In frenzied few weeks of consolidation, two local brewers merged and then this week announced the purchase of a craft brewing mainstay of 30 years.
Great Divide sells to newly merged Denver Beer Co. and Stem Ciders
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Stem Ciders sells Lafayette property for $12M
The 11-year-old cidery now leases its 30,000 square-foot building at 1380 Horizon Ave, which houses its production facility and restaurant/tap room.
Centennial brewery closing after a decade
Chris Garner and Chris Reigrut decided not to renew Halfpenny Brewing’s lease.
RiNo landlord caught off guard by pending closure of Blue Moon brewpub
Bernard Hurley said Coors had an option to terminate after a decade — but that he was supposed to get a year’s notice.
Trivia night hosts reopening brewery
“Three months ago, I wouldn’t have thought we’d be here at all.”
Brewing commissary to launch at GoldSpot Brewing
A trio of local brewers think there is power in numbers.
Incantation Brewing cites rising costs, vagrancy for closing
“If I gave it another couple years, maybe it would succeed, but I’m just broke,” said owner Sean Guerrero.
Broomfield location left out as brewpub chains with Colo. presence sell
A Broomfield brewpub has closed after nearly 25 years, and a handful of ones along the Front Range have a new owner, in connection with a California firm’s acquisition of multiple brewery chains. Kelly Companies, a San Diego-based restaurant group, recently acquired five brewery brands from Houston-based SPB Hospitality. The first, Rock Bottom Restaurant &… Read more »
RiNo losing second winery as Deep Roots plans move to Golden
The business, which started in LoDo in 2017, is also nixing its kitchen and eyeing distribution.
Edgewater brewery owners adding taproom in Westminster
Father-and-son duo Ed and Kyle Knudson won’t brew in the new location, but they are adding food — specifically a “German bread pocket.”
