GABF Week Day 1: Great Divide Brewing: Busy For a Reason

First off, let us say there is no way to hit every brewery or beer pub in the Metro Denver area in a short period of time.

Too many choices and eventually you'll get beered out.

But you'll end up mighty happy in the process.

The 1st Brewery we hit on our 1st full day in town: Great Divide Brewing.

Location: Araphaoe Street in Denver. In LoDo, a few blocks from Coors Field.

Atmosphere: Somewhat of a hipster vibe. The bar/tasting room is small and at happy hour can get crowded. There are a handful of seats and bar space in the narrow tap room.

Beers: You can get a full pour 12/16oz or "Tasting Samples" which are 3 oz. We suggest you get the tasting samples so you can try as many beers as you can, they have a lot on tap, some stuff not available outside Colorado.

Some of our Favorites:

Phil--Oak Aged Imperial Yeti. A barrel aged Imperial Stout. Nice. The bourbon taste compliments the chocolate/espresso notes in the beer very well. Easily one of my all time favorites.

Phil-- Colette: Very tasty Farmhouse Ale. Slightly sour notes complimented by the herbal aroma. Not a heavy or high gravity beer, very session able.

Chelle--Lasso IPA: A simple, smooth IPA with Columbus, Centennial and Cascade hops. Very herbal with some slight citrus notes. Even Phil liked it and he's not an IPA guy.

Chelle--Hoss Rye Lager: Nice. A German style Marzen beer that pours copperish in color and tastes very fruit-flavored with Cherry notes prominent.

Our Thoughts: 16 Different beers on tap. Nice. And we are pretty sure they are all good. Somewhat similar in structure to some of our home state of Georgia's breweries only with a full on-for profit taproom.

If you find yourself in Denver, this brewery without question should be on your shortlist. It's one of the best we've been to.