Will be making a return trip to Denver this weekend (Saturday afternoon through Tuesday morning). Won't have too much time to explore all the breweries so need to be as efficient as possible since traveling with an infant. Last summer, visited Black Project, Cerebral, and Comrade. This weekend I am planning on Trve, Crooked Stave, Bierstadt, and a return to Black Project because they are so amazing! May be going to Underground Music Showcase, and Trve is on the path of the showcase. I see there are also Baere and Banded Oak nearby. These two worth checking out? I know Crooked Stave and Bierstadt are very close by. So was hoping to hit these up together. Thoughts on these plans? Other recommendations? Anything else near Underground Music Showcase worth checking?
There's a nearly identical thread from about a week ago if you search. Yes, worth going to both — Banded Oak wasn't mentioned in earlier thread (but Baere was, at length), but Banded Oak is definitely also worth a stop. As name suggests, their jam is barrel-aged beers, and they do a great job. Owner is former Great Divide guy, but has taken Banded Oak to a different level. The barrels they age beers in are also pretty rare (they're the only brewery outside of Russian River, as far as I know, with access to the same barrels).
