Denver's Best Breweries (2026)

Denver has 80 breweries worth knowing, clustered most heavily in RiNo, LoDo and Highlands. Here are the 12 best right now — ranked by a review-weighted rating, each an easy tap to full details, hours, and directions. Prefer to let the app plan the whole night around one? That works too.

1. Stranahan's Whiskey Distillery & Cocktail Bar

Tours & tastings, plus a lounge serving whiskey-based cocktails, at a small-batch spirits producer. Order the single-malt whiskey. Find it in Baker. 4.8★ on Google (847 reviews).

Vibe: Craft Cocktails, Must Visit · Baker · $ · 4.8★

2. Woods Boss Brewing Company

Spacious brewery taproom with solid craft beers, live music, front patio, and local art displays; welcoming community gathering spot. Order the Czech Dam Pilsner. Find it in Five Points. 4.8★ on Google (690 reviews).

Vibe: Social, Craft Beer · Five Points · $ · 4.8★

3. Black Sky Brewery

Craft brewery offering a range of offbeat house beers, plus a pub food menu & live music. Order the New Haven style pizza. Find it in Speer. 4.7★ on Google (1,234 reviews).

Vibe: Social, Popular · Speer · $ · 4.7★

4. Cerebral Brewing - Congress Park

Bustling taproom & brewery serving craft beers in a light & airy, science-inspired setting. Order the seasonal hazy IPA with palisade peaches. Find it in Congress Park. 4.7★ on Google (982 reviews).

Vibe: Social, Craft Beer · Congress Park · $ · 4.7★

5. Reverence Brewing Company

Laid-back brewery with good craft beers, trivia nights, welcoming atmosphere, well-lit space, and neighborhood community vibe. Order the Sanguine beer. Find it in Capitol Hill. 4.9★ on Google (325 reviews).

Vibe: Social, Popular · Capitol Hill · $ · 4.9★

6. Monolith Brewing

Brewery with craft beers, cocktails, wine & snacks featuring Feather Bowling, games, and live music in a speakeasy-style space. Order the Jalapeño beer. Find it in South Broadway. 4.9★ on Google (238 reviews).

Vibe: Social, Craft Beer · South Broadway · $ · 4.9★

7. Strange Craft Beer Company

Funky tasting room & beer garden in a microbrewery offering housemade drafts & root beer. Order the Mango Tajin Sour or Mango Sour Beer. Find it in LoDo. 4.8★ on Google (413 reviews).

Vibe: Craft, Social · LoDo · $ · 4.8★

8. Cohesion Brewing

Czech-style craft brewery in a warehouse space offering locally-brewed beers with knowledgeable staff and communal atmosphere; no food. Order the Mliko shot. Find it in RiNo. 4.8★ on Google (350 reviews).

Vibe: Social, Popular · RiNo · $ · 4.8★

9. Seedstock Brewery

Craft brewery taproom pouring Eastern European-style beers in laid-back environs with a patio. Order the Oktoberfest. Find it in Sloan's Lake. 4.9★ on Google (340 reviews).

Vibe: Craft Beer, Casual · Sloan's Lake · $ · 4.9★

10. Bruz Off Fax

Belgian-style brewery on Colfax with indoor & outdoor patio space, offering beer flights and knowledgeable staff in a distinctive speakeasy-garden atmosphere. Order the Beer flights (try Green Ghost and Dawg Days). Find it in Congress Park. 4.9★ on Google (216 reviews).

Vibe: Craft Beer, Casual · Congress Park · $ · 4.9★

11. SomePlace Else Brewery - Arvada

4.8★ on Google (357 reviews).

4.8★

12. Briar Common Brewery + Eatery

Craft beer & modern, bistro-style fare offered in an airy, urbane two-story setting with a terrace. Order the Nashville-style fried chicken sandwich with honey. Find it in Highlands. 4.6★ on Google (1,998 reviews).

Vibe: Social, Popular · Highlands · $ · 4.6★