Brewing

It has been tough for breweries in central Denver over the past year as at least half a dozen have closed, including Mockery, MobCraft, Wah Gwaan, Dos Luces, Counter Culture and Lowdown. Alpine Dog Brewing, at 1308 E. 17th Ave., will join that list when it shuts its doors on March 31. “After nearly 10 years of great beer, great friends and the most fun and epic of times, Alpine Dog will be selling or otherwise closing the brewery,” the business wrote on social media. “It’s a bittersweet moment to leave behind what we…

Since the founding of Parker’s Downhill Brewing in 2017, owners Jake Minturn and Doug Hyndman always planned to expand to multiple locations. By then, the craft beer market had matured enough the duo felt they couldn’t rely on the production and distribution model. Instead, they tried to build a welcoming space — and one with a vibe that could be replicated in new places. After years of searching, Minturn and Hyndman finally found their ideal spot. Downhill Brewing’s second location in Greenwood Village opened at 9672 E.…

TRVE Brewing, which opened in Denver in 2012 with a tiny three-barrel brewing system and a big personality, said Wednesday that it will stop making beer at the large off-site production facility it added in 2015 — a non-public-facing building known as the Acid Temple — and shift all of its Colorado production to New Image Brewing in Wheat Ridge The heavy-metal-themed brewery will keep its taproom open, at 227 Broadway, however. Plans are also on track for a second taproom, opening later this year next to the Mission…

Lady Justice Brewing, which has been a fixture of the Front Range beer scene since 2016, will close its Aurora taproom at the end of the month in anticipation of moving. According to an announcement on social media, the brewery has outgrown its current home at 9735 E. Colfax Ave. and plans to relocate to “a much larger space.” A representative from the brewery was not immediately available to discuss where Lady Justice will set up shop next or how soon. It’s unclear if Lady J beers will be available anywhere in the…

A minority owner of Joyride Brewing in Edgewater says accusations that he misappropriated $1 million from the brewery are frivolous, so he is countersuing it for $170,000. Grant Babb, who was the general manager at Joyride until resigning in October, has been blamed by managing co-owner Dave Bergen of bankrupting the brewery through theft. “This has nothing to do with Joyride’s ability to run a successful or profitable business but rather has everything to do with the improper and unauthorized spending, as well as…

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends Samsung and LG Display are teeing up to battle for the panel in your monitor. Normally, you don’t need to think about the panel inside your monitor. You look at the brand, assess the features, seek out an independent review, and make your buying decision. For OLED gaming monitors, however, the panel couldn’t be more important, as LG and Samsung Display tackle the growing display technology in very different ways. After a soft launch in 2023, the fight is heating up this year as these two…

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is pumping $3.5 million into C16 Biosciences, the Y Combinator-backed company fermenting alternatives to the environmentally destructive palm oil business. The Gates grant comes alongside a $1 million check from Elemental Excelerator, a nonprofit accelerator that backs climate tech “with deep community impact.” You can find palm oil pretty much everywhere — in soaps and biofuels as well as chocolates and instant ramen. While the industry’s given itself…

A 6-year-old brewery in Greenwood Village is getting new owners. Jake Minturn and Doug Hyndman, owners of Downhill Brewing in Parker, are acquiring Peak View Brewery at 9672 E. Arapahoe Road, public records show. According to a liquor license application submitted to Greenwood Village, which BusinessDen obtained in a records request, Downhill is purchasing the brewery for $410,000. The lease for the 4,100-square-foot space was transferred to Downhill in August. The Greenwood Village City Council approved the duo’s…

Guanella Pass Brewing, which has locations in Georgetown and Empire, is bankrupt. The 7-year-old brewery filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Dec. 30. It has $2.3 million in debt, far more than the $860,000 in gross revenue that it earned in 2023. Guanella Pass became Georgetown’s first brewery since Prohibition when it opened in May 2017 at 501 Rose St. in the tiny Clear Creek County town. It has 16 owners, led by Steven and Stacey Skalski of Evergreen, who together are its majority shareholders. Steven Skalski bought 501…

Dry January is a time when many drinkers choose to rest their livers and focus on their health. But that doesn’t mean sacrificing fun, according to local Steve Schneiter. Schneiter is the founder of the Denver Microbrew Tour, which has taken drinkers on walking tours of some of the city’s hottest brewery districts – samples included – since 2009. This month, he’s adding a sober-friendly twist with his first Dry January Mocktail Tour. The excursions (which are only scheduled through January) take attendees to bars in…