Powder Keg Closing

I’m pretty bummed about this. I’m in Michigan but lucked into trading for Fruitful Union a while back and was really impressed. I had heard good things about Heritage as well...

Cheers, Powder Keg!

 

Damn I've been saving up to go on a beer cation in Colorado and I was hoping to land more fruitful Union, I love that beer.

 

I believe Amalgam Brewing will still be operating

 

It is in a tough spot. Niwot isn't exactly on our usual beer route. I've only made it there once and it was only because it was at a request for a trade partner.
I did really like their coffee stout and it sounds like their sours are well respected.
I never did get my hands on their BA stout.
As they cited, rising lease/property costs are probably going cause small breweries some severe stress if it isnt already

 

This is 100% true. Phil and Eric are bringing their recipes from PK to Amalgam. Taproom will eventually be open in Denver. Much better than going to the bum fuck location they’re at now. In addition to the rising cost for rent at the brewery, location was a huge factor as well.

 

That's really too bad. I've liked everything I've had from them. I've never been over there, so I guess I'm part of the problem. Too much driving around required to visit the various breweries in and around Boulder.

 

Without a doubt one of my favorite spots in Boulder county, sad to see this news. Many fond memories visiting the taproom; weeknight bluegrass jams, the early bottle releases where nearly everyone in attendance was a familiar face (Palisade Reunion B1, Fruitful Union OG), riding our bikes up there from Gunbarrel on a sunny weekend day...

Going to try my best to get up there this week. So many amazing beers made in that building, hope to catch a few rarities if I do go. Amalgam can't open that taproom soon enough. With the quality beers made by Phil & co at PK, Amalgam will surely be at the top of my list of places to drink in Denver right from the start!

 

For those of us who don't know, can someone explain the Power Keg - Amalgram connection?

 

Amalgam Brewing Primed to Become Colorado’s Next Elite Sour & Wild Producer

 

Bummer! The sour beers they made were surprisingly good. I think one of the things that hampered them was their location, despite a large amount of traffic and close proximity to the diagonal, that never translated into traffic into the brewery.

And their batch sizes were pretty small, which makes it hard to be profitable.

 

That blows. I was hoping to trades for some palisades reunion, really liked this beer.

 

Looks like Beryl's is in the same boat. http://www.westword.com/restaurants...ale-landlord-looking-for-new-brewery-10093406

Fate is also in financial trouble. I don't think we've seen this many shake-ups since the early 00's.

 

That sucks. I actually really enjoyed the times I visited Beryl's. It was a low-key spot in a very popular area, so it was nice to take a break there. I thought their beer was pretty solid too.

 

One curious thing is that there are already breweries "in talks" for the space. Tough to say what that really means, but I'd say that's a risk for anyone that isn't a known quantity. It's not like Beryls had anything less than a stellar reputation. I'm not so sure anyone that size can move in and hope to do much better. It could make for a solid satellite location for our bigger players up north, though.

 

Beryls did a little too much with wine barrel aging for me, but I really liked the BA Firewalker. They had some other good ones too.
But I did only visit as a quick walk from Epic and only if they had something listed on their site that I was interested in. I definitely didn't just stop in to see what they had.
All that road construction was a pain. It's too bad that now that there's actually sidewalks to get there, it's now that they couldn't keep the doors open

 

https://www.porchdrinking.com/artic...nent-home-in-denver-after-powder-keg-closure/

 

Without starting a new "closing brewery" thread: Nighthawk is closing down. Though I was tempted to Groupon them, I never did get there, but they also never posted beers I was interested in and I read terrible reviews.
Looks like having a brewery in some far off, secluded industrial park is no longer sustainable.

 

Looks like Fate is in trouble