25 Colorado beers we recommend

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DENVER - Here are the top 25 beers recommended by Brian Dunn, founder of Great Divide Brewing Co., Patrick Crawford, owner of Denver Beer Co., Tim Myers, brewer with Strange Brewing Co., Kyle Clark, 9NEWS Reporter and homebrewer, and Enrico Meyer, 9NEWS Photojournalist and beer geek.

Brian Dunn, Founder, Great Divide Brewing Co.

Ska Modus Hoperandi IPA
Ska Brewing Co.
Durango, CO

Funkwerks Saison
Funkwerks
Fort Collins, CO
http://www.funkwerks.com/content/OurBeer/Saison.aspx

Three Barrel Cho Oyo Saison
Three Barrel Brewing Co.
Del Norte, CO
http://threebarrelbrew.com/Three_Barrel_Brewing/Three_Barrel_Brewing/Ales.html

Sandlot Wild Pitch Dunkelweizen
Sandlot Brewery
Denver, CO
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/987/20191

Odell Friek
Odell Brewing Co.
Fort Collins, CO
http://odellbrewing.com/beers/single-serve-landing/friek

Patrick Crawford, Owner, Denver Beer Co.

Sandlot Second Hand Smoke Rauchbier
Sandlot Brewery
Denver, CO
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/987/20145

Great Divide Rumble Oaked Aged IPA
Great Divide Brewing Co.
Denver, CO
http://www.flickr.com/photos/greatdividebrewery/5077982717/

Ska ESB
Ska Brewing Co.
Durango, CO
http://www.skabrewing.com/main.html

Crabtree Berliner Weisse
Crabtree Brewery
Greeley, CO
http://www.crabtreebrewing.com/pages/beers/berlinerWeisse.html

Dry Dock Double IPA (formerly Seven Seas)
Dry Dock Brewing Co.
Aurora, CO
http://www.drydockbrewing.com/tap-room

Tim Myers, Brewer, Strange Brewing Co.

Grimm Brothers Fearless Youth Dunkel
Grimm Brothers Brewhouse
Loveland, CO
http://www.grimmbrosbrewhouse.com/year-round-beers

San Luis Valley Valle Caliente Green Chili Lager
San Luis Valley Brewing Company
Alamosa, CO
http://slvbrewco.com/brews/valle-caliente

Wit's End Green Man Ale
Wit's End Brewing
Denver, CO
http://witsendbrewing.com/The_Beer.html

Tommyknocker Hop Strike Black IPA
Tommyknocker Brewery
Idaho Springs, CO
http://tommyknocker.com/our-beers/hop-strike-black-ipa

Crooked Stave Wild Wild Brett Green
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
Fort Collins, CO
http://www.crookedstave.com/beers/wild-wild-brett/wwbg/

Kyle Clark, 9NEWS Reporter, Homebrewer, Beer Geek

Equinox Haver Scottish Ale
Equinox Brewing
Fort Collins, CO
http://www.equinoxbrewing.com/beers/index.php#

Amica's Single Speed Red
Amicas Pizza & Microbrewery
Salida, CO
http://www.amicassalida.com/microbrews

Denver Beer Co. Graham Cracker Porter
Denver Beer Co.
Denver, CO
http://denverbeerco.com/brews/graham-cracker-porter/

Trinity Slap Your Mammy Double IPA
Trinity Brewing
Colorado Springs, CO
http://trinitybrew.com/

Strange Tainted Black Pale
Strange Brewing Co.
Denver, CO
http://www.strangebrewingco.com/strangetainted.html

Enrico Meyer, 9NEWS Photojournalist, Beer Geek

Breckenridge Brewery Vanilla Porter
Breckenridge Brewery
Breckenridge, CO
http://www.breckbrew.com/brews/vanilla-porter

Odell Easy Street Wheat
Odell Brewing Co.
Fort Collins, CO
http://odellbrewing.com/beers/classic/easy_street

Great Divide Nomad
Great Divide Brewing Co.
Denver, CO
http://greatdivide.com/

Tommyknocker Maple Nut Brown Ale
Tommyknocker Brewery
Idaho Springs, CO
http://tommyknocker.com/our-beers/maple-nut-brown-ale

Coors Light (not a craft beer, but we'll allow it!)
Coors Brewing Co.
Golden, CO
http://www.coorslight.com/home.aspx

 

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