The Beer Likers Guide to the Best Local Breweries
Craft breweries can be as intimidating as they are plentiful. But there’s lots to enjoy in the local brewery scene even if you’re not a major beer lover. And newsletter editor Adrian González and producer Paul Karolyi are not beer lovers. They are beer likers, and they are here to help. Host Bree Davies sits down with Paul and Adrian to talk through their favorite breweries for non-alcoholic options, vibes, food and, yeah, also the beer.
All the breweries we mentioned:
- Dry Dock Brewing (Aurora)
- Raices Brewing (Sun Valley)
- Ratio Beerworks (Five Points)
- TRVE Brewing (Baker)
- Station 26 Brewing (Park Hill)
- Alpine Dog (Uptown)
- Black Sky Brewing (Santa Fe Drive)
- Bull & Bush (Glendale)
- Dos Luces (South Broadway)
- Goed Zuur (Five Points)
- Strange Craft Brewing (Lincoln Park)
- Brewability (Englewood)
- Great Divide Brewing Co. (Downtown)
- Copper Kettle Brewing Company (Indian Creek)
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