October 1, 2019 update:
- Added Knotted Root
- Mother Tucker is now open
This is a definitive list of all Boulder County craft breweries (map here), including key details (such taproom vs. full restaurant, patios, dog friendliness, etc.) I’ve visited these myself and/or reached out to the brewery for details but please help keep this current! If you have any changes, let me know in the comments below.
A few provisos:
- I have not been to all of these (yet). I haven’t visited Adamant, Atom, Collision, Redgarden and Stein (which I did visit when it was J Wells), although I’ve had beer from Atom and Echo.
- This doesn’t include BJ’s Roadhouse as this is a national chain.
- I left out cider and meaderies.
| Brewery Name | Location | Restaurant or Taproom | Patio? | Dog Friendly?1 | Happy Hour | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12Degree Brewing | Louisville | Pizzeria | Yes | Yes (patio) | M-Th 4-6 pm $1 off pizza and pints | |
| 300 Suns Brewing | Longmont | Taproom | Yes | Yes (patio) | Tu 2-6 pm | |
| Adamant Brewing and Blending | Boulder | Taproom | No | Yes | No | In the former Cellar West space in North Boulder Limited hours: Monday – Wednesday: Closed Thurs & Friday: 4:30-9 Saturday & Sunday: 1-8 |
| Asher Brewing Co. | Gunbarrel | Taproom | Yes | Yes (patio) | No, but pints only $4-5 | Organic |
| Atom Brewing Co. | Erie | No | No | NA | NA | Bottle releases and distribution only |
| Avery Brewing Co. | Gunbarrel | Both | Yes | Yes (patio) | No | |
| Bootstrap Brewing | Niwot | Taproom | Yes | Yes (patio) | All day Mon. | |
| Longmont | Taproom | Yes | Yes (patio) | No | ||
| Beyond the Mountain Brewing | Gunbarrel | Taproom | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Boulder Beer | Boulder | Restaurant | Yes | Yes (patio) | Yes | CO’s first craft brewery |
| BRU Handbuilt Ales & Eats | Boulder | Restaurant | Yes | Yes (patio) | 3-6 pm daily and all day Tues. | |
| Cellar West Artisan Ales | Lafayette | Taproom | Yes | Yes (patio) | No | Open Tu-F 3-10 pm; Sa/Su 1-10 pm |
| Collision Brewing Company | Longmont | Restaurant | Yes | ? | Su & Tu-F 3-6 pm | |
| Crystal Springs Brewing Co. | Louisville | Taproom | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Louisville (Old Town) | Taproom | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Echo Brewing | Erie | Pizzeria | Yes | Yes (patio) | M-Th 3-6 pm $1 off pints | 2nd site; other site is in Frederick |
| Endo Brewing | Lafayette | Taproom2 | Yes | Yes | F 12-2 Su wear a bike helmet for $1 off | Includes a bike shop! Get your bike repaired while sampling a beer |
| Finkel & Garf Brewery | Gunbarrel | Taproom | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Front Range Brewing Co. | Lafayette | Taproom2 | Yes | Yes (patio) | M-F 3-6pm $1 off pints | |
| Gravity Brewing | Louisville | Taproom2 | Yes | Yes (patio) | No | |
| Grossen Bart Brewery | Longmont | Taproom | Yes | Yes | ||
| Gunbarrel Brewery | Gunbarrel | Taproom2 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| The Industrial Revolution Brewing Co. | Erie | Taproom | Yes | |||
| Kettle and Spoke | Boulder | Taproom | Yes | Yes | Funky nanobrewery in a bike shop with limited hours – check website | |
| Knotted Root Brewing | Nederland | Taproom | Yes | Yes | Limited hours Thu.-Sun. Check website | |
| Left Hand Brewing Co. | Longmont | Taproom | Yes | No | No (but free tour) | |
| Liquid Mechanics Brewing Co. | Lafayette | Taproom2 | Yes | Yes (patio) | $1 off pints M-Th 4:30-5:30pm | |
| Mother Tucker Brewery | Louisville | Taproom | Yes | |||
| Mountain Sun Pubs & Breweries | Mountain Sun (Pearl St. Boulder) | Restaurant | Yes | No | Yes | No credit or debit cards
Happy hours vary. Check with the individual outlet. |
| Southern Sun (South Boulder) | Restaurant | Yes | No | Yes | ||
| Under the Sun (South Boulder) | Restaurant | Yes | No | Yes | ||
| Long’s Peak Pub (Longmont) | Restaurant | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Odd13 Brewing | Lafayette | Taproom2 | Yes | Yes (patio) | No | |
| Oskar Blues Brewery | Brewery (Longmont) | Taproom | Yes | Yes | No but pints only $4 | |
| Liquids and Solids (Longmont) | Restaurant | Yes | No | Food only | ||
| Chuburger (Longmont) | Restaurant | Yes | No | Food only | ||
| Cyclhops (Longmont) | Restaurant | Yes | No | Food only | ||
| Lyons | Restaurant | Yes | No | Food only | ||
| Boulder Taproom | Taproom but small menu | Yes | No | Food only | ||
| The Post Brewing Co. | Lafayette | Restaurant | Yes | No | M-F 4-6pm | |
| Longmont | Restaurant | Yes | No | M-F 3-6pm | ||
| Boulder | Restaurant | Yes | No | M-F 4-6pm | Old location of Shine Restaurant | |
| Primitive Beer | Longmont | Taproom | No | No | No | Limited hours (a couple of days every other week): check website |
| Pumphouse Brewery | Longmont | Restaurant | Yes | Yes (on patio leashed to perimeter fence and out of walkways) | M-F 3-6pm Daily 10pm-midnight | |
| Redgarden Restaurant and Brewery | Louisville | Restaurant | Yes | $4 house beers M-F 3-6pm | ||
| Sanitas Brewing Co. | Boulder | Taproom2 | Yes | Yes (patio) | M-F 4-6pm $1.50 off pints $2.50 for train beers within 15 min. of train passing | |
| Stein Brewing Company | Boulder | Taproom | Yes | Yes | M, W-F 4-6 pm | The former J. Wells Brewery |
| Twisted Pine Brewing Co. | Boulder | Restaurant | Yes | No (although dogs can stay on grass a few feet away from patio) | M-Tu All day W-F 4-6 pm Daily 9-10 pm | |
| Uhl’s Brewing | Boulder but no permanent space | NA | NA | NA | NA | Gypsy brewer with offerings available on tap at Rayback, Backcountry Pizza, the Tune-Up at Full Cycle, and soon at Sanitas; cans also available |
| Unnamed Beer Co. | Boulder | Taproom | Yes when they have their hard open | NA | Likely when they hard openNA | Still in “soft opening” mode |
| Upslope Brewing Co. | East Boulder | Taproom2 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| North Boulder | Taproom | Yes | Yes | Tu 6-9 pm $4 core beers | ||
| Very Nice Brewing Co. | Nederland | Taproom2 | No | Yes | No but flagship beers only $4 | |
| Vision Quest Brewery | Boulder | Taproom | Yes | Yes | ||
| West Flanders Brewing Co. | Boulder | Restaurant | Yes | No | M-F 3-6 pm Daily 9 pm-close | |
| Wibby Brewing | Longmont | Taproom2 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Wild Woods Brewery | Boulder | Taproom | Yes | Patio only | No |
1 Dogs must be on leash (whether in the taproom or on the patio) in all of these establishments.
2 Although these breweries do not have restaurants, there is food available, either from an adjacent restaurant or from regularly scheduled food trucks.
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