My Favorite Colorado Springs Breweries

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Every brewery on this list deserves its own in depth post, for now I will just rattle off my favorites with a few highlights. This list encompasses beer, food, atmosphere, entertainment etc. and not just my favorite beers.

The Top 10

1. Bristol Brewing Company

   • Favorite Beer: Laughing Lab

   • Food Options: Multivendor kitchen (Don’t be fooled by the name, Decent Pizza is amazing!)

   • Favorite Features: Old school house, great staff, indoor outdoor space, free parking, plenty of live music and events, outdoor dog friendly.

2. Metric Brewing

   • Favorite Beer: Limited release and rotating, it’s all good!

   • Food Options: Food Trucks

   • Favorite Features: Size, seating, dog friendly.

3. Red Leg Brewing Company

   • Favorite Beer: West Coast IPA (Limited Release)

   • Food Options: Food Trucks

   • Favorite Features: Awesome new facility with multiple patios and outdoor lawn. Multivendor Conex area under construction.

4. Cerberus Brewing Company

   • Favorite Beer: Devil in The Red Dress

   • Food Options: Dedicated kitchen (try the Rueben Rolls)

   • Favorite Features: Great outdoor area with a few fire pits.

5. Pikes Peak Brewing Company (Lager House)

   • Favorite Beer: Blue Mesa Tropical Blonde

   • Food Options: Multivendor kitchen (COATI) connected through garage door.

   • Favorite Features: Rooftop Patio, proximity to COAT for live music and other downtown options.

6. Fossil Craft Beer Company

   • Favorite Beer: Second Runnings

   • Food Options: Food Truck

   • Favorite Features: Dog friendly, big tables, bar backs right up to the brewery, not too big/crowded.

7. Goat Patch Brewing Company

   • Favorite Beer: Hazy Unfiltered IPA

   • Food Options: Food Truck

   • Favorite Features: Also in an old school, a few neighboring spots to check out, tons of seating and a great staff.

8. Phantom Canyon Brewing Company

   • Favorite Beer: Box Car / Dos Lunas

   • Food Options: Dedicated kitchen

   • Favorite Features: Great space downtown, pool tables up stairs, good patio and food.

9. Brass Brewing Company

   • Favorite Beer: Blonde Stout (it rotates but when it is there, get it.)

   • Food Options: Popcorn, food trucks

   • Favorite Features: Dog friendly, tons of nightly entertainment, cool military theme.

10. Rocky Mountain Brewery

    • Favorite Beer: Spirit Hill Amber / Eat A Peach

    • Food Options: Food Truck

    • Favorite Features: This one is off the beaten path, no website, no frills, just beer. Everyone knows everyone.

In No Particular Order

• Lost Friend Brewing Company

• Peaks N Pines

• FH Beerworks

• Local Relic

• Colorado Mountain Brewery

• Red Swing Brewhouse

Places I Still Need to Try

1. Storybook Brewing

2. Smiling Toad Brewery

3. Mash Mechanix Brewing Co