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Colorado Beer

August 1, 2011 By Jay Brooks

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Today in 1876, Colorado became the 38th state.

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Colorado Breweries

  • A.C. Golden (MillerCoors)
  • Amicas Pizza, Microbrews and More
  • Anheuser-Busch InBev: Fort Collins
  • Arvada Beer Company
  • Asher Brewing
  • Aspen Brewing
  • Avery Brewing
  • Backcountry Brewery
  • BierWerks
  • Big Beaver Brewing Company
  • BJ’s Restaurant and Brewery: Boulder
  • Black Bottle Brewery
  • Black Cat Brewing
  • Black Fox Brewing
  • Black Shirt Brewing
  • Bootstrap Brewing
  • Boulder Beer Company
  • Bonfire Brewing
  • Breckenridge Brewery and Pub
  • Bristol Brewing
  • Bull & Bush Pub & Brewery
  • Carbondale Beer Works
  • Carver Brewing
  • Caution: Brewing Company
  • C.B. & Potts of Broomfield/Englewood/Fort Collins/Highlands Ranch/Westminster
  • Colorado Boy Pub & Brewery
  • Colorado Mountain Brewery
  • CooperSmith’s Pub and Brewing
  • Coors Brewery
  • Crabtree Brewing
  • Crazy Mountain Brewing
  • Crested Butte Brewing
  • Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
  • Crystal Springs Brewing
  • Dad & Dudes Breweria
  • Del Norte Brewing
  • Denver ChopHouse and Brewery
  • Dillon Dam Brewery
  • Dolores River Brewpub
  • Dry Dock Brewing
  • Durango Brewing
  • Echo Brewing
  • Eddyline Restaurant & Brewery
  • Eldo Brewery and Taproom
  • Elk Mountain Brewing
  • Equinox Brewing
  • Estes Park Brewery
  • Falcon Brewing
  • Faulkner Brewing
  • Floodstage Ale Works
  • Fort Collins Brewery
  • Funkwerks
  • Glenwood Canyon Brewing
  • Golden City Brewery
  • Gordon Biersch Brewing: Broomfield
  • Gore Range Brewery
  • Grand Lake Brewing
  • Gravity Brewing
  • Great Divide Brewing
  • Grimm Brothers Brewhouse
  • Gunnison Brewery
  • Herman Joseph’s (MillerCoors)
  • Hops Grillhouse & Brewery: Golden/Littleton
  • Horsefly Brewing
  • Il Vicino Pizzeria and Brewery: Colorado Springs
  • J. Fargo’s Family Dining & Microbrewery
  • Kannah Creek Brewing
  • La Veta Bistro & Brewery
  • Left Hand Brewing
  • Leieritz Brewing
  • Los Oasis Latin Grill & Cerveceria
  • Mad Haven Brewing
  • Mahogany Ridge Brewery & Grill
  • Moffat Station Restaurant & Brewery
  • Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery
  • New Belgium Brewing
  • New Planet Beer Co.
  • Odell Brewing
  • Old Mill Brewery and Grill
  • Oskar Blues Brewery
  • Ouray Brewery
  • Pagosa Brewing Company & Grill
  • Pagosa PubWorks Brew Pub
  • Palisade Brewing Company
  • Pateros Creek Brewing
  • Phantom Canyon Brewing
  • Pikes Peak Brewing
  • Pint’s Pub Brewery and Freehouse
  • Pug Ryan’s Steakhouse and Brewery
  • Pumphouse Restaurant & Brewery
  • Renegade Brewing
  • Revolution Brewing
  • Rifle Brewing
  • Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery: Centerra Promenade/Colorado Springs/Denver/Englewood/Louisville/Westminster
  • Rockyard Brewing
  • Rocky Mountain Brewery
  • SandLot Brewery at Coors Field
  • San Luis Valley Brewing
  • Shamrock Brewing
  • Silverton Brewery
  • Ska Brewing
  • Smuggler’s Brewpub and Grille
  • Snowy Mountain Brewing
  • Southern Sun Pub and Brewery
  • Steamworks Brewing
  • Strange Brewing
  • Three Barrel Brewing
  • Tommyknocker Brewery and Pub
  • Trinity Brewing
  • Twisted Pine Brewing
  • Upslope Brewery
  • Uptown Brothers Brewing
  • Walnut Brewery
  • Wild Mountain Smokehouse & Brewery
  • Wynkoop Brewing
  • Yak and Yeti Brewpub

Colorado Brewery Guides

  • Beer Advocate
  • Beer Me
  • Rate Beer

Guild: Colorado Brewers Guild

State Agency: Colorado Liquor Enforcement Division

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  • Capital: Denver
  • Largest Cities: Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora, Lakewood, Fort Collins
  • Population: 4,301,261; 24th
  • Area: 104100 sq.mi., 8th
  • Nickname: Centennial State
  • Statehood: 38th, August 1, 1876

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  • Alcohol Legalized: December 5, 1933
  • Number of Breweries: 111
  • Rank: 3rd
  • Beer Production: 3,664,188
  • Production Rank: 21st
  • Beer Per Capita: 22.9 Gallons

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Package Mix:

  • Bottles: 42.9%
  • Cans: 38.1%
  • Kegs: 18.7%

Beer Taxes:

  • Per Gallon: $0.08
  • Per Case: $0.18
  • Tax Per Barrel (24/12 Case): $2.48
  • Draught Tax Per Barrel (in Kegs): $2.48

Economic Impact (2010):

  • From Brewing: $6,773,554,452
  • Direct Impact: $7,846,276,902
  • Supplier Impact: $5,985,358,253
  • Induced Economic Impact: $4,730,296,138
  • Total Impact: $18,561,931,294

Legal Restrictions:

  • Control State: No
  • Sale Hours: On Premises: 7 a.m.–2 a.m.
    Off Premises: Beer, wine, and liquor: 8 a.m.–midnight
    3.2 beer: 5 a.m.-midnight
  • Grocery Store Sales: 3.2 beer only
  • Notes: Spirituous, vinous & malt liquor available in liquor stores and liquor-licensed drug stores only.
    Liquor stores closed on Christmas Day. Sunday sales restriction lifted on July 1, 2008. Liquor stores and liquor-licensed drug stores may have only one location, while 3.2% beer may be sold in gas stations, supermarkets, and convenience stores. Appropriately licensed businesses may also sell 3.2% beer for both on and off-premise consumption. A small number of grocery stores are licensed as drug stores and sell full strength beer, wine, and spirits.

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Data complied, in part, from the Beer Institute’s Brewer’s Almanac 2010, Beer Serves America, the Brewers Association, Wikipedia and my World Factbook. If you see I’m missing a brewery link, please be so kind as to drop me a note or simply comment on this post. Thanks.

For the remaining states, see Brewing Links: United States.

Filed Under: Beers, Breweries Tagged With: Colorado



Comments

  1. Dave Butler says

    August 2, 2011 at 7:23 am

    Just heard yesterday that Uptown Brothers Brewing Company closed their doors for good on July 31, 2011. They never did end up brewing their own. Hopefully someone will buy up the business and continue on what the original owners started.

  2. Chad Yakobson says

    August 2, 2011 at 8:11 am

    Cheers to Colorado! 🙂

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