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Strange Brews - Strange Craft Beer Co.
Strange Brews - Strange Craft Beer Co.

Always something unusual brewing at state’s only co-taproom.

Brighton Brewery Pushes Envelope with Edgy Fall Beer Name
Brighton Brewery Pushes Envelope with Edgy Fall Beer Name

Despite its non-descript business title, Something Brewery is not afraid to push the envelope on beer flavors … and beer names.

The key (lime) to a good sour
The key (lime) to a good sour

WeldWerks brews winner based on a dessert favorite

Strange Brews - Fossil Craft's Oreo Stout
Strange Brews - Fossil Craft's Oreo Stout

Some nights, a round of drunken brainstorming only leads to illegible scribbles and plans that fall apart faster than a Jenga tower. Other times, it can lead to an Oreo-flavored beer that sells out within hours.

Strange Brew: Strawberry Mint IPA
Strange Brew: Strawberry Mint IPA

Anyone can add strawberry puree to a minty mojito. It takes a creative mind, and perhaps a chef’s taste, to add strawberry puree and mint oil to a hop-forward India Pale Ale.

Spice up your high tea
Spice up your high tea

Strange Spirits - Dancing Pines makes award-winning chai liqueur, drawing inspiration from Colorado's sights and climate. 

Me want stout beer ... Nom nom nom
Me want stout beer ... Nom nom nom

“Cookie Monster Stout is a wonderful gateway beer for those that are still adjusting to more acquired tastes, but the regular enthusiast is still impressed with the complexity of this craft beer,” said bartender Jesse Madsen, who also helped brew the beer. 

Strange Brew: It’s not for weasels
Strange Brew: It’s not for weasels

Elk Mountain’s licorice wheat packs a punch, is a taproom hit
Brewing like a kid 
in a candy store

Bess Dougherty didn’t travel far for a new and creative ingredient to enhance a recent creation.  
“I picked Swedish Fish because they have always been one of my favorite candies and they have such a unique flavor,” she said. “It also helps that they are readily available at the 7-Eleven up the street from the brewery.”
Kiddy Cereal Madness at Black Bottle

Sean Nook just can’t stop pouring sugary breakfast cereals into his milk stout. The founder and brewmaster at Black Bottle Brewery in Fort Collins launched his Cerealiously line two years ago, and famously caused...