicken you've ever had. Then stumble 2-doors down to Denver Bicycle Cafe

 

You should be able to pick up some bottles from Crooked Stave bottles if you make it to The Source.

Have a great time here!

 

I call Crooked Stave beers tart, not sour. Although Origins (and versions of it) is sour. While all of their beers are Brett, you get more of the flavor of that yeast than sourness.

 

If you don't like sour or tart, brett-forward beers Crooked Stave might not be for you. Still, you don't know until you try....

Other bottle suggestions that represent Colorado include:

Elevation Apis IV or Oil Man;
Avery Uncle Jacobs (you can probably still find this floating around);
Great Divide Yeti (whatever variants happen to be floating around);
Dry Dock Bligh's Barleywine (you might still be able to find this floating around);
Casey Brewing and Blending Saison (this may be on the tart/brett side of things, but damn its good);
Funkwerks Saison, Deceit, or Tropic King; and
Left Hand Nitro Milk Stout (pretty commonplace, but still a good example of the style).

 

Still got 7 of Bligh's!

 

Nice...now that spring is here and my hoarding instincts for big stouts and barleywines are kicking in, I may have to swing by and pick one up. In case, ya know, I need a barleywine in July.

 

If you're not really into sours or saisons, I would think about hitting some of the other world class bars or breweries.

 

Bligh's is a hidden gem and still around at plenty of stores. It's one of the better BA barleywine's around.
Almost anything you get from Funkwerks will be good. Ditto with Elevation and Backcountry, too.