Breweries A brewery or brewing company is a business that makes and sells beer. The place at which beer is commercially made is either called a brewery or a beerhouse, where distinct sets of brewing equipment are called plant. The commercial brewing of be ...

in the U.S. state of

Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...

produce a wide range of

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s in different styles that are marketed locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. In 2012, Colorado's 161 breweries and brewpubs and three wholesalers employed 5,000 people directly, and more than 22,000 others in related jobs such as wholesaling and retailing. Including people directly employed in brewing, as well as those who supply Colorado's breweries with everything from ingredients to machinery, the total business and personal tax revenue generated by Colorado's breweries and related industries was more than $2.5 billion. Consumer purchases of Colorado's brewery products generated another $118 million in tax revenue. In 2012, according to the

Brewers Association The Brewers Association is an American trade group of over 5,400 brewers, breweries in planning, suppliers, distributors, craft beer retailers, and individuals particularly concerned with the promotion of craft beer and homebrewing. Two of th ...

, Colorado ranked 3rd in the number of

craft breweries Craft beer is beer manufactured by craft breweries, which typically produce smaller amounts of beer than larger "macro" breweries and are often independently owned. Such breweries are generally perceived and marketed as emphasising enthusiasm, ne ...

, and 6th per capita, with 154. According to the Beer Institute, the state ranked number one in terms of gross beer production, producing over 23,370,848 barrels in 2006. Colorado is home to 4 of the top-50 brewing companies in the nation. For context, at the end of 2013 there were 2,822

breweries A brewery or brewing company is a business that makes and sells beer. The place at which beer is commercially made is either called a brewery or a beerhouse, where distinct sets of brewing equipment are called plant. The commercial brewing of be ...

in the United States, including 2,768 craft breweries subdivided into 1,237

brewpubs Craft beer is beer manufactured by craft breweries, which typically produce smaller amounts of beer than larger "macro" breweries and are often independently owned. Such breweries are generally perceived and marketed as emphasising enthusiasm, ne ...

, 1,412

microbreweries Craft beer is beer manufactured by craft breweries, which typically produce smaller amounts of beer than larger "macro" breweries and are often independently owned. Such breweries are generally perceived and marketed as emphasising enthusiasm, ne ...

and 119 regional craft breweries. In that same year, according to the

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, the brewing industry employed around 43,000 Americans in brewing and distribution and had a combined economic impact of more than $246 billion.

Breweries

* 3 Freaks Brewery –

Highlands Ranch Highlands Ranch is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The p ...

* 300 Suns –

Longmont Longmont is a home rule municipality located in Boulder and Weld counties, Colorado, United States. Its population was 98,885 . Longmont is located northeast of the county seat of Boulder. It is named after Longs Peak, a prominent mountain th ...

Adolph Coors Company The Adolph Coors Company was formerly a holding company in Golden, Colorado controlled by the heirs of founder Adolph Coors. Its principal subsidiary was the Coors Brewing Company. The brewery was founded in 1873. In 2005, Adolph Coors Co. me ...

– Golden; the largest single brewery in the world, producing up to 22 million barrels of beer each year *

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– Ft. Collins * Asher Brewing Company –

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* Avery Brewing Company – Boulder *Beyond The Mountain Brewing- Boulder * Black Bottle Brewery –

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* Bootstrap Brewing Company –

* Boulder Beer Company – Boulder * Breckenridge Brewery – Littleton; acquired by

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in 2015 * Brewability – Englewood *Call to Arms Brewing Company, Denver * Camber Brewing Company –

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* Cannonball Creek Brewing Company – Golden * Collision Brewing Company –

* Declaration Brewing Company – Denver *DeSteeg Brewing, Denver * Dillon Dam Brewery –

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* Dry Dock Brewing Co. –

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*Eddyline Brewery, Salida * Elk Mountain Brewing Company – Parker *Flyeco Craft Brewing – Denver * Fort Collins Brewery –

* Front Range Brewing Co. – Lafayette * Great Divide Brewing Company –

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* Grossen Bart Brewery –

*Hogshead Brewery – Denver * Kokopelli Beer Company – Westminster *

Left Hand Brewing Company Left Hand Brewing Company is a craft brewery located in Longmont, Colorado. History Left Hand began in December 1990 with a homebrewing kit that founder Dick Doore received from his brother. According to Doore, "it was all downhill from there ...

–

* Little Machine Beer, Denver * Living the Dream Brewing – Littleton – taproom, opened in 2014 * Locavore Beer Works – Littleton – taproom, opened in 2014 * Mad Jack's Mountain Brewery – Bailey taproom, opened in 2016 *Mountain Toad Brewing – Golden * New Belgium Brewing – Fort Collins; the first wind-powered brewery in the U.S. and is currently the largest of its kind in the world *Oasis Brewing Company, Denver * Odell Brewing Company – Fort Collins * Oskar Blues Brewery –

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and

* Paonia United Brewing Company – Paonia * Paradox Beer Company – Divide * The Post Brewing Company – Lafayette * Rails End Beer Company – Broomfield * Seestock Brewery, Denver * SKA Brewing –

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* Snowbank Brewing – Fort Collins * South Park Brewing, Fairplay * Three Barrel Brewing Co, Del Norte * Tommyknocker Brewery – Idaho Springs * Upslope Brewing Company – Boulder * Walnut Brewery – Boulder *WestFax Brewing Company, Denver * Wibby Brewing –

* Wiley Roots Brewing Company – Greeley * Wonderland Brewing – Broomfield *

Wynkoop Brewing Company LoDo (Lower Downtown) is an unofficial neighborhood in Denver, Colorado, and is one of the oldest places of settlement in the city. It is a mixed-use historic district, known for its nightlife, and serves as an example of success in urban rein ...

– Denver

Pop culture

In ''

Dumb and Dumber ''Dumb and Dumber'' is a 1994 American buddy comedy film directed by Peter Farrelly, who cowrote the screenplay with Bobby Farrelly and Bennett Yellin. It is the first installment in the ''Dumb and Dumber'' franchise. Starring Jim Carrey and ...

'', Lloyd refers to

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as "a place where the beer flows like wine". Denver has been nicknamed "the Napa valley of beer," but it is unclear how this nickname came to be. Referenced by the ''Denver Business Journal'', it's rumored that the nickname was created by the Sheraton Hotel chain as part of their "Chief Beer Officer" promotion in 2008. According to legend, Denver's first permanent structure was a saloon. While there is evidence of a saloon and brothel at 2009 Market Street of historical significance, it seems likely that the true location of the first permanent structure is forever unknown. According to ''The City and The Saloon, Denver 1858-1916'', there were numerous saloons in the Denver area during the city's early days.

References

External links

Colorado Brewery ListColorado BreweriesBoulder, Colorado Craft Brewery Guide

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